Simply Abu Dhabi VI

1 4 6 S I M P LY A B U DH A B I A tribute to enchanting Arabia with three iconic creations that represent the Orient in all its original splendour. This legendary and historic birthplace of perfumes is the earliest land in the collective Western imagination, one that bears the most symbolic essences . T his perfumed trilogy is a first, reserved for the Eastern world. Guerlain decided to enhance and adorn it with luxurious and radiant arabesques worthy of the Thousand and One Nights. There would be no great fragrances without the Orient…Thierry Wasser, Guerlain’s perfumer-creator, wanted to demonstrate this concept in his own way, with sumptuousness and freedom, while giving dazzling expression to the notes that make these lands an inexhaustible source of inspiration. From the dawn of time, frankincense, roses, orange blossoms, herbs, spices, wood, amber, myrrh, saffron and benzoin, to name a few, have been venerated for both religious and cultural reasons. The great prophets recommended perfume as a means of distinction and employed it during essential smoke rituals. From this almost sacred olfactory heritage, and by the grace of the perfumer, the present collection was developed with precise motivations and an infinitely voluptuous atmosphere. These three olfactory tales also bring to mind an Orient on the border of legend and reality. From the desirable desert, which subjugates man with its unlimited power and infinite, untameable beauty, to life-saving and idyllic oases or real or imagined dream palaces. All of these shimmering visions are delightful pretexts to transcend a contemplative world with unprecedented sensorial riches. There has always been a beautiful love story, an undeniable and faithful bond, between Guerlain and the Orient. Superb compositions are the prestigious proof. With the creation of Shalimar (1925), Jacques Guerlain founded the great oriental olfactory family. As rounded as a waltz, it majestically combines the sweet, opiate notes of balms, precious woods and vanilla with flowers and exotic essences to embody the opulence of faraway horizons imbued with mystery. Now, 200 lucky readers, from this May 2012 edition of Simply Abu Dhabi, will have the opportunity to sample the sensuous world of this particular scent, dreamt up by these wonderful perfumers. The generous team at Guerlain and Management at Simply Abu Dhabi would love you to experience the exotic sensations of the SONGE D’UN BOIS D’ÉTÉ fragrance. It isn’t the easiest task to translate aromas and scents into words by which our readers can truly appreciate the experience but we have illustrated to our best skill, a description of SONGED’UNBOIS D’ÉTÉ and the other fragrances within this divine collection by the gorgeous Guerlain. Guerlain's new exclusive collection: Les déserts d'orient Guerlain in paris gallery in marina mall Abu Dhabi