Trudon – Candles, Wax and Perfume since 1643
Trudon begins in Paris in 1643, when Claude Trudon takes over a shop for spices and candles on Rue Saint-Honoré. Today Trudon is the oldest candle manufactory still in operation in the world, and its candles are still poured by hand in its own workshop in Normandy. Alongside scented candles, scented cameos and scent objects, the house has also made perfumes since 2017. At SNUD in Vienna-Josefstadt you can smell candles and perfumes side by side and find out whether your Trudon lives in a glass or in a bottle.
What makes Trudon special to us?
We love how much history goes into a single Trudon candle – almost four centuries of wax craft, and yet it smells of today. The perfumes carry the same signature onto the skin: smoky like Révolution, luminous like Vixi, spicy and mysterious like Mortel.
Who are Trudon's fragrances for?
For everyone who wants not only to wear scent but also to experience it at home. If you like it fresh and green, start with Médie, Vixi or Deux; if you love florals, with Elae or Bruma; and if you like it dark, spicy and smoky, with Mortel, Mortel Noir or Mystique. For the home, scented candles such as Abd El Kader, Ernesto or Spiritus Sancti are a lovely place to start.
Manufacture Royale since 1737
In 1737 Jérôme Trudon buys the royal wax manufactory in Antony – the only candle manufactory ever to hold the title “Manufacture Royale” – and supplies the French royal court, and later Napoléon Bonaparte. The manufactory's motto, “Deo Regique Laborant” – “They work for God and the King” – refers to the bees whose wax made all of this possible.
At SNUD, besides the scented candles, you will also find the Madeleine taper candles in pink, navy blue and corn yellow, the La Cloche candle bell and the gilded Dutch Candlestick.
Poured by hand, from glass to bottle
In the Normandy workshop, wax and fragrance are blended and poured into the glasses, the wicks are straightened by hand and the labels applied by hand. Since 2007 every scented candle has told a story – Ernesto, Abd El Kader, Spiritus Sancti, Cyrnos – joined by wax scented cameos for the La Promeneuse scent object. In 2017 came the first five perfumes, composed with perfumers such as Yann Vasnier, Antoine Lie, Lyn Harris and Émilie Bouge, and with 45°, Midnight Omen and Mystique there is now also the highly concentrated Nuit Rouge collection.
Yann Vasnier created Mortel, Elae and Médie, Lyn Harris Révolution and Deux, Antoine Lie Bruma and Aphélie, Émilie Bouge Vixi.
