I have worn Shalimar since I was 16. Now almost 80 and still love the fragrance. The best smell in the world is to walk into the Guerlain store at Disney World.
Wonderful conversation ❤ Thierry Wasser is extraordinary. His passion and pride for his work, for Guerlain, for the raw materials… he is a gem. I wish I could meet him one day. What an honor to be in his presence! 🎉
This was simply outstanding to watch. His explanation of the visceral process of creating a scent was really transformative in how I perceive scents. It is so easy to smell something and be immediately dismissive of it without taking into account everything he stated regarding the artistic and laborious process in bringing that fragrance to market. What a terrific video professor.
Thierry Wasser is an absolute legend. Filling the shoes of Jean Paul Guerlain would have been an impossible feat for most, and he not only did as much but kept the artistry and beauty in the line. How could you listen to this man speak and not be romantic about fragrances?
I'm from India, and it's such a privilege to watch this interview and know about his work. It's great and all thanks to you to make it happen. His work deserves hats off. Thank you once again.
This is incredible ❤️❤️❤️ I could spend days listening to his stories. And if people could listen to these stories, they would know the VALUE in buying from these honored houses that have the history and devotion to their products. Imitation is the highest form of flattery, and if you are the best, you are always a target. Dupes are rarely better and do cut into market share, but at the same time, i know so many of us who are DEVOTED to a house and demand a higher level FROM that house and for that, that house is their love for LIFE. The dupes may just be a short lived fad as theirb consumers' noses develop and they begin to requires more from a fragrance. I do love the occasional inspired-by fragrances for the fragrances I can't get enough of, especially when i don't want to break my gorgeous bottles and need to throw something in a car glovebox or a suitcase, but i will always have that special place on my shelf for the original and it's next flanker :) I've been learning to decant my beautiful fragrances into atomizers for trips and travel, so buying the original (over cheaper versions) have increased over time, not declined :) majority of the people will come around again from fads. Listen, some houses i collect the whole line just because of the variety, but also because the bottles are collectibles to me. My grandmother collected AVON fragrances in these figurine bottles that were my favorite and was promised to get them from her, and once she passed, the family shredded her possessions every which way. So i do have a love for a pretty bottle too. 😊 Guerlain bottles - let me just say, one day I will own Limited Edition L'Art & La Matiere The Perfumer's Set, just because they are the most beautiful matched set - I can't stand it ❤️❤️ and MUST HAVE them all. 😊 It's more than the fragrance with GUERLAIN it's the experience, the history, the house made Madagascar Vanilla, and the bottles are all part of that emotional connection I have to GUERLAIN. I wouldn't worry about the dupes too much :)
What a lovely man. I so very much enjoyed this conversation. I could sit and listen to his wisdom all day. Fragrance is so much more than just a smell - for me it’s an experience, creativity, and aromatherapy. Perfume brings me joy, peace and contentment. I passed an elderly lady in the supermarket a few weeks ago, who just smelled amazing. So I stopped her and asked her fragrance - Shalimar! We had a lovely chat in the aisle. I’ve bought a bottle as my Christmas present to myself.
My affection for Guerlain is all life, make-up and nail polish, the fragrances followed my chronological age, Mitsouko, Jicky, Shalimar, Imperial and L' heure bleue. Thank you, Guerlain!
Thank you Steven, what a wonderful interview. Mr. Wasser is brilliant! He’s right, we should experience perfume without preconceived notions about what notes it may have. I think we’re all guilty of that. When he broke it down to what it takes to make one bottle and all the people involved and what dupes do to the industry, that was important. I never have and never would buy a dupe which sadly permeates social media. I remember when I really started learning about Guerlain was about 30 years ago when I flew to Budapest. A Santa gave me a mini bottle that I still have of Chamade, 😊
Incidentally, Dr. Wasser's prescription doesn't sound like a bad one! 👨🔬😆 Great to get Theirry's take on the "rendition" market too. I'm sure that a lot of people feel the same way. Appreciate this Steven!!
