http://sidemirror.blogsome.com Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 01 Jul 2008 02:38:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Bulgari’s Bulgari Pour Femme: $750 (1oz) Australian dollar: $994 Canadian dollar: $857 Euro: €620 Pound: £421 Rupee: Rs33,128 Bulgari Parfums is based in Switzerland. Bulgari Pour Femme is a floral fragrance that combines jasmine tea, rose and pepper. The one-ounce Murano glass bottle pictured above costs $750. For more information, visit ... http://sidemirror.blogsome.com/2008/07/01/one-of-my-fave-perfumes-11/ JAR Parfums’ Bolt of Lightning: $765 (1oz) Australian dollar: $1,014 Canadian dollar: $875 Euro: €633 Pound: £430 Rupee: Rs33,790 The world-renowned jeweler Joel A. Rosenthal has ventured into the realm of perfume-making, and his Paris boutique is a testament to his sense of drama and style. Hand-painted lightning bolts decorate ... http://sidemirror.blogsome.com/2008/07/01/one-of-my-fave-perfumes-10/ Jean Patou’s Joy: $800 (1oz) Australian dollar: $1,061 Canadian dollar: $915 Euro: €662 Pound: £449 Rupee: Rs35,336 Bulgarian rose, tuberose and jasmine form the base of Jean Patou’s Joy, but the concentration is higher than most commercially available perfumes: 10,600 jasmine flowers and 336 roses go into every ounce of the ... http://sidemirror.blogsome.com/2008/07/01/one-of-my-fave-perfumes-9/ Shalini Parfums’ Shalini: $900 (2.2oz) Australian dollar: $1,193 Canadian dollar: $1,030 Euro: €744 Pound: £506 Rupee: Rs39,753 Shalini was created by Maurice Roucel, the perfumer behind Hermès’ 24 Faubourg and Tocade. Neroli, ylang ylang and coriander are the high notes of the fragrance, with tuberose, tiare, vanilla, sandalwood and musk ... http://sidemirror.blogsome.com/2008/07/01/one-of-my-fave-perfumes-8/ Hermès’ 24 Faubourg: $1,500 (1oz) Australian dollar: $1,989 Canadian dollar: $1,715 Euro: €1,240 Pound: £843 Rupee: Rs66,255 24 Faubourg is a classic Hermès scent, a feminine floral containing rose, iris and orange blossom. There were only 1,000 of these limited-edition bottles released worldwide; the one above is St. Louis crystal. For ... http://sidemirror.blogsome.com/2008/07/01/one-of-my-fave-perfumes-7/ Annick Goutal’s Eau d’Hadrien: $1,500 (3.4oz) Australian dollar: $1,989 Canadian dollar: $1,715 Euro: €1,240 Pound: £843 Rupee: Rs66,255 Annick Goutal is a European perfumer, former model and prize-winning pianist. Her Eau d’Hadrien is a fresh, citrus-y blend of Sicilian lemons, grapefruit and cypress. The limited-edition bottle pictured above is Baccarat ... http://sidemirror.blogsome.com/2008/07/01/one-of-my-fave-perfumes-6/ Baccarat’s Les Larmes Sacrées de Thebes: $1,700 (.25oz) Australian dollar: $2,253 Canadian dollar: $1,944 Euro: €1,405 Pound: £955 Rupee: Rs75,089 Baccarat, better known for its pure and high-quality crystal, decided to get in on the fragrance act in the late 1990s, with three limited-edition fragrances of its own. There are ... http://sidemirror.blogsome.com/2008/07/01/one-of-my-fave-perfumes-5/ Chanel’s Chanel No. 5: $1,850 (15.2oz) Australian dollar: $2,452 Canadian dollar: $2,117 Euro: €1,530 Pound: £1,039 Rupee: Rs81,715 Chanel No. 5 is perhaps the world’s best-known fragrance, the first perfume to bear a designer’s name and the benchmark for elite perfumes ever since. The oversized crystal bottle pictured above is ... http://sidemirror.blogsome.com/2008/07/01/one-of-my-fave-perfumes-4/ Caron’s Poivre: $2,000 (2oz) Australian dollar: $2,652 Canadian dollar: $2,287 Euro: €1,654 Pound: £1,123 Rupee: Rs88,340 Caron was established in Paris, and the company today is 101 years old. Poivre, which was originally created in 1954, means pepper in French. The scent lives up to its name: It’s a lively ... http://sidemirror.blogsome.com/2008/07/01/one-of-my-fave-perfumes-3/ Clive Christian’s No.1: $2,150 (1oz) Australian dollar: $2,851 Canadian dollar: $2,458 Euro: €1,777 Pound: £1,208 Rupee: Rs94,966 The bottle for No. 1 isn’t as spectacular as its big sister, but it’s no stinker, either. It’s hand-made lead crystal with a .33-carat diamond in the neck. Production of No. 1 is limited ... http://sidemirror.blogsome.com/2008/07/01/one-of-my-fave-perfumes-2/