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Established in 1961 by three friends, Desmond Knox-Leet an Englishman brought up in France; a fine painter, started producing scented candles then fragrances; Christiane Gautrot and Yves Coueslant, who received training from Ecole des Beaux Arts with connection is Vietnam; original plan was to design and market original cotton print fabrics, but scented candles, introduced in 1963 as something of a sideline, turned out to be more popular than the fabrics. boutique at 34 boulevard Saint-Germaine in Paris;Yves still runs the shop. Debut fragrance launc hed in 1968. 
Bought by London-based Manzanita Capital in 2005.
34 Boulevard Saint Germain   2011 March. In celebraton of the line’s 50th anniversary and named for the street address of their original boutique in Paris. An edt whose creation was assisted by Roman Kaiser of the headspace program at Givauda, in capturing the odour of a Diptyque store and Olivier  Pescheux; the notes include cassis, green leaves, citrus, spices, rose, geranium, tuberose, iris, violet, woods, balsams and eucalyptus. Presented in a 50 ml bottle
Alep   2009
Alexandrie   2009
Benjoin Bohème    2015 Part of their La Collection 34. An edp with notes of angelica seeds, Laotian benjamin, angelica seed, sandalwood, styrax and patchouli .  Presented in a 100 ml bottle
Byzance   2009
Cordoue   2009
Do Son   2005
Do Son    2005 October. Named after the resort on the coast of Vietnam, southeast of Hai Phong City. Created by Yves Coueslant in collaboration with Fabrice  Pellegrin,  a unisex edt with notes of tuberose, rose, daffodil, orange blossom, iris and white musk.
Eau d’Élide   1988 A classical aromatic feminine fougère fragrance
Eau de Lavande    2014 An edt with notes of lavender, coriander, cinnamon and nutmeg.. Presented in a 20 ml roll-on or 100 ml spray bottle
Eau de Lierre   2006 May. Created by Fabrice Pellegrin with notes of ivy, violet leaf, pepper, water notes, woods and musk.
Eau d'Élide   1988 An aromatic unisex fragrance. Disc.
Eau des Sens   2016 An edt created by Olivier Pescheux, with notes of  orange flower, bitter orange, juniper berry, angelica, and patchouli.  Presented in 50 and 100 ml bottles
Eau Duelle   2010 A unisex fragrance created by Fabrice Pellegrin with notes of vanilla, cardamom, elemi, juniper, saffron, calamus, black tea and amber. Presented in 50 and 100 ml bottles
Eau Lenté   1986 Created by Desmond Knox Leet and Serge Kalouguine; a classical oriental unisex fragrance. Disc.
Eau Mage   2011 Part of their Les Invités du Trente-Quatre collection. A limited edition. An edt created by Fabrice Pellegrin with notes of ambroxan, green mandarin, cashmeran, cumin, rose oxide,  patchouli and labdanum. Presented in a Special finished 50 ml bottle of black shaded lacquered. Disc.
Eau Mage   2015 Part of their La Collection 34. A re-issue. An edp with notes of ambroxan, mandarin zest, spices, rose and musk.  Presented in a 100 ml bottle
Eau Moheli    2013 Part of their Eaux Florales collection. An edt created by Olivier Pescheux with notes of ylang-ylang and also include pink pepper, ginger, patchouli, vetiver, benzoin and incense. 
Eau Particulière    2011 Part of their Les Invités du Trente-Quatre collection. A limited edition. A Body & Home Spray edt created by Olivier Pescheux with notes of green florals, rose and musks and freshmint. Presented in a 240 ml bottle. Disc.
Eau Plurielle   2015 Part of their Les Invités du Trente-Quatre collection. A limited edition. 
Eau Rose   2013 Part of their Eaux Florales collection
Eaux Florales collection    2014 Consists of : Eau Rose, Eau Mohéli, Géranium Odorata (2014), 
Essence of John Galliano   2005
Essences Insensées    2013 (sensory essences) An edp created by Fabrice Pellegrin to revisit the tradition at the Firmenich site in Grasse. 
