Lancôme Paris is a French cosmetics company launched by Armand Petitjean, a former Coty employee, in 1935. The
company's name was inspired by the ruins of a castle, Le Château de Lancosme, and the brand's rose symbol was
inspired by the roses that surround it.
Lancôme originated as a perfume company, launching five fragrances in time for the 1935 World's Fair in Brussels,
Belgium. The company later expanded its offering to include cosmetics and skin care products for men and women.
Today, the company maintains a high profile through its ad campaigns featuring top models and celebrities as captured by
leading fashion photographers. A notable association with actress Isabella Rossellini lasted 14 years, and the company
began featuring Rossellini's daughter, Elettra Rossellini Wiedemann, starting in 2009. Emma Watson of "Harry Potter"
fame recently advertised Lancôme's Tresor Midnight Rose fragrance.
The first fragrances from Lancôme in 1935 are womens' scents Tendre Nuit, Bocages, Conquete, Kypre and Tropiques.
Lancôme joined the L'Oreal family in 1964, after which many of their classic and best-loved fragrances were produced,
including Climat, Magie Noire and Tresor.
Designer Lancome has 125 perfumes in our fragrance base. Lancome is an old perfume house. The earliest edition was
created in 1947 and the newest is from 2018. Lancome fragrances were made in collaboration with perfumers Christine
Nagel, Jacques Cavallier, Armand Petitjean, Christophe Raynaud, Christian Mathieu, Calice Becker, Pauline Zanoni,
Robert Gonnon, Celine Barel, Alain Astori, Annick Menardo, Daniela (Roche) Andrier, Christian Biecher, Gerard Goupy,
Nathalie Lorson, Dominique Ropion, Olivier Gillotin, Shyamala Maisondieu, Ilias Ermenidis, Fabrice Pellegrin, Julien
Rasquinet, Amandine Clerc-Marie, Thierry Wasser, Maurice Roucel, Nathalie Feisthauer, Ursula Wandel, Olivier Polge,
Anne Flipo, Olivier Cresp, Harry Fremont, Alberto Morillas, Francis Kurkdjian, Domitille Bertier, Sophie Labbe, Honorine
Blanc, Sophia Grojsman, Veronique Nyberg and Alienor Massenet.
