Mugler’s incredible Les Exceptions Cuir Impertinent. One of the biggest trends in fragrance in 2015 is the rise of artisanal niche scents. These are very premium fragrances for men and women crafted by the world’s top perfumers and blended with the very best and expensive ingredients. We saw the trend begin with Serge Lutens, Frederic Malle and most recently Le Labo. But existing fragrance houses aren’t missing out on the growing fascination for very special scents. Chanel has its Les Exclusifs, Guerlain offers its limited edition prestige editions, and Thierry Mugler unveiled his high end line last year called “Mugler Les Exceptions”.
Les Exceptions is kind of an insider secret in the fragrance and beauty industry. Beauty editors so love these fragrances they voted the brand “best scent of 2014” at the recent Canadian Fragrance Awards in Montreal. The collection was created by Thierry Mugler and master perfumers Olivier Polge and Jean-Christophe Herault. Olivier has since joined Chanel where he and his father Jacques Polge create all the fragrances for the French Fashion House.
“I describe Thierry Mugler’s approach to fragrance as olfactory clash,” says Herault. “He likes to use daring combinations in his creations and he likes to use ingredients that tell a story.” This approach is very evident in the bold Angel and the quirky Womanity – each incorporating unexpected notes. “Les Exceptions is really about the quality of ingredients. I like to say that nature is the best perfumer these days. We now understand how nature makes scents and we use this knowledge to create very special scents.”
Jean-Christophe writes his perfume formulas like a musician writes a song or symphony. The process is very similar. “I like to use intuition and strategy in my creations,” he says. This is evident in what is one of the finest fragrances of 2015: Cuir Impertinent. The perfumer pairs the darkness of tanned leather with the unexpected freshness of star anise. The unexpected, invigorating green note acts like an aromatic flash and makes the scent surprisingly addictive. It can be worn by both men and women. It is sophisticated and chic.
The giveaway: I gave away a bottle of “Cuir Impertinent” to give away to one lucky reader. I asked readers if they’ve ever worn a Thierry Mugler scent. @mzrobson told us and we drew her name from all entries. Congrats!!!
Mugler Les Exceptions Cuir Impertinent, 80 ml, $185
It is available at Hudson’s Bay, Queen Street & Yorkdale in Toronto, downtown Montreal and downtown Vancouver.
434 Comments
Rebecca H
September 12, 2015 at 6:32 pmI love Angel and have refilled my bottle several times. @irebecca
Todd Hochman
September 12, 2015 at 9:50 amhi Dave…no i have never tried it before but would love to try something new for myself…@todhoc
gregg deering
September 12, 2015 at 8:04 amI’ve never tried it.
Chris M
September 12, 2015 at 7:09 amI have never worn it but it would be nice to try something new.
@jamessoldin
Debbie Dodge
September 12, 2015 at 2:58 amI have never worn a Thierry Mugler scent but sure would like to 🙂 thank you. @debdodge
Jeffrey
September 11, 2015 at 9:06 pmI have never worn a Thierry Mugler scent. You may contact on twitter.com @flyingping
Brenda Penton
September 11, 2015 at 9:04 pmI have never worn one before
@newfiechic
Joy Q
September 11, 2015 at 5:32 pmI have never worn a Thierry Mugler scent. twitter @joyq74
jennifer lemaitre
September 11, 2015 at 1:17 pmI’ve worn Angel before – it’s a great scent, would love to try this one too.
Ruth Harwood
September 11, 2015 at 2:47 amA few years ago I found a gorgeous ‘Alien’ summer scent. Limited edition, which I was gutted about!
Liberty
September 10, 2015 at 11:31 pmI have not tried this fragrance. It would be great to try something new.
Marlene V (Enelram)
September 10, 2015 at 11:02 pmI have never wore this fragrance but I could really use something new!!
Sara
September 10, 2015 at 9:41 pmI have no previous experience with any of their fragrances but I’d love to give to my spouse to try
Shannon
September 10, 2015 at 8:39 pmI have worn Angel & Alien…Angel is my fave @shannonandjoe
DC
September 10, 2015 at 6:36 pmWould love a new frangrance
Durham Garbutt
September 10, 2015 at 6:35 pmI’ve always loved his fragrances. I would love to win this one and experience it!
Alma Rocha
September 10, 2015 at 6:30 pmI’ve never worn it! I love the smell and I would love it for my best friend! My twitter is @almarocha25
Angela A Simmons
September 10, 2015 at 4:18 pmI haven’t worn this fragrance yet because I am just now hearing about it but i would love to try it
paige chandler
September 10, 2015 at 3:32 pmYes. I wear Angel and love it.
Rhonda Pierce
September 10, 2015 at 2:05 pmLove to try it!
Sylvana B
September 10, 2015 at 1:27 pmI have never worn it, but am always open to trying new things.
natasha lamoreux
September 10, 2015 at 1:21 pmI have never worn it but would love to win and try it. Thank you
ELIZABETH C.
September 10, 2015 at 1:15 pmI’ve never worn a Thierry Mugler scent byt would love to !!
Lori Laws
September 10, 2015 at 1:13 pmI have worn Angel and Alien by Thierry Mugler and love them both! 🙂 @lorijlaws
Karla Sceviour
September 10, 2015 at 12:37 pmno,I have never worn a Thierry Mugler scent or even heard if it until now 🙂 @ksceviour