Best perfumes under $1500. Luxury perfumes are more about the luxury attached to the name than the perfume itself. It simply refers to the fact they usually fall between a price range, are not so common, and often cost a lot.
Also, part of what gives them the luxury tag is often linked to the fact that they are produced in limited quantity for some select persons within a large demographic. This notion about luxury perfume is probably one of the reasons why most people will dole out big bucks for a bottle of fragrance.
I’m quite sure that to most people, nothing feels more exciting that wearing a scent that gets everyone curious and interested enough in knowing the name and asking questions, or remembering your face or name the next time due to the initial impression your fragrance created.
Also, another good thing about luxury perfumes is that they are often created with the purest and finest ingredients, and using such rare and one-of-a-kind ingredients, the perfumers behind the creation of such luxury perfumers are entirely left to create unique fragrance compositions that are outside the books and are only fit to be worn by the few worthy ones.
Such compositions are many steps away from the world of recycling recipes and ingredients for the usual fragrances normally sold in departmental stores that everyone buys.
Most often than not, the creation of such distinct fragrance blends is closely followed by a spectacular craftmanship on the perfume’s outer body, which directly complements what is inside the bottle. A clear example of such craftmanship is seen in House of Sillage eau de parfume by Cherry Garden, where the flacon is decorated with Swarovski diamonds, and Golden delicious Million Dollar perfume by DKNY, which has the flacon adorned with precious stones in replication of New York’s city skyline.
Musk Aoud Absolute Precieux is a chypre and woody fragrance created for women and men, which was launched by luxury fragrance house, Roja Dove, in 2015. It belongs to the Aoud collection, which also contains other popular fragrances like amber Aoud, Musk Aoud, Aoud, Aoud Absolue Precieux, and Amber Aoud Absolue Precieux.
The dominant feature of the creative process behind this luxe scent is the expansive exploration of musk as a central scent that captures the ideals of sensuality, attractiveness, and power. For so long, as an integral ingredient within perfumery, musk has been a constant feature in the fragrance composition of some of the most alluring, seductive, and deeply captivating scents in history.
In the case of this fragrance, musk is a key base ingredient, and is duly supported by the likes of aoud, ambrette (more musk), rose de mai, birch, tonka bean, and labdanum (which is similar to leather), and leather itself.
Upon application, the first whiff might appear too intense for someone used to light and smooth fragrances, but this initial overwhelming puff soon settles into a pleasing scent that smells heavenly. The musk and soft leather notes stand out, with a subtle scent of the aoud lingering somewhere in the fragrance trail.
This dark scent is softened with floral notes like ylang ylang, jasmine, rose de mai, and the rest. It also contains sharp and acidic citrus notes that sober the senses. Therefore, the fragrance notes in this fragrance composition include: top notes of bergamot and lemon; heart notes of ylang ylang, rose de mai, and jasmine de Grasse; and the base notes of oakmoss, leather, birch, patchouli, musk, sandalwoo, ambrette, precious wood notes, nutmeg, vanilla, labdanum, and tonka bean.
Here, class meets affluence in this powerful fragrance that takes you unawares. As a trailblazer fragrance, it upholds a standard that most luxury fragrances follow or live up to, yet still not deviating from the traditions this luxury brand has come to be known for. Also, the most remarkable thing about this fragrance is how it effortless envelops you in a huge bubble of desire and seductiveness.
This fragrance is specially crafted for the mature and confident man or woman that is drawn to dark, audacious, and smouldering fragrances. Once applied, it comfortably stays on the body for 9 to ten hours without being tainted, and can stay on clothes for days. Also, it maintains a strong sillage that endears it to lovers of intense or heavy perfumes. Its heavy attribute marks it out as the ideal scent for winter.
Availability and pricing
The Musk Aoud fragrance variant includes the Musk Aoud and the Musk Aoud Absolue Precieux, which like the name hints is the more intense version of the normal Musk Aoud. On the Roja Parfums website, the 7.5 ml bottle of Musk Aoud Absolue Precieux discovery atomizer sells for $267.37, while the 30 ml sells for $1090.14.
While on Perfume.com, the 3.4 fl. oz. or 100ml tester bottle sells for $405.60, and on eBay, the 5ml fine perfume oil in a rollerbottle sells for $16.99. On Jovoy.com, the 30ml bottle sells for $1201.61.
As a brand, the majority of fragrances produced by Bond are modelled on the show of respect and admiration for places and landmarks within the city of New York. Bond No 9 NYC pure parfum is an oriental floral fragrance for men and women that was launched by Bond No 9 in 2009.
