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.
From Marc Jacobs, 2007's Daisy fragrance in the “Daisy Blooms” limited edition, due to launch in February. The petals are now in green, and the bottle comes with a set of stickers so you can personalize your bottle…
Auto racing and her husband (sculptor Stephan Weiss) were Donna Karan’s inspirations for her first men’s fragrance — DK Men (released in 1994). DK Men’s interesting bottle was designed by Weiss in the shape of a gear shift/throttle (image, right) and the DK Men TV commercial’s soundtrack was the noise of a revving engine. Karan wanted DK Men to convey “power” and said: “When I see my husband — the guy with the toys, the cool dude, the hottest guy around — it’s always with his hand on the throttle; it’s always power.” (Women’s Wear Daily, 7/15/94) Donna Karan Beauty Co. sold its fragrance license to Estée Lauder in 1997 and DK Men was discontinued; DK Men, rechristened Fuel for Men, has just been re-issued as part of the Donna Karan Collection of fragrances (image, left).
I don’t know why Donna Karan Cosmetics chose to use DK Men’s tagline, Fuel for Men, for the re-issue instead of the original product name…
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.
From Acqua di Parma, Iris Nobile Eau de Parfum in a 100 ml collector bottle etched with flowers (above left). $154 at Nordstrom…
Donna Karan is relaunching an “exclusive collection of classic, iconic fragrances of past and present”, including Donna Karan, Chaos, Fuel, Black Cashmere and the Donna Karan Essence Collection…
Three more limited editions for 2008:
From Donna Karan, this year's summer versions of the DKNY Delicious fragrances. Shown is Be Delicious Charmingly Delicious, in which “an exclusive American apple note is added, enhanced with energetic solar freshness and dewy watery notes to create a scent full of summer brightness and fresh energy”. Red Delicious Charmingly Delicious “is a summer cocktail of sumptuous red fruits, mouth-watering apple, and sexy vanilla”…