Fragrant Flirtations
The world of perfumes is feeling festive, too. Fragrances are seeking inspiration from faraway lands and sensual flowers, and are bottled in fascinating packages of dazzling gold, seductive red, luxurious black and sparkling silver.
MERRY GOLD The House of Dior goes Oriental with J’Adore L’Or. Rose and jasmine meet Tahitian vanilla, creating an unbridled sensuality. This new version of the famous fragrance also comes in a striking Baccarat crystal bottle. Dior J’Adore L’Or (40 ml), ₹10,400 approximately, ₹2,12,000 approximately (400 ml, in crystal bottle). EVENING ATTIRE Christine Nagel’s composition, Flash by Jimmy Choo, is a bouquet of white flowers in a bottle that shines like fireworks in the night sky. Jimmy Choo, Flash eau de parfum (60 ml), ₹6,500.
ROMAN HOLIDAY With Acquarossa, Fendi invites you to step right into Rome’s Trevi Fountain. With citrus, wood and red cedar notes, it is the very incarnation of Chiara Mastroianni. This flamboyant olfactory creation comes in a red and gold bottle. Fendi, L’Acquarossa eau de parfum (50 ml), ₹7,100 approximately. DELICIOUSLY DELIGHTFUL Lancôme proves to us that life is indeed beautiful, with La Vie Est Belle, the super successful new fragrance for women, which features notes of iris, jasmine, orange flower and patchouli. This holiday season, the perfume comes in a gorgeous silver frosted bottle with organza wings.
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Lancôme, La Vie Est Belle eau de parfum (50 ml), Christmas edition, ₹7,700 approximately; special edition with a crystal bottle and musical box, price on request. ETERNALLY FEMININE With For Her, Narciso Rodriguez celebrates 10 years of an iconic fragrance. Inspired by Egyptian musk, this ultra-feminine creation was designed by Francis Kurkdjian and Christine Nagel.
Narciso Rodriguez, For Her eau de toilette (100 ml), ₹5,800; eau de parfum (100 ml), ₹6,050. TIMELESS CHIC Coco Chanel’s preferred colour, black, has found its way to Coco Noir’s bottle. With top notes of bergamot, which move on to floral notes of rose and patchouli, this fragrance is complex and seductive. The latest is a glamorous new black and gold bottle.
Chanel, Coco Noir eau de parfum (100 ml), ₹8,950.
DARK NIGHT Boss Nuit announces itself as a journey to the end of time, and Gwyneth Paltrow, the face of this fragrance, is the perfect embodiment of this. The perfume is a floral composition of jasmine, white flowers and violet in a stunning black bottle. Hugo Boss, Boss Nuit eau de parfum (50 ml), ₹4,300; special year-end edition, mini-spray (30 ml), ₹3,900 approximately.
SINFUL INDULGENCE Inspired by the friendship between Hubert De Givenchy and his muse, Audrey Hepburn, Very Irresistible Givenchy melds French elegance with American glamour, to create spontaneity and freshness. To celebrate 10 years of this rosebased olfactory delight, Dominique Ropion’s Collector’s special limited edition comes in a slender, delicately-twisted glass bottle, tinted in gradations of ruby red and adorned with 10 roses in relief.
Givenchy, Very Irresistible Collector eau de parfum (75 ml), ₹8,160.
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