Byredo Vanille Antique

Mirroring the morning ceremony of applying scent, Night Veils are designed for the ritual of the night. Like flowers that release their headiest scent at twilight, these penetrating concentrates of perfume are made from noble raw materials chosen with meticulous care.

Top: Freesia, Plum
Heart: Amber, Cashmere Woods
Base: Madagascar Vanilla Beans, Cistus Oil

Vanille Antique is the first titular Byredo fragrance centered around perfumery’s rarest raw ingredient. Here, the smoky scent of vanilla bean becomes charged with history and character; transforming into something unexpected, less syrupy and more nuanced. The expected sweetness of vanilla is cut through by textures of earthiness and darkness, a warming mix of cashmere wood, ciste and musk form an intoxicating ambrosia.

Distilled into a pure essence utilizing time-honored techniques, a small amount works closer to the skin and radiates through the heat of the body, lingering for many hours.

Byredo’s Vanille Antique scent is available now on their official website and selected stores worldwide as a 50 ml Eau de Parfum. Come into the beautiful world of Byredo.

Guerlain Les Absolus d’Orient Epices Exquises

French Maison Guerlain’s Les Absolus d’Orient Collection is an olfactory homage to the fragrant treasures of the East. Imagined by the Guerlain Perfumers, the collection’s latest creation, Epices Exquises, embodies the irresistible essence of an Oriental fragrance. A warm, full-bodied and sensual base with tinges of black pepper, woody notes of oud, patchouli and sandalwood is juxtaposed with notes of pink pepper and fresh green angelica. A bold, rich sillage that contrasts the spicy warmth of cardamom with the earthy bitterness of coffee.

Guerlain Les Absolus d’Orient Epices Exquises is available at Guerlain boutiques and selected stores worldwide as 125 ml Eau de Parfum. Come into the beautiful world of Guerlain.

Zadig & Voltaire This Is Us! L’Eau For All

A wind of freedom is blowing on This Is Us! Let’s share waves of freedom! The new Eau de Toilette for Men and Women by France fashion house Zadig & Voltaire.

Zadig & Voltaire This Is Us! L’Eau For All tells the story of the Zadig tribe. Free together. Young forever. This Is Us! L’Eau For All A tribe of friends. A big family. Feel the spirit of freedom. Take a deep breath & live in the moment. Rejuvenated. Free as air.

The Zadig tribe. A group of friends, women, men, teenagers, children. A carefree spirit, the affirmation of a relaxed lifestyle: the desire to be happy, to be happy together. They share the fragrance and make it a totem. No matter the gender, the age, there are no borders.

Created by Mathilde Bijaoui, the woodsy, citrusy, and fresh fragrance Zadig & Voltaire This Is Us! L’Eau For All starts zesty and refreshing, offering a bright touch of bergamot. The heart includes floral and salty neroli flowers, combined with calming lavender, laid on a creamy, warm, and smooth base of cashmeran, sandalwood, and musk.

Zadig & Voltaire This Is Us! L’Eau For All is available as a 50ml Eau de Toilette at selected stores worldwide. Come into the beautiful world of Zadig & Voltaire.

Calvin Klein CK Everyone Eau de Parfum

The newest fragrance included in the CK One line, by the Calvin Klein fashion house, arrives in January 2022 and celebrates the timeless spirit of the CK One fragrance. CK Everyone Eau de Parfum, as the brand claims, cares about the environment and has a vegan formula made from ethically derived natural ingredients.

Ceylon tea is a type of black tea from Sri Lanka, it is known for its high degree of caffeine and for having a particular form of production in which its leaves are rolled up and then roasted in charcoal, in this way it is possible to obtain a tea with an extremely aromatic and very strong aroma and flavor.

This exotic component not widely used in perfumery, is one of the main ingredients of the new Ck Everyone Eau de Parfum, a fragrance that intensifies the fresh sensations of black tea and watery notes present in the CK Everyone Eau de Toilette, an eco-friendly and genderless perfume that was presented in 2020 as the evolution of the iconic essence of the 90’s, CK One.

