Mugler's Angel Elixir in a limited edition collector bottle: "For the Mugler Holiday Show, the Angel you don’t expect will dazzle your eyes. Wearing a new sparkling dress for the special season, this woody floral gourmand scent reinvents what makes Angel so unique." $150 for 50 ml at Mugler USA.
I'll take one of each. 40th anniversary editions of perfumer Guy Robert's Amouage Gold Man and Amouage Gold Woman, both updated by perfumer Alexandra Carlin and presented in "the highest quality crystal, made in the original moulds and hand-blown reality in the workshops of the High Cristallerie haven of Waltersperger in the heart of Normandy, France". To be released in December, 500 bottles were made of each, $1,950 a pop.
Jo Malone's latest Rose Collection (I think the last they did was for 2022?) for Valentine's Day features special editions of Rose Blush (from 2021), Rose Amber (from 2015, originally called Tudor Rose & Amber) and Rose & Magnolia (from 2019). All in 50 ml, plus there will also be a trio of travel sprays and a Rose Blush candle. Look for them all in January.
Pasha de Cartier Parfum in a refillable limited edition collector bottle: "Pasha de Cartier Parfum is magnified in a limited-edition bottle, which reinterprets the signature deep blue of the cabochon that adorns the Pasha de Cartier watchmaking icon. Inspired by the Cartier archives, silver arabesque motifs introduce a visual game of contrasts and play with reflections of light." $138 for 100 ml at Cartier USA.
Two more bee bottle extravanganzas from Guerlain, both numbered limited editions done with Turkish jewellery designer Begüm Khan and featuring the Imagine fragrance. At left, a 1.5L bottle, hand-painted in fine 24-carat gold, and featuring a crystal-set beetle. 40 were made, no idea of the price. At right, the 125 ml bottle with "an imperial bee at the heart of a radiant golden flower, immortalising the magic of suspended time", $1000 (including a 30 ml spray as well), 4,515 were made.