Seduction Edition Limitée 2017

These exceptional juices nestle into beautiful bottles, finely crafted by the hands of the world's best artisans. For 2018, Lalique presents its brand new Seduction Crystal Edition, a fragrance released in a limited and numbered edition that already promises to delight Lalique fans, art lovers, and collectors alike.

Lalique's crystal bottles

Even before discussing the composition of Seduction Crystal Edition, one should first take a closer look at its bottle. Indeed, it displays an extraordinary beauty. It takes the shape of a finely chiseled amphora, with every detail worked with extreme care. A thread of gold also decorates its neck, as if to suggest the refinement of the whole. It must be acknowledged that Seduction Crystal Edition wonderfully honors the tradition of Lalique bottles. Indeed, Marie-Claude Lalique initiated this concept in 1994 to celebrate the release of Lalique's first feminine fragrance. She decided to create an exceptional bottle every year to pay tribute to the house's exceptional expertise in glassmaking. All of Lalique's limited editions elevate bottle design to the highest level of the art. Most of these vessels draw direct inspiration from the works of René Lalique, who founded the brand in 1888. Nevertheless, these bottles are not dated and do carry a genuine touch of modernity. They preserve the finest techniques of this exceptional craftsmanship while giving them a more contemporary look. Often figurative, these crystal bottles are made by the finest master glassmakers at the Lalique crystal works located in Alsace.

The floral, feminine fragrance of Seduction Crystal Edition

Yet however beautiful the bottle, this fragrance would be nothing without a composition to match the visual proposed by Lalique. Seduction Crystal Edition is a fragrance created by perfumer Sophie Grojsman. Its scent is at once floral, fruity, and enveloping. It opens first with a very feminine, romantic, and opulent blend of jasmine and Bulgarian rose. Yet it seems the Lalique woman is not lacking in impertinence. She then asserts her character through a spicy wallflower. Powdery iris comes to counterbalance this tendency and brings more elegance to the whole. Seduction Crystal Edition then shifts toward a fruitier heart based on blackcurrant leaves, wild blackberry, and pear. Its base, in turn, becomes woodier and softer. It blends the roundness of Mysore sandalwood with the warmth of Bourbon vanilla and amber notes. White musks, meanwhile, reinforce the airy quality of the whole and leave behind a very pleasant sense of cleanliness.