Perfumers Franck Voekle and Gabriela Chelariu joined Alberto Morillas, who was the creator of CK One and CK Everyone, to achieve a new unisex fragrance that preserves the tradition and essence of the use of tea in the perfumes CK One (green tea) and CK Everyone (black tea) for the American fashion house.

Top Notes: Sweet Mexican Orange
Heart: Ceylan Black Tea
Base:  Haitian Vetiver

The composition of CK Everyone Eau de Parfum opens with an explosion of juicy, organic orange freshness from Mexico. At the heart of the fragrance, ethically sourced Sri Lankan black tea brings powerful intensity. This key ingredient continues the tradition of tea notes in the CK One family, paying homage to the green tea as the core of CK One and the blue tea in CK Everyone Eau de Toilette, followed by a sensual woody trail of Vetiver from Haiti.

This new interpretation uses the same bottle of its predecessor, the Ck Everyone Eau de Toilette, a design that in turn is inspired by the packaging of its relative the Ck One, acquiring slight modifications in its finishes such as the change of color of its elastic and its lid, which cease to be white to be painted black. The elastic logo band, in the spirit of Calvin Klein underwear, can be worn in many ways, such as a wrist or hair band.

Both the glass flacon and the outer packaging are made from recycled materials. The clear glass contains 10% post-consumer recycled material and the folding carton 30% post-consumer recycled material. Both materials can be recycled again.

Priddy The Opp

Photographed by Glen Luchford, models Cara Taylor and Parker van Noord, singers Priddy The Opp, Eliot Sumner, MLMA and skateboarder and actor Evan Mock are the faces selected by Calvin Klein to be ambassadors for the entire Ck Everyone fragrance collection.

Calvin Klein CK Everyone Eau de Parfum will be available as a 50ml, 100ml, and 200ml at selected stores worldwide. Come into the beautiful world of Calvin Klein.

Penhaligon’s The World According to Arthur

Part of the British perfumehouse Penhaligon’s Portraits collection, The World According to Arthur Eau de Parfum pays homage to the eponymous King and warrior. Nodding to his journey of wisdom and wit as he attempts to best his brother Lord George, it is made in the UK and formed of an incense top note, ambrette and clary sage at the heart, followed by tonka absolute.

A fragrance family quite unlike any other, where nothing is quite as it seems. Portraits is a tribute to the good old English spirit: stiff upper lip, caustic humour, and a knack for provocation. What lies behind good manners? Perhaps it’s time to find out.  

What are the secrets of the British Aristocracy? Are they as educated, courteous and polite as they are made out to be? ‘Portraits’ is a tribute to the English spirit; between ‘establishment, humor and provocation’. The family of ‘Portraits’ continues with Lord George’s younger brother: Arthur.

Arthur sheaths his silver spoon and words like a sword. Now, fresh from the East, he’s mastered sage wisdom. So, that devil Lord George best keep his brother sweet. When incensed, he breathes fire.

At the heart of the royal family, meet Lord George’s rival brother: Arthur. A dreamy explorer in search of adventure, he sets out to explore the hills, lakes and temples of the far reaches of the Great Wall of China. His fragrance accompanies him on each of his journeys, revealing his wisdom with notes of sage, balanced by a mysterious facet thanks to incense and amber. Be careful not to get burned by his side: Arthur masters both the fire and the balance of his fragrance. Between power and freshness, the fragrance promises an olfactory journey that transcends the ages.

A SPOT OF FAMILIAL COMPETITION

A KINDRED SPIRITS COUNSEL

A spot of familial competition: Hot tempers and sibling rivalry. Arthur and his younger brother, Lord George, meet again. Will Lord George remain the head of the family, or will the tables turn? We all know what happened the last time George and The Dragon locked horns… 

A kindred spirits counsel: Changing Constance is all too accustomed to feeling like a misfit, a maverick. Which is why The World According To Arthur hit it off the moment they met at the union of their siblings. Since which time they have remained, well, the closest of confidants.

Hold one’s bated breath, The World According To Arthur has arrived exclusively online. But Penhaligon’s The World According to Arthur Eau de Parfum comes in 75ml flacons, and will also be available at Pehaliogon’s boutiques and selected stores worldwide. Come into the beautiful world of Penhaligon’s.

