April 2023

Guerlain is paying homage to its most distinctive flacon. The French perfumery house has joined with glassmaker Aristide Najean to honor the one hundred and seventieth anniversary of its bee bottle with a fantastical Murano glass limited-edition flacon housing the brand’s Le Bouquet de la Mariée fragrance. Launching May 1 on Guerlain’s website, it incorporates sculptural flowers flecked with pure gold, delicately arranged to seem as if they're pouring out of the flacon; like with the unique iteration, golden bees adorn the outside. The middle of the bottle displays the date April 30, 1853 — the day the bee bottle was born. Ten engravable limited-edition flacons will likely be released, each retailing for $27,000. “Identical to Guerlain, [Aristide] loves nature...