Audacious

Provocative, even evocative. We're talking about the daring new sensation from Francois Nars. Yes, a make-up master dipping his toe into the fragrance world; except this is not toe dipping, this is taking a rather confident plunge into scent creation. Nars' outcome is a sophisticated, sleek, yet sexy perfume dotted with doses of mystery.

Nars darkly presented yet outgoing new scent is appropriately named Audacious, a name shared with a series of Nars well known lipsticks.

If you love the bold statement and high definition colour pay off of Audacious Lipsticks and think of Audacious Lipstick as your confidence boost, the characteristics of the namesake fragrance are calling you!

Olivia Giocobetti is the expert nose behind Audacious the perfume, which is described as floral, woody and musk. Top notes blend frangipani with incense, ylang-ylang, Tiare flower and sandalwood create an exotic heart while the base is a woody, but soft sensual trail of cedar and white musk.

Audacious was made as an abstract composition, the heavy glass bottle painted black on the inside has been an art trend in recent years, with the rounded, sleek cylinder shape furthering the modern art aesthetic. The bottle cap, shape-wise is like an upturned dome which has been finished in matte black. An unexpected placing with a subtle texture clash.

Francois Nars' signature scent is now available as 50ml EDP on the Nars website (www.narscosmetics.co.uk)