Maison Margiela Replica Autumn Vibes

Later this month, French luxury fashion house Maison Margiela will introduce Autumn Vibes (Montreal, 2018), a new unisex fragrance joining the Replica series, a collection of fragrances inspired by personal memories and moments from the life of the perfumer;

The year is 2018, and the location is Montreal. Autumn Vibes is a fragrance that brings back a warm autumn day, a colorful forest landscape, fresh air, and a feeling of being in nature. The woody-spicy scent blends notes of cedar with moss reminiscent of a walk in the woods. The colorful leaves under your feet are evoked by pink pepper and cardamom essence.

Maison Margiela Autumn Vibes will be available as 10 and 100 ml Eau de Toilette at selected stores worldwide. Come into the beautiful world of Maison Margiela.

Diptyque’s New Anniversary Fragrance Traces the Path of an Iconic Arab Explorer

The very first shop, located at 34 Boulevard Saint-Germain in Paris, opens onto the street like a two-part Italian Renaissance or Flemish master’s painting. Three friends had found the ideal stage for their chic little bazaar of fascinating finds as well as the perfect name for it; Diptyque.

It’s tricky to spell, because the i and the y are cheeky letters. Mistakes were so common in the beginning that the Maison had to list it under both spellings in the phone book. Diptyque has such a refined ring to it, and in every language it is chic, eclectic, poetic, esthetic and graphic.

The secret to Diptyque’s singularity is the distinct chemistry between three unique individuals: Christiane Montadre-Gautrot, Yves Coueslant and Desmond Knox-Leet. When they met, it sparked a chain of creativity, that continues to resonate today.

They met through friends of friends. Christiane graduated from l’Ecole des Arts Décoratifs, Desmond was a painter. Together they designed fabric and wallpaper for ultra-chic British Maisons. Then, some other friends introduced them to Yves Coueslant, who had escaped an unlikely career in banking to follow his heart and work… in theatre. The three friends quickly became inseparable. In 1961, they opened an unusual boutique with a daring plan: listen to their intuition and only do what they love. Nothing dampened their friendship as their business grew, and diptyque spread the creations born of this incomparable friendship all around the world.

This year French Maison Diptyque is celebrating its 60th anniversary: an opportunity to immerse yourself in everything that has inspired the Maison since its creation. A cavalcade of youthful creativity, 2021 will be dedicated to graphic design, encounters, nature, travel and curiosity. A year that will be filled with collections and events.

To mark its anniversary, the niche perfume house presents the new perfume Eau Rihla in the spring of 2021. The fragrance is inspired by the spirit of the Middle East, named after the Arabic Rihla wood which means ‘journey’. It is dedicated to the 14th century globe-trotting merchant, Ibn Battuta – a prominent Arab Moroccan-Berber traveler and explorer – and his travels throughout the known world.

Perfumer Fabrice Pellegrin drew his inspiration directly from the Maison’s co-founder Desmond Knox-Leet’s leather-bound sketching notebook and Ibn Battuta’s leather luggage. Weathered and worn, the leather keynote is “an invitation to travel”, says Pellegrin. An exclusive to the perfume house molecule, extracted from rare cedar wood, forms the heart of the fragrance, layered with musk and precious iris. 

Top notes: raspberry, pink pepper, saffron
Heart: leather, iris, cedar
Base: vanilla, musk

A bazaar of spices – much like the ones encountered by Ibn Battuta in far-flung lands – linger, is depicted with notes of saffron, pink peppercorn, and vanilla. Diptyque’sparticular signature, an unusual combination of notes, or ‘olfactory accidents’, emerges as an energetic, sweet raspberry opening note.

The flacon’s artwork is unmistakably Middle Eastern, an etched illustration signed by Safia Ouares showing an iconic Bedouin landscape of desert dunes, date palms, a falcon and camels. Another special touch – the oval label is a glided gold, a different route from Diptyque’s usual black and white branding.

