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{{short description|Guerlain perfume}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{Infobox fragrance
| name          = Jicky
| image         = Guerlain - Jicky (1889).jpg
| image_size    = 250px
| image_alt     =
| caption       =
| endorsed_by   = [[Guerlain]]
| category      = Amber (Oriental) Fougère
| designed_for  = Unisex
| notes         =
| top_note      = {{hlist|Bergamot|Lavender}}
| heart_note    = {{hlist|Jasmine|Rose}}
| base_note     = {{hlist|Vanilla||Tonka Bean|Resins}}
| released      = {{Start date and age|1889}}
| label         = [[Guerlain]]
| perfumer      = Aimé Guerlain
| concentration = [[Perfume#Dilution classes|Parfum]], [[Perfume#Dilution classes|Eau de Parfum]]
| tagline       =
| flankers      =
| predecessor   =
| successor     =
| url           = [https://www.guerlain.com/uk/en-uk/p/les-legendaires-jicky---eau-de-parfum-P014315.html Jicky]
}}
'''Jicky''' is a [[perfume]] originally created by Aimé Guerlain in 1889 for French perfume and cosmetics house [[Guerlain]]. Introduced in 1889, it is the oldest continuously-produced perfume in the world.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Turin |first1=Luca |last2=Sanchez |first2=Tania |year=2008 |title=Perfumes: The A-Z Guide |location=London |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-670-01865-9}}</ref>
== History ==
Jicky was one of the first perfumes created with the addition of [[aroma compounds|synthetic materials]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jicky |url=http://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Guerlain/Jicky-103.html |website=Fragrantica |language=en-US |access-date=21 November 2014}}</ref> and was the first abstract perfume in [[History of perfume|history]], meaning it is not based on a single [[Note (perfumery)|note]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jicky |url=http://www.basenotes.net/ID26120870.html |website=Base Notes |access-date=21 November 2014}}</ref> Its [[perfume note]]s include: [[spice]], [[lemon]],  [[lavender]], [[wood]] and [[ethylvanillin|vanilla]]. Its stopper is shaped like a [[champagne]] [[Cork (plug)|cork]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jicky |url=http://www.neimanmarcus.com/Guerlain-Jicky-Parfum/prod45510053/p.prod |website=Neiman Marcus |language=en-US |access-date=21 November 2014}}</ref>
Jicky was the nickname of Aimé Guerlain's nephew, Jacques Guerlain, and according to legend, was also the pet name of Aimé's girlfriend from his time studying in England.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jicky by Guerlain |url=http://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Guerlain/Jicky-103.html |website=Fragrantica |language=en-US |access-date=November 23, 2022}}</ref>
Jicky was featured in the exhibition, The Art of Scent 1889-2012, curated by [[Chandler Burr]] at the [[Museum of Arts and Design]], New York.<ref>{{Cite web |title=the art of scent |url=https://chandlerburr.com/the-art-of-scent/ |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=chandler burr |language=en-US}}</ref> This exhibition tracks the evolution and major innovations in scent design, since the dawn of the synthetic aroma compound in the late nineteenth century.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Art of Scent: 1889 - 2012 |url=https://madmuseum.org/exhibition/art-scent |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=Museum of Art and Design |language=en}}</ref> Each of the scents in the exhibition is aligned to a historical art movements, with Jicky aligned with [[romanticism]] to reflect the emerging [[Bourgeoisie|bourgeois french society.]]<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Spayde |first=J |date=2020 |title='The Craft of Scent' |journal=American Craft |volume=80 |issue=4 |pages=34–41 |via=ebscohost}}</ref>
== See also ==
* [[Mitsouko (perfume)|Mitsouko]], created by [[perfumer]] [[Jacques Guerlain]] in 1919
* [[Shalimar (perfume)|Shalimar]], the flagship fragrance of perfume house Guerlain, created by [[Jacques Guerlain]] in 1921
== References ==
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[[Category:19th-century perfumes]]