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. Today's post includes collector editions from Guerlain, Jean Patou and Clinique, plus a new hair perfume in Viktor & Rolf's Bonbon.
From Guerlain, 1 liter bee bottles decorated by street artist JonOne. The blue bottle holds Shalimar in Extrait; the pink bottle holds La Petite Robe Noire in Extrait; the orange bottle holds Rose Barbare in Eau de Parfum. €9000 each, due to launch in January. (via news.yahoo)
From Jean Patou, Joy in a 15 ml collector edition (this was meant to go in the luxury gift post last week, but got bumped due to lack of space): "Celebrate the iconic fragrance JOY with this special limited edition pure perfume. With only 1000 available worldwide, the JOY Collector’s Edition Pure Perfume will be numbered to enhance the exclusive element." £250 at Harrods in the UK.
From Clinique, the latest iteration of Happy in Bloom: "New limited-edition Clinique Happy In Bloom celebrates a world suddenly in flower-sweeter, softer, brighter." $50 for 50 ml at Belk.
From Viktor & Rolf, Bonbon in a 30 ml perfumed hair mist. Due to launch in January. (via abc-luxe)
I know it’s been said before, but, really, why would anyone need a liter of any version of Shalimar extrait? I guess they could sell it in five ml decants and put themselves through cooking school or something…
It’s 9000 euros. I assume anything like that you buy for the prestige, not because you need the juice, and I suspect most of these things get bought for gifts, right?
So, how do I get invited to *THAT* estate sale in a few decades? 🙂
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Yeah, no kidding.
In the Middle East money doesn’t have the same meaning as here.
I saw people from the Middle East buy dozens of Grossmith and Amouage Extrait in crystal bottles at Fortnum and Mason and Harrods in one single transaction. Gifts to take back…
Those bee bottles make perfect gifts for the royal family’s endless numbers of princesses that their men have to “please” after a trip to Europe.
They took something beautiful — the bee bottle — and made it look ugly and cheap. Blech.
How about creating a new scent that doesn’t put you into a diabetes coma or give you a toothache only coming near a bottle?
How about re-issuing great scents at a non Middle Eastern princess price range or just as a shimmering powder?
How about dropping that annoying limited editions business?
How about stopping that ridiculous nouveau riche marketing?
Does this have to happen to a once leading company when it falls into the hands of a shareholder owned trust?
Bye bye Nahéma extrait…