By Stylish Team
You might be so into your gift-shopping these days for Christmas, and with our first series of holiday gifting suggestions, we trust you’re doing just great with your checklist.
Now, if you’re in the lookout for unfailing and posh corporate giveaways or endearing gift sets for friends and loved ones, a topnotch premium fragrance is always a good idea. Be it for personal use or home ambience, a whiff of aroma never goes out of style. And if you find one that is multi-sensory –from the very chic aesthetic of the packaging box that eases the eyes, to its luxe texture, down to the rejuvenating scent of the gift itself — well, you just got lucky.
With Marcel Philippe, that’s exactly what you’ll be able to gift to your friends and loved ones this Christmas.
Marcel Philippe is for the upwardly trendy, with its art of perfumery and brand name inspired by the French, scent names inspired by the Greek gods, and sophisticated fragrances meant to cater to the unparalleled Filipino sensibilities. With Marcel Philippe‘s luxe line of fragrances from personal perfumes, body washes, shampoo bars and essential oils, down to home scents, car and linen sprays and reed diffusers, your holiday gift sets are set to look delightfully luxurious. Plus, you may personalize each gift with the name of your loved one beautifully incorporated in it. Aside from Christmas season, these sets look nice as wedding presents and birthday surprises, too.
“The French people are the best when it comes to perfumery, so that’s the inspiration. We wanted to have a Filipino-founded home fragrance and perfumery brand that is at par with international offerings, but at much friendlier price points,” Terry De Guia Tuason, founder of Marcel Philippe, shared with STYLISH in an interview.
Having been presented in Paris, France and Milan, Italy by Kapitolyo ng Laguna and Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Marcel Philippe has always exuded global competitiveness and upscale quality that can cater to those with discriminating tastes.
“We started with ten personal perfume scents and six home fragrances during our product development in 2021, and various bazaars in 2022. We did a shotgun and test approach during our first years to see what the Filipino market likes. Then by October 2023, we started to learn what are our best-sellers which we made available in SM Department Stores, like SM Sta. Rosa in Laguna. Now, we are in five SM Malls, including SM North,” she added.
Having been exposed to the personal care manufacturing business of her family since forever, Terry has been exposed to understanding what the Philippine market wants when it comes to perfumes, shampoos and bar soaps.
She then noticed that Filipinos are naturally amazing gifters, which led her to pivot her fragrance line to more of a holiday gifting company.
“What I love most about us Filipinos is that we really love each other. I notice, most Filipinos may not spend as much on themselves. But when it comes to gifts, they really splurge! We put a lot of thought into our holiday gifts, and we’ve noticed how Marcel Philippe has become that gift idea company that Filipino clients can come to and depend on.”
According to Terry, Filipinos love fruity and floral fragrances for personal use, as well as perfumes with vanilla notes.
“For personal perfumes, the fruity and floral ones like our Hera are best-selling,” she said. “Those with vanilla notes, like our Zephyr, are also Filipino faves.”
“For home ambience, Filipinos love a mild yet relaxing and posh fragrance, so our Fresh Bamboo and Green Tea are doing really well.”
Having interior design as her educational background and initial profession, Terry has always had passion for beaty, art and home design and ambience.
“I love elevating the home ambience, and a home fragrance is always a good idea. I’ve also loved design. That’s why you can see in our packaging box that we are so into great aesthetics. I want our products to be a multisensory treat and an overall nice consumer experience.”
She also shared why her clients support luxe fragrance line Marcell Philippe.
“Filipinos are becoming more and more intelligent consumers. They love investing in Filipino brands, because they know they are supporting the community while elevating our lifestyles,” she said.
Learn more about this brand on Facebook here. You may shop Marcel Philippe on its online store here.
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