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Marjorie Gubelmann

Marjorie Gubelmann

Marjorie Gubelmann Marjorie Barton Gubelmann is the owner and CEO of Vie Luxe International.-Personal life:Gubelmann was born in New York City to Susan McCammon Gubelmann and William S. Gubelmann, and has one younger brother, Wyeth S. Gubelmann. Gubelmann’s great-grandfather was the inventor...

 founded the luxury home fragrance company, Vie Luxe International in 2004 . The company launched with one main collection, the Voyage Collection, in which each scent is named for one of Gubelmann’s favorite international destinations. The Voyage Collection was quickly picked up by such luxury retailers Bergdorf Goodman

Bergdorf Goodman

Bergdorf Goodman is a luxury goods department store based on Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City. The company was founded in 1899 by Herman Bergdorf and was later owned and managed by Edwin Goodman, and later his son Andrew Goodman....

, Saks Fifth Avenue

Saks Fifth Avenue

Saks Fifth Avenue is a luxury American specialty store owned and operated by Saks Fifth Avenue Enterprises , a subsidiary of Saks Incorporated. It competes in the high-end specialty store market in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, i.e. 'the 3 B's' Bergdorf, Barneys, Bloomingdale's and Lord & Taylor...

, Corso Como Milan

Milan

Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...

, Harrods

Harrods

Harrods is an upmarket department store located in Brompton Road in Brompton, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London. The Harrods brand also applies to other enterprises undertaken by the Harrods group of companies including Harrods Bank, Harrods Estates, Harrods Aviation and Air...

, Lane Crawford

Lane Crawford

Lane Crawford is a retailing company with specialty stores selling designer label luxury goods in Hong Kong and Beijing, China....

 in Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

, and Harvey Nichols

Harvey Nichols

Harvey Nichols, founded in 1813, is an upmarket department store chain. Its original store is in London. Founded in 1813 as a linen shop, it sells many international brands of clothing for women and men, fashion accessories, beauty products, wine and food...

 Dubai

Dubai

Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...

. In 2010, the company launched its Eco-Luxe Collection, an environmentally friendly

Environmentally friendly

Environmentally friendly are terms used to refer to goods and services, laws, guidelines and policies claimed to inflict minimal or no harm on the environment....

 line of candles called VERTE, BLANC and BLEU which are all recycled, recyclable and/or biodegradable . Vie Luxe has also created private label

Private label

Private label products or services are typically those manufactured or provided by one company for offer under another company's brand. Private label goods and services are available in a wide range of industries from food to cosmetics to web hosting...

 candles for fashion houses such as Calvin Klein

Calvin Klein

Calvin Richard Klein is an American fashion designer who launched the company that would later become Calvin Klein Inc. in 1968. In addition to clothing, Klein has also given his name to a range of perfumes, watches, and jewelry....

, Carolina Herrera

Carolina Herrera (fashion designer)

Carolina Herrera Carolina Herrera Carolina Herrera (born María Carolina Josefina Pacanins y Niño (born January 8, 1939) is a Venezuelan and naturalized American fashion designer and entrepreneur who founded her eponymous company in 1980.-Early life:...

 and Oscar de la Renta

Oscar de la Renta

Oscar de la Renta is one of the world's leading fashion designers. He was named to the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame in 1973.-Career:...

, as well as for Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide

Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc. is a hospitality ownership and management organization, headquartered in White Plains, New York. One of the world's largest hotel companies, it owns, operates, franchises and manages hotels, resorts, spas, residences, and vacation ownership properties...

 brands the W Hotels and the St. Regis Hotels. The company appeared in such publications as: Elle

Elle (magazine)

Elle is a worldwide magazine of French origin that focuses on women's fashion, beauty, health, and entertainment. Elle is also the world's largest fashion magazine. It was founded by Pierre Lazareff and his wife Hélène Gordon in 1945. The title, in French, means "she".-History:Elle was founded in...

