CELEBRATING their 380th anniversary, luxury perfumer Trudon has released their first new collection in over a year, delving back into their archives to produce a series of intoxicating products that solidify their decadent heritage.
A hedonistic floral fragrance, the Tuileries scent is inspired by the infamous French Queen, Marie Antoinette. Finding its base in the original fragrance the Maison made for the monarch back in the 18th century, the scent mimics a blooming rose garden, inspired by Antoinette’s favourite flower.
Trudon Tuileries
While digging through their own past for their hallmark anniversary, the Maison also found inspiration from the National French Archives, particularly within that of a series of documents named Gazette des Atours de la Reine, in which French tailor and lady-in-waiting to the Queen countess Geneviève d’Ossun gathered fabric samples that would be used in the sovereign’s own wardrobe.
Naturally, anything associated with the doomed monarch exudes excess and indulgence, and this is certainly true for the fragrance profile. With base notes of patchouli and vanilla, heart notes of rose, raspberry and geranium, and head notes of pink peppercorn and mandarin, the scent evokes a gourmand flower garden within your own home.
With a history as intriguing as its scent, the Tuileries collection materialises as a candle in four different sizes and an accompanying diffuser, all encased in foggy rose glass with an opulent golden stamp.
by Ben Sanderson