Certain scents remind people of their mothers. And the scene that’s set is usually the scent she added as a last touch before going out on a special evening out. She would waft in to your bedroom, groomed and gorgeous with a slick of red lipstick and a rustling evening dress. She would kiss you goodnight on her way out in to the evening world, to which you were denied entry .

Cocktail is a beautiful, dress-up fragrance that’s a tribute to those occasions. The scene that was set for the birth of this fragrance was taken from a snapshot just like that one. My mother, a woman with 1950’s glamour, high heels and silk cocktail dresses. The heady aura of French perfume kept in its small bottle on the dressing table, to be dabbed behind the ears and on the wrist, as a final gesture in the ritual of dressing up. A scent redolent of that grown-up world of cocktail parties, dancing, and dry martinis. It recalls the murmur of small talk coming from another room. The chance to emerge from life’s routine, emerging as the butterfly whose brightness can at last dazzle. The confidence and transformation brought about by beautiful clothes and make-up, carefully applied at the dressing table.

“Who wants to be a millionaire” is a song for Cocktail because you’d feel like one just by wearing the perfume. It’s for every woman who plans to be a butterfly, and for every special evening in her life. Just like a bunch of flowers from the man of your dreams, the romance of Cocktail comes from a huge floral heart. You’ll pick up the scent of just-picked flowers. Ylang absolute and calanga petals both from headily scented white flowers pair with Mediterranean jasmine, rose absolute and orange flowers. These make up the floral bouquet. Add oak moss and sandalwood for a scent that’s classic, elegant and gorgeous.

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