, Vogue

Vogue (magazine)

Vogue is a fashion and lifestyle magazine that is published monthly in 18 national and one regional edition by Condé Nast.-History:In 1892 Arthur Turnure founded Vogue as a weekly publication in the United States. When he died in 1909, Condé Montrose Nast picked up the magazine and slowly began...

, Marie Claire

Marie-Claire

Marie-Claire is a given name. It is a combination of the names Marie and Claire, which are both of French origin. It may refer to:* Marie-Claire Alain , organist and organ teacher* Marie-Claire Baldenweg , contemporary artist...

, Harper’s Bazaar, Town & Country

Town & Country (magazine)

Town & Country, formerly the Home Journal and The National Press, is a monthly American lifestyle magazine. It is the oldest continually published general interest magazine in the United States.-Early history:...

, W

W (magazine)

W is a monthly American fashion magazine published by Condé Nast Publications, who purchased original owner Fairchild Publications in 1999. It was created in 1971 by the publisher of sister magazine Woman's Wear Daily, James Brady. The magazine is an oversize format – ten inches wide and...

, Women’s Wear Daily, The Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal is an American English-language international daily newspaper. It is published in New York City by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corporation, along with the Asian and European editions of the Journal....

 and O: The Oprah Magazine. Vie Luxe also has an active star fan-base which includes people like Kim Cattrall

Kim Cattrall

Kim Victoria Cattrall is an English actress. She is known for her role as Samantha Jones in the HBO comedy/romance series Sex and the City, and for her leading roles in the 1980s films Police Academy, Big Trouble in Little China, Mannequin, and Porky's...

, Cindy Crawford

Cindy Crawford

Cynthia Ann "Cindy" Crawford is an American model. Known for her trademark mole just above her lip, Crawford has adorned hundreds of magazine covers throughout her career. She was named #3 on VH1's 40 Hottest Hotties of the 90s...

, Renée Zellweger

Renée Zellweger

Renée Kathleen Zellweger is an American actress and producer. Zellweger first gained widespread attention for her role in the film Jerry Maguire , and subsequently received two nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her roles as Bridget Jones in the comedy Bridget Jones's Diary ...

, Sarah Jessica Parker

Sarah Jessica Parker

Sarah Jessica Parker is an American film, television, and theater actress and producer.She is best known for her leading role as Carrie Bradshaw on the HBO television series Sex and the City , for which she won four Golden Globe Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and two Emmy Awards...

, Britney Spears

Britney Spears

Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...

 and Michael Kors

Michael Kors

Michael Kors is an American fashion designer. He is best known for designing classic American sportswear for women.-Personal life:...

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Voyage Collection

Scent	Year Released	Description
Buenos Aires	2006	Wild Jasmine Flowers, Exotic Ceibo Petals, Ombu Leaves & White Pepper
Capri	2004	Italian Bergamot, Fresh Lemon Blossoms, Rich Cypress & Citrus Zest
Cote d’Azur	2005	White Lily, Water Hyacinth, Freesia, Pink Rose & French Verbena
Istanbul	2007	Exotic Turkish Tea, Amber, Blue Iris & Black Orchid
Maldives	2004	Delicate Heliotrope, Ceylon Teas, & Lush Green Palm eaves
Palm Beach	2004	Night Blooming Jasmine, Frangipani, Orange Blossom & Ylang Ylang
Sardinia	2009	White Gardenia, Karo Karounde Blossoms, Crisp Amaryllis & Mediterranean Cyprus Leaves
St. Barth’s	2008	Oceanic Nuances, Black Currant, Green Palm & White Jasmine
St. Moritz	2004	Bitter Orange Peel, Moroccan Clove & Mulling Spices
Tuileries	2004	White Tuberose, Rare Jasmine, Lavender Buds & Geranium Petals

Eco-Luxe Collection

Scent	Year Released	Description
BLANC	2010	White Amber, Stephanotis & Tonka Bean
BLEU	2010	Citron, Neroli & Lily of the Valley
VERTE	2010	Hyacinth, Narcissus & Green Leaves