South African fashion designer Gert-Johan Coetzee has expanded his creative world with the launch of his debut fine fragrance collection.
Available exclusively at Foschini, Beauty Box and Bash, the collection marks a new milestone for the designer, who has spent almost two decades creating high-fashion moments for some of the country’s most recognisable names.
The range introduces six eau de parfums, each created around a different mood and personality. The fragrances were developed after Coetzee travelled to Grasse, France, where he spent time exploring the history, ingredients and craft behind fine perfumery.
“Creating these fragrances was a journey of artistic discovery,” says Coetzee. “In Grasse, I fell in love with the craft of fine perfumery. It wasn’t about following trends, but rather taking the time to refine every note until it perfectly captured a specific emotion and story I wanted to tell.”
A scent for every mood
The collection includes Gimme Gimme, a sweet and playful fragrance with sugared notes, amber, florals, clove and musk. Eau de Trouble offers a warmer, more seductive composition of orange, anise, almond, rose, jasmine, caramel and vanilla.
For those drawn to deeper, more dramatic scents, Rumours & Roses blends fruit, rose and smoky notes with patchouli, agarwood and cedarwood. Top Secret combines rose, saffron, black pepper, amber and oud wood for a richer and more sophisticated fragrance profile.
Shhhh… is soft, sweet and sensual, with pink berries, cotton candy, jasmine, honey, warm woods and vanilla. Completing the collection is Uncontainable, a confident fragrance that brings together cardamom, fig, sandalwood, iris, cedarwood, amber and leather.
Each scent is designed to offer its own distinct expression, allowing wearers to choose a fragrance that suits their mood, style or moment.
Fashion meets fragrance
The collaboration with Foschini, Beauty Box and Bash brings Coetzee’s luxury design approach into the beauty space through TFG’s national retail network.
“Partnering with TFG as our exclusive stockist is an extraordinary milestone,” says Coetzee. “They share my passion for beauty, design and fashion, and I am excited for people across South Africa to experience these scents firsthand.”
The collection is available in 50ml and 100ml bottles, with the 50ml retailing for R1,895 and the 100ml for R2,565.
The Gert-Johan Coetzee fragrance collection is available at selected Foschini and Beauty Box stores nationwide, as well as online at www.bash.com/brands/gert.
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