Fragrance house

Kilian

KILIAN Paris was founded in 2007 by Kilian Hennessy, drawing on his family’s cognac heritage and childhood memories of cognac cellars. It launched with ten fragrances and developed its creative identity through Hennessy’s contemporary reinterpretation of traditional French perfumery, with established perfumers creating fragrances under his direction. The brand organizes its fragrance identity into five olfactive families: The Fresh, The Narcotics, The Cellars, The Smokes, and The Liquors. Refillable flacons were part of its founding sustainability concept and remain part of its stated identity. Estée Lauder Companies acquired By Kilian in fiscal 2016, bringing the brand into its luxury fragrance portfolio. In 2019, KILIAN Paris extended its idea of making perfume tangible through designed objects with Le Rouge Parfum scented lipsticks. Angels’ Share is a bestseller and signature scent for the house, with a cognac-linked concept and a particularly personal connection to Hennessy’s creative work.