Let There Be LIGHT
Two new fragrances capture the essence of femininity and sunlight. By Li Ying Lim.
efore the fragrance, there was Elie Saab’s universe – and it was filled with light. Perfumer Francis Kurkdjian, who worked with Saab to bring his first eponymous fragrance to life, was intrigued. “What I found fascinating was the idea of interpreting light; I didn’t have any specific images in mind, just sensations – the whiteness of the sun at its zenith, radiant femininity; a modern interpretation of voluptuousness,” he shares.