Available as an exclusive for the region, Eau Rihla will be available only in the Middle East from May 1st, until June 2021, when it will release to the international market.

Diptyque Eau Rihla is available as a 75 ml Eau de Parfum at Diptyque Boutiques and selected stores worldwide. This year we can expect more special editions on the occasion of the anniversary. Come into the beautiful world of Diptyque.

Black Gold Louis Vuitton Pur Oud

Created just for the Middle East, Louis Vuitton’s new fragrance, Pur Oud, pays homage to the region’s iconic woody note. “The finest raw materials are perfumes in their own right”, says Jacques Cavallier Belletrud , master perfumer for the French Maison, and the mind behind the Maison’s latest fragrance. The perfume is, as its name suggests, composed almost entirely of natural Oud essence, making it exceptional in the world of perfumery. 

Following the release of Ombre Nomad, Les Sables Roses and Nuit de Feu, Louis Vuitton’s Oud fragrance collection continues to honour once again the culture of smell in the Middle East by offering a fragrance for the region’s most emblematic ingredient: Oud. The fact that the new scent is almost only made out of Assam Oud makes it perfect for layering, especially with Ombre Nomad.

Inspired by the Middle Eastern traditions of applying perfume and the culture of Oud, wonders of the world in its purest, truest and most luxurious images. Pure Oud perfume for fans of ‘Wood of the Gods’ the opportunity to appreciate one of the most beautiful wonders of the world in its purest, truest and most luxurious images. Louis Vuitton and Belletrud finally set upon an essence of Assam oud, produced by a family, who ‘maintains a sustainable forest, farmed ethically’.

I wanted to create something exceptional, that smells like a luxury. I was amazed by the way women and men practice layering in the Middle East, mixing and applying their very personal oud preparation. I wanted to offer an oud signature from Louis Vuitton, which is why I’ve invited the Middle Eastern style of perfumery into the Louis Vuitton flacon.

Jacques Cavallier Belletrud, Louis Vuitton -inhouse- master perfumer

It is said that it is the scent of paradise and its meaning in Arabic ‘wood’ Oud is an absolute component of any raw material that has great depth and multiple aspects, as if it contains all other aspects, it is a treasure of nature it is the precious ‘black gold’ to the extent that the finest in its purity is reserved for an exclusive elite of people. The Oud contains countless distinctive ingredients where it offers its fans a completely unique experience, in its complex components and richness of symbolism and global resonance the oud is a journey in itself, smuggled through time and space, a gateway to the absolute world.

To present the purest expression of oud by simplifying one of the most beautiful fragrances in the world is the essence of pure oud, to highlight the raw beauty of this rare ingredient, Jacques Cavallier Belletrud created a near-contradictory encounter between the dreary character of the Oud focused on 10% of the composition and luminous softness of two types of white musk, ambrettolide and helvetolide. A gentle and slightly fruity helveled, and a delicate cotton empreted. The Oud weaves into an ornate cocoon that encapsulates and supports it without strangulation, and emerges from it strong wooden puffs and reveals the richness of its animal reflections.

It is important to note that the agar trees used to create oud have been declared a potentially threatened species by CITES, making the harvesting of oud for fragrances potentially environmentally damaging. To ensure they are maintaining the least harmful production practices possible, Vuitton is working with a family-run team of producers in Bangladesh, who have cultivated oud for the past 200 years. 

Pure Oud is available in the French Maison’s iconic perfume flacon, but this time in stained black glass. Pure, dense and deep to the point that, paradoxically, it reveals a stunning reflection of light, such as the fragrance it carries.

Louis Vuitton Pur Oud is available as 100ml Eau de Parfum. A limited and rare fragrance (there are only 2,000 flacons available), and it’s the most expensive of the Louis Vuitton line-up (each flacon comes in at €1,200). It’s available exclusive to the Middle East countries at Louis Vuitton boutiques. Come into the beautiful world of Louis Vuitton.

