Annick Goutal

Annick Goutal was a pianist and model who discovered the world of perfumery while working with perfumers on a face cream. That was how she found her calling. In 1980, she was ready to launch her first fragrance collection. In the mid-1980s, her company was acquired by the Taittinger Group, which was later acquired by Starwood Capital. Although Annick Goutal died in 1999, the Annick Goutal brand lives on. Her daughter Camille, to whom Annick had once dedicated one of her fragrances, continued her mother's work. Today, Camille continues to create successful fragrances with perfumer Isabelle Doyen. An extraordinary, passionate and visionary woman, Annick Goutal was undoubtedly a woman of intuition and emotion, but also one of those visionaries who pursue their dreams to the very end. A child prodigy, she was destined for a career as a pianist. But she soon rebelled against that fate and, thanks to her distinctive beauty, became a model. Her curiosity about perfume led her to Grasse, where she met someone who changed her life and awakened a new passion in her. In 1979, she became a perfumer for the first time. Her senses, generosity and ability to create a variety of compositions are the enduring qualities that make her remarkable fragrances so distinctive. It soon became clear that everything she touched turned to success, including her first creation, L'Eau d'Hadrien, created in 1981 and destined to become an icon. The perfume organ thus became her new instrument. Fragrance notes took the place of musical notes. Annick Goutal - the first store. In 1981, the brand's first store opened on Rue de Bellechasse, becoming a little haven on the Left Bank, steeped in a certain Parisian charm. This was the domain of intellectuals and journalists, who became the brand's first devotees. And so the highly personal, avant-garde creations of Maison Goutal quickly captivated connoisseurs and artists. This was largely thanks to the rare fragrance combinations with which Annick Goutal created her own style. Her first creation, L'Eau d'Hadrien, launched in 1981, established Annick Goutal as a pioneer of niche perfumery. In 1998, the fragrance Petite Chérie was created as a tribute to Camille Goutal, Annick Goutal's daughter, who was raised to believe in fulfilling her dreams. Young Camille was very passionate about photography, but after her mother's death in 1999, she continued her work. Today, Camille is Goutal's creative and development director, and works on the composition of each fragrance with Isabelle Doyen, a perfumer who had always been a partner in her mother's work. Living in a novel or a film. The name of every Goutal fragrance sounds like the title of a novel, conjuring images that stir the imagination. Each fragrance tells a story that can be experienced on the skin and through the senses. For example, L'Eau d'Hadrien, the signature fragrance of Annick Goutal, tells the story of the famous hills of Tuscany and the troubles of Emperor Hadrian. In addition, in an effort to offer the most authentic ingredients and the most environmentally friendly products, the brand strives to adhere to Yarok principles at every stage of development. So, contrary to popular marketing opinion, the fragrances are not colored, the bottles have been refillable from the outset, and the packaging is designed to use as little paper as possible. Ethics and awareness are at the heart of Goutal's creations. A melting pot of a duo: Camille Goutal and Isabelle Doyen form an extraordinary partnership. Staying true to the values passed down by Annick Goutal, Goutal's founder, they share a taste for the same raw materials and draw inspiration from their travels and experiences to create their own unique fragrances.