TRIANON

Within the grounds of the palace of Versailles lies an area called Trianon (pronounced TREE-ah-nohn) - once a village; now a sprawling estate with two palaces in their own right and rich, ornate French formal gardens. Both the Grand and Petit Trianon were originally built by different French kings, but are most associated with Marie-Antoinette in modern day histories. In an attempt to remove herself from the pressures of court life, she had a hamlet and English style garden commissioned and spent most of her time in the environs of the Petit Trianon. Because of her emblematic presence, and that of the grandeur of Versailles’ orangerie, we designed a sweet, orange floral fragrance that captures the luscious sweetness of citrus with the romanticized life of living among the flowers in the estate of Trianon.

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In reliving our experiences on the grounds, we designed a complex scent using plant-based essential oils and compounds that includes Egyptian orange blossom, French poet’s daffodil, and Italian clementine to persuade a fragrance of sweet white flowers from the intricate gardens, a mélange of bright orangey citrus in the orangerie, and to strike a balance between Marie-Antoinette’s pastoral romanticism and noblesse oblige.

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Come on a journey with us to the gardens of the Trianon as we fall in love with a romance of delicate florals and sweet citrus.