NICOLAI
With the opening of NICOLAÏ in 1989, Patricia de Nicolaï and her husband Jean-Louis Michau took an audacious gamble by creating, signing and selling her own perfumes. The era of the auteur in the perfume business hadn’t yet arrived, and being a ‘nose’ was primarily a man’s role.
From the beginning, the house of NICOLAÏ has taken devotion to top quality and complete creative freedom as its credo, maintaining a distinguished elegance that never bows to the diktats of marketing.
This was the philosophy of the Guerlain family, with Patricia being the great-granddaughter of Pierre Guerlain. Pierre, with his brother Jacques, propelled their company to success in the first part of the 20th century.
From the beginning, the house of NICOLAÏ has taken devotion to top quality and complete creative freedom as its credo, maintaining a distinguished elegance that never bows to the diktats of marketing.
This was the philosophy of the Guerlain family, with Patricia being the great-granddaughter of Pierre Guerlain. Pierre, with his brother Jacques, propelled their company to success in the first part of the 20th century.
