Lancome was founded in France in 1935 by Armand Petitjean, who took inspiration for the name of the brand from the ruins of the Le Chateau de Lancome castle in the heart of the country. The presented their first fragrance in the same year, and the brand soon began manufacturing cosmetics and skin care products. Lancome Hypnose shows off a vibrant and luminous appeal with a sunny, woody, oriental fragrance. Hypnose opens with Passion flower, a powerful and recognisable floral-fruited scent, an unexpected woody Vanilla harmony of Absolute vanilla at the heart of the fragrance and Vetiver a deep and intimate note to finish.