Angel (perfume)

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Angel
Fragrance by Mugler
CategoryGourmand
Designed forWomen
Top notes
  • Bergamot
Heart notes
  • Praline
Base notes
  • Patchouli
Released1992;32 years ago (1992) [1]
Label Mugler
Perfumer(s)Olivier Cresp and Yves de Chirin
Concentration Eau de Parfum
Flanker(s)
    • Angel Nova [2]
    • Angel Elixir [3]
    • Angel Sunessence [3]
    • Angel Eau Croisiere [4]
    • Angel Muse [5]

Angel is a 1992 perfume from Thierry Mugler and the first modern gourmand perfume, with notes of patchouli, praline, red berries, and vanilla. [6] The perfumiers were Olivier Cresp and Yves de Chirin. [7] The design of its bottle is an irregular shaped star. [8]

Contents

Angel, along with the company's companion scent Alien, accounts for $280 million in annual sales. [9] The perfume continued to be produced after Mugler's luxury monobrand women's line folded. As of 2011, the fragrance was the fifth best-selling perfume of all time in the United States, according to The NPD Group. [10] It once surpassed Chanel's No. 5 fragrance as the best-selling perfume in France, and remains one of the best-selling perfumes in Europe. [11]

Marketing

Previous faces of the Angel perfume line have included Jerry Hall, Naomi Watts, Eva Mendes, Toni Garrn, and Georgia May Jagger. [12] In 2023, American actress Hunter Schafer was announced as the new face of the Angel perfume line. [13]

Awards

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References

  1. "Mugler Angel Eau de Parfum Fragrance | Mugler Official Site" . Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  2. "Angel Nova Perfume Eau De Parfum | Mugler Official Site" . Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Mugler Angel Elixir Eau de Parfum | Mugler Official Site" . Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  4. "Angel Eau Croisière - Eau de Toilette | Mugler Official Site" . Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  5. Angel muse for womenfragranceroom.com Archived 29 February 2024 at the Wayback Machine
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  9. Thierry Mugler, Still Creating a Stir ERIC WILSON Published: April 30, 2010 Accessed: December 26, 2014
  10. Schaefer, Kayleen (5 December 2011). "A Little Confection Behind the Ear". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 24 January 2022.
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  12. "How Model Toni Garrn Found New Beauty Rituals in Quarantine". L'Officiel USA. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  13. Weil, Jennifer (15 February 2023). "EXCLUSIVE: Hunter Schafer Is the New Face of Mugler's Angel". WWD. Retrieved 3 March 2024.