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Bunch o’ limited edition collector bottles 2009, part 11

Posted by Robin on 22 September 2009 44 Comments

More limited edition collector fragrance bottles, with the usual disclaimers: in most of these cases, the juice is unchanged, just the bottle is “special” (or not, as the case may be), and some of these may not be available in the US.

Nina Ricci L'Air du Temps Cristal d'Or editionel-take-out

From Nina Ricci, L'Air du Temps in the Cristal d’Or edition by Lalique (above left). 900 bottles made; 15 ml for 400€. (via fr.fashionmag)

From Estee Lauder, Pleasures in a "Glimmering Take Out Solid Perfume Compact" (above right) complete with chopsticks. $89 at Nordstrom.

ag-menag-women

From Annick Goutal, limited edition bottles of Mandragore. At left, the men's version, in 100 ml Eau de Toilette for 75€. At right, the women's butterfly bottle, in 100 ml Eau de Parfum for 180€. At Premiere Avenue in France.

ck-3

From Calvin Klein, collector bottles of CK IN2U. At Debenhams in the UK, £34.26 each.

Filed Under: fragrance shopping
Tagged With: annick goutal, calvin klein, collector bottles, estee lauder, limited edition, nina ricci, solid

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  1. mals86 says:
    22 September 2009 at 8:52 am

    The Mandragore bottles are really attractive – I still like the men’s better, although I don’t know why. Wish I loved the juice more. The Pleasures compact is kitschy fab, isn’t it?

    I think that the CK bottles, from the picture, look like bath products.

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    • Robin says:
      22 September 2009 at 8:59 am

      I like the men’s better too! And the CK look like shampoo. Or maybe bottled water.

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      • boojum says:
        22 September 2009 at 11:55 am

        Could be just me, but isn’t the men’s bottle the same as it was?

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        • Joe says:
          22 September 2009 at 1:01 pm

          My same exact though, Boojum. I’m not at home so I can’t compare mine, but I don’t see a difference. I’ve still got to hunt down that Pourpre version too…

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        • Robin says:
          22 September 2009 at 1:41 pm

          The design is different, but not radically so! See:

          https://nstperfume.com/2005/04/06/perfume-review-annick-goutal-mandragore/

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          • boojum says:
            22 September 2009 at 2:04 pm

            Ok, a tweak then. Can’t imagine chasing after it though! How odd.

          • Joe says:
            22 September 2009 at 2:08 pm

            Boo, I’m assuming they did it mainly so they’d have a man’s version to release at the same time as the new butterfly bottle.

  2. pigoletto says:
    22 September 2009 at 9:05 am

    I usually don’t pay much attention to the EL solid offerings, but that chinese takeaway box is beyond cute! I think Sensuous would have been a better scent for it though.

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    • Robin says:
      22 September 2009 at 1:41 pm

      It’s darned cute. No idea which fragrance really fits it…although I like Sensuous a lot better than Pleasures.

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  3. Suzanne941 says:
    22 September 2009 at 10:08 am

    LOVE that EL box! Wish I liked Pleasures, though. Too bad they don’t offer it w/a choice of scent.

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    • miss kitty v. says:
      22 September 2009 at 1:08 pm

      I was thinking the same thing. I absolutely hate Pleasures–I think they got the name wrong. Geez, if it was just about anything else I would have coughed up the dough for that.

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    • Robin says:
      22 September 2009 at 1:42 pm

      They’ve also done a great tiger (for Year of the Tiger) with Beautiful:

      http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/3063695/0~2377897~2377898~6001822?mediumthumbnail=Y&origin=category&searchtype=&pbo=6001822&P=1

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      • miss kitty v. says:
        22 September 2009 at 4:00 pm

        Dang it! Ok, so I guess if it was anything besides Pleasures or Beautiful…

        I like that tiger, but can’t help but wonder how you open it, and where the perfume solid is located in the tiger?

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        • Robin says:
          22 September 2009 at 8:08 pm

          Yeah, I was wondering the same thing! No idea.

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  4. Nina says:
    22 September 2009 at 10:16 am

    Oh, I ACHE for that EL box and its little chopsticks! If only it didn’t contain Pleasures, which I loathe. Now, if they’d only put ELPCTG in it….

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    • Robin says:
      22 September 2009 at 1:42 pm

      Yes!

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  5. alltheprettythings says:
    22 September 2009 at 10:47 am

    EL makes the prettiest sold perfume compacts. Too bad they’re priced so high.

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    • Robin says:
      22 September 2009 at 1:43 pm

      They’re adorable. $90 isn’t cheap, but I didn’t think it was outrageous either.

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  6. fleurdelys says:
    22 September 2009 at 11:04 am

    I’m jonesing after that Chinese take-out box, but like everyone else I don’t like Pleasures. You’re right, Suzanne, they should offer more scents – just have little removable pots that could be put in the compact of your choice.

