Shumukh
USD 1.29 million
Priced at a staggering 1.29 million USD and is artistry packed in a bottle of perfume. Unveiled at Burj Khalifa, its display case is made from luxurious leather that is 2 meters high and is adorned with symbols reflecting UAE’s glorious heritage. Opulent pearls are attached on silver clamshells along with roses made from pink gold and a globe with gold continents.
Designed by the legendary perfumer Asghar Adam Ali, he has craftily infused notes from sandalwood, Indian agarwood, musk, Turkish rose and a few secret ones that are not revealed. With just one bottle ever made, this is certainly a rare beauty.
DKNY Golden Delicious
USD 1 million
DKNY is a prestigious luxury brand known for offering sensual and celestial fragrances, its special edition range called Golden Delicious is valued at 1 million USD. Delicately assembled by master jewellery experts, it houses 2,700 white diamonds, 183 yellow sapphires, 15 pink diamonds and more such assortments on the bottle itself. Interestingly, the stones have been placed in such a regal manner that it depicts New York City’s skyline. Sold for charitable purposes, the proceeds go to the cause of ‘Action Against Hunger’.
Clive Christian No. 1 Imperial Majesty
USD 12,722 per ounce
This uber luxurious perfume was curated by renowned British perfumer Roja Dove which is an aromatically immortal scent of jasmine, rose oil and Tahitian vanilla. The brand was particular to offer the perfume to very special customers, in a bottle that is fit for royalty made with nest polished crystals where five-carat white diamond sits majestically in 18-carat gold collar. Only ten such bottles were made and the people who get a whiff of its scent claim it to be irresistible with the brand calling it ‘the perfume of his heart’.
Baccarat Les Larmes Sacree de Thebes
USD 6,800 per ounce
The intoxicating scent is generously trapped inside the most exquisite bottle which is shaped like a pyramid embellished with handcrafted crystals topped with an amethyst cap. Baccarat had a long-standing reputation of being the foremost crystal glassware manufacturer for three centuries. So when they decided to produce a perfume it had to be crème de la crème which is why it was launched in 1998 with just three high end limited edition fragrances. Translated as ‘Sacred Tears of Thebes’ it captures the essence of Egypt in a bottle and uses amber, rose, jasmine, myrrh, frankincense and Egyptian cassie.
Chanel N°5 Grand Extrait
USD 4,200 per ounce
If luxury and legacy could be encapsulated in a bottle, then this one is surely one of the grandest perfumes made which can be quantified by any perfume connoisseur. Crafted in 1921 by Coco Chanel herself and perfumer Ernest Beaux who wanted the focus on the fragrance itself rather than the bottle. Thus the bottle is simple yet elegant but the perfume is delicately extracted to produce a nuanced feminine scent which has blissful top notes of neroli, may rose and Grasse jasmine. Aldehydes give it a robust burst of exotic freshness.
Hermes 24 Faubourg
USD 1,500 per ounce
If luxury and legacy could be encapsulated in a bottle, then this one is surely one of the grandest perfumes made which can be quantified by any perfume connoisseur. Crafted in 1921 by Coco Chanel herself and perfumer Ernest Beaux who wanted the focus on the fragrance itself rather than the bottle. Thus the bottle is simple yet elegant but the perfume is delicately extracted to produce a nuanced feminine scent which has blissful top notes of neroli, may rose and Grasse jasmine. Aldehydes give it a robust burst of exotic freshness.
