Lalique de Lalique 2017 Bacchantes Crystal Edition

Lalique, a renowned name during the Art Deco movement, Lalique has continued to create exquisite crystal pieces for modern times. In 1926, Rene Lalique began manufacturing satin-finished vases, bowls, statuettes, and perfume bottles. Today, his fine tradition endures with themes ranging from classical forms to ultramodern designs.

Another luxurious creation by Lalique honors their first own fragrance Lalique de Lalique from 1992, for which the designers of the house launch a new, elegant flacon every year.

Created by Sophia Grojsman, Lalique de Lalique is a beautiful floral, feminine and radiant fragrance that opens with an exhilarating fruit-tinged rose and the sensual headiness of jasmine. Iris blows a delicately powdered breeze on this timelessly elegant floral harmony, touched with spicy night-scented stock.

Top: Rose Essence, Jasmine, Clove Flower, Orris
Heart: Blackcurrant Leaves, Blackberry, Pear
Bottom: Sandalwood Mysore, Vanilla, White Musks

In the heart notes, this shimmering bouquet is livened up with fruity hues: the tart purple of blackberries, the radiant verdancy of blackcurrant leaves and the suaver green of pears … A silky breath of vanilla and musk, softened with creamy Mysore sandalwood, weds the fragrance to skin for a long-lasting, voluptuous sillage.

 

 

Like every year, Lalique comes with a beautiful limited edition of this exclusive fragrance. This year Lalique introduces Lalique de Lalique 2017 Bacchantes Crystal Edition, available. The bottle design will leave you breathless. It is inspired by the Bacchantes vase by Rene Lalique. The fragrance arrives as a 100ml in perfume concentration, a limited edition in only 1500 pices. For the true collector, an amazing gift!

The Noses: Elie Roger and Estee Lauder ‘Knowing’

For many years in her life, my sister used Estée Lauder’s White Linen, created by the legendary Sophia Grojsman for Estée Lauder in 1978, and: Knowing

But who was the perfumer behind Estée Lauder’s Knowing, a chypre of roses tangled up with dark moss? For many years, Lauder, like many other companies, didn’t put the perfumers into the limelight, and this is why Elie Roger’s name is not often linked with Knowing if you search for the information online. Roger worked for the fragrance house of Firmenich, and he signed both Knowing (1988) and Clinique Wrappings (1990). While his portfolio wasn’t as extensive as that of some other perfumers, he had a distinctive style, and both Knowing and Wrappings remain beloved classics.

Estee Lauder ‘Knowing’ ad, with model Paulina Porizkova, 1994 (Click photo to enlarge)

Estee Lauder ‘Knowing’ Eau de Parfum in it’s legendary beautiful bottle (Click photo to enlarge)

A real beautiful creation. The top notes begin with the floral freshness of mimoza, pittosporum, sweet rose and tuberose, combined with sparkling fruty notes of plum and melon. There are floral notes mingling with a sweet woodsy note of patchouli and iris and spicy clove and laurel. The chypre base includes precious woods (sandalwood), vetiver, patchouli, oakmoss and civet. Knowing is a warm and elegant woodsy scent for a sophisticated and self-confident woman.

Elie Roger passed away on Nov. 19, 2010, five years ago, after a long career, which started in 1946 in Grasse, France, his hometown. He worked for 20 years at Firmenich, both in New York and Paris, and he received the American Society of Perfumers’ Lifetime Achievement Award in 2001. Since he crafted two American classics as well as some other interesting fragrances, it’s well-deserved recognition.

by Jean Amr

The Nose: Pascal Gaurin

Pascal Gaurin was born circa 1970 in France. This French Perfumer works for IFF (International Flavors & Fragrances) as Senior Perfumer for the Fine Fragrances division (Click photo to enlarge).

Pascal had no objective reasons to become a perfumer, but chose it thanks to his gift. His fascination with scents was so great that as a child, he literally explored the world with his nose, causing his mother to wonder if he was afraid of being poisoned.

Pascal studied and graduated at ISIPCA in Versailles and a year after that he began to work in IFF, first in Hong Kong, where he enriched not only his olfactory palette, but also gained a deep understanding of the art, customs and olfactory preferences of people in Asia. Then, in 1997, Pascal was offered the chance to work in IFF, New York, the city of his dreams. The city where everything happens, and where all smells come together.

Most inspired by very dense essences, Pascal Gaurin is fond of resins, deep woods and anything that can express extreme sensuality. His taste for darkness probably originates from his grandparents’ home in Creuse, France. ‘The forests are very dark there, it always feels like it’s night time, you can feel the vapors of humus, mushrooms, leaves and bark. . . I love frontal materials, those you need to tame like sculptor does stone, by keeping the volume but making it flow’. This is where he gets his affinity for cistus, patchouli, Cashmeran and vanilla, ingredients he qualifies as erotic.”

