HIRONDELLES FLACON COLLECTOR EDITION 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF RENÉ LALIQUE’S VILLA :
René Lalique started to build the villa in 1920 and chose to live there with his family during his stays in Alsace. Having been transformed into a five-star hotel with a gourmet restaurant, it has become a showcase for Lalique’s craftsmanship and flair, a heartfelt tribute to French Art de Vivre.
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of this mansion, the Hirondelles perfume bottle, designed by René Lalique in 1920, is reissued in sapphire blue crystal, the colour of purity and freedom, for a Limited and Numbered Collector Edition of 100 pieces.
Through his work, René Lalique explored the decorative possibilities of flora, fauna and the female form. Among fauna, the swallow particularly inspired him, which he then made the centrepiece of many jewels and decorative objects. Herald of spring, symbol of happiness and freedom, the satin-finished swallows flutter gracefully on the majestic tiara stopper adorning the flacon, Lalique signature par excellence.
Each flacon contains the Lalique de Lalique Perfume, a floral, feminine and radiant fragrance. In a silken swirl of fruity rose, heady jasmine and spicy clove flower, a cloud of delicately powdered iris suffuses the composition. In the heart notes, the fluttering, feminine bouquet is brightened with playful notes, vibrant green blackcurrant leaf lacing suave pear and sweetly musky blackberry. The fruity floral sillage then subsides into a blend of vanilla, san- dalwood and white musk, as delicate as a flight of swallows.