Before Annick Goutal designed wonderful perfume, she was a prize winning pianist and a successful model. Annick’s personal life was less than calm; she separated from her partner after a relationship that gave her a beautiful daughter, leaving just her and her daughter Camille. Soon after, Annick married a wonderful man from her childhood but then she was diagnosed with breast cancer and had to overcome that. After that she decided to go into the skin cream business with a friend. They soon discovered that they had two things missing in their business, packaging and fragrance.



Annick met popular perfumer Henri Sorsana in 1977 and the next seven years of her life were spent remembering ingredients and working on the already brilliant sense of smell she had. Folavril, Passion and Eau d’Hadrien were her first three major fragrances. Once those three were launched she opened her first salon.

Annick Goutal has become very popular for her fragrances and admits that it is even worn by famous individuals. Annick also says that her fragrance, Eau d’Camille was inspired by her daughter because when she was younger she told her mother that she wanted fragrance like the ivy tree they had outside. Charlotte, her stepdaughter, also wanted a fragrance but she preferred something slightly less naïve, and this is where Eau de Charlotte comes from. And for her husband she created sables.

Along with all the great fragrances from Annick Goutal, there are also home fragrances. So your home can smell as good as you! There are a wide variety of fragrances available for your home and you are sure to find one that suits your home wonderfully and will leave it smelling great. To go with the wonderful smelling home fragrances there are also scented candles to give your home that peaceful look and great aroma.

But it was not all over for the Goutal’s when Annick passed away. This was a very sad and devastating time for all who knew her and knew what an amazing person she was. But, after Annick passed away, her daughter Camille decided to carry on the business and she did a very good job, just as good as her mother.