Giorgio Armani adds a new fragrance to its Privé line La Femme Nacre.

"The fragrance was developed by Marie Salamagne, at Firmenich. It is composed of Iris Absolute and a precisely calibrated accord of different musks. The Firabs iris, chosen for Nacre, is a very rare quality. It combines the rich, creamy facet of iris, with a powdery, almost talc-like note. Mother-of-Pearl is a semi-precious stone produced by some molluscs as an inner shell layer. A sign of luxury and elegance, it was used in marquetry in the 19th century to adorn daily objects of the Haute Bourgeoisie.

The Mother-of-Pearl used on the Privé Nacre bottle comes from New Zealand oysters. Very thin films (around 3/10 of a millimeter) are extracted from the shells and glued on a plate that is then lacquered. Each Mother-of-Pearl film is different which makes every plate unique".

Each of the 1,000 pieces of Nacre is then numbered, on the bottle and the box.

Giorgio Armani Privé La Femme Nacre is £500 for 100 ml ($800) and is available http://www.giorgioarmanibeauty.co.uk/

–Michelyn Camen, Editor in Chief

Editor's Note: Marie Salamagne is considered a rising star in perfume and created Tokyo for Kenzo, and was a co creator of  my favorite Aqua Allegoria  for Guerlain…Figue – Iris. I believe this is her first uber luxe perfume.