SAMPLE .. Guerlain, Jasmin, Jasmine, DECANTED SAMPLE from Flacon, Flacon Bouchon Quadrilobe, 1908, 1924, Paris, France ..

The House of Guerlain is one of the oldest perfume houses in the world. It was founded in 1828 when Pierre-Francois Pascal Guerlain opened up his first perfume store on 42, Rue de Rivoli in Paris. Pierre-Francois composed and manufactured custom perfumes with the help of his two sons, Aime & Gabriel. His unique approach was to personalize perfume for a specific person, place or event. Honore de Balzac commisioned his own eau de toilette during the writing of Cesar Birotteau, and the periodical La Sylphide, le Journal des Elegances, scented each issue with a different fragrance by Guerlain.

Guerlain catered to the high society of Paris, and obtained a very loyal following. The perfume house was so successful that Guerlain decided to open a flagship store at 15, Rue de la Paix in Paris in 1840. The house was at its peak in 1853 with it's fragrance Eau de Cologne Imperiale. This perfume gained Guerlain the prestigious title of His Majesty's Official Perfumer of France. This in turn led him to create perfumes for other royals such as Queen Victoria of England, Empress Sissi of Austria and Queen Isabella of Spain as well as other crowned heads of royalty.

Pierre-Francois passed away in 1854 and his sons inherited the perfume house. Aime became the master perfumer, a tradition that would be upheld for the next master perfumer in lineage. Gabriel managed and further expanded the house. Aime, created several fragrances for the perfume house, these include Fleur d'Italie, Rococo, and Eau de Cologne de Coq and his greatest creation, Jicky. In 1914, Guerlain moved to 68, Champs-Elysees Paris.

The business was then handed down to Gabriel's sons, Jacques & Pierre Guerlain. Jacques became the third master perfumer and created many fragrances in his lifetime. His creations include Eau de Coq, L'Heure Bleu, Apres L'Ondee, Shalimar, Vol de Nuit, Ode, and Mitsouko. These perfumes were so successful that some are still sold today. Jacques grandson, Jean-Paul Guerlain is the fourth generation master perfumer and has authored several perfumes and men's colognes including Vetiver, Habit Rouge, Samsara, Nahema, Jardins de Bagatelle and many others.

Jasmine is one of perfumery's most treasured ingredients, and not without reason. Its sweet, narcotic and creamy fragrance brings beauty to any composition. It's virtually impossible to think of a Jacques Guerlain perfume that doesn't contain jasmine .. even Mouchoir de Monsieur had it.

Jacques Guerlain is mainly known as a creator of abstract, complex perfumes, but he probably loved jasmine so much that he felt it was appropriate to create a jasmine soliflore, and name it nothing more elaborate than Jasmin. Jasmine was also the main theme of his Jasmiralda (1917), however the latter was in a more woody setting.

Launched in 1924, Jasmin came in the same Lalique bottle as Bouquet de Faunes. Later is was presented in the familiar Baccarat quadrilobe bottle seen here. Guerlain presents the scent of jasmine in all its natural glory, supported by lemon, orange-blossom, ylang-ylang, deer musk, and a dash of vanilla.

"The effect is that of a sweet anise-like jasmine with honeyed undertones. One would think that with those somber base notes, the dry down would be warm and herbal, and that’s exactly what happens. The sweetness, however, never leaves the stage." Basenotes Review. Jack Twist

Top notes are Jasmine, Orange Blossom, Apricot, Honey, Lemon, and Bergamot
Heart notes are Jasmine, Rose, Blond Tobacco, Muguet, and Ylang Ylang
Base notes are Jasmine, Leather, Woods, Lavender, Oak Moss, Vanilla, and Amber

Offered here is an opportunity to purchase a decanted sample from this beautiful old and very large numbered Baccarat flacon of this inimical perfume. Very rare and hard to find. Absolutely divine scent .. heavily loaded with some serious jasmine. I do have a sealed bottle of this for sale if you fall in love with it after you try this sample!