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South China Morning Post
16-07-2025
- South China Morning Post
Style Edit: Henry Jacques' HJ Voyage travel cases are an elegant way to carry your favourite perfumes this season, including the house's new range of summer scents
In summertime, thoughts naturally turn to travel. For those who don't want to be parted from their favourite Henry Jacques perfumes while on holiday, the house has its HJ Voyage line of cases, designed specifically for carrying and protecting its signature flacons and bottles. Henry Jacques HJ Voyage cases are all crafted with exceptional materials. Photo: Handout Henry Jacques perfumes come in a variety of sizes, but the 15ml and 75ml offerings give the traveller the option of mixing and matching the perfect 'perfume wardrobe', whether the destination is a beach resort, the bucolic countryside or an elegant boulevard. The 15ml flacons contain Les Essences – opulent, highly concentrated fragrances and pure oils designed for careful dabbing that are the very soul of Henry Jacques' craft. The 75ml bottles are the vessels for Les Brumes – lighter versions of the maison's scents, created for spraying and everyday use. Advertisement The HJ Voyage collection offers cases that safely house either Les Essences or Les Brumes perfumes, either individually or in sets of three. Cases are available in rare leather – from electric-blue saltwater crocodile leather and black eel skin, to Italian black and white calf leather – or in intricately woven jacquard fabric, beautifully lined with soft goat suede. Zips are fashioned in palladium and gold, and in their details and craftsmanship, the cases are reflective of the high artisanal standards with which Henry Jacques is customarily associated. There's a Henry Jacques scent to match every occasion. Photo: Handout And what could be more fitting for the HJ Voyage collection than the maison's travel-ready scents of the season? For those seeking the sophistication and complexity offered by chypre floral fragrances, Henry Jacques has Femme de HJ, with an opening note of fresh iris that slowly blossoms into a luscious bouquet of rose, jasmine and carnation, all of which is underpinned by a base of patchouli and oakmoss – the balanced combination of bright, floral and earthy qualities that typify chypre perfumes. Femme de HJ is a sophisticated and complex travel-ready scent that's perfect for summer. Photo: Handout Musk Oil White, meanwhile, announces its exotic presence with an opening of ylang-ylang and freesia, before unfolding an alluring heart of jasmine and rose damascena over a warm base of white musk and bourbon vanilla. The result is a perfume both sensual and harmonious.
South China Morning Post
22-05-2025
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- South China Morning Post
Style Edit: Henry Jacques' Il y Avait un Jardin cologne-inspired fragrances express purity and simplicity, evoking sun-kissed memories and the serene beauty of a secret garden
Henry Jacques – the haute parfumerie maison celebrating its 50th anniversary this year – has unveiled the latest chapter in its olfactory story with the launch of the collection Il y Avait un Jardin. Just over a decade since the debut of the brand's iconic Les Essences concentrated perfume oils – part of Les Classiques collection – this new venture sees Henry Jacques refocusing on purity and simplicity, presenting a pair of fresh, cologne-inspired fragrances. Il y Avait un Jardin fragrance evokes memories of life's quiet pleasures. Photo: Handout Il y Avait un Jardin – 'There was Once a Garden' in French – invites the wearer into a fragrant haven where fresh, natural ingredients evoke memories and life's quiet pleasures. Defying the conventions of haute parfumerie – a complex art and science we have been taught to revere – the collection embraces a pared-back elegance, elevating cologne without seeking to reinvent it. Advertisement The two compositions are named simply I and II. The first opens with sunlit notes of bergamot, lemon and bitter orange, complemented by aromatic rosemary. It unfolds into a delicate heart of orange blossom and lavender, finishing with deep, elegant notes of warm sandalwood, and unexpectedly ambery benzoin and cistus. The fragrances are presented in 250ml bottles of thick green laboratory glass, eschewing fuss for practicality. Photo: Handout With its vibrant notes of lemon, bergamot and mandarin, the second fragrance transports the wearer to a radiant fruit grove. Herbal petitgrain bigarade and spicy rosewood mingle with lavender, while nutmeg adds a warm complexity. Base notes of creamy tonka bean, gentle amber and earthy vetiver leave an enchanting impression of sophistication on the skin. The name Il y Avait un Jardin is French for 'There was Once a Garden'. It invites the wearer into a fragrant haven. Photo: Handout The name of the collection highlights Henry Jacques' authentic connection to the natural world. The raw materials for Il y Avait un Jardin originate from orchards in Italy, and are sourced through a partnership with a Calabrian family renowned over generations for cultivating the world's finest citrus trees. This collaboration ensures the highest quality of ingredients and a genuine sense of place in every scent. The raw materials for Il y Avait un Jardin originate from orchards in Italy, and are sourced through a partnership with a Calabrian family famed for its citrus trees. Photo: Handout The fragrances are presented in 250ml bottles of thick green laboratory glass, underscoring Henry Jacques' commitment to a ritual as natural and unaffected as splashing water on the face. This generous format encourages frequent use, removing any sense of formality or fussiness, and allowing the wearer to transition effortlessly between scents depending on their mood.
