CLASSIC COLLECTION INSPIRATION In the 1950’s, France was under the spell of America. In the cellars of Saint Germain des Prés they played jazz,and the kids were dancing to Bebop before discovering rock’n’roll. But the biggest fascination was with Hollywood, and a week wasn’t complete without a trip to the movies. The stars of the silver screen were the idols of the age. One of them in particular took on a mythical aura in France. Gin Fizz was invented in 1955 in homage to the incomparable talent and beauty of this great American actress who became a reigning queen in Europe. It was in honor of her extraordinary A FRESH AND beauty that Henri Giboulet created a perfume for Lubin which marked the decade; a very chic perfume, SPARKLING sparkling and fresh, evoking the cocktail that was in COCKTAIL OF THE fashion that year in the American-style bars of Paris. 50’s THE SCENT TOP NOTES: Bergamot and Sicilian lemon, Messina mandarin, juniper berry In 1955, a movie star captivated the crowds: she embodied for the entire world the very elegance MIDDLE NOTES: Iris and galbanum, orange blossom, rose absolute and of America. Her mysterious charm even captured Turkish jasmine the heart of a Prince! It was in honour of her BASE NOTES: extraordinary beauty that Lubin created then a Swamp lily, benzoin, iris from Florence and vetiver perfume which marked the decade: a very chic grass, oak moss and white musk perfume, sparkling and fresh, evoking the cocktail PERFUMER in fashion that year in Paris. Henri Giboulet | Thomas Fontaine