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Timeless elegance: Trudon commemorates 380 years with the enchanting Tuileries collection

Heritage brands don’t come much more storied than the legendary French candlemaker-cum-perfumer, Trudon. The ancient house is currently celebrating its 380th year, and over the centuries has graced many of the great palaces and cathedrals of Europe. (Weโ€™re told that Versaillesโ€™ quintessential Hall of Mirrors consumed no fewer than 50,000 Trudon candles โ€“ each week.)

Coinciding with this epochal milestone is the release of Trudonโ€™s โ€˜Tuileriesโ€™ collection, named for the eponymous palace where Louis XVI and his family were confined for two years of his life. The revolutionaries granted Trudon a special permit to continue supplying candles to the family over this time.

The richly intoxicating rose scent is a homage to the favourite flower of Marie Antoinette, while the shape of the glass is modeled by Italian craftsmen on a Champagne bucket. The collection allows us a heady, redolent taste of the unabashed self-indulgence of Franceโ€™s most famous royals, while hopefully avoiding their fate.