Coming from Guerlain, the limited edition Rouge Bonheur (last year's description: "A perfect balance of spicy freshness, blossom, and woody depth, it embodies the very essence of the Chinese New Year spirit. Opening with enchanting spicy notes of pepper and ginger, the fragrance then unveils a floral heart of rose and magnolia, before revealing comforting notes of cedar and white musk"), with decorations by Parisian jeweller Atelier Truscelli for the Year of the Horse (they also did the Lunar New Year bottles for 2025 and 2024). 1786 were made, 24-carat gold plate with 79 Swarovski crystals. It is in 125 ml, and these usually come with a pre-filled 30 ml travel spray.

I wasn’t interested in last year’s Guerlain Imagine, and this year’s isn’t doing it for me either…maybe you want one? (I’m holding out for 2022’s black bee.) French sculptor Géraldine Gonzalez has decorated the bee bottle with a metallic gold moon, plus a star done up in glass beads (see detail below the jump). 3,665 were made; 125 ml + 30 ml + funnel, €790. They will reportedly be in the US next month, around $880.

If you want more, there’s a one liter version on a light-up mirror base; 64 were made, reportedly €20,000 (shown with the artist, below the jump)…

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