It used to be said that blue and green should never be seen, but that myth is well and truly busted with the opulent lazuli blues and verdant greens of this week’s latest launches. Let Eris cast its Green Spell over you whilst Carolina Herrera Saffron Lazuli evokes luxury and glamour. Lalique and Tauer round off this dazzling selection, leaving us in their thrall.
CAROLINA HERRERA CONFIDENTIAL
SAFFRON LAZULI
Showcased in the most stunning flacon inspired by lapis lazuli – a stone which is ‘a timeless emblem of success, sophistication and luxury’ – those are all words which could equally apply to this gem of a juice, itself. Showcasing saffron and blackcurrant, rose and orris on an exquisitely structured foundation of guaiac wood, vanilla and leather, Saffron Lazuli has us longing to cast off our PJs and zip ourselves into a proper frock, at last.
£235 for 100ml eau de parfum
harrods.com
ERIS PARFUMS
GREEN SPELL
Perfumer Antoine Lie worked for two years on ERIS’s sixth fragrance, launched via Indiegogo (the online crowd-sourcing platform). Living up to its green promise, vibrant Italian mandarin is squeezed over super succulent French blackcurrant absolute with Iranian galbanum and Egyptian violet leaf absolute evoking that florist’s shop sense of snapped stalks and sap-drenched blooms. Dusky French narcissus and fig leaf drape the shadowy base, and tomato leaf accord shines with photorealistic phosphorescence.
£150 for 50ml eau de parfum
erisparfums.com
LALIQUE
LES COMPOSITIONS PARFUMÉES GLORIOUS INDIGO
As part of their series celebrating the mastery of synthetic notes (the backbone of modern fragrance since the 1800s), Lalique are ‘inspired by the alchemy of perfumery, jewellery and crystal-making’, with perfumer Clément Marx creating a cool burn (because ‘blue can be the hottest colour) of cinnamon and ginger juxtaposed against the creamy rosiness of Javanol, papyrus and patchouli, with soft woods in the base and an overall air of quiet confidence.
£190 for 100ml eau de parfum
lalique.com
LALIQUE
LES COMPOSITIONS PARFUMÉES IMPERIAL GREEN
Verdant greenery rendered luxurious in Lalique’s inimitable style, here’s another of their so-clever, annual collections celebrating the mastery of modern, manmade perfumery notes. Perfumers Nathalie Lorson and Julien Plos ‘explore orange blossom from every angle’, co-distilled with a secret molecule to amplify its fresh facets. Meanwhile, Ambrox adds the warmth of skin, sun-dried hay and long shadows in flower meadows, anchored by rooty vetiver essence and pared-back Patchouli Heart.
£190 for 100ml eau de parfum
lalique.com
TAUER
PHTALOBLUE
Daydreaming of stretching on a Mediterranean sun-lounger? Yes, us too. Happily, maverick perfumer Andy Tauer is going to take us there via his latest fragrance. Phtaloblue is a brisk walk beside the sea that mellows into an elegant aquatic citrus that has none of the brashness and over-developed muscles we might associate with the 90s iterations of this much-maligned genre. Think photo-realistic blue skies, bright white linen suits and a salty, herbaceous breeze.
£105 for 50ml eau de parfum
lessenteurs.com
