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.
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Lisa P
Posted at 01:38h, 20 AugustI think it is a very natural thing! Art is art – no matter what medium you “belong” to. The thing is, most creative people don’t simply exist within one field, but many. I say, why not?
Jamie
Posted at 02:54h, 20 AugustI am a huge fan of perfumes and lotions,I love that celebrties have there own smells that they work really hard on.
Agi
Posted at 04:42h, 20 AugustI think it’s great that they touch this type of style. I love all sorts of scents and it all depends on the boost I need 🙂
Tracey Byram
Posted at 09:31h, 20 AugustI think it´s a perfectly logical next step for clothing designers to create perfumes as well.
Ter
Posted at 13:20h, 20 AugustI love the idea of designers making beauty products. They have an eye for all things beautiful. And anyway, there is a team of experts who come up with (in this case) the notes for a fragrance & the designer picks the one they like best. Designers usually come up with the prettiest & most interesting bottle designs too.