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Christian Louboutin is infusing his distinctive sense of creative wit and style into perfume oils

November 4, 2016 by Editorial Team

A precious oil touching the skin produces a scent that is utterly personal to the woman wearing it. The perfume oil is a strong elixir containing the highest concentration of fragrance oil and no added water or alcohol, which means it provides a more intimate experience than a conventional form of fragrance.

To renew the way precious oils were treasured in the past, Christian Louboutin launches three perfume oils. The collection is a new way to experience his three signature women’s fragrances: Bikini Questa Sera, Tornade Blonde and Trouble in Heaven.

“There is one present moment,” says Christian Louboutin, “and then there is the trace, le sillage, I think of it as its memory.”

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The designer has always loved the idea of the ritual of beauty, which is why he wanted the perfume oil to be applied with a glass dabber contained within the bottle. Each woman can delight in her own very personal ritual, choosing where to apply the oils: décolleté, wrists, collarbone, along her legs, her inner arm, and the nape of her neck. The oil is intended to be massaged into the body inviting the pleasure of sensation. A collaboration between Christian and Heatherwick Studio, the visually hypnotic and tactile oil bottle undulates with harmonious and dynamic energy.

The perfume oils are produced by Christian Louboutin Beauté (CLB; formed in 2012), a global joint venture between French luxury accessories brand Christian Louboutin and Batallure Beauty, and is headquartered in New York City.

The designer is instrumental in the development of every beauty product of the house. In August 2014, Nail colour launched as the most natural entry category for CLB, the original inspiration for the iconic red soles having come from a stroke of red nail colour in 1992.

One year later, the high-end brand launched a collection of 38 jewellery-inspired Lip Colours offering three different finishes; Silky Satin, Matte Velvet, and Sheer Voile alongside five lip definers to suit all lip tones and in June 2016, Loubilaque, a high-shine and high-pigment lip lacquer was introduced.

September 2016 saw the launch of an entirely new facet of the Christian Louboutin vision of beauty with parfum created for women in three unique scents: Bikini Questa Sera, Tornade Blonde and Trouble in Heaven.

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Frédéric Malle’s fragrance concept boutique in Marais. Look for the Supertitious – Alber Elbaz par Frédéric Malle

October 24, 2016 by Editorial Team

On the beauty retail scene, a new original store is a rarity. French luxury perfumer Frédéric Malle opens a ‘hive’ fragrance boutique in Paris at 13, Rue Des Francs Bourgeois, in Marais, the historic district in hosting many outstanding buildings of historic and architectural importance. To obtain “endless complexity and infinite reflections,” architects Jakob + … Read more

Viktor&Rolf present their first fragrance collection

October 17, 2016 by Editorial Team

Viktor&Rolf are, officially, Magic. Viktor&Rolf: Fashion Artists is coming to Melbourne, Australia for the world-premiere exhibition at National Gallery of Victoria, opening on 21 October 2016. The spectacular and avant-garde creations of Dutch fashion designers Viktor & Rolf are on display in Australia for the first time in an exhibition organised by the National Gallery … Read more

Les Fontaines Parfumées in Grasse to bring the best of French know-how in haute parfumerie

September 23, 2016September 23, 2016 by Editorial Team

LVMH’s owned Louis Vuitton and Christian Dior innaugurate new maison dedicated to luxury perfume in Grasse, France. Grasse has always been synonymous with perfume excellence and is the only place in the world that brings together the singular expertise of flower growers, artisans and perfumers. Here, Louis Vuitton and Christian Dior luxury houses are establishing their creative … Read more

Dare to dance like Margaret Qualley for KENZO World fragrance by Spike Jones

September 1, 2016 by Editorial Team

The stylized eye is an invitation to experience the new Kenzo World fragrance, a world to be explored right from the name printed in Braille on top of the box. Dare to dance like Margaret Qualley and open your senses with the new fragrance KENZO World.

Introduced for the 2013 fall-winter collection, the eye motif has become a symbol of the Japanese brand Kenzo, now transposed into the cinematic codes by The Being John Malkovich director Spike Jones. Spike Jones has shot “KENZO World – The new fragrance“, the perfume advert for Kenzo described as one “the most engaging ads we have had this year.”

Kenzo World is the first feminine olfactory creation conceived by Kenzo creative directors Carol Lim and Humberto Leon, and signed by famous perfumer Francis Kurkdjian. The bursting energy of the two designers’ fashion vision infuses a dynamic and intoxicating scent while Francis Kurkdjian came with a bold mixing of materials and styles to explore new directions. Designed by Patrick Li, the bottle features black rubber, pink gold and opaline, recalling the mix-and-match of colors and materials that inspire the designers and their collections.

“We loved the interpretation of the eye really informing your world,” says Carol Lim.

The flowery trail of Kenzo World is a surge of energetic scents that unfold in floral bursts, with notes of peony, Egyptian jasmine and Ambroxan, a fairy note that gives the fragrance voluptuous sensuality.

According to Kenzo, Carol Lim and Humberto Leon have created this feminine fragrance for a Kenzo woman who is free, strong and bold, and whose boundless energy is translated in the ad spot. Mixing choreography and performance, the clip follows actress Margaret
Qualley (known for The Nice Guys (2016), The Leftovers (2014) and Palo Alto (2013) on a frenetic and elegant escapade set to a soundtrack with a captivating tempo, showing off the masterful acting talents of the former dancer.

Into the Void by Juliette has a gun

August 25, 2016 by Editorial Team

Juliette intrigues again the world. Armed with her perfume, the Shakespearean heroine goes wild.

Into the Void, the captivating new fragrance from Juliette Has a Gun niche perfume house, is a new definition of luxury, in its spicy and singular version. This woody oriental fragrance creates an alluring and irresistible aroma with an ultra-woody cocktail of guaiac wood, papyrus, cedar, ambroxan and patchouli. Partly eclipsed behind this devastating veil, the black orchid absolute is yet vital to the balance. The tonka bean and an infusion of liquorice are rounding out this intense olfactory experience available exclusively at Harrods.

Life is too short, and pleasures too many, says Juliette. The Gun, metaphor for the perfume, weapon of seduction, or simple accessory of bluff, essentially symbolizes the liberation of women towards men. And sometimes with a taste for revenge…

Created and designed by young Romano Ricci, Juliette has a gun is an independent brand launched in 2006. The niche perfumery brand’s philosophy is to approach perfumery as an art and to be present only through a limited distribution such as concept stores, department stores or specialized perfumeries. A collection of 10 original scents, a Universal Purse Spray in the shape of a bullet and a collection of
different candles are currently available, and other weapons of seduction are on their way.

Initiated to fashion by his great grandmother Nina and to perfumery by his grandfather Robert (creator of the famous « L’air du temps »), Romano Ricci has been surrounded by fashion and creation since childhood. Grateful to his family heritage, Romano Ricci also wanted to prove he could succeed by himself and express his own universe. He apprenticed in the perfumery world for 4 years, learning amongst the greatest, and then persuaded Francis Kurkdjian, the master of perfumery, to work with him. Then everything went along.