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 Nordstrom, Prada Homme (above left) in a limited edition silver metallic bottle, “for customers who are demanding even more unique versions of the core Prada Parfums products”. $57 for 75 ml…
Christian Dior launched Addict in 2002. They were hoping the name — and the tag line, “Admit it” — would get attention, and they got their wish; although it had been preceded by a lipstick and nail color range under the same name, it was the perfume that got people riled up. “The advertising industry has long been drawn to the low-life look, but the French fashion house Christian Dior has taken it to new depths”, noted NPR's Weekend Edition*. After months of pressure from anti-drug abuse advocacy groups, Dior dropped the tag line and replaced the early ad images that had appeared to glamorize illegal drug use.
Whatever punch the name Addict had in 2002 has been largely diluted by the subsequent flankers — Dior Addict 2 Summer Litchi, anyone? But the Addict juice, a floriental developed by perfumer Thierry Wasser, still packs a wallop…
Jamie Dornan for Dior Homme, directed by Hedi Slimane before he left Christian Dior. The music is For Lovers by Wolfman + Pete Doherty.
Christian Dior has launched Dior Addict 2 Summer Litchi, a new fruity floral summer limited edition flanker to 2005's Dior Addict 2:
Paying homage to the Litchi, also known as the Chinese cherry, Dior Addict 2 Summer Litchi Eau de Toilette celebrates summer with new freshness. The sparkling, acidic top notes of grapefruit are followed by delicate, appetizing middle notes of litchi and a bouquet of Turkish roses…
Coming in May from Christian Dior, Escale à Portofino, the first in a projected yearly series of “fragrance cruise collections”, all of which will reportedly share the same bottle design. The debut fragrance in the series was inspired by Portofino on the Italian Riviera.
The notes include Calabrian bergamot, Italian citron, Sicilian petitgrain…