Absolutely loved this discussion-one of the most insightful videos I’ve seen on the art of perfumery in a long time! The deep dive into trade secrets and sensibilities truly highlights the passion and expertise behind the craft. Keep up the good work for the frag community.
So cool I purchased a Mary Kay bottle @ a flea market just kind of on the spot. It resembled Chanel allure homme.. well I found out later TW was the perfumer and the name of the fragrance is “Domain” I like it a lot
Wonderful thank you, a couple of my constant favourites are Guerlain, Jicky and Mouchoire de Monsieur, both of which I am now using very sparingly!, Chamade has also been a part of my life after my husband to be gifted it to me.
Hello this is LaTonya love when you talk to the perfumers on your Channel I am new to Niche and this is helping me out a lot cannot wait to see more from you
As far as dupes, most have original and dupes. I rarely buy dupes now, because i slowded down on buying scents. This was a great interview. Congratulations..Gems were dropped
One of the best conversations I have ever seen. Gerlain one of the best perfume houses, with many iconic perfumes, and a niche house within the commercial sector. It's a shame that they have made some of their classics worse with the current reformulations, ifra? or costs? The private line has some very good ones, in my opinion, but it lacks a totem like a vanille tobacco, promise, an aventus, a perfume that creates a trend. But above all, very interesting conversation.
I have Jicky, Vol de Nuit, Lheure Bleue, Shalimar, Mitsouko, la petite robe noir. Previously, I've had Jardins bagatelle, samsara, Liu, chamade, apres l'onde... I wish they'd bring back lheure bleue EDP, plus LHB body cream!
Kudos for this wonderfull interview and massive respect and adoration for the amazing maison of Guerlain as well as the fine gentelman and great designer mr.Wasser ! And just my aspect and experience about the oh so abrasive topic of clones, well personally 🤔I've never needed to look into clones for any of the Guerlains I use, but admitedly if some clone house revives or does in some way better job than the original, than why not ?!? Looking at you YSL !!! 🧐 Brief and limited availability of the Bleu Electrique and somewhat anemic performance had me getting the Nashama Caprice. Well, its like getting a 500 +hp V8 for quarter or less of the price than a 300hp V6. It just pulls effortlessly, torque is immense, overtaking, long distance cruising, top speed etc. It does it all. So go figure it. Yeah the package and bottle are bit tacky, but who cares if the juice is rocking in every aspect. And this is from someone that really doesent have issue with paying premium prices if the performance is there. Now we just need Lattafa or the likes,to come out with clones of the La Rive Gauche line with as good as or better performance as with the Caprice, and we are onto something.🥳 Oh, and while we are at it, lets do Body Kuros and revive few other of its flankers as well. 😉🫡😎 My appologies for steering astray so back to the amazing brand in the video. Well, by some coincidence my sotd has been Habit Rouge Parfum.😊 Absolute stunner and I really need to extend a wholehearted appreciation and love to the amazing Delphine for this creation. Just Bravo! For the rest of the night I'll go for something darker with the new Boss Bottled Absolu . Cheers to all. p.s I already decided that tommorows sotd will be appreciation to this maison and Thierry, so def it'll be the stunning L'Homme Idéal L'Intense ! 😊😉
Just subscribed to your channel and I find this treasure! Guerlain is my favourite fragrance house. I was captivated by a bottle of L’Heure Bleue that I saw online with its intriguing history and exquisite bottle. I have always love science, especially chemistry, but I am convinced there’s some magic and alchemy happening when the fragrances are created.
I liked his take on dupes aka fakes and I think that's why I have a hard time getting dupes. I personally rather save up and get the experience of the original. And I don't know anyone for buying dupes, my wife has a couple and they're fantastic.
What a wonderful interview! I would love to visit a Guerlain Boutique but my problem is that the only one I know of is in Epcot in Florida so you have to buy an expensive Disney Theme Park ticket just to be allowed to shop. Ridiculous
I'm just getting into perfumery as a customer. I'm trying to learn about this art. And it is an art and for me I don't like dupes and yes it's a fake with no personality. I want the real thing. Clones, dupes or whatever you want to call them is a stolen identity and I don't respect that. I did purchase one dupe in my history of perfumes. I said to myself nope not again. I have about 16 colognes from the house name brands. It is disrespectful to take somebody elses creatation
Dupes are here to stay, and for a good reason. Mr wasser can continue to live in his world of luxury, while most people of the world live day to day. How dare you take even that from them?
