Balenciaga Black and White

Black and white: an eternal formula for the ultimate elegance. Black and white: colours – or non-colours – that form a vision of purity which the fashion world never tires of. Black and white, an alliance of opposites. The perfect marriage.

Opposing and uniting is a theme used to great effect by Nicolas Ghesquière in his collections for BALENCIAGA. Challenging genres, combining classicism with futurism, uniting different influences, drawing inspiration from the past to look to the future, turning to traditional couture to predict what lies ahead for fashion…

Following the success of his first fragrance, BALENCIAGA PARIS, Nicolas Ghesquière pursues his exploration of beauty, “between immateriality and a scented trail”. It is an invitation to take a new journey through beauty.

The black and white line is a unique emotional adventure. The senses explore new emotions and intense sensuality. Again, this wild, mischievous chypre-violet note forms an Ariadne’s thread that continues the story of BALENCIAGA PARIS fragrance. This delicate note is present throughout the line.

The black body scrub. An incredible texture with an intense black colour. This exfoliating gel leaves the skin soft and glowing.

The perfumed body cream. A luxury white cream made with shea butter, it is smooth yet light, and leaves a sensual veil on the skin.

Both the scrub and the body cream come in glass prisms with light-reflecting angles. Absolute luxury, encapsulated in black and white. A perfect vision to create the next stage of our beauty experience. Like a post-modern boudoir, offering a new sensation for a moment of true pleasure.

The purse spray completes the beauty experience. A luxury object in itself, the handbag-size spray is an ideal travelling companion and looks truly amazing. Opaque, robed in black and white, it seems to have come straight out of a science fiction novel, and contains the already classic BALENCIAGA PARIS’ fragrance. A prism made from zamak, a dense, precious material resembling rock from outer space, to keep in your bag like a mysterious talisman, so that your BALENCIAGA PARIS is just a spray away at all times.

Perfumed Body Cream 150ml/5oz SRP $95
Black Scrub 150ml/5oz SRP $95
Purse Spray 15ml SRP $95
Purse Spray Refills 3 x 0.5 oz SRP $80

Available since September 2010 at Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman and Balenciaga Boutiques and  specialty stores.