GOOD GIRL BY CAROLINA HERRERA

When people hear the name Carolina Herrera, they automatically think of the eponymous fashion label (founded in 1981) that consists of ready-to-wear clothes and accessories for women, men and children, as well as bridal wear. But did you know that fragrances have always been a part of the fashion house since 1988? Yup, Carolina Herrera has over 20 fragrances, sold in more than 100 countries worldwide and have just recently included a new scent to the family.

Carolina Herrera proudly introduces GOOD GIRL to the Nigerian market, the ultra feminine fragrance that embraces the modern woman of today. To Carolina Herrera, a GOOD GIRL revels in unapologetic duality - her feminity and sensuality, her timeless elegance and casual irreverence, her hopeless romance and fearless independece. The House of Herrera has created a fragrance that captures and celebrates her glorious hihg-spirited duality.

For over four years, Carolina Herrera de Baez, Creative Director House of Herrera, brought her extensive knowledge of the brand and fragrance development into the creation of GOOD GIRL. She turned to master perfumer Louise Turner to create the perfect scent that captures the excitement and exhilarating complexity of today's sophisticated woman.

The thing that stands out the most to me about the fragrance is the actual bottle! A midnight blue ultra-high stiletto and gold-heel is just so unique!

This new fragrance is available nationwide at Montaigne Place outlets and Spar Supermarkets. It comes in 80ml, 50ml & 30ml bottle sizes.


A GIFT TO YOU!

To show my gratitude to all you guys that read this blog and follow me on social media, I have decided to gift one of you, a free 80ml bottle of the Carolina Herrera fragrance.

I will be running this competition exclusively on Instagram because it is a lot easier for me to track the entries and offer a fair and open selection process!

So, make sure you are following me on Instagram, the competition will run from today Wednesday. 14th September and will end Monday, 19th September.

Here are the rules:

1. Follow @BeautyInLagos on Instagram
2. Look for the above image in the BeautyInLagos Instagram feed and repost it.
3. Include the caption: "A GOOD GIRL to me is .......". Fill in the blanks with whatever you feel personifies a GOOD GIRL, to you.
4. Include the hashtags: #ItsSoGoodToBeBad & BiLxCH in your caption
5. Those two hashtags MUST be included in your caption otherwise I won't be able to see your entry and you will automatically be disqualified.

That's it! 

Good luck!
Ez xXX

ATELIER FLOU PERFUME @ MONTAIGNE PLACE

Atelier Flou is the latest niche perfume brand added to the ever growing fragrance collection at Montaigne Place. The Atelier Flou range of haute parfumerie boasts a total of ten fragrances in it's collection, five for men and five for women. I personally love the beautiful handcrafted bottles that store the fragrances with the gold bottles representing the women's collection, while the men's collection come in grey bottles.

In this post I will be sharing with you the ten fragrances in the collection along with some pictures.

ATELIER FLOU FRAGRANCES FOR WOMEN

Atelier Flou for Women

1. Sloane Rose
2. Ten Nine
3. Shamsin
4. Paradis Paradis
5. Liva

Sloane Rose for Women

Paradis Paradis for Women

ATELIER FLOU FRAGRANCES FOR MEN

Atelier Flou for Men

1. Katana
2. Black Purple
3. Amarcord
4. Monsieur mon Amour
5. Eau d'aviateur

Amarcord for Men

Katana & Black Purple for Men

The complete Atelier Flou Collection is exclusively available in Nigeria at the following select Montaigne Place Outlets:

Montaigne Place, Ikeja City Mall

Telephone: 0708 068 0133

Montaigne Place, The Palms Shopping Mall

Telephone: 0704 606 6641

Montaigne Place, Spa

Telephone: 0704 606 6640

Montaigne Place, Port Harcourt Mall

Telephone: 0704 652 9786

Montaigne Place, Silverbird Entertainment Centre, Abuja

Telephone: 0704 606 6644

Montaigne Place Customer Care

08180990960


Ez xxX


This post was done in collaboration with Montaigne Place*

MONTAIGNE PLACE | ALEXANDRE J FRAGRANCE COLLECTION

So if you're a regular reader of this blog you should know all about Montaigne Place, as I have mentioned this store quite a few times. Last year I even did a post highlighting some of the brands available at their store, you can read that post here! Over the next few weeks I will be collaborating with Montaigne Place to share with you even more brands available in-store. To kick things off I have decided to go with a new luxury fragrance brand that recently launched at Montaigne Place, Alexandre J. The Alexandre J collection offers a wide range of fragrances and is available in 4 variants: The Collector, The Oscent, Le Royal & Western Leather.

THE COLLECTOR

Argentic

Iris Violet

A mix between the Oriental desert and the French baroque architecture, this collection of 8 fragrances evokes a timeless journey. The bottles are unique and elegant, demonstrating handmade art and painstaking design. The collector comes in 100ml aluminium bottles with golden accessories packaged in leather boxes. 