Guerlain has many fragrances that are male oriented. For example, there is the Habit Rouge line, the L'Homme Ideal line, and the Vetiver line. They have other fragrances that Guerlain identifies as iconic fragrances for me. And, as @ajgunari noted, many other fragrances are unisex.
In an ideal world, it would all be as he said. But when we know the surcharge from the big niche and designers brands that add to their products, it becomes more about the profit, than the sentiment. So the dupe market picked on that and filled in the spot for humans who want to enjoy nice scents, which should be within everyone’s reach. Or is it an elitist right only? Don’t hate the players, hate the game.
I have worn Shalimar since I was 16. Now almost 80 and still love the fragrance. The best smell in the world is to walk into the Guerlain store at Disney World.
This is a man who really cares about his craft.
If you don't Love Yourself, how can you love someone else 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Wonderful conversation ❤ Thierry Wasser is extraordinary. His passion and pride for his work, for Guerlain, for the raw materials… he is a gem. I wish I could meet him one day. What an honor to be in his presence! 🎉
Glad you enjoyed it!
This was simply outstanding to watch. His explanation of the visceral process of creating a scent was really transformative in how I perceive scents.
It is so easy to smell something and be immediately dismissive of it without taking into account everything he stated regarding the artistic and laborious process in bringing that fragrance to market. What a terrific video professor.
I am so glad this video resonated with you!
Thierry Wasser is an absolute legend. Filling the shoes of Jean Paul Guerlain would have been an impossible feat for most, and he not only did as much but kept the artistry and beauty in the line. How could you listen to this man speak and not be romantic about fragrances?
I can listen to this guy all day long
What a wonderful treat this interview is! LOOOOOVE 😍
I'm from India, and it's such a privilege to watch this interview and know about his work. It's great and all thanks to you to make it happen. His work deserves hats off. Thank you once again.
This is incredible ❤️❤️❤️
I could spend days listening to his stories. And if people could listen to these stories, they would know the VALUE in buying from these honored houses that have the history and devotion to their products. Imitation is the highest form of flattery, and if you are the best, you are always a target. Dupes are rarely better and do cut into market share, but at the same time, i know so many of us who are DEVOTED to a house and demand a higher level FROM that house and for that, that house is their love for LIFE. The dupes may just be a short lived fad as theirb consumers' noses develop and they begin to requires more from a fragrance.
I do love the occasional inspired-by fragrances for the fragrances I can't get enough of, especially when i don't want to break my gorgeous bottles and need to throw something in a car glovebox or a suitcase, but i will always have that special place on my shelf for the original and it's next flanker :) I've been learning to decant my beautiful fragrances into atomizers for trips and travel, so buying the original (over cheaper versions) have increased over time, not declined :) majority of the people will come around again from fads. Listen, some houses i collect the whole line just because of the variety, but also because the bottles are collectibles to me. My grandmother collected AVON fragrances in these figurine bottles that were my favorite and was promised to get them from her, and once she passed, the family shredded her possessions every which way. So i do have a love for a pretty bottle too. 😊
Guerlain bottles - let me just say, one day I will own Limited Edition L'Art & La Matiere The Perfumer's Set, just because they are the most beautiful matched set - I can't stand it ❤️❤️ and MUST HAVE them all. 😊 It's more than the fragrance with GUERLAIN it's the experience, the history, the house made Madagascar Vanilla, and the bottles are all part of that emotional connection I have to GUERLAIN. I wouldn't worry about the dupes too much :)
This is absolutely one of the best interviews. Thank you for sharing this with us
What a lovely man. I so very much enjoyed this conversation. I could sit and listen to his wisdom all day. Fragrance is so much more than just a smell - for me it’s an experience, creativity, and aromatherapy. Perfume brings me joy, peace and contentment. I passed an elderly lady in the supermarket a few weeks ago, who just smelled amazing. So I stopped her and asked her fragrance - Shalimar! We had a lovely chat in the aisle. I’ve bought a bottle as my Christmas present to myself.