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Other passions of Pascal, which help him in his work, are music and film. The palette of fragrances created by Pascal Gaurin is wide indeed:

• 2000 Givenchy ‘Oblique Play’ (with Jean-Claude Delville)
• 2002 Calvin Klein ‘Crave’ (with Yves Cassar and Jean-Marc Chaillan)
• 2002 Liz Clairborne ‘Bora Bora’ (with Oliver Polge)
• 2003 Calvin Klein ‘Eternity Purple Orchid’ (with Sophia Grojsman)
• 2004 Curve ‘Crush Men’ (with Jean-Marc Chaillan)
• 2004 Karl Lagerfeld ‘Liquid Karl’ (with Bruno Jovanovic and Sandrine Malin)
• 2004 Liz Clairborne ‘Realities’ (with Jean-Marc Chaillan, Laurent le Guernec)
• 2005 Liz Clairborne ‘Liz’ (with Jean-Marc Chaillan, Laurent le Guernec)
• 2006 Banana Republic ‘Rosewood’
• 2006 Curve Chill Men (with Jean-Marc Chaillan, Laurent le Guernec, Loc Dong)
• 2007 Christian Lacroix ‘Noir’

Christian Lacroix ‘Nuit’ (Click photo to enlarge).

• 2007 Tom Ford ‘Black Violet’ (with Clement Gavarry)
• 2007 Calvin Klein ‘Eternity Summer’ (with Clement Gavarry)
• 2008 Patrick Dempsey ‘Unscripted’ (with Yves Cassar)
• 2008 Emanuelle Ungaro, ‘U by Ungaro for Him’ (with Yves Cassar)
• 2008 Calvin Klein ‘Eternity Summer’ (with Yves Cassar)
• 2008 Jessica Simpson ‘Fancy Love’ (with Celine Barel, Clement Gavarry, Yves Cassar)
• 2009 Michael Kors ‘Very Hollywood’  (with Laurent le Guernec)
• 2009 Valentino ‘Valentino’
• 2011 Christian Lacroix ‘Nuit for Him’
• 2012 Vera Wang ‘Lovestruck Floral Rush’
• 2013 Diesel ‘Loverdose Tattoo’ (with Anne Flipo)
• 2014 Diesel ‘Loverdose Tattoo EDT’ (with Anne Flipo)
• 2015 Diana Vreeland ‘Daringly Different’
• 2015 Oscar de La Renta ‘Extraordinary’ (with Bruno Jovanovic)

Oscar de La Renta ‘Extraordinary’ (Click photo to enlarge).

by Jean Amr

Lalique de Lalique Le Plumes Vibration Crystal Flacon

Lalique, a renowned name during the Art Deco movement, Lalique has continued to create exquisite crystal pieces for modern times. In 1926, Rene Lalique began manufacturing satin-finished vases, bowls, statuettes, and perfume bottles. Today, his fine tradition endures with themes ranging from classical forms to ultramodern designs.

Another luxurious creation by Lalique honors their first own fragrance Lalique de Lalique from1992, for which the designers of the house launch a new, elegant flacon every year.

For the precious 2015 Limited Edition crystal perfume bottle, it is from the work of René Lalique that Lalique has drawn motifs inspired by the gracefulness of birds…

Designed in 1910, the ‘Petites Feuilles’ (‘Little Leaves’) bottle belongs to a series of dazzlingly virtuosic models, entirely covered with complex, delicate decorative motifs.

Its streamlined shape is based on the Greek alabastron, used in antiquity to conserve scents and originally sculpted in alabaster, hence its name. While the original features tiny rosemary leaves, the 2015 Edition is adorned with a lavish plumage which covers the body and softly rounded shoulders of the bottle. The bottle’s shape, so reminiscent of the curved silhouette of turtledoves, is echoed in the stopper’s motif, designed by René Lalique for the lid of the ‘Geneviève’ powder box in 1920. Two of these birds, which stand for constancy and harmony since they mate for life, adorn the heart of a rosette formed by delicately ribbed palm leaves. An elegant theme inspired by Ancient Egypt, where palm trees were symbols of fertility.

This new Limited Edition expresses Lalique’s peerless know-how and exacting standards. No fewer than four master glassmakers are needed to fashion the bottle, using the handcrafted hot mould technique. Taken up at 1150°C, the crystal is formed in a wooden shaping block before being placed into a cast-iron mould heated to 400°C and annealed for seven hours. To make the stopper, the ‘pressed’ technique requires five glassmakers.

