Canadian designer Marie Saint Pierre has launched two fragrances, B and C:
Inspired by the scenery of Montreal, personal travel memoirs and the cosmic palette of garden aromas, B and C are two classic and chic fragrances worthy of a prestigious fashion house.
«A perfume tells an unprecedented story. I wanted B and C to make a mark and haunt the memory. I also wanted them to be scent with a delicate mystery.» The anonymity behind their name intensifies this mystery, leaving more space to the imagination. «B for Baiser or C for Caresse perhaps?»
B ~ "Sweet notes from caramel, vanilla and cinnamon blend with sensual notes of cedar and sandalwood that get magnified by violet and the essence of Turkish rose, creating a refined mix of ingredients that inspire passion, confidence and sensuality." Additional notes include bergamot, beeswax, cardamom and maple sap.
C ~ "C's alluring scent is based on a wild and enchanting velvety leather that melts on the skin, the scent of freshly cut cedar, white flowers and musk, creating a lingering and voluptuous spice. C is a seductive, more oriental combination that awakens the senses." Additional notes include bergamot, saffron, buckskin, orange blossom and freesia.
Marie Saint Pierre B and C are $125 (Canadian?) each for 50 ml Eau de Parfum, and can be found at Marie Saint Pierre boutiques. The fused glass under the bottle caps was designed by Canadian artist Melanie Laplante, and can be worn as a necklace or bracelet.
(via prurgent, additional information via mariesaintpierre, found at cosmeticsmag)
The notes for C sound nice but the packaging does nothing for me- it looks odd and disjointed. Obviously it is intended for a more stylish clientele than my humble self because I don’t get it!
And I confess I have never heard of this person and only announced these because I found the packaging so whimsical & unusual. But trust me, I am not stylish! Maybe I’m just tired of plain glass bottles?
I don’t care what they say though, those names are lame.
Hey our differences are what makes the world go round and keep the ride interesting! Lame names though, absolutely – hopefully the effort went into the juice as they wimped out on the names. 🙂
yep, I agree…looks like it’s slapped together. Like someone should be telling their kid to put things away, don’t just pile it up and leave it laying there. (all the moms in the room will recognize that comment for sure.) The notes sound kind of good but the bottle design leaves me cold and so does the naming theme.
LOL – my first thought was a child’s handmade ornament! Gorgeous if your kid made it but odd if not.
Ha…this mom leaves her own piles of junk all over the place…
shhhh! I admit to nothing!
plus—I believe small elves sneak into my beading room at night , get all sorts of supplies out and then never put any of it away!
Yes, the names are lame, but I love those bottles! I love how different they are, the colors and even the fact that they look like a pile of things to be put away as Daisy aptly described. I like them the way I like funky modern art (we once saw a work of art at the Guggenheim museum that was a cardboard box flattened with some writing, stamped addresses and tape on it. I still wonder about that one. It certainly appeared to be something I could have found in my garage and put out for the recycling man…)
Anyway, the notes also look intriguing so I’d be up for trying these. Sounds like something that may only be offered in Canada, however.
Glad someone else loves them! And yes, doubt we’re going to see them around & about.
Deconstructivism in perfume bottles – what next?
They just make me wonder what happened to ‘A’.
Lol – I did wonder about that, too.
Exactly.
someone put that pile away….
Notes sound yummy!
I think those bottles are cute – there is something funky and mysterious about them, like objects from a parallel universe just slightly askew from ours. It would be super if the perfume is worthy!
I like the bottles too. And I like the list of notes for B – that would either be my idea of heaven or a hot mess, not sure which.
Notes of B are too foody for me I guess. Bottles really attract attention-for wierdeness.
Wish I had read this before I went to Montreal – we flew out on 12/23 and just got back! Will have to check them out in June when we go back.
If you ever do smell them, pls report back!