Golden Goddess

Gold on all your myriad facets...

Precious origami takes shape in the expert hands of an original goldsmith. An exploration of gold leaf, his gestures form a harmonious whole, as if an ordered dialogue were being established with the living metal that seems to respond with an answering love by gleaming all the more brilliantly. Despite the everyday street noises tethering us to reality by a fine thread, time seems to stand still. The world carries on turning, but the gesture remains eternal – an ode of reverence to a benevolent deity. In the oratory dedicated to him by the master goldsmith of the city of Kyoto, Hiroto Rakusho, I immerse myself in this dynastic pride which is necessary to truly master gold.

"Gold is the only material I cannot wear. If I do, it always ends up breaking. I can only look at it, touch it, present it as a gift...

I like gold for its unique gleam, for the imaginary realm it conjures, and its infinite diversity – its myriad colours, luminosities and densities. AUDACE DE L’OR is my personal take on this oh-so-rare and symbolic material that is reassuringly and disinhibitingly luxurious. It is a decomposition of my imagination combined with the experiences of my encounters. Consider Christmas 2016 as a voluptuous invitation to this preciousness. Gold bless you! Nicolas Degennes

An initiation into the secrets of gold that free up the spirit... Reflecting the AUDACE DE L’OR collection, Nicolas Degennes translates the mastery of gold for a French Luxury Maison in the PALETTE ORS AUDACIEUX.

An invitation to a rare and enriching journey. To each her precious... Jealously protected in a gold sheen fabric-lined sheath sits a harmony of four auriferous lustres, born of alchemy and worked from contrast to polished and from illuminated to oxidised. Four shades of gold, of dazzling depth and shimmering radiance, creating a mirror effect that intensifies the colour. All complementary, these eyeshadows can be blended together to create a new, personal expression of gold. Even more density and brilliance is achieved by wetting them. A black base will further magnify the precious gold. Gold brings self-assurance.

An assertion of warming luxury for Christmas 2016, PRISME LIBRE Voile Audacieux composes a new harmony of tender radiance with this festive powder.

A glorious yellow, a brilliant pink, a tender mauve and a delicate apricot make up this palette of light that can be endlessly blended for a customised look. Shine the spotlight on your unique allure with this jewel-like case sculpted in gold.

A new version of LE ROUGE GIVENCHY joins the party, its sheath designed to match the PALETTE ORS AUDACIEUX and PRISME LIBRE Voile Audacieux.

Rose Audacieux is a delicate pink that brings a festive look to any smile.

The iconic sheath – designed for sheer luxury – expresses Nicolas Degennes’ desire to reproduce the myriad facets of gold as it is reflected by ever-changing shifts and variations of light.