Beyoncé spent all of 2024 placing stress on our pockets. This previous 12 months, the singer launched a hair-care line, whiskey, and one other perfume at what felt like lightning pace. Cécred, the hair-care assortment she unveiled final February together with her mom, Tina Knowles, has been well-received. It’s scooped up just a few awards, together with an Attract Better of Magnificence prize. Sir Davis, Bey’s whiskey made underneath Moët Hennessy, nabbed 4 moderately prestigious awards earlier than it even touched cabinets in August. And he or she didn’t get them due to her identify, both—she submitted anonymously, presumably to keep away from any bias over being a celebrity-backed endeavor. Most lately, she launched one other perfume, Cé Lumière, the sister to her 2023 Cé Noir scent.
Queen Bey isn’t the kind of movie star to drop a ton of merchandise on us, so these launches felt just a little out of character for the singer. In the event you think about your self a member of the Beyhive, your checking account has possible felt overwhelmed with all the novelty she’s been placing out. The 12 months 2023, alone, was a really costly 12 months to be a Beyoncé fan with the (properly price it!) value of the Renaissance tour. In the event you thought 2024 would provide a 12-month breather, you have been sorely mistaken. The excellent news is that nobody is forcing you to spend cash on something, and that features Cé Lumière. However in case you have been to fork out the money, in my humble opinion, it might be cash properly spent.
Cé Lumière is tied to the world Bey’s created for Cowboy Carter, act two of three within the multi-album work she’s nonetheless within the strategy of rolling out. For over a decade, Beyoncé has launched music in a means the place it’s to be skilled—savored, even. From visible albums to excursions, she breathes longevity into her initiatives by making them multi-sensory occasions.
Her new perfume, Cé Lumière, is the scent of Cowboy Carter, however this launch got here with much less fanfare than Cé Noir. We didn’t get a cute video of her speaking concerning the scent. Simply two Instagram stills alerting us to its arrival. However that was greater than sufficient to spark my curiosity.
The Packaging
Cé Lumière is available in the identical packaging as Cé Noir, this time in a metallic gold colorway. Identical to the primary scent, it’s nestled in just a little holder, which I might do with out, however I perceive the imaginative and prescient. I’m a gold girlie by and thru, so I’m extra keen on the look of this new model. It enhances the visible story we’ve gotten (up to now) from Cowboy Carter. And no, there nonetheless aren’t official visuals — simply YouTube visualizer, however the golden tone does remind me of the solar on a parched desert panorama, depicted in lots of the movies we do have for the album.
The Expertise
Each Noir and Lumière embody notes of jasmine sambac on the coronary heart and citrus on the high, however Cé Lumière is certainly not a flanker for the primary drop. This perfume is totally completely different—hotter, extra subtle, and alluring. It has the depth and thriller Cé Noir lacks.