Lalique
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
The berry assault is immediate and unapologetic—blackberry and mulberry dominate with their deep, almost wine-dark juiciness, whilst blackcurrant adds a sharp, green-tinged tartness. Strawberry floats on top like foam on a fruit purée, giving the opening a bright, slightly synthetic fruitiness that borders on candy but doesn't quite cross the line.
As the fruit subsides from screaming to singing, peony emerges with its clean, peppery-floral character, acting as a palate cleanser between the berry sweetness and what's to come. Rose and ylang-ylang create a creamy, full-bodied floral cushion—the ylang's custard-like qualities merging with rose's jammy facets to maintain the composition's gourmand leanings whilst adding much-needed sophistication.
The base is all soft-focus warmth: bourbon vanilla wraps itself around a musky, skin-like base whilst indistinct woods hover in the background like a memory of structure. What remains is a sweet, slightly powdery veil that sits close to the skin—less purple fruit now, more violet-tinted sweetness with a whisper of dried petals.
Lalique's Amethyst is a full-throttle berry and rose confection that wears its purple bottle with complete sincerity. Nathalie Lorson has created what amounts to an olfactory interpretation of crushed berries macerated in rose petals—there's nothing subtle about the opening salvo of blackberry and mulberry, their dark, jammy sweetness given a tart edge by blackcurrant's almost cassis-like intensity. The strawberry note adds a red fruit brightness that prevents the composition from becoming too brooding. What saves this from being just another fruity-floral is the quality of the floral heart: the peony brings a crisp, slightly soapy cleanness that cuts through the berry compote, whilst ylang-ylang contributes its characteristic banana-cream richness without overwhelming. Rose, rather than being a delicate whisper, holds its own against the fruit barrage—this is rose as a full-bodied partner, not a shrinking violet. The base of bourbon vanilla and musk provides exactly what you'd expect: a soft, skin-like sweetness that rounds everything into a wearable gourmand-floral hybrid. The woods are more suggestion than statement, offering just enough structure to prevent total dessert territory. This is for those who embrace rather than apologise for sweetness, who wear their romantic streak openly. It's a fragrance that belongs to late summer evenings and garden parties, to those unafraid of being noticed. Amethyst doesn't whisper—it announces itself with berry-stained lips and no regrets.
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