Gods create the odours, the men manufacture the perfumes. Good fragrance lingers in memory and sometimes memory lingers with fragrance. A perfume is like a piece of clothing, a message, a way of presenting oneself, a costume that differs according to the one who wears it.
Just like a musical chord, a perfume chord contains four essences, or notes, carefully selected for their harmonic affinity. The head chord contains the first impression, lasting a few minutes before giving way to the heart chord, the theme of the perfume, lasting several hours. Finally, the base chord, the trail of the perfume, lasts several days.
Until the beginning of Egypt’s Golden Age, perfumes were used only in ritual for gods or pharaohs. Many Egyptians put perfumes in their tombs. Two talented Arabian chemists: Jabir ibn Hayyan, born 722 and Al-Kindi who established the perfume industry. Al-Kindi, was the real founder of perfume industry as he carried out extensive research and experiments in combining various plants and other sources to produce a variety of scent products.
Clive Christian’s Imperial Majesty: Price $215,000
British designer Clive Christian’s creation has recently been voted in the Guiness Book of World Records the most expensive perfume in the world. The 16.9-ounce perfume bottle is stuck into the 18-carat gold collar that is adorned with a five-carat diamond. Only five bottles are made annually. It is a mixture of pure and precious flowers from all around the world.
The collection used in a rare one and of its purest forms. The collar part of the bottle is an untainted gold-plated 24 karat, plus sterling silver. It is stamped with one of a kind seal and has an outstanding diamond cut solitaire. Clive Christian Perfume has such a grandiose fragrance that it can hypnotize anyone around you. It holds the attitude to make people recognize you with its signature aroma.
Clive Christian No. 1: Price $2,150
This perfume is an extravagant combination of Indian jasmine, mandarin and sandalwood. Its bottle is handmade from lead crystal, while the neck is 24-karat gold-plated sterling silver, set with a solitaire and 33carat diamond in the neck.
18 Carats LUXE Edition Perfume
This yet another classic, pure and luxurious styled eccentric and exclusive smell is probably a rare kind. It rates second in the queue of most expensive perfumes in the world. It holds an amazing fragrance which is not just mesmerizing but contains a strange uniqueness. This perfume comes in a very lavish and sparkling pack made of rich and vibrant golden color with a diamond crown to go over the top. This design was made by Noe Duchaufour-Lawrenc. Every bottle contains a special designated number which is allotted to its unique buyer.
Ora Ito Perfume Bottle
This perfume bottle s one of the first designs. Ito created after he chose his ‘nom de plume’ (a pet name) in 1998. The bottle is shaped into a form of a tear, a drop. You could call it a tear drop or a rain drop. It has so elegantly manufactured and consists of such a vibrant aroma to strike anyone numb. This strikingly unique blend of fragrance and features comes third in the row of costs, and is of $45,000.
Les Larmes Sacrées de Thebes of Baccarat
The fragrance, which reprises oriental themes, seducing and enrapturing, allow the aficionado uncontrolled option in the work of art. The fragrance is composition of a wild collection. Jasmine, Geranium, Ylang Ylang, Pepper, Cardamon, Basil, Myrtle, Amber, Musk, Sandalwood and Myrrh. The perfume is only available in very limited quantities. Its container is the shape of a pyramid, made up of the most expensive mirror glass, with a top made of the finest crystals in the color of purple. It costs $6,800 only.
Notorious (Ralph Lauren Perfume)
Notorious is a yet another blend of an ecstasy. It holds a breath taking smell. Although Ralph Loren is a name, a brand more famous for clothing, but it surely conquered the world yet again with its one of a kind fragrance. Notorious has been available at $3,540. It is without a doubt the most audacious, assertive and an addictive dazzling jazz up of deep black currant, self-indulgent chocolate heavens, and corporeal patchouli musk.
Baccarats Les Larmes Sacrees de Thebe
If you want to evoke ancient Egyptian Spirits, you can buy this bottle for $1,700, 25oz.