Very old news that I totally missed last year, but I just noticed a selection of Acqua di Parma’s Murano collection for Holiday 2024 (from designer India Mahdavi) at Ludwig Beck in Germany this week, so if you look around maybe you can still find one, assuming you’re willing to spend the €1500. 180 ml each, and I’m not even sure what fragrance they hold, if any. I just like looking at them…
From Van Cleef & Arpels, a coffret of miniatures, with 7.5 ml bottles of Moonlight Patchouli, Néroli Amara, Gardénia Pétale, Orchid Leather, California Rêverie, Precious Oud, Ambre Impérial and Santal Blanc (8 x 7.5) for $200. At Neiman Marcus, where you'll also find a trio of 15 ml travel sprays in Moonlight Patchouli, Néroli Amara and Santal Blanc for $165.
Louis Vuitton celebrates the one year anniversary of LVovers with a limited edition (30 were made) copper bottle, 100 ml for £5000 (shown above left). If you haven't saved that many pennies, you can go for the Louis Vuitton x Takashi Murakami limited edition design for Spell On You (shown above right in one of the two designs currently available), $390 (if you want the matching leather travel case, not shown, it's another $990). Or, third option and the one I will take, do nothing and go on about your business.
Cheerful (limited edition) packaging for L’Eau des Hesperides, part of Diptyque's Summer Essentials collection for 2025. €145 for 100 ml at Breuninger in Germany.
Next time you're in Japan, do pick one of these up for me: Mucha's Princess Hyacinthe Eau de Toilette in a 13 ml travel spray. "An eau de toilette that lets you enjoy Mucha's worldview with both your sense of smell and your sense of sight. A fragrance that stirs up excitement for the new season, inspired by the poster work "Princess Hyacinth (1911). [...]The first thing that comes to mind when you touch the scent is the euphoric feeling of the moment you bite into the flesh of a fig. The juicy sweetness is complemented by the greenness of cedarwood and galbanum, creating a captivating fruity note that will captivate anyone while remaining innocent." ¥6,930 at Alphonse Mucha. (And you can see the original print here.)