Christian Lacroix Noir Avon

Avon in collaboration with French couture fashion designer Christian Lacroix launches Rouge, or Red, for ladies and Noir, or Black, for men. Christian Lacroix is that way appearing at the mass sale market, while Avon adds a prestige 'haute' perfume in its portfolio. It is a fresh fougere fragrance that features ginger fresh saffron extract and green Asian grapefruit leaves in the top. The heart notes are cardamom, eelgrass, and cactus pear, with a slight orris whiff, that gives a special character. The woodsy notes grow stronger with the fragrance development as the base is composed of white cedarwood, driftwood, vetiver and musk. Creators of this perfume are Pascal Gaurin and Yves Cassar of IFF(International Flavors & Fragrance). Noir was created in 2007.