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post #1 of 14
12/21/12 at 11:31am
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Yes it's true that I am no longer a "spring chicken". Maybe it's my age, (but then again I am not "THAT" old).............

I have been accessing the Guerlain official website and find it superficial and cryptic.
For example, there are images of something called Orchidee Imperiale. There is a five second video of an oriental woman in various parts of the world without text or sound. What are Guerlain trying to convey and what is Orchidee Imperiale ???......I am still none the wiser.
I tried looking for Guerlain's limited editions........not a dicky bird.......as if they never existed........there is mention of "exclusives", but nothing about the limited editions.
I was hoping for some beautiful images of their older creations and historic photos and text about the house. Unless I was not looking hard enough I couldn't find anything.
I'm really disappointed considering the wonderful, colourful history of this once great house.
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post #2 of 14
12/21/12 at 11:38am
David, I cannot shed any light on your queries, but I share your disdain for Guerlain's website; it is absolutely appalling! A 1990s throwback in need of updating. They should pay Monsieur Guerlain to do it for them, his is much more informative!
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post #3 of 14
12/21/12 at 11:43am
Orchidée Impériale is one of Guerlain's lines of cosmetics.
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post #4 of 14
12/21/12 at 12:08pm
Marais, I'm totally flattered by your kind words about my Guerlain site! I appreciate it. The digital channel has never been Guerlain's strong side. Their website has never been very useful, and I can even say it has been improved a bit lately! I don't think Guerlain spends much on it. However, they have begun more updates on their Facebook page which still leaves much to be desired too. Somehow one can forgive good old Guerlain. They aren't too good at this stuff. They are very French and very old school and very welcoming IRL, but this new internet stuff feels awkward to them.

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Originally Posted by Marais View Post

David, I cannot shed any light on your queries, but I share your disdain for Guerlain's website; it is absolutely appalling! A 1990s throwback in need of updating. They should pay Monsieur Guerlain to do it for them, his is much more informative!
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post #5 of 14
12/21/12 at 12:08pm
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... They should pay Monsieur Guerlain to do it for them, his is much more informative!

Absolutely.
Says a lot, I believe.
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post #6 of 14
12/21/12 at 12:18pm
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Originally Posted by Maque View Post

Orchidée Impériale is one of Guerlain's lines of cosmetics.

Thanks for enlightening me. The tiny image led me to believe it was a perfume.
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post #7 of 14
12/21/12 at 12:19pm
I have an Orchidée Impériale room spray. I think it may have been a limited edition. It smells similar to the skin products, but better because it isn't masking anything.
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post #8 of 14
12/21/12 at 12:30pm
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I too am a huge fan of Mr.G and follow his absolutely stunning photographs !!! and eloquent writings on facebook.
This is how the Guerlain website should be, with regular updates and such stunning images.

Thanks Mr.G for kindly sharing your knowledge and passion with us all.
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post #9 of 14
12/21/12 at 12:52pm
Thanks a lot, David! However I think that Guerlain has a very different task from an unaffiliated fan like me. They have to present both make-up and fragrance, and their site must both satisfy Guerlain traditionalists and newbies. It's obviously a problem that people who don't know the Ochidée Impériale cream already don't get what it's about! But I think they keep the limited editions away from the site to satisfy the people who don't like that you can just order everything online. They like this idea that you have to go to Paris to know what's special and to get it!
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post #10 of 14
12/21/12 at 2:44pm
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Originally Posted by Mr. G View Post

Thanks a lot, David! However I think that Guerlain has a very different task from an unaffiliated fan like me. They have to present both make-up and fragrance, and their site must both satisfy Guerlain traditionalists and newbies. It's obviously a problem that people who don't know the Ochidée Impériale cream already don't get what it's about! But I think they keep the limited editions away from the site to satisfy the people who don't like that you can just order everything online. They like this idea that you have to go to Paris to know what's special and to get it!

I understand totally their philosophy about having to personally visit their store and discover their special fragrances ~ I, living where I do, would be the first to make the effort, but alas I had no idea they were planning a limited edition of Habit Rouge Extrait. If I had have been informed via their website I would have been the first person on the train to Paris.
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post #11 of 14
12/21/12 at 4:05pm
Many fragrance houses unfortunately have appalling websites.
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post #12 of 14
12/21/12 at 5:59pm
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Originally Posted by Mr. G View Post

Thanks a lot, David! However I think that Guerlain has a very different task from an unaffiliated fan like me. They have to present both make-up and fragrance, and their site must both satisfy Guerlain traditionalists and newbies. It's obviously a problem that people who don't know the Ochidée Impériale cream already don't get what it's about! But I think they keep the limited editions away from the site to satisfy the people who don't like that you can just order everything online. They like this idea that you have to go to Paris to know what's special and to get it!

Well, the exclusives are no longer that exclusive since they are now being sold at some cities outside Paris.
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post #13 of 14
12/24/12 at 12:01pm
at 350$ a small bottle of cream!!!
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post #14 of 14
12/24/12 at 2:47pm
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Originally Posted by Jean-Maurice View Post

at 350$ a small bottle of cream!!!

........et oui !
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