World's Most Expensive Perfumes list up to 2015

Most Expensive Perfumes around  the World 

One of the common quality from all the perfumes fragrance’s, is their longevity. Many are extremely hard to find.  These reasons, plus the actual scents, contribute the high prices & enchantment.

 Globally, the flavors and fragrances form a $17.8-billion industry of which the top five players are Givaudan, International Flavors & Fragrances, Firmenich, Symrise and Quest International.
These five companies have a substantial presence in the Indian market, along with competition from Indian F&F houses like SH Kelkar, Sachee Aromatics and Oriental Flavors & Fragrances. The Indian F&F market is estimated at around $225 million.
"The word 'perfume' comes from the Latin per fume 'through smoke.' One of the oldest uses of perfumes was in the form the burning of incense and aromatic herbs used in religious services, often the aromatic gums, frankincense and myrrh, gathered from trees.
The Egyptians were the first clan to use perfume followed by the ancient Chinese, Hindus, Israelites, Carthaginians, Arabs, Greeks, and Romans.
The Egyptians invented glass and perfume bottles were one of the first common uses for glass.

1. Clive Christian’s Imperial Majesty [$215,000/16.9 oz.]

The Imperial Majesty limited edition is a spin-off on the Clive Christian No 1, breaking the brand’s own record of the most expensive perfume in the world. 

The fragrance remains  with the same notes in the ingredients, such as, vanilla, sandalwood, bergamot and ylang ylang forming the notes of the perfume.Famed perfumer Roja Dove created the scent known as Imperial Majesty from rose oil, root, jasmine, and Italian cinnamon. 

The bottle is made of a material so difficult to work with that one of every three attempts breaks during the production process. The neck of the bottle is made of 18-carat gold inset with a five-carat brilliant-cut diamond, although there is  offered a bottle, with a much smaller 1.3 carat diamond on its 24k gold-plated sterling silver neck.

2. Baccarat’s Les Larmes Sacrees de Thebes [$1,700/0.25 oz.]

This fragrance designed by Christine Nagel smells of myrrh, frankincense, amber, jasmine, geranium, ylang-ylang, cardamom, basil, myrtle, sandalwood and musk. The bottle, handmade by Baccarat artists and largely responsible for the price, is capped by an amethyst crystal with a bubble of yellow crystal blown inside to house the scent. Translated  to english the name : “Sacred Tears of Thebes.”

3. Clive Christian’s No. 1 [$2,150 / 2 oz.]

Clive Christian No. 1 is a fragrance that smells like luxury. No cost was spared in the creation of this fragrance. The scent has top notes of bergamot, lime, Sicilian mandarin nutmeg, cardamom and thyme. The heart notes are more of heliotrope, ylang-ylang, jasmine, rose, and lily of the valley while the base notes smell of sandalwood, cedar wood, amber wood, vanilla, and vetiver. Its bottle is handmade from lead crystal, while the neck is 24-karat gold-plated sterling silver, set with a solitaire.

The men’s version of No. 1 is also the world’s most expensive perfume for men ($2,350 / 2 oz.)

 

4. Caron’s Poivre [$2000/2 oz.]

Created by Michel Morsetti in 1954, Caron’s Poivre has been described as possessing a strong, brave and a bracing unisex scent – spicy pepper top note, rich floral heart, and woodsy base notes. It comes in a Baccarat bottle that is beautified with Crystal and white gold collar.

 

5. Hermes’ 24 Faubourg Extrait [$1,500 / 1 oz.]

It’s named after the Parisian address of the Hermes flagship store. Designed by Maurice Roucel and Bernard Bourjois, the scent is based on ylang-ylang, orange blossom, jasmine, iris, vanilla and ambergris. It’s available in a more affordable packaging but the Extrait limited edition comes in 1-oz St. Louis crystal bottles. With just 1000 bottles sold all around the world, patrons of exclusivity won’t wince at the price.

 

6. Chanel’s N°5 Parfum Grand Extrait [$4200.00/30 oz.]

 

The purest form available of the world’s best known perfume. Coco Chanel wanted a perfume no one could copy so perfume designer Ernest Beaux used the most expensive ingredients available at the time of its creation (1921) — jasmine from Grasse, Rose de Mai, and superior ylang-ylang among them. Its signature and defining feature is a 1% overdose of aliphatic aldehydes, the chemical that lends sparkle to fragrances.

Chanel, 1921  - 1987 Hall of Fame

 

Chanel N°5 is the first perfume in the floral-aldehyde group and the first by the quantity of aldehydes in its composition (another legend says that the Ernest Beaux's assistant overdosed the aldehydes in the composition by mistake). The top notes are composed of aldehydes, bergamot, lemon, neroli and ylang-ylang, the heart of jasmine, rose, lily of the valley and iris, while the base is created of vetiver, sandalwood, vanilla, amber and patchouli.

Ernest Beaux created two series of perfume samples numbered 1-5 and 20-24 and asked Coco Chanel to choose one of them. Madame Chanel chose the sample no. 5 and thus the perfume got its name. Superstitious, Chanel presented her new perfume on the fifth day of the fifth month of 1921.
Working on creation of this perfume, Ernest Beaux created and for the first time used the synthetic component – aldehydes. In his formula the aldehydes are accompanied by fragrances of rose and jasmine. The fragrance of aldehydes is pure and fresh, reminds of the odor of clean linen just brought in the house form the fresh frosty air. It is said that the famous creator drew his inspiration for creation of this fragrance from one of his visits to the Arctic Circle and the smell of water in midnight. The unique smell of frozen lakes and rivers fascinated him so much that he decided to replicate it in his creation.

Chanel N°5 is the first perfume in the floral-aldehyde group and the first by the quantity of aldehydes in its composition (another legend says that the Ernest Beaux's assistant overdosed the aldehydes in the composition by mistake). The top notes are composed of aldehydes, bergamot, lemon, neroli and ylang-ylang, the heart of jasmine, rose, lily of the valley and iris, while the base is created of vetiver, sandalwood, vanilla, amber and patchouli.

7. Jean Patou’s Joy Baccarat Pure Limited [$1,800 / 1 oz.]

Only 50 limited-edition inscribed Baccarat Pure Parfum bottles are created each year for Jean Patou Joy. For two short weeks in summer the 10,600 flowers required for just one bottle of Joy are harvested in Grasse, France. A floral bouquet of Bulgarian rose, Ylang-Ylang, Tuberose and Grasse Jasmine compose the scent of this timeless masterpiece.