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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…

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A custom olfactory experience

Posted by Robin on 13 January 2023 4 Comments

The home’s most distinctive feature, though, is undoubtedly its scent. Yes, you read that right. Giraldo tapped Parisian perfumer Ex Nihilo to create a custom olfactory experience exclusively for 1859—worth a whopping $25,000. Throughout the manse, you’ll find 1859-branded candles, plus mists and body products in the spa. A total of six diffusers have also been strategically placed across the property and can be controlled via an app. Surely, you’re guaranteed to have the best-smelling home on the block.

The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 11 January 2023 8 Comments

The latest potential drain on your wallet from Guerlain (and another collaboration with Maison Matisse): Couleur Bonheur, a modern fruity chypre celebrating the 170th anniversary of the bee bottle and La Musique, a 1939 painting by Henri Matisse. "The first movement, an allegro vivace, features the yellow of bergamot with crystalline tones. The second movement, an allegro espressivo, offers the velvety orange of an apricot accord blended with the brightness of rose. The third movement, an allegro andante, showcases the deep purple of iris contrasted with the white of a leather accord." In 1L Extrait de Parfum, 14 hand painted bottles were made, if you have to ask the price you can't afford it.

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Posted by Robin on 30 December 2022 11 Comments

If you did not snatch up the Abeille Noire Édition Prestige / Black Bee Prestige Edition of Guerlain Imagine, here’s another chance to get a piece of French jeweler Lorenz Bäumer’s work for Guerlain: La Secret de la Reine. The wings open if you press on the 2 carat pear-shaped diamond just below the “head”, and then you can use a pipette to scent the honeycomb section. It is almost 3 inches long, and it can be worn as a brooch or pendant. Shown above in the rock crystal, white and yellow gold version, and below the jump in the onyx and white gold version. Both versions feature over 14 carats of diamonds…

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The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 18 November 2022 10 Comments

In case the L’Atelier Truscelli bee bottle of Guerlain Imagine was too mundane for you, here's the Abeille Noire Édition Prestige / Black Bee Prestige Edition of Imagine, made by Baccarat and French jeweler Lorenz Bäumer. 22 were made, €25,000, due to launch next week. You can read more at The New York Times or Luxe Packaging Insight.

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