An Exceptional Gorgeous Debut Fragrance by Elie Saab

When this arrived on my counter, firstly I had no idea who Elie Saab was but the fragrance just blew me away! This is a truly stunning perfume, and a perfume that actually last a long time. Since it's launch a few weeks back, every customer I have spritz and introduced this to have said good things about it.

So who is Elie Saab?

Born in Lebanon, Elie Saab started out designing dresses at a very young age. At just 9 years of age he was drawing sketches and cutting patterns for his sisters.  By 18 he had established his own Haute Couture fashion house, an incredible achievement as it is very unusual to have begin your career in design as an Haute Couturier.
 Inititally he designed for the women in Beirut and throughout the middle East, continually gaining recognition until he was actually designing for princesses and queens!

In 1997, Elie Saab joined the Camera  Nazionale della Moda, an Italian fashion showcase for elite designers.

In 2000 he was invited by the French Federation for Couture to show his collection in Paris. This was a great honour and well deserved as Haute Couture is only shown in Paris.

Today, Elie Saab is seen as the designer of exceptional red carpet dresses for A List celebrities making his name in 2002 with his, now famous red dress worn by Halle Berry at the Oscars.
Other celebrities include Rihanna, Cheryl Cole, Emily Blunt, Dita Von Tesse and Elisabeth Hurley.

Each creation is designed to be more than a dress, an exceptional experience, showing beauty, elegance, sophistication and glamour. His design philosophy is the Triangle of Dreams - based on the three things that every women wants to be and can relate to.
The Celebrity
The Bride
The Princess

Elie Saab - Le Parfum

As with his dresses, Elie Saab wanted to create a fragrance that was exceptional, rigorous and fabulous, BUT was accessible to everyone!

A radiant impression sets off the perfume with orange blossom, leading into a sumptuous heart of jasmine absolute giving the perfume voluptuousness and elegance. Patchouli brings depth whilst cedar accord gives character and a lingering trail.
To soften the composition and giving it a beautifully addictive note is honey rose.

Fragrance family is Floral, Solar, Woody.

The bottle embodies the designer's universe. His vision from day one focuses on a pure form, simple, timeless, without artifice. A weighty piece of glass, which plays on light and transparency. A bottle that women will enjoy holding in their hands, a sensual relationship between the hand and the object.

The box use emblematic colours of his couture house, a Harmony of beige and white, highlighted by touches of brown and gold.

Available in 3 sizes:
30ml £38
50ml £55
90ml £71.50

Plus body products, Shower creams, Body lotions and Deodorant Spray.

Versace Yellow Diamond.- New Fragrance for Women Oct 2011

"The yellow colur recalls the brigthness, sensuality and great energry of this fragrance, able to depict and emphasize the charm and feminity of a women." Donatella Versace

Yellow Diamond is the new bright fragrance. Pure like sunlight it is an extraordinary bright hue that radiates with a fiery intensity, sparkling the way that only a diamond can. It is captivating and voluptous giving it a true femininity in harmony with the unmistakable glamour of versace.

The bottle is in the same shape as the other diamond bottles in the range, with it's large but elegant and faceted crystal cap. Cut like a real diamond, it creates amazing effects and games of light.

The fragrance unveils like a burst of light, gleaming and glistening. Sparkling in the Fruity, Floral, Woody family, it has fresh, joyful notes with sensuality.

Top Notes : Bergamot, Citron from Diamonte, Neroli, Pear Sorbet
Middle Notes : Freesia, Nymphea, Orange Blossom, Mimosa
Base Notes: Amber Wood, Palo Santo Wood, Musk

The box is inspired by a characteristic baroque Versace docoration, a very sumptuous and refined dress for the most rare and desired jewel. The shades of colour range from fancy light to vivid yellow. The Versace logo is in sparkling blue making it stand out on the front in harmonious contrast.

Available from the 1st October the range will include;
30ml EDT RRP £31.50
50ml EDT RRP £45
100ml EDT RRP £61
Bath & Shower Gel £25
Body Lotion £29