Kristen with Nicolas Ghesquiere kstewartfans. The Balenciaga Florabotanica Print Ad. WWD HQ Scan KStewDevotee

 

 'Florabotanica' by Balenciaga Paris Bottle Via @Jimshi   

September debut exclusively at Bergdorf Goodman and Neiman Marcus via kstewartnews
The Florabotanica line will include 30ml ($65), 50ml.($95), and 100ml. ($125).eau de parfum sprays. Ancillaries are to include a body lotion and shower gel.

WWD.com PARIS — Kristen Stewart has played many new and varied roles in the recent past. She became a beatnik (in “On the Road”), a vampire bride (in the “Twilight” series), Snow White (in “Snow White and the Huntsman”) and Hollywood’s highest-paid actress (in real life), making $34.5 million in the 12 months ended May, according to Forbes. But few know that Stewart is now a fragrance aficionado, too.

She is the face of Balenciaga Paris’ new women’s scent, Florabotanica, which is due out in September. Given that Stewart had never been drawn to fragrance in the past, it was an unlikely part.

“On a base level, the reason you want to wear a fragrance is because you want to smell attractive,” said Stewart, sitting in a suite of Le Bristol hotel here, wearing a Balenciaga T-shirt, shorts and heels. “That in itself is a pretty mature idea, especially considering the teenager I was. I was never the one wearing my mom’s perfume and trying to be sexy. I was like hanging out with my brothers and doing the opposite of that. I’m very lucky that I like the fragrance, because I would have done anything with [Balenciaga designer Nicolas Ghesquière],” continued the 22-year-old. “And I’m a terrible liar.”

Stewart said she was relieved the first time she smelled Florabotanica. “There is something natural about it,” explained Stewart. “It’s very alive. I think that as a young person wearing it — considering that I’ve never worn a scent — it kind of puts you on this level of, like, ‘Whoa, check me out.’ ”

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JimShi809 Tonight ‪#Balenciaga‬ celebrates ‪#KristenStewart‬ with a dinner in Paris in her honor! Which runway look will she wear? ‪#kstew‬ ‪#PFW‬

Fashion Canada At tiny garden party for Balenciaga's new scent, Kstew looking lovely in powder blue dress. - Kristen's place setting for tonight's private dinner. -SD. Vibe at Balenciaga is very Chateau Marmont. Now playing: LDR's Video Games.
@Kstewcrush she was flying solo tonight. We interview her tomorrow so stay tuned for a post on that.

JessicaMichault (Editor-in-Chief, NowMag) Back to Paris from the Milan menswear shows. Quick change into dinner attire and now I am off to the @balenciaga dinner for Kristen Stewart. Just a quick shout out to Kristen Stewart before I head home-It has been a while since I had such a real and honest conversation with a star. In the future I promise Kristen to believe what you tell me. Next time lets try running in those heels! supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
Sorry, nope. @JessicaMichault is Robert Pattinson there at the Balenciaga honor dinner?

 KSFranceCom Kristen is in Paris, for the official presentation of the new Balenciaga. Dinner time! Filming the official spot TV and photoshoot, of the new fragance for tomorrow. From our fashion source.

Via   @patsystew  @Alice_intwiland @KStewANgel/ @malenacasey

Added bonus...a possible new cover for Kristen?
Via @ADarkParadise  @EvaChen212/EvaChen an editor of TeenVogue was also at this Paris dinner and she left us with some clues about their October Cover Girl "Check out the October issue of Teen Vogue...it's a really cool girl, I think you guys will really like it" link "oh! I'm in Paris a mere 36 hours to do a quick celebrity interview and here's what I packed..."

Rumor/Speculation. Via @Dallianna  Could this be the name/trademark of the new Balenciaga perfume/product line???  via JustiaTrademarks


Thanks to ChronicBlabber for the new banner! Luffs Dee.

Kristen rocking Balenciaga during Twilight and New Moon Promos.


Kristen's stylist TaraSwennen Congrats to my girl Kstew! She is the face of the new Balenciaga fragrance!!:)

jimshi #Twilight #KStew #KristenStewart has been signed as the face of #Balenciaga's new, not-yet-named, women's fragrance launching this fall!!!

WWD Balenciaga will soon have its own place in the Twilight. The brand has signed actress Kristen Stewart as the face of the newest Balenciaga fragrance for women.

Stewart, best known for her role as Bella Swan in the blockbuster movie saga, will represent a to-be-announced scent which is expected to be launched this fall.

“Balenciaga has always stood out to me,” Stewart told WWD on Thursday. “Even when I first began to consider fashion and admittedly rarely knew the brand I was wearing, I always recognized and loved Balenciaga. It feels full circle to be involved with something that spoke to me then and of course continues to excite me now. The brand is just cool. That’s the way it is. I feel drawn to it. It provokes on a number of levels. It isn’t afraid or contrived. It hits a very cool balance, always. Always pretty undeniable.”

Balenciaga creative director Nicolas Ghesquière called Stewart the muse for the new scent. “Kristen embodies the modernity of the new Balenciaga fragrance with her unique sensibility and intelligence,” said Ghesquière. “From her early appearance in ‘Panic Room’ to her independent choice of ‘Welcome to the Rileys,’ I’ve always sensed her progressive character. In 2006, I invited her to appear in a project shot by Bruce Weber. Since then, I’ve always wished to collaborate with her further, knowing that she shares the radical spirit of Balenciaga.”

Added Isabelle Guichot, chief executive officer of Balenciaga: “Kristen is the perfect choice as she embodies Nicolas Ghesquière’s unique vision for the second chapter in our fragrance history.”

Charlotte Gainsbourg remains the face of Balenciaga Paris, the first scent from the house, which was launched in 2010.

“Kristen stood out as an evident choice for this new fragrance,” added Catherine Walsh, senior vice president of American fragrances for Coty Prestige, a division of Coty Inc. “She has a unique sense of style, quite original and chic in the way she mixes fashion elements. Her elegant modernity and innate rebel style perfectly match with the spirit of Balenciaga.”

Stewart noted that after a busy 2011, she’s taking a bit of time to relax. “My horizon is clear as of now (except for this!) in terms of new projects, which feels incredible,” she said. “I have finished three films I can’t wait to see come to fruition this year, ‘On The Road,’ ‘Snow White and the Huntsman,’ and ‘Breaking Dawn 2.’”

via KStewAngel / DiosaNY09
Fantastic news! Woot!  Balenciaga's official press release under the CUT. Thanks @patsystew

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