Everyone loves to wear exquisite fragrances that make them feel happy, elegant, sexy, and set the tone for the mood. Sometimes a passion for an exclusive perfume can cost a pretty penny. The editorial staff of Passion.ru has collected the top 9 most expensive fragrances in the world. Read more about each of them in our material!
Eau d'Hadrien by Annick Goutal
Eau d'Hadrien was created back in 1981 as a result of a collaboration between Ennik Gutal and Francis Kamail. This unisex scent is a citrusy bouquet that contains notes of lemon, mandarin, Sicilian lime, grapefruit, citron, cypress, aldehydes and precious Madagascar ylang ylang extract. The perfume gained fame and popularity in 2008 when it was inducted into the Fragrance Foundation Hall of Fame at the FiFi Awards.
Price: $ 441 for 30 ml
Bolt of Lightning by JAR
This elegant feminine perfume by JAR is based on a combination of oriental and floral notes. Bolt of Lightning was launched in 2001 and remains one of the most popular fragrances among the most expensive. The scent itself is built on a combination of tuberose and green notes and is enclosed in an elegant bottle that will adorn any dressing table. If you want to amuse your vanity, you can buy this fragrance, but you will have to pay a big sum for it.
Price: $ 765 for 30 ml
## Joy by Jean Patou
This perfume was created in 1929 by the founder of the French brand of the same name, Jean Pato and perfumer Henri Almeras. It was launched in 1936 and has become one of the most respected fragrances ever created. At the 2000 FiFi Awards, it was recognized by the Scent of the Century Fragrance Foundation, beating the more popular Chanel 5. Joy is a floral scent that was supposed to cheer up Jean Pato's American clients during the Great Depression. To create just one ounce, you need to collect 10,000 jasmine flowers and 336 roses, so the high price of the perfume is justified.
Price: 800 $ for 30 ml
In honor of the 50th anniversary of the creation of fragrances, the French brand Caron created the Caron Poivre perfume. The bottle is a true handmade masterpiece that contains an explosive scent that is still considered one of the most unique fragrances on the market today. A woody base and a spicy pepper scent warm the floral heart of this exquisite bouquet. The box in which the perfume bottle is sold was designed after the spice box. This intriguing scent sells for $ 1000 an ounce.
Price: 1000 $ for 30 ml
Hermès 24 Faubourg
The circulation of this Hermès perfume is strictly limited: only 1000 bottles were sold out at one moment, which is why 24 Faubourg is considered one of the most expensive in the world. This perfume contains a large number of notes that together create an unforgettable scent. You will find hints of orange blossom, jasmine, oriental brightness of patchouli, ylang-ylang, vanilla, amber and sandalwood in this unique scent. Fun fact: Hermès 24 Faubourg was Princess Diana's favorite scent that accompanied the English lady in the last years of her life.
Price: $ 1500 for 30 ml
Grand Extrait by Chanel
Chanel has been synonymous with luxury around the world since Coco Chanel launched the iconic Chanel No. 5 in 1921, which was designed by the legendary perfumer Ernest Bo. This limited edition perfume was released as the rarest, purest Original # 5 fragrance in the world, hence the price of $ 4,200 per ounce. Each bottle is hand-blown. A spokesman for the Chanel brand said that the circulation of the bottles produced per year is extremely limited. The perfumers who worked on the creation of this fragrance do not lose sight of the brand's tradition: roses and jasmine, which are included in the bouquet, are grown in France on Chanel's own fields.
Price: $ 4200 for 30 ml
Baccarat was originally a manufacturer of exquisite crystal décor pieces and only broke into the perfume industry in the 1990s. The name of the fragrance is translated as "The Sacred Tears of Thebes", which further enhances its authentic Egyptian rendition. The perfume, enclosed in a unique pyramid-shaped crystal bottle, is part of a collection of three exclusive limited edition perfumes. Sacred Tears of Thebes combines notes of myrrh, incense, musk, sandalwood, myrtle, basil, cardamom, ylang ylang, geranium, jasmine and amber.
One of the main reasons for the sky-high price of the perfume is that the bottle is handcrafted by Baccarat craftsmen and topped with an amethyst crystal.
Price: $ 6800 for 30 ml
Clive Christian No.1 IMPERIAL MAJESTY
This perfume entered the Guinness Book of Records as the most expensive perfume in the world. The super-rare and super-exclusive fragrance was released in 2005 in a limited edition, available only at the famous Harrods store in London and Bergdorf Goodman in New York. Actually. 1 Imperial Majesty is the famous Clive Christian No.1 perfume, bottled in very fancy bottles. The crystal bottle contains 16.9 ounces of perfume and is made by the Baccarat brand. The decor is extremely minimalist: a 5-carat white diamond on the neck and an 18-carat solid gold collar An interesting fact: it was these perfumes in pairs that were presented for the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
Price: $ 250,000 about $ 12,721 for 30 ml
DKNY Golden Delicious Collectible Flacon
In 2011, DKNY unveiled its iconic million dollar bottle containing the iconic Golden Delicious fragrance. The company has teamed up with renowned jewelry designer Martin Katz to create a one-of-a-kind edition of the company's best-selling fragrance. The bottle is crafted from 14k yellow and white gold and is instructed with 183 yellow sapphires, 2,700 white diamonds, a 1.6-carat Brazilian tourmaline, a 7.18-carat oval sapphire from Sri Lanka, 15 bright pink diamonds from Australia, an inflorescence of four pink diamonds, 3.07 ct ruby. The composition is crowned with a flawless 2.43-carat yellow Canary diamond.
The bottle is instructed with 2909 gems arranged to echo the outline of the New York skyline. The instruction process took about 1,500 hours. After this miracle was presented to the whole world, it was announced that the precious bottle would be sold to a perfume enthusiast, and all funds were donated to the global charity campaign Against Hunger.
Price: $ 1,000,000 for a bottle of 100 ml
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