The Value Of A $1,500 Skin Treatment Program: In Search Of The Gold Orchid At The Waldorf Astoria's Guerlain Spa

I am one of the lucky ones, as I was introduced to the Guerlain brand when I was about five, and could actually smell my mother's Shalimar perfume before she entered the room. It was a heady scent, of vanilla and other things I couldn't yet name. But I associated Guerlain with Shalimar and Shalimar with her, for years.