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A Passion For Home Fragrance A connoisseur of style and finesse, Dato’ CC Julie Lim, owner of Jubilant Prestige Sdn Bhd, the sole distributor of Maison Berger Paris in Malaysia, has an exceptional story of sweet scents.
reaching about exquisite French scents under the banner of Maison Berger Paris, Dato’ Julie Lim has taken a quantum leap in advocating a total air purifying and fragrancing solution that is safe and healthy for Malaysians. Having been in the fashion industry for 25 years with her own boutique House of Tatiana, Dato’ Julie caught a whiff of the scent of opportunity when she discovered Maison Berger Paris (formerly known as Lampe Berger) through a multi-level marketing (MLM) scheme. As the MLM contract ended in 2012, Dato’ Julie decided to embark on the distributorship of the brand 8 years ago. Today, her company Jubilant Prestige Sdn Bhd is the sole distributor of the brand in Malaysia. Talking about her early years, Dato’ Julie explains, “I had to start work at a young age and was in the property business, selling property
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in United States and investing in property in Malaysia. I then ventured into the fashion business, and ran my boutique, I went from having a 1,200 sq. ft. outlet in Mid Valley, Megamall to my own 3-storey building in Bangsar,” she beams. She adds that her moment of truth in embarking into the fragrance business started with her recognition of the then Lampe Berger as a fantastic brand with amazing products. Today, she is an advocate and ambassador of the brand with a strong passion for unrivalled purifying and fragrancing power.
MAISON BERGER – 122 YEARS OF HISTORY Designed in 1898 by pharmacy dispenser Maurice Berger, to purify the air in hospitals, Lampe Berger’s signature catalytic lamp rapidly gained popularity among the public. Lampe Berger has stood the
