Top 10 Most Expensive Perfumes In The World
Top 10 Most Expensive Perfumes In The World
Everybody wants to smell good to create a great impression on others. For this reason, the global fragrance, antiperspirant, and deodorant market was expected to top $72.7 billion in 2018. Why are people willing to spend huge sums of money on expensive perfumes? Instyle.com quotes an aromatherapy expert who says that fragrances can change our physical and emotional state. Refreshing perfumes stimulate our olfactory nerve as well as areas of the brain that control our emotions and memories.
10. Annick Goutal Eau d’Hadrien – $441.18 per ounce
This fragrance was launched in 1981 and continues to be popular today. Its ingredients are a blend of citrus splashes, herbal and sweet, basil, and ylang-ylang. This scent is ideal for evening wear. The bottle is designed attractively in a unique shape. The product is a joint effort by two top companies, Francis Camail and Annick Goutal, and it is still creating waves decades after its introduction.
9. JAR Bolt of Lightning – $765 per ounce
This is a floral scent for women that was launched in 2001. Its ingredients include green notes, freshly cut tuberose, and oriental flowers packaged in a beautiful hand cut bottle that can light up any vanity or dresser. JAR stands for Joel A. Rosenthal, a jeweler, who is the brainchild behind this item.
8. Joy by Jean Patou – $850 per ounce
Jean Patou is a top brand in the perfume industry. He made Joy doubly explosive by adding two times the amount of ingredients which include 10,000 Grasse jasmine flowers, tuberose, ylang-ylang, Bulgarian rose, and 28 dozen roses. The jasmine flowers are harvested in a period of two weeks in summer in the town of Grasse, France. One of the main reasons for its high price is that only 50 limited edition bottles of Joy are made each year. Joy has an interesting history. It was originally created by Henri Almeras who collaborated with Jean Patou in 1929 to produce this awesome fragrance. The scent has the power to remove depression and make the wearer feel lively and joyful. No wonder, it continues to be sought after even today.
7. Caron Poivre – $1,000 per ounce
The significant expense of this aroma is on the grounds that lone 1,000 elite containers have been made. The extraordinary scent is the consequence of the blend of iris, sandalwood, ambergris, vanilla, ylang-ylang, patchouli, tiare bloom, jasmine, and orange bloom fixings. These fixings consolidate to make a dependable, relieving fragrance that lifts the state of mind. The fragrance gets its name from the location of Hermes' lead store in Paris. It was made by Bernard Bourjois and Maurice Roucel, and bundled in rich 1-oz St. Louis gem bottles.
6. Herm̬s 24 Faubourg Р$1,500 per ounce
The significant expense of this fragrance is on the grounds that lone 1,000 selective containers have been made. The exceptional scent is the aftereffect of the mix of iris, sandalwood, ambergris, vanilla, ylang-ylang, patchouli, tiare bloom, jasmine, and orange bloom fixings. These fixings join to make a dependable, calming fragrance that raises the state of mind. The fragrance gets its name from the location of Hermes' leader store in Paris. It was made by Bernard Bourjois and Maurice Roucel, and bundled in rich 1-oz St. Louis precious stone containers.
5. Clive Christian No. 1 – $2,150 per ounce
Clive Christian is a top producer of value aromas. He has made various mainstream fragrances among which the No. 1 takes the cake. This aroma was appraised the most costly scent in 2001 and 2006 when its unique versions were propelled. There are two flavors: Floral Oriental for ladies and Woody Oriental for men. There is valid justification for this present scent's rich smell. Its top notes are produced using thyme, cardamom, Sicilian mandarin nutmeg, lime, and bergamot. The heart notes are a mix of lily of the valley, rose, jasmine, ylang-ylang, and heliotrope. The base notes are a consequence of vetiver, vanilla, golden wood, cedar wood, and sandalwood. This captivating aroma is bundled in a high quality precious stone jug that has a neck made of 24-karat gold-plated authentic silver, set with a solitaire.
4. Chanel Grand Extrait – $4,200 per ounce
Perhaps the most famous brand in the perfume industry, Chanel, created this amazing scent in 1921. It has become a treasure that is sought after by fragrance collectors and perfume connoisseurs. This feminine fragrance exudes the smell of fresh abstract flowers. It is packaged attractively in a masterly piece of artwork.
3. Baccarat Les Larmes Sacrees de Thebes – $6,800 per ounce
Baccarat was initially a producer of faultless gem items and it entered the perfumes business during the 1990s. This thing is part is of its three restrictive constrained release fragrances. Its scent is the aftereffect of a blend of myrrh, frankincense, musk, sandalwood, myrtle, basil, cardamom, ylang-ylang, geranium, jasmine, and golden, bundled wonderfully in a novel pyramid-formed precious stone container. The scent's name signifies "Sacrosanct Tears of Thebes" and it was planned by Christine Nagel. One of the primary reasons why it is so costly is on the grounds that the jug is high quality by Baccarat specialists and is topped by an amethyst precious stone. The jug has an air pocket of yellow precious stone blown inside that has the fragrance.
2. Clive Christian No. 1 Imperial Majesty Perfume – $12,721.89 per ounce
This enchanting and sophisticated fragrance for women is created by a combination of ingredients including Tahitian vanilla, ylang-ylang, rosa centafolis, Italian cinnamon, jasmine, orris root, and rose oil. You are sure to feel like the Greek goddess of love and beauty, Aphrodite, when you wear this perfume. The fragrance is a creation of the renowned perfumer Roja Dave. Its highlight is the unique bottle that is a made of a material that is very hard to work with as it can easily break during the production process if due care is not maintained. The bottle’s neck is made of 18-carat gold inset with a five-carat brilliant-cut diamond.
1. DKNY Golden Delicious Million Dollar Fragrance Bottle – $1 million
This record-breaking most expensive perfume was jointly created by renowned designer DKNY in collaboration with noted jewelry designer Martin Katz. The main reason for the exorbitant price is the one-of-a-kind bottle that contains a 2.43-carat yellow Canary diamond in the cap, 4.03-carat rose-cut diamond, 3.07-carat oval-cut ruby, 1.06-carat Paraiba tourmaline from Brazil, 4 rose-cut diamonds, 15 stunning pink diamonds from Australia, 7.18- carat oval Cabochon sapphire from Sri Lanka, 2,700 white diamonds, and 183 yellow sapphires. Each stone was carefully hand placed and the entire manufacturing process took about 1,500 hours. But the hard work and diligence was worth it as the end result is a stunning image of the New York City skyline. This million-dollar perfume was created for a noble cause as the sale proceeds were donated to the ‘Action Against Hunger’ charity organization.
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