Ancient Rome is not only history of gains, but it is also the history of perfumery. In fact the word “perfumery” occurs from Latin perfumum, describing the very first way of a body and clothes aromatization - fumigating with a smoke from burning fragrant pitches and plants. Ancient Romans knew how to receive oil of citrus, how to tincture fragrant plants on vine and olive oil. And well-known Roman baths offered tens aromas for body care: a citrus, marjoram, musk, citronella, laurels, cassia, rose and cinnamon.
In 1998 Jean-Paul Guerlain has created aroma Coriolan, in honor of legendary Roman commander Guy Martsija Koriolan. He was courageous and brave general.
Coriolan is freshening citron cologne, with aromatic grasses and light wood loop. The lemon and bergamot, sage and wormwood, basil and juniper act as the green overture setting aromatic background to the aroma. These are turning green meadows and groves in vicinities of Rome, cypresses and the stone pines, fructifying citron groves, this solar sky and fragrant air. It is aroma of the life blossoming and joyful, artless and simple, making sober and hardly the soap beginning.
Coriolan (Jean-Paul Guerlain, 1998). Neroli oil, lemon, bergamot, sage, ylang-ylang, wormwood, basil, cypress, juniper berry oil berries, immortele, patchouli plant, ambre.