In the ‘Plume’ bottle, the crystal is distributed to form a very thick bottom weighing 350 grams. The cutting and polishing is performed once the bottle is cold. Its motifs are polished and sandblasted. To adjust the stopper’s fit, it is paired with its bottle and ground with emery to ensure a leak-proof finish. As a final touch to this handcrafted piece, the baudruchage seal and gold thread are added to the signed and numbered bottle.

Maby because most people won’t open this handmade flacon, we would almost forget that there is a also a beautiful feminine fragrance in it…

The composition of Lalique de Lalique, created by Sophia Grojsman remains unchanged. The quintessentially feminine Lalique de Lalique opens with an exhilarating fruit-tinged rose and the sensual headiness of jasmine. Iris blows a delicately powdered breeze on this timelessly elegant floral harmony, touched with spicy night-scented stock.

Top: Rose Essence, Jasmine, Clove Flower, Orris
Heart: Blackcurrant Leaves, Blackberry, Pear
Base: Sandalwood Mysore, Vanilla, White Musks

In the heart notes, this shimmering bouquet is livened up with fruity hues: the tart purple of blackberries, the radiant verdancy of blackcurrant leaves and the suaver green of pears … A silky breath of vanilla and musk, softened with creamy Mysore sandalwood, weds the fragrance to skin for a long-lasting, voluptuous sillage.

 

 

Bvlgari Jewel Charms Collection for women

I love Bvlgari! Their jewels, their watches, their sterling and… their fragrances. For all other – in this case female – fans of Bvlgari fragrances, the Italian jeweller has prepared a great surprise, at least as far as design is concerned. The new Jewel Charms Collection combines high quality and uniqueness in creating jewelry with the sophisticated collection of fragrances.

Inspired of the famous colorful Bvlgari jewels, the new collection offers eight fragrances in new, gorgeous flacons that look like true gems.

The eight Bvlgari perfumes take the classic smells of Bvlgari Pour Femme, Bvlgari Rose Essentielle, Bvlgari Omnia Crystalline, Bvlgari Omnia Amethyste, Bvlgari Omnia Green Jade, Bvlgari Blv II, Bvlgari Jasmin Noir and the new Bvlgari Mon Jasmin Noir in a new updated, feminine, stylish and convenient bottle design.

Bvlgari Jewel Charms Collection Perfumes are specially committed to women – who are in love with any of these Bvlgari Perfumes. Even though they are familiar scents to us, still they have different designs that make them special and unrecognizable. Jewel Charms Collection combines high-end and unique quality to make them exclusive and priceless. The stunning collection is colorful with gorgeous flacon shapes designed like true gems. Perfumes resemble Bvlgari jewelries – which always distinguish.

 

Bvlgari Jewel Charms Collection comes in 25 ml bottles Eau de Parfum. Be elegant and radiate luxury with any of Bvlgari Jewel Charms collection Perfumes. You will be able to choose among the following editions:

Bvlgari Omnia Green Jade

Symbol of harmony and seduction, green jade will be aiming at population of younger women. Created by Alberto Morillas, Bvlgari Omnia Green Jade comes in a pale green flacon and is described as an aquatic-floral fresh perfume with a lovely staying power. Omnia Green Jade opens with fresh aromas of green mandarin and spring water, adding white peony, pear blossom and jasmine in the heart. Base notes incorporate pistachio, blond wood and musk.

Bvlgari Pour Femme

Bvlgari Pour Femme is a feminine classic which will adorn you just like precious jewellery, and is described as a fruity-floral fragrance for classic and elegant women. Sophia Grojsman created a timeless scent that never relinquishes its power to charm. The delicate floral bouquet opens with bergamot, violet leaves and orange blossom. In the heart dwells luminous jasmine Sambac picked at dawn, when its scent is romantically soft. Jasmine is followed by sensual mimosa and always feminine rose. The base unites powdery coldish iris, musk and sandal wood. Created in 1994, Bvlgari’s true classic Pour Femme comes in a yellow flacon.

 

Bvlgari Rose Essentielle

Two kinds of roses – opulent and deep Turkish rose and rose Prelude with pure, greenish aroma – open the composition. In the heart, the fruity notes of blackberry are softened with delicate violet and jasmine trace. Sandalwood and patchouli make a lingering and sensual drydown. The fragrance was created by Beatrice Piquet in 2006. Bvlgari Rose Essentielle comes in a pale pink flacon and is designed to seduce young and flirty women.

