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Limited Palace of Versailles perfume goes on sale for €550

Wed, 17 Feb 2016 10:42:19 +0100

The palace of Versailles is launching a limited edition perfume, with the profits going towards the renovation of the luxurious palace. It goes on sale on Wednesday.

French perfumer bottles scent of dead loved ones

Thu, 23 Apr 2015 17:50:23 +0200

A French company has come up with a novel way to keep people close to their departed loved ones: bottling their unique scent as a perfume.

Brad Pitt first male face of Chanel No.5

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 13:59:00 +0200

Brad Pitt is set to become the first male face of Chanel No.5, a role previously filled by such fellow Hollywood luminaries as Marilyn Monroe and Nicole Kidman.

Guerlain guilty of racism

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 16:46:00 +0200

A Paris court on Thursday found Jean-Paul Guerlain, the former "nose" behind the world-famous perfume brand, guilty of racial insults after televised remarks he made about "negroes" and fined him.

Court to rule on Guerlain 'negro' comment

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 12:20:00 +0200

A Paris court was to decide Thursday whether Jean-Paul Guerlain, for decades the "nose" behind the world-famous perfume brand, was being racist when he said that he "worked like a negro."

Guerlain in 'immigrant rant' when turned away from Eurostar

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 12:58:37 +0100

Famed perfumer Jean-Paul Guerlain has been accused of making racist comments and calling France a 'shit country' after being refused entry to the Eurostar, only weeks after he appeared in court on racism charges.