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.
L'Occitane goes retro for their Holiday 2023 spot.
If you were thinking of buying the large bottle of Diptyque L'Eau Papier, the holiday limited edition collector bottle is the exact same price as the "regular". "The limited-edition bottle has been revised in gold, with a transparent view that affords a glimpse of the nuances created by ink on paper. This light and fresh white-musk fragrance inspired by paper is composed of notes of steamed rice, luminous mimosa and a deep blonde wood accord that wears like a second skin." $175 for 100 ml at Nordstrom.
A lemming for fans of Lancôme La Vie Est Belle: the holiday limited edition for 2023 (you can see 2022 here, and 2021 here). I have not seen it in the US yet, but you can find it at Breuninger in Germany or at Lancôme in France, €100 for 50 ml.
This year's holiday collection at Cire Trudon is "Astral", featuring four fragrances: Altaïr (silver; "marries the strength of oud with the delicateness of rose"); Fir (blue; "Hints of myrrh and incense absolute bring depth to the perfume’s head notes - Siberian pine and fir tree"); Gabriel (green; "With notes of leather, cashmere wood, and candied chestnuts, the fragrance weaves happy, cozy memories") and Gloria (red; "warms the room with the scent of firewood – composed of notes of Indonesian Patchouli, Haitian Vetiver and cedarwood. Wrapped around it are spicy notes of cinnamon, clove and nutmeg, and a hint of citruses"). In 3 sizes, 270g ($148), 800g ($360) and 2.8kg ($750). There's also a brass candle topper (shown above) for $105 and a taper scented with Gabriel for $55.