One of my favorite things to experience as a beauty editor is the feeling of falling in love with an epically elegant fragrance for the first time. From the moment I hold a perfume in my hands to wearing every last drop, having that experience is one of the reasons I’m always so excited to try entire libraries of perfumes from brands I’m enamored by. Over the past few years, I’ve found myself drawn to one particular heritage brand that, with hundreds of years in the world of perfumery: Trudon. Not only has continued to deliver scents that aren’t just chic to wear, but it draws directly from French royal history.

To learn more about one of my top perfume brands, I reached out to Trudon’s Marketing Director to learn about the scents that always end up on my vanity. Keep scrolling for the intel on Trudon’s newest perfume launches, their classic fragrance library, and a reveal of my top picks from the fragrance House.

Trudon Intwined With History

To learn more about the French heritage house’s past, present, and future, I reached out to its Marketing Director, Mathilde Corbin. The history of the House extends back hundreds of years to 1643, and was further defined by its popularity amongst monarchs and courtesans starting in 1719. “Trudon helped illuminate the Château de Versailles as early as the reign of Louis XIV, who introduced La Royale there,” she begins. “Thanks to Trudon, this quickly became the Official Manufacturer to the French Royal court.” Their emblem, inspired by a bas-relief found at the old Royal Wax Manufacture which used to belong to the Trudon family, still displays the coats of arms of Louis XIV with a motto, written in Latin, meaning the bees work for God and the King.

Later, Napoleon Bonaparte, gifted one of it’s pillar candles to his wife, Joséphine de Beauharnais, upon the birth of their first son. “It is important to note that despite political and industrial revolutions, the Trudon house has endured,” Corbin Adds. Today, the brand is celebrated for its extensive collection of candles (hand-made in Normandy, France), perfumes, home fragrances, and body care. The perfumes, in particular, stand out to me for their beautifully layered compositions drawing from influential moments and individuals in French history and beyond. “Each Trudon fragrance allows perfume lovers to have a well-defined trail, with a unique and high-quality creation,” she tells us.

Trudon’s Library of Scents