Queen Marie-Antoinette was very found of her personal perfumer, Jean-Louis Fargeon. A young perfumer from Montpellier who came to Paris to seek his fortune and learn more about the perfume industry. Fargeon was very talented and his fragrances caught the eye of his life-long client of Marie Antoinette. He many, many perfumes but she wanted a fragrance that would be exclusively her own. A perfume that could not be worn by anyone else. Fargeon knew that the perfume had to lavish but something Marie-Antoinette would always be known for wearing as Queen of France. Fargeon created a scent that was known as a perfume for Marie Antoinette but it was better known as Sillage de la Reine which means "In the Wake of the Queen".
Sillage de la Reine created in 1790 was made with natural materials that were customary during the 18th century. It is a strong floral fragrance with fragrance notes of rose, iris, jasmine, orange blossom and sandalwood, the favorite scents of Marie-Antoinette.
Note: The photo is the re-creation of Sillage de la Reine by Francis Kurkdijan. The re-creation is was renamed as M.A Sillage de la Reine.
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