Did you know that in 1811 Cire Trudon, then named Royal Manufacture of Waxes, entered the imperial court? The Emperor Napoleon I gifted his son with one sole present for his birthday: a Cire Trudon wax.

This winter, Cire Trudon brings us even further in the past, up to the mythical times of ancient Egypt, through 3 scented candles. To discover the inspirations, we went to explore one of the iconic places for Egyptian art in Paris, the Ghezelbash gallery (12, rue Jacob): from sarcophagi to amulets, from ancient statuettes to busts, the pieces animating this magic place cover several millennia of history.

What stories inspired the creation of this candles trio?

Philae is an island on the Nile where the temple of Isis is established. This sanctuary will be the last worship place of the Egyptian goddess before the Romans order its closure. The Philae candle is inspired by the old majestic columns laying next to the aquatic greenery and flows of the Nile. The combination of pepper, cedar wood and vetiver notes envelops us with a papyrus smell.

The flamboyant Amon candle is a tribute to the other legendary Egyptian deity. Its name means “the hidden”, since the god is able to reveal itself in many shapes but nobody knows its real look. The god being considered as the creator of life, the smell associated to this candle is an incense and cedar whirlwind, both powerful and elusive.

In Gizeh, on the left strand of the Nile, the pyramids of Cheops, Chephren and Mykerinos rise as the most majestic symbols of the Egyptian civilization. They represent the power of the Egyptian kingdom, but also the inviolable graves of the Pharaohs. These stone monuments act as guardians protecting the Egyptian mystical secrets. Cire Trudon gives them a tribute with the Gizeh candle, presenting a firewood smell enriched with gourmand notes.