Discover the Guerlain golden glow.​ Guerlain Makeup Creative Director Violette ushers in the new spring season with Terracotta Le Teint. | Guerlain

The illustrious history of the Maison Guerlain stretches back almost two hundred years. Take a walk through history and discover the secrets of five generations of perfumers. The story begins back in 1828 with the founding of the Maison in Paris by Pierre-François-Pascal Guerlain. A quarter of a century later, Guerlain would enter the history books with the creation of the Cologne Impériale - a fragrance fit for an empress. | Guerlain

With her creative daring, Parisian chic, and passion for sustainability, Violette seemed destined to join a Maison synonymous with French beauty and constant innovation. “My story with Guerlain is really the story of my femininity… As a little girl, Météorites with its little pastel-coloured pearls for the complexion had a real aesthetic impact on me. I’d stare at the box fascinated, I couldn’t wait to become a woman… I pictured myself at my dressing table putting on lipstick, perfume and dippin