A new way to experience Cire Trudon’s fragrances at home, the Promeneuse was created in collaboration with Pauline Deltour, an artist specialising in revisiting tableware, furniture, jewellery and space design. Stylish and innovative, this piece takes the oil burner as we know it to a whole new, luxe level.
Trudon is all about bringing the style and aesthetics of the past into the present, so while the shape of the Promeneuse is inspired by pre-electricity lanterns (its name in French meaning “The Walker”), its sleek lines and modern textures work perfectly in a contemporary household. The tea light is protected by the glass, so it can be brought outside too!
Each Promeneuse comes with:
• 4 scented cameos – each with an 8 hour burn time, in scents Abd El Kader, Ernesto, Cyrnos and Solis Rex
• 4 night-lights – each with an 8 hour burn time
• The La Promeneuse itself, with ceramic base and dish for the cameo, hand blown green glass from Florence and brass fittings.
USING YOUR PROMENEUSE
• Place the ceramic dish on the brass cradle.
• Place the spoon on the dish in the center.
• Place a perfumed cameo on the spoon.
• Lift the glass piece and place the night-light in the place destined for it under the Promeneuse, and light it.
• Delicately replace the glass piece.
• The perfumed cameo will then melt and release scent into your space for 8+ hours!
• Once the night light has gone out and the cameo’s wax has hardened, the brass spoon should enable you to lift the wax out with ease, enabling you to use a different scent next time.
ABOUT THE BRAND
Founded in 1643, Cire Trudon is the oldest wax manufacturer in the world.
In 1640s Paris, Claude Trudon, a convenience store owner, began to make tapered candles with a new methodology he had developed, utilising a special blend of beeswax and vegetable wax. His high-quality candles rapidly gained popularity, as they didn’t warp, smoke or splutter, and therefore didn’t cause fires!
In 1702, Trudon opened a factory so that their highly sought-after candles could be manufactured on a larger scale. Before long, their secret wax formula (still used today!) attracted the attention of the Crown. The house of Trudon became the candle provider to the Royal Court of Louis XIV, as well as many of the great churches of France. Louis XIV was so impressed with the candles that he issued his seal of approval with the official family crest. This crest can now be seen affixed to every Trudon product, with the addition of the motto “Deo regique laborant”, which means: “they (the bees) work for God and the King”, a nod to the creature that made their successful formula possible!
By the mid 17th century, Trudon had become the largest wax manufacturer in France. As candle makers for the Royal Court, Trudon were commissioned to make candles for many French icons – from Louis XIV to Marie Antoinette to Napoleon Bonaparte. Napoleon actually commissioned Trudon to make a candle for the birth of his son – rumoured to be the only gift he ever gave him – a black candle decorated with his likeness in gold.
Fast forward to 2007 when the house took the name Cire Trudon and became the leading specialist in manufacturing perfumed candles. All their candles are still hand-made, using traditional production methods akin to those Claude Trudon would have used in the 1600s. In their Normandy factory, each candle is hand-poured into hand-blown vessels from Tuscany. Today, Cire Trudon has extended their savoir-fare to a line of genderless perfumes as well as a variety of options to luxuriously scent your space.
