Heritage
A house, in its own words
Hervé Domar began creating eaux de parfum in 2007, establishing the house around its eponymous designer. The early catalogue developed over a relatively short period, with Opale recorded as the first fragrance from 2007. By 2009, the house had built out its most clearly identifiable collection, using names associated with diamonds and colored gemstones: White Diamond, Ruby, Black Diamond, Tanzanite, Citrine, Garnet, Peridot, Sapphire and Brown Diamond. This visible release pattern marks the rapid shaping of the brand's catalogue during its early years. The house subsequently moved beyond personal fragrance into scented candles and home fragrances, broadening its application of perfumery across the home. Public information on the brand remains limited, and no consistently cited founding date earlier than the first recorded eau de parfum appears in the available sources. Catalogue totals also vary between specialist databases, which list 14 perfumes and 31 fragrances respectively. These discrepancies make the 2007 perfume launch the most secure historical marker, rather than suggesting that all of the later-listed releases entered the catalogue at once. The clearest expression of Hervé Domar's creative approach is its sustained interest in gemstones and precious materials. Names such as Opale, Ruby, Black Diamond, Tanzanite, Citrine, Garnet, Peridot, Sapphire and Brown Diamond give the catalogue a coherent visual and thematic vocabulary, placing color, brilliance and mineral character at the center of the brand identity. Rather than presenting one broadly described olfactory signature, the house organizes fragrances through evocative names that suggest distinct moods and textures. The 2009 Diamond and gemstone sequence shows this approach becoming more systematic as the range expanded. The later addition of candles and home fragrances extends the same decorative sensibility into a new format, allowing perfume to shape an interior setting rather than only a personal scent. Public sources do not provide a detailed statement from the founder about perfumery, and no perfumers are consistently linked to the fragrances in the supplied research. The philosophy is therefore best understood through the catalogue itself: jewel-inspired naming, a coordinated family of releases and an expansion from fragrance into atmosphere.