By Kristie Bartlett

Although Annette Bening didn’t take home a statue on Oscar night, she still looked gorgeous and elegant in her gunmetal dress and emerald earrings ~ a true movie star! Although we can’t all [afford to] steal her look for the night, we can certainly can dab on a bit of one of her favorite scents, Krigler Lovely Patchouli 55 perfume.

Krigler fragrances are expertly blended to complement, not overpower the wearer. As Mr. Krigler explained, “If we say to a person, ‘What a nice perfume,’ that means the perfume is wrong, but if we say ‘You smell good,’ that means that the perfume is perfect for that person.”

Created in 1955, this fragrance is built on a major amber-y chord, adorned with patchouli, bergamot and leather and is available at www.krigler.com, as are new additions to their custom and classic fragrances, including sweet-smelling moisturizers, body lotions, scrubs, cleansing milks, massage oils, shower gels and even scented candles that burn from 40 up to 800 hours. With enticing scents like mimosa, jasmine, peach, rose, fir, and champagne, and inspired by various far-flung travel destinations as well as the essence of true old Hollywood glamour, Krigler’s unbreakable legacy of luxury lives on.

About Krigler: Conceived of in 1904, the Russian-born, New York/Monte Carlo-based namesake house was born of founder Albert Krigler’s desire to create unique luxury fragrances made with the finest ingredients from around the world. Krigler Perfumes, inspired by high profile locales such as Monte Carlo, the Italian Riviera, and the Mediterranean, .rose to fame in the early 1920s as a favorite among celebrities and royals of the era, with high profile clients including John F. Kennedy, Audrey Hepburn, and Grace Kelly.