Cherigan

Cherigan is a French perfume house founded in Paris in 1929, during the Art Deco period. Historical sources and the brand's own materials place its original boutique at 120 avenue des Champs-Elysees, where it catered to a fashionable clientele in Montparnasse and Montmartre and later expanded its presence as far as Havana. Contemporary research by current owner Luc Gabriel indicates that, contrary to earlier claims attributing the brand to a Czech immigrant, Cherigan was created by a wealthy French family who preferred to remain discreet.

During its first life in the 1930s and 1940s, Cherigan became known for fragrances such as Fleurs de Tabac, Mascarade, Chance, Parisienne, Bleu Imperial, Jupons and La Habana Cuba. These perfumes were marketed to VIPs and the international jet set of the time, and Fleurs de Tabac, launched in 1929, is cited by the brand and independent reviewers as one of its landmark creations.

After disappearing for several decades, Cherigan was rediscovered in 2016 by Luc Gabriel, CEO and founder of The Different Company. He acquired the dormant brand that year, piecing together its history through surviving artwork, bottles and archival materials, and formally relaunched Cherigan at the Pitti Fragranze trade show. The revived line includes a recreation of Fleurs de Tabac alongside new compositions, all presented as extraits de parfum.

Today Cherigan positions itself as a heritage niche house that draws directly on the visual, social and olfactory codes of the late 1920s and 1930s. Its modern catalog mixes historically inspired reissues with contemporary fragrances, maintaining a focus on rich concentrations and a style that reflects the hedonistic mood of interwar Paris rather than mainstream trends.