Essences Insensées    2014 A limited edition being part of their La Collection 34. A spiced up version fo the 2013 fargrance, with notes of violet, pink pepper heliotrope, Provence rose, mimosa flower, vanilla, maté and beeswax. Presented in a 100 ml bottle. Also presented as a solid.
Essences Insensées    2015 A limited edition being part of their La Collection 34. An edp created by Fabrice Pellegrin with notes of late harvest jasmine, crisp orange blossom, and herbal basil. Presented in a 75 ml bottle. Also presented as a solid.
Essences Insensées 2016   2016 Third limited edition harvest-based fragrance in the La Collection 34 . An edp created by Fabrice Pellegrin, with notes of a rose centifolia absolute, red fruits and honey  Presented in a 120 ml bottle.
Florabellio   2015 May. An edt created by Fabrice Pellegrin, with notes of salty sea spray, sea fennel, apple blossom, osmanthus, roasted coffee and toasted sesame. Presented in 50 and 100 ml bottles
Florence   2009
Geranium Odorata    2014 Part of their Eaux Florales collection. An edt with notes of bergamot, geranium bourbon, rose geranium, pink pepper, tonka bean, vetiver and cedar. Presented in a 20 ml roll-on or 100 ml spray bottle
Jardin Clos   2003 A unisex fragrance. Disc.
Kimonanthe    2016 Part of their  La Collection 34 . An edp created by Fabrice Pellegrin, with notes of osmanthus and incense. Presented in a 100 ml bottle.
L’Autre   1973 Created by Serge Kalouguine, a rich dry chypre unisex edt. 
L’Eau   1968 Created by Desmond Knox Leet, a soft oriental unisex fragrance
L’Eau de L’Eau    2008 One of a trio of unisex colognes; this one a tribute to the original 'L'Eau'; created by Olivier  Pescheux, with notes of clove, cinnamon, ginger, pink peppercorns, geranium, lavender, orange blossom, Benzoin balm, tonka bean and patchouli.  Presented in a 200 ml bottle
L’Eau de Neroli   2008 Third in their collection of unisex colognes; created by Olivier  Pescheux with notes of bergamot, petitgrain, verbena, tarragon, neroli, orange blossom, geranium, beeswax, white musk and cedar. Presented in a 200 ml bottle
L’Eau de Tarocco Eau de Cologne   2009 Fourth in a collection of unisex colognes; created by Olivier Pescheux of Givaudan wiith notes of Tarocco oranges, cinnamon, turmeric, ginger, rose, cedar, frankincense, saffron and  musks.   Presented in 100 and 200 ml bottles
L’Eau des Hesperides   2008 Second in their collection of unisex colognes; created by Olivier  Pescheux with notes of bitter orange, mandarin, lemon, petitgrain, red thyme, rosemary, mint, cedar, white musk. Presented in a 200 ml bottle
L’Eau du Trente-Quatre   2013 Spring. An edt created by Olivier Pescheux with top notes of bitter orange, verbena, lemon, grapefruit, lavender nutmeg, juniper berries, cinnamon tree leaves and of birch tree leaf, from Philosykos; heart notes of Egyptian geranium and tuberose on a base notes of Virginian cedarwood, patchouli, incense and Spanish cist. Presented in 50 and 100 ml bottles
L’Eau Trios   1975 Third release. Created by Serge Kalouguine, a crisp dry chypre unisex edt with notes of myrrh, myrtle, oregano, cistus, pine, laurel, thyme, and rosemary. Presented in 50 and 100 ml bottles
L’Ombre dans L’Eau   1983 Created by Desmond Knox Leet in collaboration with Serge Kalouguine ; a crisp floral-green unisex fragrance with top notes of black current leaves, heart notes of black current buds and rose de mai, on base notes of amber and musk
L’Ombre dans L’Eau   2010 Concentrated version. Presented in a limited edition hand-crafted 100 ml bottle from the Cristallerie Saint-Louis created by the young designer FX Balléry. Disc
L’Ombre dans L’Eau   2012 An edp
L’Ombre dans L’Eau   2013 An edp presented in a limited edition floral packaging housing a 75 ml bottle. Disc.
