Juliette Has a Gun

What's in a name? Quite a lot, in the case of this particular perfume house, which took as a guiding image the idea of Shakespeare's Juliette. There are a few key differences between this Juliette and the original tragic heroine, though, as the woman evoked here is unleashed, armed and a symbol of liberation. This sidelong look at one of literature's central figures provides thematic inspiration for all of the house's exceptional fragrances.

Romano Ricci, the great-grandson of the famous Nina Ricci, was the founding force behind this brand, which prides itself on interpreting perfumery as art. Such bold imagery and ambition is thankfully more than matched by impeccably high levels of craft and quality, enabling the creators behind Juliette Has a Gun to more than deliver on their deeply evocative promises.