René Lalique, Rene Lalique, Lalique de Lalique, 'Lion', Pour Homme, 60 ml. or 2 oz. Flacon, Parfum Extrait, Lalique, 1997, Paris, France ..

René Jules Lalique was born in 1860, in the village of Ay, in the Champagne region of France. Two years later, his father, a Parisian mercantile agent, moves his family to a suburb of Paris. They return to Ay for summer holidays, and Lalique will have a lifelong attachment to his native countryside. In 1872 René entered the Collège Turgot where he begins studying drawing with Justin-Marie Lequien.

In 1876 after the death of his father, René begins working as an apprentice to the jeweler and goldsmith Louis Aucoc. Aucoc was among the leading luxury jewelers in Paris and under his guidance, René gains practical experience, learning rudimentary skills and the properties of a jeweler's raw materials. René also attends evening classes at the Ecole des Arts Décoratifs. In 1878 he moved to London to continue his studies. He spent two years in London, where he attended the Sydenham College located in the Crystal Palace. In the freedom of his new environment, Lalique cultivates his graphic design skills, and develops a unique and naturalistic style that would later become his trademark as a jeweller. He later began to incorporate glass into his designs.

In 1908, François Coty commissioned Lalique to design his perfume labels. As a result, Lalique created his first perfume bottles for François Coty. The teamwork of these two would eventually revolutionize the perfume industry, by presenting fine perfumes in attractive containers at affordable prices. He rented the Combs-la-Ville glassworks. By 1909 Lalique continued to experiment with glass manufacturing techniques, applying technology from French wine and pharmaceutical industries. The history of Lalique is inextricably bound up with the history of perfume itself. René Lalique, the most innovative glass designer of his time .. almost certainly of all time, in fact .. created the flacons for many of the world’s most exclusive and iconic perfumes.

Lalique Pour Homme is a woody aromatic fragrance for me. It was launched in 1997. The nose behind this fragrance is Maurice Roucel.

"It is very well blended and bridges the gap between more traditional French masculine fragrances and more modern fragrances prior to the Cool Water or Acqua Di Gio aquatic boom. It has great longevity and sillage and is my chosen replacement for my favourite "barbershop" fragrance, Rive Gauche pour Homme. It likely won't be fully appreciated by younger members of the fairer sex, but will leave you feeling clean and dapper, and feels traditional rather than dated. One of my favourite "cheapies" and always makes me feel good. Highly recommended! It opens with muted citrus and smoothly moves to a soapy clean lavender and rosemary with a hint of iris, before progressing to a fougere-like base." Basenotes Review. Mistertaz

Top notes are Rosemary, Lavender, Mandarin Orange, Grapefruit, Bergamot, Tangerine, and Pomelo
Heart notes are Iris, Jasmine, Lil of the Valley, and Cedar
Base notes are Sandalwood, Amber, Patchouli, Vanilla, and Oak Moss

These beautiful flacons are hard to find in perfect condition and are extremely collectible. Offered here is a beautiful Lalique Lion flacon for men in perfect condition with its original presentation box. Highly collectible as only a limited number were made.