Cherigan Lovers in Pink by Olya Bar
Life loses its spark without color—a truth vividly understood by Marc Chagall, the Russian-French artist renowned for his mastery in Fauvism, Cubism, and Modernism.
Few have wielded color with the emotive mastery of Marc Chagall who understood that life without vibrancy is a muted affair. As art critic Raymond Cogniat once observed, Chagall’s colors were never mere adornments; they were the beating heart of his canvases. “They sculpt and animate the volume of the shapes,” Cogniat wrote, “indulging in flights of fancy and invention which add new perspectives and graduated, blended tones.” With a palette often distilled to just two or three hues, Chagall conjured explosive movement and a “vibrant atmosphere,” a testament to his singular vision that transcended the imitation of nature to evoke rhythm, planes, and soul-stirring resonance.
It is this interplay of color and emotion that finds an exquisite echo in Cherigan Lovers in Pink, a fragrance that channels Chagall’s luminous spirit into the art of perfumery. Inspired by a series of portraits of Bella, Chagall’s beloved wife, rendered in jubilant shades of pink, red, and blue, this scent is a declaration of love distilled into liquid form. Much like Chagall’s brushstrokes, which danced across the canvas with unrestrained vitality, Lovers in Pink bursts forth with a brightness that feels alive—juicy, radiant, and brimming with the effervescence of champagne spilling over the rim of a glass. It captures that intoxicating rush of infatuation, when the world seems to shimmer with heightened clarity, every sensation amplified by the overflow of the heart.
Cherigan Lovers in Pink Collage by Olya Bar
Perfumery, like painting, is an art of composition. A perfumer, akin to an artist, wields notes as pigments, blending them to translate emotion into sensory form. Some fragrances whisper like watercolors, ethereal and delicate; others strike with the blunt edge of an oil-slicked canvas. Lovers in Pink falls into the latter camp—vivid, bold, and unapologetic. Its opening is a splash of pink, a flirtatious burst of rose petals kissed by the tart sweetness of red currant, evoking the flush of Bella’s cheeks in Chagall’s portraits. This is no timid bloom; it’s a rose that sprawls across the skin, its nectar bleeding into the air with abandon. Beneath it, a crimson thread of raspberry weaves through, juicy and ripe, mirroring the red that Chagall used to suggest passion and vitality. A whisper of white florals—jasmine, perhaps, or tuberose—lends a creamy softness, a nod to the tender intimacy of the lovers’ bond, while a subtle base of musk and sandalwood grounds the composition, anchoring its exuberance with a warm, sensual embrace.
On the skin, Cherigan Lovers in Pink unfolds like a Chagall painting in motion. The sillage is extraordinary—not overpowering, but impossible to ignore, trailing behind like the afterglow of a dream. It’s the olfactory equivalent of Chagall’s floating figures, defying gravity with a weightless joy. The first time I wore it, compliments came swiftly, a sure sign that this fragrance doesn’t merely sit on the wearer—it radiates. Its structure is seamless, each note bleeding into the next with the same fluidity as Chagall’s blended tones, creating a harmony that feels both spontaneous and deliberate.
Marc Chagall and wife Bella from @cheriganparis Instagram
Chagall once said, “Color is all. When color is right, form is right.” In Lovers in Pink, Cherigan has taken this ethos to heart, crafting a scent that mirrors the artist’s ability to distill complex emotion into a scented palette. The fragrance is a celebration of life’s vividness, a reminder that love, like art, thrives in the interplay of light and shade, boldness and subtlety. It’s the scent of a world made brighter by connection—of pink skies, red roses, and blue horizons, all captured in a single breath. For those who seek a perfume as extraordinary as the vision that inspired it, Lovers in Pink is worthy of both the wrist and the gallery wall.
Notes: Cassis, Citrus, Ginger, Peony, Rose, Jasmine, Musk, Cedar.
Disclaimer: Bottle of Cherigan Lovers in Pink was kindly gifted to me. My opinions, as always, are my own.
-Olya Bar, Editor
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