Guerlain preserves cosmetics history in new ‘warehouse of wonders’

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These are some of the treasures held in Guerlains first archive, which brings stories from the iconic French cosmetic companys sensational past to life...

Guerlain gave The Associated Press exclusive international media access to its newly opened collection, a warehouse of wonders shrouded in secrecy and hidden from public view by Paris Seine River..

The first lipstick in history, a pink wax stick named Ne moubliez pas or Forget me not invented by Guerlain in 1870 is displayed at the perfumer archives department in Paris, Tuesday, May 30, 2023..

Guerlain, the house which invented modern perfumery, has created its first ever archive and with it has unveiled the unimaginable inventions and fabulous stories that have marked the French companys sensational past..

The first Eau de Cologne Imperial Bee bottle imagine by Pierre-Francois Guerlain for Eugenie de Montijo on the occasion of her nuptials with Emperor Napoleon III, is displayed during the exhibition Chere Eugenie at Guerlains boutique of the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris, Tuesday, May 30, 2023..