Guerlain is giving the holidays a couture twist. For Christmas 2026, the French house has teamed up with Kevin Germanier, the Swiss designer known for his bold colors and embellishment, on a collection called Dressed in Wonder (sold as “Parure de fête” in Switzerland).
The idea: dress Guerlain’s signature products in glowing beads and bright colors, in a world that borrows as much from couture as from jewelry. The campaign is a musical, created with Elsa Muse, a French stop-motion director. In a Parisian set covered in colorful beads, Germanier leads Guerlain’s bees in a dance across the Pont-Neuf.
Dressed to Sparkle
Several makeup favorites have been reimagined for the occasion: the Météorites, the Ombres G palettes, Rouge G lipstick, Terracotta bronzing powder and KissKiss Bee Glow Oil make up the limited edition.
The cases are anything but quiet, with intense colors, sparkling details and embellishments straight out of Germanier’s world. The packaging becomes part of the beauty experience, in line with Guerlain’s long history of collectible cases.
25 Days of Germanier
The season’s centerpiece is the Guerlain x Germanier jewelry box, an advent calendar priced at CHF 785 on the house’s Swiss online store. Wrapped in midnight-blue velvet, it holds 25 surprises, including fragrances, Abeille Royale skincare, makeup and scented accessories.
Guerlain x Germanier's collaboration for Christmas 2026. Credit: Guerlain on Instagram.
Among them: L’Art & La Matière fragrances, Aqua Allegoria Forte perfumes, mini scented candles, Noir G mascara and a Rouge G lipstick. Rather than sticking to makeup, the box mixes several categories.
Too Pretty to Throw Away
With this collaboration, Guerlain doubles down on an idea it knows well: the case matters as much as what’s inside. Limited editions become objects to give, collect and keep, and makeup moves closer to fashion accessories.
Choosing Germanier gives the collection a strong visual identity. Instead of relying only on Christmas’s usual gold, Guerlain goes for color, beads and a touch of couture exuberance. And the advent calendar is easily its most spectacular piece.