1. Clive Christian Imperial Majesty ($215,000 )
Stuck for a valentines gift, present for Mummy, or a stocking filling for aunt Jessie? If money is no object to you, $215,000 a bottle of British designer Clive Christian's "Imperial Majesty" has recently been voted in the guiness book of records the most expensive perfume in the world! However, you do of course get your moneys worth. Not only 16.9 ounces of the juice poured into a fit for the queen herself bottle, but also stuck into the 18-carat gold collar is a five-carat diamond! With only five bottles made, you would be unique, different... and broke! However, you get your beautiful niche perfume, and you won't smell like aybody else! Also the price includes delivery in a Bentley... Run to Harrods now!
2. Clive Christian No. 1 $2,150 (1 oz)
Not as spectacular as its big sister, and priced at $2,150 (1 oz). It is handmade with a 33carat diamond in the neck! Well diamonds are a girls best friend!
3.Caro's Poivre ($2,000 (2 oz))
The peppery unisex fragrance is a snip at $2,000 (2 oz) so you could, at least share the price?
4. Chanel No.5
The worlds most famous perfume hits the headlines again with this somewhat life size bottle at $1,850 (15.2 oz). One doesn't have to keep running back buy refills!
5. Baccarats Les Larmes Sacrees de Thebe ($1,700 (.25oz))
If you want to evoke ancient Egyptian Spirits, you buy this bottle for $1,700 (.25oz) and with the droplets of frankincense and Myrrh your wish will be fullfilled! The pyramid shaped bottle is made of Baccarat crystal!
6. Annick Goutal's Eau d'Hadrien $1,500 (3.4oz)
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 crystal and was released in 2005.
7. Hermes' 24 Faubourg $1,500 (1 oz)
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.
8. Shalini Parfums Shalini $900 (2.2 oz)
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 rounding out the base. The image above is of a limited-edition Lalique crystal bottle, exclusively available at Bergdorf Goodman and introduced for Valentine's Day. Only 900 bottles were produced.
9. Jean Patou's Joy $800 (1 oz))
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 fragrance. When Joy was introduced in 1930, it was marketed as the costliest fragrance in the world. The bottle pictured above is Baccarat crystal.
10. Jar Parfums' Bolt of Lightning $765 (1 oz )
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 the ceiling, and the store itself is as small and intricate as one of his jeweled creations. Bolt of Lightning is an extrait de parfum, and comes in a hand-etched glass bottle designed by Rosenthal himself. The fragrance is available at Rosenthal's Paris boutique or at Bergdorf Goodman.
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