Coque d'Or(1937)

Created by Jacques Guerlain, Coque d'Or, Golden Shell, opens on bergamot and aldehydes, moves through a heart of rose, jasmine, and ylang-ylang, and closes on amber, musk, vanilla, and sandalwood. Named for Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's opera Le Coq d'Or, The Golden Cockerel, based on a Pushkin fairy tale, it reflects Guerlain's recurring practice of drawing fragrance names from opera and literature. Its aldehydic-amber-vanilla structure situates it within Guerlain's ongoing exploration of warm orientals in the years following Shalimar, applying the house's Guerlinade base accord within a brighter, more aldehyde-forward framework.