The Story
Why it exists.
The beginning
The flacon is named Deux Paons, two peacocks rendered in Lalique crystal, with details drawn from the house's archive of powder cases and jewelry. Sophia Grojsman composed the scent inside, continuing her work with the 1992 Lalique de Lalique formula that started it all. Each flacon is numbered and limited. The peacocks are the point of entry: the graceful and seductive colors of their feathers, translated into crystal and scent.
What makes this composition interesting is its tension. The powdery iris is old-world, classical, composed, certain. The blackberry and pear are anything but. They introduce a tartness, a modernity, that prevents the rose and jasmine from settling into predictability. Grojsman balances these impulses throughout, keeping the drydown warm with sandalwood and vanilla but grounded by white musk that reads as skin rather than synthetics. It's feminine without fragility. The kind of scent that holds its shape across decades.
The evolution
The opening announces itself with Bulgarian rose and jasmine, powdery iris pulling everything into alignment within the first minutes. The florals unfold before the blackberry and pear move forward, softening the structure into something dewy and contemporary. The drydown belongs to sandalwood and vanilla, with white musk doing the quiet work of making everything smell like it belongs on skin. Intimate from start to finish. Moderate sillage, the fragrance does not argue, it stays. On fabric it will outlast you. The rose and jasmine create an initial richness that gradually gives way to the fruit notes, which bring a fresh brightness to the composition. As the hours pass, the sandalwood and vanilla create a warm, enveloping trail that lingers softly in the air around you.
Cultural impact
The Deux Paons flacon is Laliques collectors instinct made tangible, a numbered edition that treats fragrance as object as much as experience. Those drawn to it understand that luxury accrues, not expires. The crystal flacon itself functions as a display piece, a beautiful object that commands attention in any collection. It represents a unique intersection of artistry and craftsmanship, inviting admirers to appreciate both its visual and olfactory qualities.
