Established in 1984 in Paris by Paloma Picasso, daughter of Pablo Picasso and Françoise Gilot; born on 19th April 1949; her mother was the daughter of the ‘nose’ and perfumer Emile Gilot. Shows her first jewellery collection in 1971
Mon Parfum
Paloma Picasso Parfums
1984
A floral fragrance with notes of bergamot, lemon, neroli, coriander, clove, hyacinth, ylang-ylang, orris, lily of the valley, jasmine, rose, patchouli, oak moss, amber, sandalwood and musk; presented in a bottle designed jointly by Paloma Picasso and Benkotyuk
Paloma Picasso
Parfums Paloma Picasso
1984
In association with L’Oreal, created by Francis Bocris of Creations Aromatiques; a floral aldehyde chypre parfum with top notes of bergamot, neroli, and lemon, heart notes of jasmine, rose de mai, hyacinth, ylang-ylang, lily of the valley, orris, coriander and clove, on base notes of patchouli, sandalwood, oak moss, amber, vetiver and musk, classified D3f. Presented on a flacon in the shape of a glass ring designed jointly by Paloma Picasso and Bernard Kotyuk and made by Verrières Brosse. The launch advertisement featured a portrait of Paloma taken by Richard Avedon
Minotaure
Paloma Picasso Parfums
1992
Created by Creations Aromatiques; a crisp woody oriental masculine edt with top notes of citrus, bergamot and tarragon, heart notes of geranium, jasmine and oceanic scents on base notes of vetiver, vanilla, amber, musk and sandalwood. Presented in a sandy ‘pebble’ rounded bottle with a neat round black stopper designed by Paloma Picasso. Named after the Minotaur- the Cretan half-bull, half-man, which had been a recurring motif in her father’s paintings.
Tentations
Paloma Picasso Parfums
1996
Created by IFF, a floral-woody-spicy edp with top notes of vine leaves, heart notes of jasmine, rose, peppercorns, fennel seed, cinnamon, clove, star anise and fazara on base notes of agar wood, cedar, frankincense and myrrh. Presented in a graceful tapering column crowned by a gilt stopper and having a black metal filigree collar designed by Paloma Picasso.