Let’s talk scents
NARS AUDACIOUS EAU DE PARFUM
FRANCOIS Nars, founder of the eponymous make-up brand, has created his first ever signature scent, in collaboration with perfumer Olivia Giacobetti.
As striking as a slash of red lipstick, Audacious is a unisex parfum that tempers the heady floral notes of frangipani and ylang ylang with smoky incense, sandalwood and white musk. perfumery,” says Jerome Di Marino, creator of the follow-up to the hugely popular Kenzo World.
Even without a single petal present, this golden juice is still rich and warm, combining rich tonka bean absolute with a splash of sea salt, to create a striking scent.
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CAROLINA HERRERA CONFIDENTIAL EMERALD MUSK EAU DE PARFUM
“EMERALDS have always been worn in my family. From my great-grandmother to my grandmother to my mother – we’ve all worn them. I love their fragility,” says Carolina Herrera de Baez.
There’s nothing fragile about this luxurious scent, however. With a top note of pink pepper, heart of leather and base of musk, it’s a potent concoction with a lasting trail.
SARAH JESSICA PARKER’S BORN LOVELY EAU DE PARFUM
THE latest addition to the actor’s growing fragrance family, Born Lovely is like a beautiful bouquet of white florals – notably orange blossom and jasmin sambac – bolstered with cedarwood stems and rounded out with patchouli (a common note in SJP fragrances.
Lovely, it certainly is.
JEAN PAUL GAULTIER LE BEAU EAU DE TOILETTE