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The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 31 March 2023 14 Comments

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.

(via wwd)

Filed Under: fragrance shopping
Tagged With: collector bottles, guerlain, lemming, limited edition, luxury

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  1. SheriG says:
    31 March 2023 at 10:50 am

    In addition to wondering where those $27,000 will come from, I’m also wondering whether that spray head is realistically accessible.

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    • Robin says:
      31 March 2023 at 12:11 pm

      I’m thinking one flower would have been enough for me? It’s a big much. I’d have to keep a special room for it.

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  2. lillyjo says:
    31 March 2023 at 10:59 am

    Too bad I didn’t see this yesterday before I spent all my money on a mattress.

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    • Lovestosmellgood says:
      31 March 2023 at 11:15 am

      that is one expensive mattress

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    • Robin says:
      31 March 2023 at 12:11 pm

      Ha, exactly.

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    • perfumelover67 says:
      31 March 2023 at 1:18 pm

      Lol!

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  3. Calypso says:
    31 March 2023 at 11:41 am

    All I can think of is how much dust this will collect.

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    • pyramus says:
      31 March 2023 at 11:47 am

      There is a Reddit sub called horribletoclean and this bottle is a prime example. You’d better store it in a glass case because you are not going to get that thing clean without some breakage.

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  4. Deva says:
    31 March 2023 at 11:45 am

    It would look tight at home in Versailles. My camper, not so much…🙃

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    • meredifay says:
      1 April 2023 at 10:36 am

      Ha! Go maximalist, Deva

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  5. perfumelover67 says:
    31 March 2023 at 1:31 pm

    What is the meaning of the juice in that bottle if most likely it cannot be sprayed. Scent wasted.

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    • hajusuuri says:
      31 March 2023 at 2:31 pm

      The perfume was new in 2015 🤣.

      I had to know the price so I am not the target audience.

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      • perfumelover67 says:
        31 March 2023 at 3:32 pm

        I think nobody would really pay attention to the perfume, no matter how old or new it is, when you have such an expensive bottle to worry about! 🤣

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  6. meredifay says:
    1 April 2023 at 10:42 am

    Ah.. the juice is a 2015 “Bridal scent” that cost 750 Euros, which was 1075 Dollars at the time, as the post helpfully explained. It did come in a very pretty bottle, unlike this current effort, which my mom would have called “ a dust catcher”. Has anyone ever smelled it?

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