A New Classic Is Born: Serge Lutens La Dompteuse Encagée

Born during the war, on March 14, 1942 in Lille, northern France, Serge Lutens was separated from his mother’s first weeks, his personality will be marked by the feeling of an original abandonment. Constantly torn between two families, he lives at a distance and invents himself. He is a dreamer. At the Montesquieu school, he is said to be ‘in the moon’: he does not follow, even if his teachers recognize him as a storyteller. Today Serge Lutens is seen in the world of perfumery amd make-up as an extraordinary designer, a true artist.

This image is founded on his early career working for the most prestigious fashion magazines, like Vogue, before being commissioned in 1967 by Christian Dior to create their makeup line. He created colors, style ánd images for the Maison. He then signed a collaboration with Shiseido that allowed this Japanese cosmetics group, hitherto unknown on the international scene, to impose a visual identity so powerful that it became one of the world’s market players in the 80s and 90s. He became Artistic Director, developing their international image. In 1992, he launched the perfume Féminité du Bois, the first unisex perfume that revolutionized the field. 

If this first perfume marks the 80s, it is by the creation of ‘Femininity of Wood’ and the boutique of the Palais Royal in 1992 – with its dreamlike décor – that Serge Lutens affirms his first olfactory revolution in the field of perfume. Deeply influenced by the discovery of Morocco and in particular Marrakech (the city in which he acquired in 1974 an old house in the heart of the medina), Serge Lutens has made this country the cradle of his perfumery. Waxes, cedar wood, orange blossoms…, Marrakech inspired his first perfumes: ‘Amber Sultan’, ‘Moorish Leather’, ‘Chergui’ … Having become inescapable, they write a new page in the history of essences. Following logically in 2000, Serge Lutens created the brand that now bears his name and imposes an uncompromising style. Perfumes, blushes, his expressions in this field intersect between a sharp and selective distribution and that more confidential of its network of shops.

After his last launch in November 2020, a Harrods exclusive added to the Serge Lutens Flacons de Table Collection named Tarab, mister Lutens launched a new creation. Under the Collection Noire umbrella, named La Dompteuse Encagée, (The Caged Tamer)

The La Dompteuse Encagée is the new Eau de Parfum from the Black Collection. A floral fragrance, almond, radiant. A muzzled language, shaping a single way of thinking, La Dompteuse Encagée reminds us of the dangers of a society on the lookout for the slightest step aside. Hope, however, remains in the revelation of a frangipani flower that can be enjoyed here… on the skin!

From this cold, white-waxed girl, I owe it to myself to take responsibility for everything. However, from this dreaded snow as envisaged, I sense the avalanche. What has seen the whiteness of the flower does not augur the freshness, the smell of frangipane y pallie. Subtly almond, to be enjoyed on the skin!

Serge Lutens

Serge Lutens La Dompteuse Encagée is offered in the recognizable Collection Noire flacon. The consumer can choose the way of diffusion – by splashing or spraying – and the flacon is easily recyclable.

Serge Lutens La Dompteuse Encagée is available as 100 ml Eau de Parfum at the Serge Lutens Boutique, Palais Royal, Paris, and selected stores worldwide. Come into the beautiful world of Serge Lutens.

Christian Dior Gives Its Fragrances An Toile de Jouy Makeover

A legacy of Christian Dior’s passion for 18th century refinement, Toile de Jouy is a major theme in the Maison’s universe. This cotton fabric with rural motifs has remained a key design code, inspiring a number of designers up until now, with Maria Grazia Chiuri successfully giving it a modern take in her collections. The Dior Toile de Jouy has come a long way.

Following the updated version of its Forever Diormania Couture Cuhion, the French Maison has now introduced a limited collection of its fragrances. Four of the most popular scents are dressed in the Maison’s iconic ‘Toile de Jouy’ packaging – the perfect addition to your 2021 perfume lineup.

Christian Dior Lucky

Created to be a good luck charm, Lucky is the fragrance of good luck, echoing the history between the house of Dior and Lily-of-the-Valley. Lucky is a fragrance that plays with its white flowers and Lily-of-the-Valley notes for a subtle discovery of its scent.

Light. Behind the freshness of white flowers, the fragrance Lucky offers a glimpse of the delicate notes of Lily-of-the-Valley.

