The Colombian Face Of Versace Eros Flame: Salomon Diaz

Yesteday we showed you Versace’s new fragrance, Eros Flame. It has a very important message about the dignity of love and the power of diversity. For the first time, the Italian fashion house uses a man as inspiration who is strong, but who is very in contact with his feelings, transporting us to a mythological world where heroes transform their flaws into fortresses. But who is that guy next to Gigi Hadid?

The campaign starred Salomón Díaz, a young man who grew up in a popular neighborhood in Cali, Colombia and who in his youth expressed his art through ballet. He is now the face of many of the world’s most popular brands, but one of his first experiences was with Versace. In an exclusive interview, he tells us about his relationship with the brand and what this fragrance means to him.

How was your first rapprochement with Versace, and with the fragrance Eros Flame?

I remember it very well. I was released for the Versace parade on January 13, 2018. I was very nervous and excited to introduce myself to the call. When I arrived, a man with a beard saw me and got excited about my look. He was the casting director of the world’s largest brands. I posed for a picture he took of me, and he uploaded it to his story. I did my casting, and I met Ms. Donatella Versace who was doing fittings with her team. That’s what it was like an achievement for me: seeing one of the greatest designers in history at work. That night, I was confirmed for the show. I did the rehearsal the next day, and the parade was amazing. It was my first show as a model that season.

The feeling of working for Versace is incredible. It opened up a lot of opportunities for me. A few months later I did my first campaign with Versace Fragrances, for Eros Flame. It was the best gift I could get, the opportunity to work with Steven Meisel and his team. He was one of the most curious figures in the fashion industry. Gigi Hadid was also on set, and I was very proud to be able to work with her. Everyone had a lot of passion and love in their work, it was very special.

How does this fragrance represent you?

The best thing about fragrance is the representation of God and that the most important thing in the world is love. He represents me, because I think I have that passion and love for what I do.

How do you feel about using it?

I love it. He’s very young and cool. It is sweet, but has spicy tones in the end that makes it very rich and unforgettable. I loved the overall experience.

What was it like working with Mr. Meisel and Gigi Hadid?

I don’t know how to describe such an impressive experience. It’s been the best experience of my life, and a privilege.

Versace Eros Flame is available in 30, 50, 100 and 200ml Eau de Parfum and matching body products, like 250ml Shower gel, 100ml After Shave, 100ml After Shave Balm, 75ml Deodorant Stick and a 100ml Deodorant Spray.

Versace Eros Flame is available at selected stores worldwide. Come into the beautiful world of Versace.

Fiery red, intense and masculine, Versace Eros Flame

Italian fashion house Versace is one of the leading fashion and design houses in the world today and famous for its haute-couture clothing, precious jewelry and eponymous perfumes. This year, Versace launches a new perfume for men Versace Eros Flame – the new flanker to Versace Eros perfume launched in 2012. As the artistic director of the Versace fashion empire since 1997, after the death of her brother Gianni, Donatella Versace is one who recognises true love and passion, two elements she embody in her work with the fashion house

The spark of true love is the dream that each of us pursues. True love captures the soul, body and mind and never lets you go. It takes your breath away because without your beloved, you no longer feel complete. True love consumes everything in an eternal flame of passion.

Donatella Versace

The new men’s fragrance Eros Flame is created for the strong, passionate, self-confident man who is in check with his emotions. The fragrance carries a message for the new generations about the dignity of love and the power of diversity which resonates with a younger audience today.

Created by Olivier Pescheux, the new edition is all about a nice combination of fresh accords with intense citrusy/spicy and woody hints notes, described as very glamour, flamboyant and sweet. Versace Eros Flame perfume is a strong and intense perfume for self-confident and elegant men. 

Top notes: Lemon, Mandarin, Black pepper, Rosemary
Heart notes: Geranium, Pepper
Base notes: Cedar, Haitian vertiver, Oakmoss, Sandalwood, Vanilla, Tonka bean, Patchouili

A medley of contrasting notes form the olfactory experience. The top notes comprise of fresh scents such as lemon, tangerine and bitter orange warmed with spicy Madagascar black pepper and aromatic wild rosemary nicely calming on a woody layer. A blend of pepperwood, geranium and rose facets meet deeper base notes such as texas cedar, patchouli Coeur, Haitian vetiver, mountain oak moss accord and sandalwood to create an overall sensuous fragrance that envelopes its surrounding. 

As the name of the perfume inspires, Versace Eros Flame is really a passionate, romantic and fire perfume for men who seek constant attention and lots of compliments. Even though, men are very strong and powerful, still deep in their hearts they are very sensible and weak looking for women’s affection

Fiery red, intense and masculine, the Versace Eros Flame fragrance strikes one right through the heart with its olfactory notes of strong contrasts between the noblest and most elegant ingredients that enrich and enhance one another.

The fragrance is housed in a fiery red glass flacon symbolising the intensity and masculinity often associated with passion and affection, while Versace’s iconic Medusa is fused in gold on the cap and at the center of the flacon. The words Versace Eros Flame is emblazoned in gold on the flacon which is encased in a luxurious box packaging that bears similar distinctive elements of the flacon.

The campaign of Eros Flame was the work of photographer Steven Meisel and his team. The faces of the campaign are Solomon Diaz, together with Gigi Hadid. Versace Eros Flame is available in 30, 50, 100 and 200ml Eau de Parfum and matching body products, like 250ml Shower gel, 100ml After Shave, 100ml After Shave Balm, 75ml Deodorant Stick and a 100ml Deodorant Spray.

Versace Eros Flame is available at selected stores worldwide. Come into the beautiful world of Versace.