Designer Monique Lhuillier has launched her first fragrance, Monique Lhuillier Eau de Parfum.
Undeniably floral and romantic with a fresh, yet sensual composition, the fragrance opens with a combination of dewy Hyacinth, Sicilian Bergamot and Cassis followed by redolent Freesia, delicate Lily of the Valley and Centifolia Rose. The fragrance transports the consumer into Monique Lhuillier's iconic lifestyle of glamour, femininity and sophistication.
Monique Lhuillier Eau de Parfum was developed by perfumer Maurice Roucel; additional notes include ylang-ylang, lace wood, violet, musk and patchouli.
Monique Lhuillier Eau de Parfum is available in 10, 30 and 100 ml ($30 - $175). It can be found now at Nordstrom.
(quote via moniquelhuillier, additional information via allure)
Sounds pretty. The flacon brings to mind a lily scent, as opposed to a lily of the valley scent. Maurice Roucel? Yes, please.
Definitely extra points for Maurice Roucel.
It never came to me until just now that the perfumer who created Musc Ravageur and ISM is the.same.person. Wow. I love them both, and would snatch them from a burning building.
That is a lot of a alleged notes.
Back in the eighties, fragrances would routinely list upwards of fifteen notes (I like your “alleged”). Here’s Fragrantica’s list from the 1985 Obsession by Calvin Klein: “Top notes are green notes, mandarin orange, vanilla, peach, basil, bergamot and lemon; middle notes are spices, coriander, sandalwood, orange blossom, jasmine, oakmoss, cedar and rose; base notes are amber, musk, civet, vanilla, vetiver and incense.” And that was absolutely par for the course. As the decade progressed, companies bragged about the number of notes in their new releases — Red by Giorgio Beverly Hills claimed to have 692 notes, which is ridiculous, but again from Fragrantica: “Top notes are bergamot, osmanthus, ylang-ylang, orange blossom, peach, black currant, hyacinth, aldehydes and cherry; middle notes are carnation, rose, jasmine, rosemary, gardenia, tuberose, iris, lily-of-the-valley and litchi; base notes are patchouli, oakmoss, amber, cedar, sandalwood, vetiver, tonka bean, vanilla, myrhh and olibanum.” I usually describe perfumes from that era as kitchen-sink scents, and that’s why.
What is lace wood? Oh no, is it something that all the other perfumistas know about and I don’t? Is it a…flower? Moss? Rare wood?
Pretty sure it is a fantasy note, and so named because she is known for her bridal wear? But really don’t know for sure.