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Paloma Picasso is a French jewelry designer. She began her career as a costume designer in Paris. Some necklaces created from rhinestones she’d found at flea markets caught the fashion world’s attention. A year later, Picasso presented her first efforts to her friend, fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent, who immediately commissioned her to design accessories to accompany one of his collections. In 1971, Picasso launched her first collection of costume jewelry at his Rive Gauche boutiques in Paris.

In 1980, Picasso started creating jewelry for Tiffany & Co. In 1984, she began experimenting with fragrance, creating the "Paloma" perfume for L'Oréal. A signature scent, "Paloma Picasso Mon Parfum", was created in tandem with the perfumer Francis Bocris in 1985.

The first edition was created in 1984 and the latest is "Tentations", launched in 1996.