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In case you have plenty of extra cash lying about this holiday, just screaming for a purpose, here's the D-Air diffuser from Dior: "Born from a collaboration between the excellence of La Collection Privée Christian Dior's savoir-faire and the technological expertise of the French brand Compoz Paris, the D-Air fragrance diffuser is a singular object, a genuine manifesto of beauty with a pure and contrasting design. Intuitive to use, it features a simple refill system, a one-touch start, and an ajustable diffusion time. This exceptional piece works with capsules that diffuse the olfactory notes of Thé Osmanthus, Ambre Nuit, Oud Supreme, Jardin d'Orangers and Figue Méditerranée." $2900. I think it includes the 5 fragrance capsules but I'm not sure and hey, what's the difference. Refill capsules are $95 each or $475 for the set of 5.

The almost daily lemming

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From Guerlain, the fifth (at least I think it’s the fifth?) model honoring the 170th birthday of the bee bottle (see Maison Matisse Couleur Bonheur, Bouquet de la Mariée Murano edition, Reve d’Amour Nadine Kanso edition, Bee Garden): Le Bouquet de la Cour, with the bottle done up by Parisian jewelers Chaumet. Featuring 300+ diamonds (including a ring with a two-carat stone hidden in the stopper), 650 grams of gold, and you pick the fragrance. Videos below the jump…

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The daily lemming

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Yet another spendy number from Guerlain to honor the 170th birthday of the bee bottle, although this one came out before the one I posted on Friday, and this one features a new fragrance: Reve d’Amour (a festival of white flowers" with mandarin, petitgrain, benzoin, cedar and ambrette), in a bottle from Lebanese designer Nadine Kanso, featuring the word "Love" in Swarovski-crystal-and 24-karat-gold-gilded calligraphy. 30 were made, 1 liter for £13,500.

And meanwhile, this year's Muguet is now available on the Guerlain website, $750.

The daily lemming

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An(other) extravaganza from Guerlain to honor the 170th birthday of the bee bottle: Bouquet de la Mariée in the Murano edition from glassmaker Aristide Najean. The flacon “incorporates sculptural flowers flecked with 24-karat gold, delicately arranged to appear as though they are pouring out of the flacon; like with the original iteration, golden bees adorn the exterior. The center of the bottle displays the date April 30, 1853 — the day the bee bottle was born”.

If you can come up with $27,000 by the 1st of May, one of the ten could be yours…

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A custom olfactory experience

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The home’s most distinctive feature, though, is undoubtedly its scent. Yes, you read that right. Giraldo tapped Parisian perfumer Ex Nihilo to create a custom olfactory experience exclusively for 1859—worth a whopping $25,000. Throughout the manse, you’ll find 1859-branded candles, plus mists and body products in the spa. A total of six diffusers have also been strategically placed across the property and can be controlled via an app. Surely, you’re guaranteed to have the best-smelling home on the block.

— Read more in Scent of a Mansion? This $68 Million Modernist Estate in Bel-Air Comes With Its Own Custom Fragrance at Robb Report.

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