 

Bvlgari Omnia Crystalline

Omnia Crystalline is inspired by the perfection of crystal. It is delicate and gentle like the touch of flower petals. Created by Alberto Morillas this sparkling Eau de Toilette captures the essence of frosted flowers. The top notes bring airy bamboo and exotic Asian fruit Nashi that has a very original and specific fresh aroma, similar to both apple and pear. The heart is ruled by soft and feminine notes of lotus blossom, while the base brings elegant woodsy notes.

 

Bvlgari BLV II

BLV II joins the collection of perfumes as a feminine aroma which gives a feeling of nature, femininity, magnetism and harmony. A rich, clear and sophisticated fragrance which expresses quality of the house of Bvlgari. Top notes of are violet, star anise, liquorice and mandarin, while letting a floral heart dominate with its aromas of iris absolute surrounded with patchouli and Haiti vetiver. A base incorporates three amber nuances: ambergris and benzoin, with labdanum, finishing with Tonka and musk. Bvlgari BLV II is classified as a citrusy/musky fragrance for sunny and hot days. Created by Jacques Cavallier, the perfume revitalizes and refreshes you with its clean and pure notes. This is a positive, encouraging fragrance which connects the opposites.

 

 

Bvlgari Omnia Amethyste

Bvlgari Omnia Amethyste comes in a pale violet flacon and is classified as a woody-musky fragrance. Created by Alberto Morillas, the top note is pink grapefruit. The middle notes are iris and Bulgarian rose. The base notes are heliotrope and woody notes.

 

Bvlgari Jasmin Noir

Bvlgari Jasmin Noir is created in dualist contrast of masculine and feminine notes. The perfumers Sophia Labbe and Carlos Benaim wanted to compose Jasmin Noir with jasmine as the central ingredient, but in a very different way than before. Jasmine is wrapped and created as dark, with mysterious aromas of precious wood. The composition opens with green plants juice with gardenia flowers. The heart encompasses Sambac jasmine absolute mixed with sateen almond aromas, while the base introduces dark notes of precious wood, with liquorice absolute and accords of Tonka.

 

Bvlgari Mon Jasmin Noir

Mon Jasmin Noir is a luminous and seductive fragrant jewel of addictive floral composition. Created by Olivier Polge and Sophie Labbe, modernity and sensuality of this fragrance is achieved by blending notes of lily of the valley, Sambac jasmine, musky nougatine and vibrant woods.

 

 

 

 

 

The shape of the flacons is extraordinary. The design of the new 25 ml flacons is inspired by the classic Cabochon ring, with its round form, while the colors of the glass flacons remind us of the carefully-chosen gems on the luxurious jewelry of this jewellery house. The collection will hit the shelves in February.

 

Lancôme Trésor, the fragrance for treasured moments

French maison Lancôme was founded in 1935 by Armand Petitejean, a former Coty employee. The company’s name was inspired by ruins of a castle, Le Château de Lancosme and the maison’s rose symbol was inspired by the roses that surround it. Lancôme orginated as a perfume company, launched that year five new womens fragrances in time for the 1935 World’s Fair in Brussels, Belgium: Bocages, Conquete, Kypre, Tendre Nuit and Tropiques. In 1964 Lancôme joined the L’Oréal famiy, after which many of of their classic best loved fragrances were created, including Climat (1967), Magic Noir (1978) and Trésor (1990).

Now Lancôme celebrates its eternal perfume Trésor. Created by perfume genius Sophia Grojsman it is appreciated by women around the world for 20 years. It is -still – one of the best selling and most popular perfumes in the world. Trésor is characterized by a scent of elegant rose, mugent and lilac, with a sparkle of peach and apricot blossom.

Lancôme Trésor, a timeless, precious fragrance.

Trésor opens with a flurry of Rose petals and Apricot blossom, illuminated by a halo of the pure, white notes of Peach. Lilly of the Valley, Vanilla, Heliotrope and Iris follow, casting their seductive spell. Fresh floral notes, luscious fruits and a exquisite powdery accord. Trésor is all this and more: a Rose with an Amber heart… the magic lies in its perfect initial harmony of mingled top and middle notes. Basenotes of Sandalwood and Musk guard this treasure, lingering on skin to leave a refined fragrant trail that is discrete, yet unforgettable.

 

Its bottle features an elegant design which nestles in your hands like a precious offering. Because love is a treasure, the Trésor fragrance ensures the woman wearing it is just as radiant and precious. Spray about 25 cm from your skin, focusing on the warmest areas of your body: pulse points on the wrists, under the earlobes, behind the knees, to intensify your fragrant wake!

This time, solar, intense and radiant actress Penélope Cruz has been chosen as the new Ambassador of Trésor. Lancôme Trésor is available as 30, 50 and 100ml Eau de Parfum.