For the four successive generations of Guerlain perfumers, creating an Eau de Cologne was almost a rite of passage on the way to joining the line of truly great perfumers. Pierre-François-Pascal, Aimé, Jacques and Jean-Paul Guerlain each captured the essence of their time for posterity. The founder of Guerlain began the tradition, composing Eau de Cologne Impériale for Her Majesty Empress Eugénie in 1853; the Empress approved, and bestowed upon him the coveted title of Official Perfumer. To house his composition, Pierre-François-Pascal commissioned his glassmaker to produce the celebrated flacon decorated with bees, a symbol of the Empire, which would subsequently become the model for all Guerlain Eaux de Cologne. Today, Thierry Wasser, the successor of Jean-Paul Guerlain, offers a highly personal version of his cologne. La Cologne du Parfumeur ($96/100ml) is a green-citrus unisex composition.
    
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