11 Aug (Review and Giveaway) Designer Elie Saab Introduces First Fragrance
Elie Saab, designer of some of the most famous red carpet dresses of all time ( think Halle Berry’s Oscar win) is coming out with his own fragrance. Named Le Parfum, the fragrance was created by one of the fragrance world’s top perfumers, Francis Kurkdjian. Kurkdjian has been the nose behind some hugely popular perfumes like Narciso Rodriguez for Her and Elizabeth Arden Green Tea .
Elie Saab’s Le Parfum is a woody floral with a big emphasis on the woods. It is strong and full bodied. You won’t find a whiff of anything light here, nor will you indulge your sweet sugar fantasies. In this aspect, this fragrance is a bit different from much of what’s out there today and presented very elegantly .
Le Parfum begins with the soft florals of jasmine and orange blossom and then the woods including Patchouli come along close behind. As it heads into the mid notes, it gets an underlying light sweetness from the honey note , just enough to ground the woods and soften the edge.
As it dries down the floral remains but the woods really take center stage, predominately cedarwood, along with the patchouli still going very strong. Rose mingles in there at the end as well, which adds prettiness and tempers the woods notes that anchor the dry down.
I think, too, that this is an especially nice fall into winter scent. Fragrance is highly personal, and my taste runs to certain types of scents depending on warm or the cold weather. Le Parfum is an ideal sweater season scent: cashmere, boots and leather gloves will combine into an elegant attire.
Elie Saab’s Le Parfum is available at Bloomingdale’s, Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue and the line will include bath and body products as well as the perfume.
1.0 oz EDP $60.00
1.7 oz EDP – $90.00
3.0 oz EDP – $120.00
6.7 oz Body Lotion – $50.00
6.7 oz Shower Crème – $42.00
5.0 oz Body Crème – $85.00 (Saks Fifth Avenue Exclusive)
To help you get in the summer to fall feel of things, we have a bottle of Elie Saab Le Parfum to giveaway.
To enter, leave a comment below to let us know what you think about designers entering the world of beauty. The contest closes, August 30, 2011. (US only please.)
– Diane Artzberger, The Beauty Alchemist
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melissa n
Posted at 21:02h, 20 AugustI think it is ok as long as the designer makes it and it is not made by someone else offering “here put your name on this”
Gigi
Posted at 21:04h, 20 AugustI think it’s great if the products live up to the claims and they actually use their own products.
Megan Salters
Posted at 21:13h, 20 AugustI love that designers are experimenting with the world of beauty, and I trust they know what they’re doing, because fashion and beauty generally go hand in hand 🙂
Jody Griffin
Posted at 21:30h, 20 AugustI think it’s great. The more out there to choice from.
Kimberly M
Posted at 21:33h, 20 AugustI can just imagine the rush for this scent at the Nordstrom’s counter given the review here. The one thing that I do believe is a tipping point for most women when it comes to how much they are willing to spend on any given fragrance, is NOT the name on the bottle, but the quality of the contents within. I do think that well respected names in the industry will often get a fragrance ‘noticed’, but ultimately the scent will need to stand on its own merits- and the way ANY excellent perfumer can accomplish that feat is by using high quality ingredients, so that no one note dominates another.
I can hardly wait to get a chance to bask in that first hint of Jasmine, then settle into the heady fragrance of patchouli, finished off with that most interesting note of honey. Most unique indeed!