La Collection 34   A collection of limited edition fragrances . Consists of Essences Insensées  2014, Essences Insensees 2015 : Eau Mage, Ôponé and Benjoin Bohème in September 2015, Kimonanthe in 2016
L'Eau de Hesperides   2008
Les Invités de Trente-Quatre - Curiosités scented candle   2011 To celebrate its 50th anniversary. A limited edition created by Olivia Giacobetti.  Disc
Les Invités de Trente-Quatre - Eau Mage    2011 To celebrate its 50th anniversary. A limited edition edt created by Fabrice Pellegrin with notes of ambroxan, green mandarin, cashmeran, cumin, rose oxide, patchouli and labdanum. Presented in a 50 ml black shaded lacquered bottle. Disc.
Les Invités de Trente-Quatre - Eau Particulière    2011 To celebrate its 50th anniversary. A limited edition floral green fragrance created by Oilivier Pescheux with notes of rose,  mint and musk. Presented in a Vintage glass bottle with a screw cap and a bulb atomizer aside. Disc.
Les Invités du Trente-Quatre collection   2011 (The Guests at No. 34), a reference to the address of their flagship store on Boulevard Saint Germain in Paris. Celebrating their 50th anniversary. Consists of Eau Particulière - Eau Mage - Eau Plurielle
Ofrésia   1999 Created by Olivia Giacobetti, a unisex fragrance
Olène   1988 Created by Serge Kalouguine, a crisp floral unisex fragrance
Opôné   2001 Created by Olivia Giacobetti; a mossy wood unisex fragrance
Opôné   2001 Named after an African port on the Spice Route. A unisex fragrance created by Olivia Giacobetti . Disc.
Opôné   2015 Part of their La Collection 34. A re-issue. An edp with notes of saffron, cumin, guaiac wood, leather, smoke and liquorice accents.  Presented in a 100 ml bottle
Oud Palao   2015 October. A unisex edp with notes of rose, oud, labdanum, vanilla and patchouli. Presented in a 75 ml bottle
Oyédo   2000 A rich citrus unisex fragrance has notes of yuzu, grapefruit, lime, orange, mint, thyme, and woods. Named Oyédo after the ancient capital of Japan, Yedo (the modern spelling is Edo), now known as Tokyo.
Philosykos    1996 Created by Olivia Giacobetti; a highly original fresh woody oriental unisex edt with top notes of coriander, pepper, galbanum and black current buds, heart notes of fig leaves and coconut on base notes of fig, styrax and white cedar.
Philosykos    2012 As above but as an edp
Philosykos    2015 A limited edition. An edp presented in a 75 ml  "unique bottle that celebrates the interplay between light and transparency; a relationship that is at the heart of this inspired aroma". 
Tam Dao   2003 Named for the Vietnamese hill town north of Hanoi. Created by Daniel Molière; a unisex edt with notes of rosewood, cypress, ambergris and sandalwood.
Vetyverio   2010 A unisex fragrance created by Olivier  Pescheux with noes of mandarin, grapefruit, lemon, bergamot, ylang ylang, Turkish rose, geranium, vetiver, carrot seeds, nutmeg, clove and cedar. Presented in 50 and 100 ml bottles
Vinaigre de Toilette    1975 A unisex edt
Virgilio   1990 Created by Serge Kalouguine; an alcohol free crisp green unisex edt; a blend of basil and other aromatic herbs on a base of sweet cedar wood and other essences redolent of the Mediterranean.
Volutes   2012 Volute de fumée is a curl of smoke. Created by  Fabrice Pellegrin; with notes of iris, honey, tobacco and spices.
                                                                                                                                             
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