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Louise and Alexandre were the children of architect Alexandre- Théodore Brongniart (1739-1813), famous for designing the Stock Exchange building in Paris and transforming the Père Lachaise Cemetery—now preserved in wax sculptures by Trudon.

Ourika is a sensual exploration of iris’ spicy character. Grown in fertile valleys and gardens since Antiquity, iris also played a role in the Egyptian mythology, associated to Horus, the falcon God that brings the sky and the earth together.

Inspired by the parquetry of Versailles’s famous Hall of Mirrors, this regal perfume radiates vapours of wax, candelabra and palace. A sumptuous trail of incense weaves through a tapestry of coniferous trees, cut with solar rays of citrus fruits.

Named ‘candana’ in Sanskrit, or ‘sandal’ in Arabic, for millenia sandalwood was used as a precious ointment for the hair and body. A remedy against anxiety, it still billows today, seamlessly embedded in the smoke of Asian incense.

Absolute authority: chin up, proud bust and a contemptuous attitude, the Sun King rules. This unscented, navy blue bust candle is a symbol of French history immortalized in a 7-meter high monumental sculpture by François Girardon (1699), sculpted in wax.

A blue wax recreation of an ex-voto found during archaeological excavations in Syria, engraved with the words "Prokla en ex-voto" meaning “For herself or her house, to dedicate," housed at the Louvre in Paris. A candle meant to collect, not to burn.

A wax recreation of an ex-voto found during archaeological excavations in Syria, engraved with the words "Prokla en ex-voto" meaning “For herself or her house, to dedicate," housed at the Louvre in Paris. A candle meant to collect, not to burn.