My affection for Guerlain is all life, make-up and nail polish, the fragrances followed my chronological age, Mitsouko, Jicky, Shalimar, Imperial and L' heure bleue. Thank you, Guerlain!
Thank you Steven, what a wonderful interview. Mr. Wasser is brilliant! He’s right, we should experience perfume without preconceived notions about what notes it may have. I think we’re all guilty of that. When he broke it down to what it takes to make one bottle and all the people involved and what dupes do to the industry, that was important. I never have and never would buy a dupe which sadly permeates social media. I remember when I really started learning about Guerlain was about 30 years ago when I flew to Budapest. A Santa gave me a mini bottle that I still have of Chamade, 😊
I’m so glad you enjoyed the interview!
Incidentally, Dr. Wasser's prescription doesn't sound like a bad one! 👨🔬😆 Great to get Theirry's take on the "rendition" market too. I'm sure that a lot of people feel the same way. Appreciate this Steven!!
Thank you for watching! I’m so glad you enjoyed his perspective.
Absolutely loved this discussion-one of the most insightful videos I’ve seen on the art of perfumery in a long time! The deep dive into trade secrets and sensibilities truly highlights the passion and expertise behind the craft. Keep up the good work for the frag community.
I am so glad you enjoyed it! I appreciate you saying that!
So cool I purchased a Mary Kay bottle @ a flea market just kind of on the spot. It resembled Chanel allure homme.. well I found out later TW was the perfumer and the name of the fragrance is “Domain” I like it a lot
I just purchased Naked Oud and it’s so beautiful. I also have Joyeuse Tuberuse, Neroli Outrenoir, and Joyeuse Tuberuse. All so beautiful.
This was awesome! Thank you Steven! Great job!
Great one! i 100% agree with your opinion on dupes, said it perfectly
Thanks for watching!
Great interview video and I enjoyed it and have a blessed day
Thank you so much, Michael!
You welcome keep up the good work GOD BLESS 🙏
Wonderful thank you, a couple of my constant favourites are Guerlain, Jicky and Mouchoire de Monsieur, both of which I am now using very sparingly!, Chamade has also been a part of my life after my husband to be gifted it to me.
Interesting video. I really enjoyed it!
Great interview! So informational re: guerlain history. I had no idea they invented 💄 😮
Thank you for doing this, Steve!
You're so welcome!
The history of Guerlain was very interesting.
Thank you so much for watching!
Hello this is LaTonya love when you talk to the perfumers on your Channel I am new to Niche and this is helping me out a lot cannot wait to see more from you
As far as dupes, most have original and dupes. I rarely buy dupes now, because i slowded down on buying scents. This was a great interview. Congratulations..Gems were dropped
One of the best conversations I have ever seen. Gerlain one of the best perfume houses, with many iconic perfumes, and a niche house within the commercial sector. It's a shame that they have made some of their classics worse with the current reformulations, ifra? or costs?
The private line has some very good ones, in my opinion, but it lacks a totem like a vanille tobacco, promise, an aventus, a perfume that creates a trend. But above all, very interesting conversation.
I have Jicky, Vol de Nuit, Lheure Bleue, Shalimar, Mitsouko, la petite robe noir. Previously, I've had Jardins bagatelle, samsara, Liu, chamade, apres l'onde... I wish they'd bring back lheure bleue EDP, plus LHB body cream!
Kudos for this wonderfull interview and massive respect and adoration for the amazing maison of Guerlain as well as the fine gentelman and great designer mr.Wasser !
