Guerlain, Guet-Apens, 'Ambush', 120 ml. or 4 oz. Flacon Lanterne, Eau de Parfum, 1990’s, 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, the Empress Sissi of Austria, the Queen of Belgium 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 du Coq and his greatest creation, Jicky.

Guet-Apens is an Eau de Parfum, and it has the most heartbreakingly beautiful notes. Classified as a ‘Fruity Chypre’, it is a delicate, yet totally captivating perfume with a beautiful feminine tuberose aura.

Top notes are Jasmine, Tuberose, and Violet
Middle notes are Ripe Peach, Iris, and Rose
Base notes are Amber, Vetiver, and Vanilla

This offering is for a 120 ml. of this gorgeous perfume, never used, and presented in the famous Flacon Lanterne. Guerlain’s Guet-Apens was briefly re-launched in 1999 in limited numbers. This limited Christmas edition fragrance was created by Mathilde Laurent. Guet-Apens means 'Ambush' in French. This fragrance, being a limited edition, was available only for a short while.

After Guet-Apens was discontinued shortly after its rare release, it was reissued again by popular demand in 2002 as No. 68. Again, only a small release was made at that time. In 2005, Guerlain released this divine fragrance again as ‘Attrape Cœur’ .. "Capture the Heart" .. but only a small release was made again.

Playing with the hearts of all those who love this beautiful scent, it was discontinued only to be released again as ‘Vol de Nuit Evasion' in 2007!! Not content with all of this toying with our hearts, the scent has finally been released by Guerlain in 2014 as ‘Royal Extract’. Under this name it has become part of the permanent Guerlain family!!

I also sell this beautiful perfume in decanted samples if you wish to try it first. Offered here is a pristine bottle of Guet Apens that has never been used. It comes in its original presentation box.