According to Christian Dior, a woman’s perfume talks more about her than her handwriting. Perfumes not only bolster up your pleasantness and desirability but also underscores your self-appeal and self-confidence. It enhances your mood and becomes an extension of your charisma. Scents give a more lasting impression of you as a person, and wearing the right fragrance is your epic foray into the world. Have a peek into the most expensive luxury perfume brands in the world.
DKNY Golden Delicious
(USD 1 million, OMR 385,015)
The most expensive perfume in the world until recently, this special edition of the DKNY Golden Delicious range is the only one of its kind ever produced. Designed for a charitable cause, it was the product of over 1,500 hours of meticulous work by skilful jewellers.
The bottle features 2,909 precious stones, including 2,700 white diamonds, 183 yellow sapphires, a Cabochon sapphire from Sri Lanka, turquoise Paraiba tourmaline from Brazil, plus four rose-cut diamonds and 15 pink diamonds from Australia.
Shumukh
(USD 1.29 million, OMR 496,669.35)
Shumukh, the world’s most expensive brand and luxurious unisex perfume was unveiled at the Armani Ballroom of the Burj Khalifa. Shumukh translates to ‘deserving the highest’, unites the art of jewellery and perfumery to create a one-of-a-kind masterpiece that tells the tale of the great Emirate through seven core design elements.
Set with 3,571 sparkling diamonds, topaz, pearls, 18 karat gold and 5892.88 grams pure silver, Shumukh is the epitome of luxury. Shumukh showcases the seven key elements of pearl diving (Durra), falconry (Baz), Arabian horses (Abjar), roses (Narjesi), luxury (Haibah), Arabian hospitality (Diwan), and Dubai’s stature as a ‘city of the future’ (Aamal). Taking over three years and 494 perfume trials to formulate, Shumukh is estimated to last on the skin for more than 12 hours.
JAR Bolt of Lightning
(USD 765 per ounce, OMR 294)
JAR is the brainchild of Joseph Arthur Rosenthal, a Paris-based American jeweller whose works have drawn comparison to those of Faberge. The luxury perfume brand is also known for its unique range of fragrances, the most famous of which is Bolt of Lightning.
The perfume has strong floral overtones with ingredients that include Oriental flowers and tuberose. The most distinctive feature is a beautiful hand-cut bottle.
Joy by Jean Patou
(USD 850 per ounce, OMR 327.26)
Patou, created by famous French fashion designer and perfumer Jean Patou. He made Joy doubly explosive by adding two times the number of ingredients, which include 10,000 Grasse jasmine flowers, tuberose, ylang-ylang, Bulgarian rose and 28 dozen roses.
The jasmine flowers are harvested in a period of two weeks in summer in the town of Grasse, France. Joy is one of the earlier works of Patou and dates back to 1929. One of the main reasons for the high price of this luxury perfume is that only 50 limited edition bottles of Joy are made each year.
Caron Poivre
(USD 1,000 per ounce, OMR 385.02)
The house of Parfums Caron is one of the oldest French perfumes houses. Poivre is an Amber Spicy luxury perfume for women. Launched in 1954, the nose behind this fragrance is Michel Moretti. While the bottles of Caron were typically designed by the business partner of founder Ernest Daltroff, Poivre features a stunning bottle crafted by Baccarat.
The top notes are Clove, Carnation, Pepper, Spices and Red Pepper; middle notes are Cloves, Floral Notes, Geranium, Rose, Jasmine, Ylang-Ylang and Tuberose; base notes are Oakmoss, Sandalwood, Woodsy Notes, Opoponax and Vetiver.
Hermes 24 Faubourg
(USD 1,500 per ounce, 577.52)
24 Faubourg by Hermès is a floral luxury fragrance for women. Launched in 1995, the nose behind this fragrance is Maurice Roucel. 24 Faubourg is an invitation on a journey where the sun is the destination. Top notes of brilliant white flowers, matched by a floral heart, are enveloped in iris, wood and mystery. Vanilla and ambergris lend the tone to its afternote.
Only 1,000 bottles of this ultra-rare perfume were released, each made of beautiful St. Louis crystal, gently curved with a sense of movement, like a breeze blowing through silk.
Chanel Grand Extrait
(USD 4,200 per ounce, OMR 1617.06)
Created in 1921 through a collaboration between Coco Chanel and perfumer Ernest Beaux, Chanel Grand Extrait is an exceptional piece: a highly sought-after treasure for the connoisseur and collector alike. The majestic faceted glass bottle — cut like a monumental diamond and sealed by the art of baudruchage — is nestled in a white satin-lined, artisan-crafted case that protects and encloses the legendary scent.
An abstract fragrance that unfolds like a bouquet of abstract flowers, is the quintessence of femininity in this luxury perfume. Top notes of Neroli from Grasse blend into the sensual, floral notes of two exceptional raw materials, May Rose and Jasmine from Grasse.
