Two spots from Guerlain for Father’s Day: first for Habit Rouge, then below the jump, for Guerlain Vetiver.
Exceeding expectations
Prestige fragrance sales have exceeding expectations since the start of the pandemic in 2020, Jensen said. After long stretches at home, their social and professional lives disrupted, Americans wanted to treat themselves. In some cases, that meant dropping more than $300 on a 2.4-ounce bottle of Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540 or 3.4 ounces of Byredo Mojave Ghost perfume.
— Read more in The fragrance industry is booming. Here’s why it makes scents. at The Washington Post. Hat tip to AnnE!
$330 apiece
Last month, Fendi dipped its toe back into the fragrance world. The Italian fashion house and LVMH property released seven fragrances created by renowned perfumers like Quentin Bisch and Anne Flipo, available exclusively at Fendi stores for $330 apiece.
A few hundred dollars is a bargain for a Fendi product — a mini Fendi baguette in the brand’s signature monogram will run you $2,390. But for a designer perfume, it’s a steep point of entry. The last time Fendi released a new fragrance — Furiosa in 2014 — it sold for just just over $100.
— Read more in How expensive can fragrance get? at Glossy.
A dominant upscale department store in the U.S.
A luxury retailer is making its own high-end purchase: Saks Fifth Avenue's parent company is buying Neiman Marcus for $2.65 billion, in a merger that would create a dominant upscale department store in the U.S.
HBC, the owner of Saks and the Canadian chain Hudson's Bay, has agreed to buy Neiman Marcus, which also owns Bergdorf Goodman. Amazon will take a stake in the new combined company, slated to provide technology and logistics as part of the deal.
— Read more in Luxury department store Saks buys Neiman Marcus, and Amazon gets a stake at NPR.
I can buy myself flowers
Miley Cyrus for Gucci Flora Gorgeous Orchid.