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Candis Cayne. That’s the first thing
that comes to mind with a spritz of Elie
Saab’s debut fragrance Le Parfum. The
first transgender actress to play on
prime time television in ABC’s "Dirty
Sexy Money," Cayne seems the
personification of Elie Saab’s first
fragrance: an elegant white floral,
bursting with honey, money, and sex.
For more than 25 years, the Lebanese
couturier has been synonymous with
femininity, his dresses the embodiment
of Monet’s "Water Lilies." Saab’s
dresses twirl and swirl with air
currents of their own, much the way that
Candis Cayne worked a room (and the
streets) with her New York cabaret act.
This is a big girl fragrance, voluptuous
with curves and bada-bing sensuality.
Perfumer Francis Kurkdjian opens the
fragrance with a blast of orange blossom
and jasmine. "What I found fascinating
was the idea of radiant femininity,"
said Kurkdjian. It’s as if you’ve been
invited into Candis Cayne’s dressing
room, where rows of dresses are
punctuated with a profusion of blooms:
jasmine and gardenia.
Ultimately, about the time that Candis
Cayne pulls a dressing gown from the
closet, her slip falling to the floor,
Le Parfum settles into basenotes of
cedarwood and patchouli. Candis glances
over her shoulder at you, as elegant and
sexy as Jessica Rabbit - and it strikes
you then that love takes many forms.
PRICE: $90.00 / 1.7 fl oz EDP
LINK:
Elie
Saab Le Parfum |