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    • Suzanne941 says:
      22 September 2009 at 11:08 am

      You know it, Fleur. How come I’m not in charge? 🙂

      Oh well, just saved us $89…

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    • Robin says:
      22 September 2009 at 1:43 pm

      Yeah, but I think every compact is so different they’d have to make too many different shapes & sizes.

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  7. newsitian09@yahoo.com says:
    22 September 2009 at 11:47 am

    All these are are something for someone to run around antique stores in an interesting search 25 years from now. While pretty, I’d rather smell pretty than look at something pretty when I pull open a drawer to pick today’s scent. Denise

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    • Robin says:
      22 September 2009 at 1:44 pm

      Me too! I just like looking at the pictures.

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  8. SmokeyToes says:
    22 September 2009 at 12:12 pm

    Ohhh! Love the AG bottles–must restrain myself…..
    Do you know I’ve searched high and low in Sf for the Mandragore Pourpre to no avail? Has anyone else had difficulty finding the juice?

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    • boojum says:
      22 September 2009 at 12:36 pm

      Haven’t seen it yet either. I just keep checking the Nordstrom and Aedes websites to see if they have it in.

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    • Robin says:
      22 September 2009 at 1:44 pm

      I don’t think it’s in the US yet.

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  9. vickyjane says:
    22 September 2009 at 12:13 pm

    Is there some kind of connection between Pleasures and Chinese take out that I’m missing? Or is it as random as it seems?

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    • pinkfizzy says:
      22 September 2009 at 12:32 pm

      That’s what I was wondering… I think it’s just because it’s a travel compact. Or maybe cause takeout is a Pleasure? No, that’s stretching it! 😉

      And it’s a little confusing that they put the regular Mandragore in a purple bottle, right after releasing Mandragore Pourpre.

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      • boojum says:
        22 September 2009 at 12:38 pm

        That’s the color the original Mandragore bottles were (in fact, I’d almost swear the men’s bottle hasn’t changed, just that they have a new butterfly bottle). The Pourpre bottles are a bluer/plummy purple.

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    • Robin says:
      22 September 2009 at 1:45 pm

      I think it’s pretty random. If there’s a pattern, it’s over my head, anyway.

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      • miss kitty v. says:
        22 September 2009 at 4:03 pm

        I think all of EL’s fragrance compacts are like that. (See tiger that Robin posted above for reference–I don’t know what tiger’s have to do with Beautiful, except maybe that tigers *are* beautiful…but so are a lot of other things.)

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      • vickyjane says:
        22 September 2009 at 4:47 pm

        Perhaps they are suggesting (Chandler Burr-style) that Chinese take-out is what one ought to eat whilst wearing Pleasures?!!!

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        • vickyjane says:
          22 September 2009 at 4:49 pm

          … and roast tiger to go with Beautiful…?

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          • miss kitty v. says:
            22 September 2009 at 11:01 pm

            Aaaaaaahhhhhh!!!!!!

  10. Lil says:
    22 September 2009 at 1:21 pm

    Am I the only one turned off by the Chinese takeout box? It makes me think of the smell of Chinese takeout.

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    • Robin says:
      22 September 2009 at 1:45 pm

      HA…no, it didn’t look THAT real to me 🙂

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  11. jonr951 says:
    22 September 2009 at 3:16 pm

    I really like the CK collector bottles. I loved the mens version and am so sad its been discontinued. I bought the 5oz bottle thinking Id have it forever but theres hardly anything left! I have 2 find it on ebay or at marshells or tjmaxx. Sad that I havent tried POP or Heat.

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    • Robin says:
      22 September 2009 at 3:47 pm

      They discontinued CK In2U for Men? I had not heard that!

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  12. jonr951 says:
    22 September 2009 at 4:45 pm

    I say that because I havent seen them around in so long? Maybe they havent and Im mistaken.

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    • Robin says:
      22 September 2009 at 8:09 pm

      No, you could be right…I really don’t know. I don’t think they sold as well as CK hoped they would.

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  13. Marsha says:
    22 September 2009 at 8:53 pm

    I was just doing an EL “sniff a thon” this weekend (educational field trip ya know), and I tried Pleasures. It’s a good thing I hadn’t seen the take-out box beforehand, it would have tainted my evaluation. Which was meh. Didn’t hate it, didn’t love it. I think I’d consider it for the box alone, if it came up on Ebay cheap enough in a year or so.

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    • Robin says:
      22 September 2009 at 9:16 pm

      I think Pleasures is a really incredibly well done scent…but not the sort of thing to tempt most perfumistas. I’ve certainly never been tempted to buy it, but whenever I smell it again I’m reminded how well done it is.

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  14. yzahbelle says:
    23 September 2009 at 4:40 am

    the el is so cute~ love the chopstick idea~
    but not really fan of solid perfume though!

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    • Robin says:
      23 September 2009 at 9:52 am

      I like solids, but it’s true that they don’t usually have the sillage of alcohol-based liquids.

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