Guerlain introduced a new fragrance collection named L'Art & La Matière in 2005, at the grand re-opening of their main boutique store (68 Avenue des Champs-Elysées, Paris) after closing it for renovation. The collection consists of three fragrance editions: Angélique Noire, Cuir Beluga, and Rose Barbare; with each designed by a different well-known master perfumer.

Angélique Noire is crafted by Daniela (Roche) Andrier, with a composition built around the note of angelica and as the house called it “A contrasting, bittersweet interpretation of angelica”. Most of the time the angelica note is used in a small amount in perfume due to its potent herbal bitterness. To counter that, Daniela used a lot of sweet and spicy notes from pear to pink pepper and even vanilla to create this beautiful Eau de Parfum. It opens sweet and loud and steadily settles down with time as it gets to the creamy sweet base.

Each fragrance edition in the collection is presented in a transparent flacon, revealing the amber hue juice inside, with golden plates on each side, engraved with the name of the perfume. It also comes with a golden bulb atomizer.

By Daniela Andrier: “Half-angel, half-demon, the verdant, crisp and herbal bitterness of angelica is kept at bay by the enveloping sweetness of vanilla. "If it were a ballet, Swan Lake by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky." Like in this classic ballet in which white swan and black swan are locked in a merciless struggle, Angélique Noire portrays a bittersweet confrontation.”

Perfumista.org recommend that Angélique Noire Guerlain is best usage for day in Spring season . In addition, Angelica and Pear are two main notes that you can easy scent.