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10 GIFTS WITH EXTRAORDINARILY BEAUTIFUL AIRS

Courtesy of House of Sillage. Private Collection Travel Spray.

We’ve curated a collection of fragrances that will send your mind and body spinning, sailing, and soaring high above and deep within yourself. They are extravagant gifts that dazzle and linger, seduce and bewitch. They both captivate and set you free.

1. HOUSE OF SILLAGE PRIVATE COLLECTION TRAVEL SPRAY

House of Sillage, a leader in the world of Haute Parfumerie, created an exquisite very Limited Edition Private Collection luxury Travel Perfume Spray. Only 10 were made. It is like a piece of jewelry.

The 18K yellow gold cylinder is adorned with a beautiful gecko lizard and flower, set with over 2 carats of Colombian emeralds and over 4 carats of round brilliant-cut diamonds. It is topped with a rare 2 carat emerald. There are over 665 gemstones embedded on this piece.

The Limited Edition Gold Travel Spray holds 7.5ml and comes with one of each of the House of Sillage’s six different fragrances, all packaged in a gorgeous birdseye maple lacquered gift box.

2. ROYAL SCOT CRYSTAL WITH PINK GOLD AND WHITE GOLD

House of Thara created a very special package to hold Pink Gold and White Gold, two fragrances created by Prince Albert and Princess Charlene of Monaco. Thara’s founder and designer Dawn Boyle is an old friend of the Prince and Princess. The crystal bottles Boyle designed have classical lines. They come nestled in a beautiful velvet lined box.

Pink Gold is a very feminine fragrance, made with Turkish roses and royal oud. With amber and floral notes, the scent is warm and romantic.

White Gold evokes a cooler edgier feeling, with lemon balm, hyacinth, blonde wood, white musk, and pink peppercorn.

3. SAINT PARFUMS CASSIS NOIR

Saint Parfum’s home fragrances are pretty special. They contain pure essential oils, rare and exotic essences.

Each Saint Parfum product is hand and personalized.

Candles are housed in sleek black glass, with custom brushed metal lids. With scrumptious scents like Cassis Noir, Fresh Linen, and a Pomander of spiced citrus, their candles and diffusers are a heady delight to experience.

4. ROJA DOVE AOUD PARFUM

Roja Dove is a living legend of the fragrance world. He made his mark spending 20 years at Guerlain, before recently striking out on his own. Check out Dove’s book, Essence of Perfume, in which he writes about his creation process as well the fragrance ingredients he uses.

Dove’s feminine floral fragrances include Scandal, Innuendo, and Mischief and run a range of intensities, as do his chypres, Risque, Fetish, and Unspoken, and his orientals in the collection Enigma, Danger and Enslaved.

We love Roja’s deep rich aoud, for both men and women. It is totally, intensely, and utterly sexy.

5. CLIVE CHRISTIAN NO. 1 IMPERIAL MAJESTY

Clive Christian holds the Guinness Book of World Records title as the most costly perfume in the world. The No. 1 Imperial Majesty is a ultra special edition bottle of Clive Christian No.1, crafted by Baccarat, decorated with a 5-carat white diamond on the neck and encased in an 18-carat solid gold collar.

6. EAU D’HADRIEN

Eau d’Hadrien is the result of a collaboration between Annick Goutal and Francis Camail. It is a unisex citrus fragrance, with mandarin orange, Sicilian lemon, grapefruit, citron, cypress, and Madagascar ylang ylang.

Eau d’Hadrien isn’t new or trendy. It’s not over-the-top in any way. It is a classic beauty that reminds us of lying in a gorgeous garden under a Tuscan sun, and for that memory alone, it earned a spot on our most beautiful fragrance list.

7. JOHN VARVATOS OUD

“OUD is my very own Arabian Tale – regal and mysterious. The fragrance is specially crafted to bring the luxury of oud to life but with our unique, signature edge, like all fragrances in the John Varvatos Collection, it has its own unique DNA. From the exciting hypnotic blend of spices and oud oil, to the unique packaging, it is true to the John Varvatos artisan way of fragrance. OUD expands our offerings and caters to a refined and lavish taste.” – John Varvatos

With top notes of Sweet Tobacco, Levantine Cypress, Hyssop, Clary Sage and Juniper Berries -- heart notes of Persian Saffron, Royal Cinnamon from Laos, Malabar Pepper, Sri Lankan Cardamom, Zanzibar Clove Bud, Osmanthus Absolute, Turkish Rose Absolute and Egyptian Jasmine Absolute -- and a background of rare Oud Oil, Lebanese Cedarwood, Andalusian Labdanum, Myrrh, Opoponax, Frankincense, Black Leather and Amber this fragrance delivers a complex experience.

The Bottle is made of black glass wrapped in gold mesh. It’s stunning.

8. THE BOLT OF LIGHTNING BY JAR

Renowned jewelry designer Joel A. Rosenthal created The Bolt of Lightning, a fragrance meant to evoke the smell of air immediately after a lightning strike. Earthy and green, with a touch of white gardenia, this scent is at once sophisticated and light.

9. CARON POIVRE

With a name like Poivre, you know you’re in for some fresh spice. You are also in for some luxury. A special blend of floral and woody notes add depth. It was created during a time when women had only just begun to think about expressing their own sexuality.

The limited edition Baccarat crystal bottle is topped with white gold. While its recently released 50th Anniversary edition is even more rare, house in Limoges porcelain. All are housed it beautifully embossed black and gold boxes.

10. SHALINI

Shalini, a gorgeous fragrance by acclaimed perfumer Maurice Raucel, comes in a limited edition Lalique crystal bottle, designed by the fashion designer Shalini. It is said to celebrate the emergence of a woman’s inner butterfly.

We love the sandalwood, tuberose, vanilla and musk that comes off in a lovely big floral air.

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