More limited edition collector fragrance bottles, with the usual disclaimers: in most of these cases, the juice is unchanged, just the bottle is “special” (or not, as the case may be), and some of these may not be available in the US.
At Colette in Paris, Viktor & Rolf’s Flowerbomb for Women (shown above left) and Antidote for Men in limited edition engraved and numbered bottles created for this summer’s retrospective at the Barbican Art Gallery in London…
A few more ideas for those of you who are still shopping…
A classic: Cartier Declaration (“an original, distinctive composition that basks in a harmonious blend of cold spices”) in a 100 ml leather travel case. $110 at Nordstrom…
Cartier will launch Roadster for Men this coming September. The “mineral fougère” fragrance with a “powerful mint note” was named for the Cartier Roadster watch, and was developed by Cartier perfumer Mathilde Laurent, who noted…
It was interesting to work with because it is difficult to make mint play well with other ingredients. The manner of working on it was very Cartier; I used the ingredients as a jeweler uses precious stones…
Cartier has launched a new Eau de Parfum version of Délices de Cartier, which was originally released in 2006 in Eau de Toilette and Parfum concentrations.
Now we have “an intoxicating concentrated version for a deep, long-lasting scent”. The notes: iced cherry, bergamot, pink pepper, violet, jasmine, freesia, amber, tonka bean, musk and sandalwood…
It's that time of year: tons of fragrance coffret sets and limited edition collector bottles for holiday gift giving. Here are just a few of the collector bottles available this year. In most of these cases, the juice is unchanged, only the bottle is worth getting excited over (or not).
Please note that a few of these may not be available in the United States…
From Yves Saint Laurent, theYoung Sexy Lovely Collector Edition. $60 for 50 ml at sephora…