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Lalique Encre Noire Sport ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 10 October 2013 18 Comments

Lalique Encre Noire Sport

Lalique has launched Encre Noire Sport, a new fragrance for men. Encre Noire Sport is a flanker to 2006's Encre Noire.

As elegant as ever but even more dynamic, Lalique’s iconic masculine fragrance writes a sequel to its story in black ink. This new interpretation is driven by the codes of Sport, combined with the House’s luxury and refinement. Between the dusky lines of its signature woody notes, a wave of freshness unfurls.

Encre Noire Sport was developed by perfumer Nathalie Lorson, who also did the original Encre Noire. The notes include grapefruit, bergamot, cypress, lavender, aquatic notes, nutmeg, vetiver, cashmere woods and musk.

Lalique Encre Noire Sport is available in 50 and 100 ml Eau de Toilette.

(quote via tfwa, additional information via tendance-parfums)

Filed Under: new fragrances
Tagged With: flanker, lalique, nathalie lorson, sportification

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  1. lucasai says:
    10 October 2013 at 9:47 am

    Sport? Really? The Olympic Games were like a year ago!?

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    • Robin says:
      10 October 2013 at 10:15 am

      Yeah. They’re a little late on the bandwagon.

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  2. Dusan says:
    10 October 2013 at 10:03 am

    About time too! :-D

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    • Robin says:
      10 October 2013 at 10:15 am

      Ha!

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  3. Querelle 3 says:
    10 October 2013 at 10:26 am

    I do not fancy the “sport” releases, sport to me sounds more like a lame excuse for more cash or massive appeal. Even in the Encre Noire case. But I guess it’s a sign of times. O tempora o mores as the Latins quoted. Oh well..

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    • Robin says:
      10 October 2013 at 12:31 pm

      They’re usually pretty bad. Maybe this will be an exception. Also true though that there are plenty of sporty vetivers already…

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  4. konglishbeauty says:
    10 October 2013 at 11:26 am

    This just feels all wrong. I don’t have a problem with flankers per se, but the whole brand image and heritage of Lalique makes this fragrance a really really uncomfortable fit. It’s like sticking a reflective go faster stripe across an Hermes alligator Birkin bag and calling it a sports bag. Also, “Encre Noire” means black ink. What on earth is “Sport” about it? I know I’m being cranky and literal about it but this seems to be a particularly thoughtless and clumsy flanker, even for the perfume industry. I wonder whether they’re trying to be clever like the Stephen Sprouse grafitti Louis Vuitton bags (which I DID like a lot). Heritage brands like Lalique don’t necessarily have to be on sacred pedestals but slapping the word “Sport” across a bottle is neither cool nor clever. Perhaps I’ll wake up and discover it’s all a big joke that I’m too grumpy to get >:(

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  5. konglishbeauty says:
    10 October 2013 at 11:33 am

    Also: “Lalique’s iconic masculine fragrance writes a sequel to its story in black ink.”? But the word sport is written in RED?? Good grief, I’m in a mood today!

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    • austenfan says:
      10 October 2013 at 5:42 pm

      If it is of any comfort I fully agree.
      Encre Noir is such a great fragrance, fitting that beautiful bottle. This one seems just plain silly.

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  6. megank4 says:
    10 October 2013 at 1:46 pm

    I’m interested in trying it, since I love the original on my husband.

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  7. sergelutencio says:
    10 October 2013 at 2:29 pm

    It’s like Encre Noire Sport?????
    What’s next: Montblanc BIC pen?

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  8. Merlin says:
    10 October 2013 at 5:19 pm

    I like the original because of the sweet-wood nuttiness hiding under the more apparent vetiver. I would have thought the original might also have been a good sports fragrance?

    The addition of citrus might make it closer to the Guerlain which just smells like lemon to me!

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  9. Omega says:
    10 October 2013 at 7:12 pm

    Silly and meh. Next.

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  10. AnnieA says:
    10 October 2013 at 8:13 pm

    Let’s run a mini-contest: what’s the dumbest Sport flanker? First, it has to beat this one…

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    • nozknoz says:
      10 October 2013 at 8:36 pm

      You’re right that it may be fruitless to attempt to top this one, but I’m game. ;-) How about Mouchoir de Monsieur Sport?

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    • Marjorie Rose says:
      10 October 2013 at 9:24 pm

      I don’t have a good competitor for stupidest eau Sport, but I’d love to see the ad for a 2nd Cumming eau Sport flanker from CB I Hate Perfume!

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    • Omega says:
      11 October 2013 at 7:22 am

      Fat Electrician Sport? Lol.

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      • Marjorie Rose says:
        11 October 2013 at 12:03 pm

        Would the picture still include that wonderful back-end? Perhaps with a speedo?

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