With Tales of Light home fragrance collection, Lalique Beauty debuts “renewal”

Article by Alissa Demorest published in Formes de Luxe on 02/02/2026

The first product launch to bear Lalique Beauty’s new brand image, home fragrance range Tales of Light begins its rollout to Lalique boutiques worldwide and online in May 2026.

Lalique Beauty has drawn on Founder René Lalique’s heritage for the design of its home fragrance offer Tales of Light, comprised of six candles and three reed diffusers. The form of the glass jar manufactured by La Rochère in France—both candles and diffusers are made from the same mold—were inspired by the mouth of the furnace at Lalique’s historic crystal works in Winger-sur-Moder, Alsace. “We brought a slight curve to soften the angles of the cube, which creates a bridge between feminine and masculine design sensibilities,” Marc Larminaux, Lalique Creative and Artistic Director explains to Formes de Luxe.

From a technical perspective, the glassmaker was faced with “a highly complex design,” notes Stéphanie Tourres, CEO of Waltersperger, La Rochère’s sister company. “The jar is round on the inside, has a flat facing and a semi-circular shape on the remainder of the container. It also features fine grooves across the rounded surface and the Lalique logo embossed along the facing. It was a challenge to faithfully execute the design, while ensuring the well-defined grooves and a clearly printed brand logo.” Designed to create a subtle light play on the glass, fluted surfaces are a signature in numerous Lalique collections as they evoke both Art Deco and Art Nouveau remarks Larminaux, adding that Lalique’s aesthetic is “at the frontier of both artistic movements”.

Gradient laquers

Decoration-wise, each of the six jars feature a differently colored gradient lacquer with a matte finish at the base—recalling the maison’s satin-polished crystal pieces—that becomes increasingly glossy towards the top. “This process called for close collaboration with the Lalique teams and our partners, lacquer specialists Val Laquage – Piochel," notes Tourres. The secondary folding box, meanwhile, was manufactured by DS Smith.

The candles and diffusers come in six scents to “form an olfactory and luminous library,” says the brand: L’Escapade, L’Atelier, La Comédie, La Demeure, La Muse, and La Verrerie. (The last three iterations come in diffuser format as well). “I imagined these fragrances like true olfactory landscapes inspired by the founding places of the world of Lalique. Spaces where light, matter and emotion come together,” Florence Fouillet, Lalique’s Fragrance Excellence Expert and Perfumer tells Formes de Luxe.

The 220g candles retail for €95, while the diffusers (250ml) are priced at €125 and the diffuser refills cost €70. While the collection is not launching with candle refills, they may join the offer in the future, according to the brand.

Rebranding takes flight

Tales of Light is the first offer at Lalique Beauty to bear the group’s reworked logo. “We want to carry our heritage into the future by modernizing its aesthetic forms and lines,” Lalique Beauty CEO Sarra Dadoul told Formes de Luxe in an interview late 2025. The lettering, explains Larminaux, is slightly thicker than the previous version, while the swallows—which have long been a staple in the maison’s archives, from jewelry and flacons to decorative items—have been freed from the circle that previously enclosed them. “The logo is inspired by René Lalique’s first drawings of a flight of swallows. It’s a strong symbol of renewal and hope. To remain faithful to the new spirit of the brand, we wanted it to be lighter and more poetic,” explains the designer. The logo will be deployed through Lalique’s other divisions: Lalique Crystal and Lalique Hospitality.

The next step in Lalique Beauty’s renewal is the launch of a major new women’s perfume late 2026 meant to bring a “new personality” to the company’s fragrance line-up.