Kilian

By Kilian is an eco-luxury perfume brand from Paris, created by Kilian Hennessy, grandson of the founder of the LVMH group. (The "H" in LVMH is Hennessy, the famous cognac-making family.)

Kilian Hennessy spent his childhood among the family's wine cellars in Cognac. After completing a degree in Communication and Language Studies, where he wrote a thesis on the semantics of smells in search of a common language between gods and mortals, Kilian went on to study with some of the greatest noses in perfumery and hone his craft to to create perfumes for some of the best fashion brands in the industry.

In 2007, Kilian launched his own perfume house, in line with the family's long tradition to produce luxury goods.

Collection L'oeuvre noire ("Black masterpiece") was first launched in 2007, with new fragrances added to the collection every year and a total of ten fragrances available so far.

Collection Arabian Nights, featuring oud-based fragrances with an oriental theme and a distinctive package, was launched in 2009 with Pure Oud. Two additional oud-based fragrances have since been added to the collection.

The company emphasizes ecology and sustainability through the use of refillable, recyclable packaging. The perfumer's forum notes are also available for each fragrance on the official website.

By Kilian has launched limited editions of several fragrances in the collection, in special luxury packaging. The brand also expanded its offering to include evening handbags in 2011.

Designer By Kilian has 83 perfumes and you can find the popular perfumes at emma.co.uk. The earliest edition was created in 2007 and the newest is from 2021. By Kilian fragrances were created in collaboration with perfumers Alberto Morillas, Calice Becker, Sidonie Lancesseur, Mathieu Nardin, Christian Provenzano, Pascal Gaurin, Fabrice Pellegrin, Honorine Blanc, Dorothee Piot, Benoist Lapouza and Frank Voelkl.