THE OSCENT

The Oscent has the power to thrill those who wear it. Available in an enticing trio of scents:

Oscent Pink: a feminine fragrance, fruity and floral.
Oscent Black: an oriental woody musk
Oscent White: an accord of oriental amber

LE ROYALE

A fragrance fit for royalty. The scent can be described as a crown of citrus fruits, wooden sceptre and spicy amber train. It has a singular and distinguished aura that everyone can make their own.

WESTERN LEATHER

These fragrances embody the mythical 'leather jacket', sometimes rebel but always trendy. Western Leather Black & White are the final touch to complete a 'couture' outfit.



The entire Alexandre J collection is available exclusively at all Montaigne Place outlets nationwide! Stop by any of their stores to sample and discover the range.

Ez xxX

*This post was done in collaboration with Montaigne Place

BVLGARI 'LE GEMME' PERFUME | AFRICA LAUNCH EVENT IN LAGOS

Hey Everyone!

Last week Wednesday I was invited down to the Federal Palace Hotel in Victoria Island for the exclusive Lagos launch of Bvlgari's 'Le Gemme' perfume range in Africa.

 You guys will be pleased to know I took my camera along with me this time to capture the event. I know I asked a while ago if you all would like for me to take pictures at events I am invited to, and most of you said yes. I hope I did a decent job :)

The Le Gemme collection was first launched worldwide in London (Harrods) and Singapore, in June 2013. Nigeria is the first to experience Bvlgari perfume in Africa!

Bvlgari decided to bring the collection to Africa, and chose to launch in Lagos, Nigeria! This is a very big deal in my opinion because, of all the other gorgeous countries on the continent, they picked Nigeria! This is a testimony to how far we have come and where we are headed as a nation. I had a chat with the owner of the company responsible for bringing such luxury brands to Nigeria and she said that now more than ever, people are looking to Africa as the emerging market for opportunities. This is pure music to my ears!

For this collection of perfumes they worked with world-renowned perfumer, Daniela Andrier. She is known to work on small, niche (exclusive) projects and she seemed a perfect fit when Bvlgari was looking for a perfumer. For the fragrances, Daniela drew inspiration from Color, Light & Emotion. Bvlgari is famed for their use of precious stones, and with this collection, they used precious stones from diverse continents as a means to transport their customer on a journey to other worlds and times.

During the event there was a short presentation by Caroline Ferlay of Bvlgari, she talked us through the inspiration and idea behind the collection. As she introduced each scent, the lovely models spritzed them on scent-cards and distributed them round the room. It was absolute perfume overload! I loved it. I ended up with two favourites at the end of the presentation

L-R: Lilaia & Calaluna

These two were my fave!! I cannot describe scents so I will just type out what's mentioned in the little booklet that was in our Gift-bags.

Lilaia - The treasured secret of Egypt's Ancient Pharaohs
Its uplifting fragrance diffuses the captivating and rejuvenatin energy of nature
Perfume Notes: Galbanum, Mastic Absolute & Musk

Calaluna - From the wondrous and thriving lands of Sri Lanka
Its white, milky fragrance envelops you in a unique aura of comfort, protection & well-being
Perfume Notes: White Iris, Heliotrope & Sandalwood

L-R: Noorah & Amarena

Noorah - From Nishapur, the long journey from Orient to Occident
Its rich, mysterious, sensual fragrance captures the magnificence of the Silk & Spice Routes
Perfume Notes: Narguile Vapors, Candied Dates & Laotian Benzoin

Amarena - Across the magical lands of Brazil & Madagascar
Its colorfully exuberant, lush fragrance captures the essence of bright, extroverted feminity
Perfume Notes: Amarena Cherry, Rose Centifolia, Indian Tuberose

L-R: Maravilla & Ashlemah

Maravilla - A journey into the sunlit Iberian Peninsula
It is a bright, elegant fragrance, a perfect blend of sun-drenched citrus notes intertwined with a hint of joyful peach and embedded in a beautiful, refined chypre accord.
Perfume Notes: Italian Lemon Tree, Orange Flower Absolute, Indonesian Patchouli Essence

Ashlemah - Along the Gems Road, in the heart of ancient Europe
Its a truly noble, distinguished fragrance that envelopes you in aristocratic elegance
Perfume Notes: Lavender Essence, Iris Absolute & Musk

All guests went home with a bag each! I will reveal the contents of mine in a post tomorrow, as this post is long enough already (coupled with the fact that I like a bit of suspense... lol)

Details

Bvlgari 'Le Gemme' collection will be sold exclusively at all Essenza stores nationwide, launching first at the Essenza store in Ikeja City Mall, Lagos.

Price: TBC (keep an eye on my instagram page, I will most likely share the price on there when I get it. Username: BeautyInLagos)

Hope you enjoyed this post!

Laters,

Ez xxX