And just my aspect and experience about the oh so abrasive topic of clones, well personally 🤔I've never needed to look into clones for any of the Guerlains I use, but admitedly if some clone house revives or does in some way better job than the original, than why not ?!? Looking at you YSL !!! 🧐 Brief and limited availability of the Bleu Electrique and somewhat anemic performance had me getting the Nashama Caprice. Well, its like getting a 500 +hp V8 for quarter or less of the price than a 300hp V6. It just pulls effortlessly, torque is immense, overtaking, long distance cruising, top speed etc. It does it all. So go figure it. Yeah the package and bottle are bit tacky, but who cares if the juice is rocking in every aspect. And this is from someone that really doesent have issue with paying premium prices if the performance is there. Now we just need Lattafa or the likes,to come out with clones of the La Rive Gauche line with as good as or better performance as with the Caprice, and we are onto something.🥳 Oh, and while we are at it, lets do Body Kuros and revive few other of its flankers as well. 😉🫡😎
My appologies for steering astray so back to the amazing brand in the video. Well, by some coincidence my sotd has been Habit Rouge Parfum.😊 Absolute stunner and I really need to extend a wholehearted appreciation and love to the amazing Delphine for this creation. Just Bravo! For the rest of the night I'll go for something darker with the new Boss Bottled Absolu . Cheers to all.
p.s I already decided that tommorows sotd will be appreciation to this maison and Thierry, so def it'll be the stunning L'Homme Idéal L'Intense ! 😊😉
Just subscribed to your channel and I find this treasure! Guerlain is my favourite fragrance house. I was captivated by a bottle of L’Heure Bleue that I saw online with its intriguing history and exquisite bottle. I have always love science, especially chemistry, but I am convinced there’s some magic and alchemy happening when the fragrances are created.
Welcome to the channel! I'm so glad you enjoy the content.
Hey Steven 🙋🏾♀️, Wow Guerlain...ok let me watch
Thank you for watching!
I liked his take on dupes aka fakes and I think that's why I have a hard time getting dupes. I personally rather save up and get the experience of the original. And I don't know anyone for buying dupes, my wife has a couple and they're fantastic.
What a wonderful interview! I would love to visit a Guerlain Boutique but my problem is that the only one I know of is in Epcot in Florida so you have to buy an expensive Disney Theme Park ticket just to be allowed to shop. Ridiculous
You smell like Napoleon The Third and his wife 😂😂
We dont want those people welcoming us with fake smiles.
Just sell it for a reasonable price and have no one disturb us while trying your fragrances.
love guerlain! was this in the US or in europe?
This was filmed at The Plaza Hotel in Manhattan.
Hey my friend, how are you doing? Hope you and your family and friends are all doing well.👍👍
Thanks for the visit! I hope all is well!
Tell this man to give us HR prive back 😢
I could watch him speak all day long. Dupes= An imposter a wannabe!
I'm just getting into perfumery as a customer. I'm trying to learn about this art. And it is an art and for me I don't like dupes and yes it's a fake with no personality. I want the real thing. Clones, dupes or whatever you want to call them is a stolen identity and I don't respect that. I did purchase one dupe in my history of perfumes. I said to myself nope not again. I have about 16 colognes from the house name brands. It is disrespectful to take somebody elses creatation
1828😮😮😮Wow
Yup!
Dupes are here to stay, and for a good reason. Mr wasser can continue to live in his world of luxury, while most people of the world live day to day. How dare you take even that from them?
Any good man fragrance? It seems more women oriented.
The majority are unisex
The Vetiver one seems to be a popular choice.
Guerlain has many fragrances that are male oriented. For example, there is the Habit Rouge line, the L'Homme Ideal line, and the Vetiver line. They have other fragrances that Guerlain identifies as iconic fragrances for me. And, as @ajgunari noted, many other fragrances are unisex.
In an ideal world, it would all be as he said. But when we know the surcharge from the big niche and designers brands that add to their products, it becomes more about the profit, than the sentiment.
So the dupe market picked on that and filled in the spot for humans who want to enjoy nice scents, which should be within everyone’s reach. Or is it an elitist right only?
Don’t hate the players, hate the game.
I am done with this brand, since the discontinued LIDGE Eau Extreme... sorry Guerlain...