Every fragrance has a backstory. Take any one of Ariana Grande’s perfumes and it’ll tell you a story about her journey as an artist. Or take a big inhale of any Glasshouse Fragrances candle and you’ll be transported somewhere far across the globe.
And if you’ve ever smelt the Kyoto in Bloom ($54.95 at Adore Beauty), we bet you’ll be hoping to land in Japan. In the case of movie star-turned-perfumer, Michelle Pfieffer, her source of inspiration is as personal as it comes.
What was the inspiration behind Michelle Pfieffer’s frangrance?
During a recent sit down on the Lipstick on the Rim podcast, hosted by Molly Sims, Michelle discussed the development process behind the latest launch from her unisex fragrance line, Henry Rose.
“Through this process of the perfumers constantly saying to me, ‘where does this take you? Tell us, does it take you to a place?’ I realised what I was trying to formulate was my father’s cologne,” she said.
Although her late father serving as the scent’s inspiration was largely unintentional, Michelle expertly tapped into one of the greatest powers of a good perfume. Which is? Using smell to transport us to a particular time, place or in this case, person.
“I didn’t know that’s what I was doing,” she recounted. “I didn’t know that was why I gravitated toward that particular category in fragrance is because it’s very emotional.”
And the family ties don’t end there. According to Michelle, the inspiration behind the brand’s name came from her kids. Taking the middle name from both her son and daughter, Henry and Rose cleverly combined to reflect the gender-neutral nature of the range. We love it.
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Have you tried one of Michelle’s perfumes? Are there any scents that remind you of a loved one?
That sounds lovely, so many family members are mentioned there.
I wasn’t aware of this brand or that it was Michelle’s, I really like her
Me too, I don’t know what it is but she seems really authentic and genuine
Ditto. There seems to be too many perfumes on the market.
No I haven’t tried any perfumes, they aren’t my thing
Not tried any “lately”
Me either.
If people actually knew what they put in fragrance you would be shocked. Check out the film “Stink” on Youtube.
Oooh can’t wait to try it out!
I love Ms Pfieffer, there’s something real about her compared to other celebrities. I had no idea she had her own perfume line
She is lovely and I also did not know she had her own perfume
I haven’t tried her perfumes, but I really enjoy her movies.
I love the story of her naming the brand after her children (using their middle names).
Unlike some celebrities that seem to create perfumes just to make money, her motives seem genuine
I didn’t know that Michelle Pfeiffer had a fragrance range.
The scents of Tea Rose perfume & Nivea Creme remind me of Mum.
Is it suppose to say fragrance?
I did’nt know she had a brand of perfume, unisex scents never work for me.
@Lisa359, I’ve never found a unisex perfume that works for me either.
I absolutely love Michelle in all her movies and she is so down to earth and genuine. I will have to see what is in her fragrance now as am totally interested. Just hope no scents that I can’t use. Also didn’t know she bought out a perfume either….not seen any ads so thank you BH for letting us know here.
I think I would like this. I like men’s fragrances and I like women’s.
Love the touch of using the combined kids middle name to come up with the name for the fragrance
Nice story, don’t think I’d like the scent
Some unisex fragrances can be great
That is so lovely.
Never heard of her perfume line. I wear men perfumes and those made for women. Not into “unisex”, prefer either or
Not a fan of “celebrity” products.
I didn’t realise she has a perfume. I haven’t heard of it at all.
I sampled lots of new perfumes last week but unfortunately Henry Rose was not one of them. I’ll have to look out for it. I love how certain scents remind us of people, places, or a specific time in our lives.
I haven’t heard of or seen this before. I looked at the website and it is nice to see that her name isn’t splashed all over it. Hopefully that means her products stand up by themselves and not just as a celebrity product.
Yes Lindy Lou I agree .Celebrity products can be so off putting.
I didn’t even know she was making perfume
I wasnt aware she had her own perfume line, but I do like the name, Henry Rose.
I didn’t know she had a perfume. It’s nice to see she hasn’t plastered her name all over it as a selling point.
Lovely story.
Aww this is so sweet!
I would love to try this.
I love the idea of having recollections from a scent .Family and close friends are always with you