Lucky is a fragrance good luck charm, like a scented lucky star, the olfactory signature of luck. The white purity of flowers, the wet green of the Lily-of-the Valley accords. Floral. Lucky is a delicate fragrance composed with an abundance of Lily-of-the-Valley and white flower notes.

The Toile de Jouy limited edition of the Lucky fragrance features a case with a Dior couture-inspired print. Limited edition available only for the 125 ml and 250 ml flacons. The 125 ml product also arrives in a set alongside a body cream, hand wash and soap bar in the same scent.

Christian Dior Holy Peony

Holy Peony is the fragrance that personifies the peony blossom, often immortalized by the greatest artists as a symbol of beauty. This Maison Christian Dior fragrance interprets the olfactory translation of the plump and generous beauty of this sacred flower. Holy Peony is a fragrance draped in the lightest of cloaks: Rose woven with Lily of the Valley, sparkling notes of Strawberry and Raspberry, as well as Woods and Musks that give it an amber charm.

Holy Peony is a fragrance that strikes a balance between softness and fruity vivacity.

Holy Peony is an olfactory ‘trompe-l’œil’. The peony is not easily cajoled: the fleeting beauty of the flower had to be imagined and tamed to capture it in a fragrance. Red, the scarlet velvet that blankets the corolla of the peony blossom, the olfactory image of its bright crimson petals. Floral. Holy Peony is a floral portrait of the peony, which plays on its seductive fullness and botanical freshness.

The Toile de Jouy limited edition of the Holy Peonie fragrance features a case with a Dior couture-inspired print. Limited edition available only for the 125 ml and 250 ml flacons. The 125 ml product also arrives in a set alongside a ‘Thé Osmanthus’ candle and ‘Rose Ispahan’ hand wash.

Christian Dior Gris Dior

Gris Dior is a signature fragrance that is now more than ever closely tied to the history of Dior Couture. The fragrance is the olfactory expression of the Dior gray, the now-iconic colour Christian Dior loved to celebrate: the couture gray, the sentimental gray of the couturier’s family home in Granville, Normandy, and the pearl gray of the shopfront on Avenue Montaigne.

Gris Dior is an intense fragrance that makes a strong, recognizable statement, always with elegance, and leaves a compelling trail.

Multi-faceted, Gris Dior is a subtle and elegant olfactory signature. An elegant fragrance that uninhibitedly combines heritage with a modern twist. Like the colour gray, the fragrance Gris Dior cannot be broken down into its component parts. It is an indivisible mix, the seamless reading of a chypre.

The Toile de Jouy limited edition of the Gris Dior fragrance features a case with a Dior couture-inspired print. Limited edition available only for the 125 ml and 250 ml flacons. The 125 ml product also arrives in a set alongside with a ’30 Montaigne’ candle and ‘Néroli Imperial’ soap bar.

Christian Dior Oud Ispahan

Oud Ispahan elegantly embraces an oriental identity: it is the olfactory translation of an Oriental palace, where shimmering hues meld with intoxicating scents to become one. Sophisticated charm and a traveler’s soul influence the powerful character and accents of Oud Ispahan. It is an uncompromising fragrance that highlights its woody force with the spicy, decisive character of Damascus Rose.

Oud Ispahan is an intense fragrance that cannot be forgotten.

Oud Ispahan is a fragrance that arouses curiosity and invites you on an olfactory journey with its oriental soul tinged with a floral softness. The ochre hue of the Oriental palace that inspired the fragrance and the intense red of the Damascus Rose. Oud-floral. It is the member of the Maison Christian Dior family of precious Ouds with a floral signature. A captivating fragrance that gives this olfactory evocation of the Orient a powerful identity, based on an Oud accord adorned with the softness of Rose.

The Toile de Jouy limited edition of the Oud Ispahan fragrance features a case with a Dior couture-inspired print. Limited edition available only for the 125 ml and 250 ml flacons. The 125 ml product also arrives in a set alongside with an ‘Encens Mystique’ candle.

The Christian Dior Toile de Jouy Collection is available at Christian Dior Boutiques and selected stores worldwide. Come into the beautiful world of Christian Dior.