Officine Universelle Buly 1803 Review
Originally founded in 1803, it was known in the olden days as a perfume and scented-vinegar brand. Its founder, Jean-Vincent Buly, was the inspiration for a Balzac character. After a “century of sleep,” per the brand’s website, the old beauty brand received a slight revamp from a husband-and-wife pair with a fragrance background, Ramdane Touhami (a former co-owner of Cire Trudon) and Victoire de Taillac.
For a few years, its shop was mostly a nice-smelling secret in the Saint Germain district of Paris, located a stone’s throw away from the Seine, where locals and in-the-know visitors could buy luxurious, very giftable toothpastes, body washes, fragrances, and hand creams that you couldn’t buy on Bleecker Street, with the product design being 17th-century French, but with color printing. French girls like Caroline de Maigret were fans, calling the tuberose perfume a “perfect purchase” and advising people visiting the shop, which looks sort of like Ollivanders wand shop from Harry Potter, but for beauty products, to be “very nosy” in order to find hidden treasures. They even sold special vibrantly colored nail polish, made out of crushed shells.
Now, you don’t have to visit Paris to get some Buly. The products range from the beautiful to slightly quirky, but delightful.
They monogram labels and packages for gifts. So this is a no-brainer for any kind of Valentine present or birthday present. And of course what a perfect Christmas present! Even if you’re just buying something for yourself, everything is lovingly wrapped in intricate folds of lettered paper. It’s just sooooo luxurious!
Read more about the philosophy here.
Here are the items they sent over for my review!
BALM OF THE MUSES- This delicious balm is full of moisturizing, repairing and protective ingredients of plant origin. This eye-catching and translucent treatment promotes the natural coloring of the lips. A daily beauty gesture, graceful and mischievous . This lucky charm of seduction, a nice little jar always at hand, sublimates the smile at any time of the day.
If the balm does not lend itself, its notoriety is spreading at breakneck speed. His sharing begins with kisses, which he irresistibly inspires.
PERSONALIZE YOUR BALM
Have your initials, in capital letters, or those of the lucky recipient of your present, engraved on the vegetable leather of the lip balm. Service offered.
NB: the embossing is done only in capital letters. Please mention the initials in capitals only. For a heart between the initials, please write as follows: A ♡ B by copying / pasting the ♡
All the ingredients are of vegetable and natural origin.
Sesame oil is renowned for its softening and regenerating properties.
Anti-oxidant, plum oil is naturally rich in vitamin E.
Very nourishing, Shea butter is an overpowering moisturizer.
Castor oil is a fortifying and protective anointing for the lips.
Sesamum Indicum Seed Oil, Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Oryza Sativa Bran Cera, Ricinus Communis Seed Oil, Copernicia Cerifera Wax
Deodorizing Matches- Goodbye to unpleasant smells. The deodorizing power of the match is great. L'Officine Universelle Buly combines the useful with the pleasant by inventing the scented match. A new way to quickly and elegantly scent the atmosphere. Cut longer in a soft wood, then coated with a scented solution, they perfume the atmosphere of the room in a single gesture and are available in eight fragrances.
They are stunning! I cannot even decide what my favorite is! All though I think the PATER MATEOS SCENTED MATCHES might be a contender. The bergamot, lemon and musk scent just smells so clean!
The deodorizing power of matches has been proven for centuries, in particular for rapidly cleaning up the atmosphere in toilets without harming them. This property was particularly noticeable when matches were made with sulfur. Harmful and too easily flammable, this component has been neglected for another, but the deodorizing power of the match remains. Inspired by this astonishing virtue, the Officine Universelle Buly invents the Scented Match.
Just look at the beautiful perfumes!
And the oils and butters! I want everything!!! I really do!
Melvin and Henry are going to need this engraved brush! And I am so ordering this engraved toothbrush as a birthday present to myself !
Take a peak!
So so perfect for your Valentine!
