Gulf Business Magazine Subscribe to Gulf Business and receive 1,000 FREE Skywards Miles, and the chance to win a further 100,000 in our quarterly draw. Charles Schwab delayed by 20 mins. But never before a 'nose'. For that is how Jean Paul Guerlain, doyen of the perfume world, honestly describes himself. For nearly half a century, Guerlain has been the creative inspiration behind the fragrances of the eponymous perfume house.
Perfumes are a passion.
I love my job. Guerlain spends most of his time at his country residence outside Paris, plying his trade in the company of paintings, thoroughbred horses and grandchildren. Two or three times a week he has to travel to the capital, but the main Guerlain laboratories are virtually on his doorstep, so for the most part he avoids the Parisian maelstrom. It is very important when a man goes to meet his girlfriend. He takes the elevator - she has used it just 10 minutes ago, and he smells her perfume.