The predominant scent here is that of the mysterious Oud which captures the reenactment of the Arabian Nights in New York by luring you into the fantastical world this unique scent exists in and sustains. Its creative journey reaches back into its middle-east past in Dubai and flows into its present future in the contemporary city of New York.
This journey largely incorporates a rich and diverse composition of wood notes, florals, and spices. Like Laurice Rahme affirms, this fragrance comes as a signature scent that was created to commemorate their 10 years existence at the brand’s NoHo address, from where the perfume takes its name from.
As a luxury fragrance, it samples the depth, seductiveness, and power of the Oud as a central ingredient with Eastern origins, and how it blends with other Western notes to form a fragrance composition that is simply irresistible.
As a unisex fragrance that comes off as a love affair between rose and oud, it gives off the sensual feeling of night and an erotic air of mystery that appeals to both men and women who like intense and wood fragrances, but without the harsh and traditional animalistic undertones.
Also, it is an ideal daytime and night time perfume choice. This fragrance is a pure perfume, which means that it has 30% concentration of essential/perfume oils, making it one of the strongest fragrance compositions out there.
With regards to constituent ingredients, Bond No 9 NYC is a minimalist perfume, perhaps the fragrance with the least set of ingredients on the list of perfumes from this luxury design house. The fragrance notes contained in this fragrance blend include: Oud/Agarwood, rose, musk, and Tonka bean.
On packaging, it comes in a golden flacon shaped like half a star, with little circular logos of Bond No 9 NYC printed all over the bottle.
Pricing and Availability
Bond No 9 NYC signature scent comes available in 50ml and 100ml bottle sizes. On the main Bond No 9 New York website, the 50ml size sells at $295 per bottle, while the 100ml bottle sells at $410 per bottle.
While on Harrods, the 50ml bottle sells for $271 USD, and on Fragrance Net this same bottle size sells for $260.99.
Royal Oud eau de parfum was launched by renowned French luxury perfume brand, Creed, in 2011, and comes as a fragrance that is loved by and can be worn by men and women. Like the name suggests, this luxury fragrance is classified as oriental fougere and explores oud as both a luxurious scent and a spiritual journey into the scent of one of perfumery’s most treasured ingredient.
Unlike your usual Oud fragrance, this spectacular composition by Olivier Creed is thoroughly refined to give off a contemporary scent that is both elegant and delicate.
This fragrance was birthed from the dire request of creed lovers and customers for an oud fragrance with the stellar Creed signature touch and takes its creative inspiration from affluent Persian palace architecture, richly incorporating gold, leather, marble, and wood.
Despite having exotic oud oil extracted from Indian agarwood as its central note, it generously combines other woody notes, spicy notes, aromatic notes, and green notes, to craft a scent that is both alluring and regal.
The fragrance notes contained in this composition include: pink berries, lemon, bergamot, oud, sandalwood, leather, galbanum, clary sage, cedar from Lebanon, Tonkin musk, amber, and angelica roots.
In addition, it has a unique scent that is not overpowering but remains spectacular due to its extended staying power, excellent projection, and impressive sillage.
Pricing and Availability
Roya Oud eau de parfum by Creed comes available in 50ml, 100ml, 250ml, and 500ml bottle sizes, in eau de parfum and eau de toilette variants. But for the sake of this review, only the eau de parfum variant will be considered.
On the Creed Boutique website, the 50ml and the 100ml bottle sizes sell at $267.25 and $383.74, while 250ml and 500ml bottle sizes sell at $712.66 and $1158.07 respectively.
On Lucky Scent, the 50ml size sells for $375 USD per bottle, and on Fragrance Net, the 100ml size sells for $344.99 per bottle. Also, on Selfridge and Co, the 50ml bottle is sold at $230.00 USD for a bottle, and the following 100ml size for $330.00. On Nose Paris, the 50ml bottle size sells at $184.49, and the 100ml bottle at $250.03. in addition, the 250ml and the 500ml bottle sizes sell at $434.52 and $764.66 when converted to USD.
What sets the Bond No 9 NYC brand apart is its New York -centric outlook, as it is on a mission to brand every landmark and place in New York city with a fragrance composition and a distinct bottle. New Bond St. Swarovski Bejeweled Eau de Parfum then comes as an oriental floral or oriental woody limited fragrance that largely appeals to both men and women.
Like the name reveals, it is a fragrant representation of the formerly decent and serene street Bond street in NoHo that houses the Bond brand.
This fragrance was released in 2018 and incorporates a wealthy blend of floral notes, woody notes, and a thorough garnishing with warm spicy and citrus notes that tickle the olfactory senses.
Upon application, what greets the nose are the intensely tangy and aromatic top notes of lime, bergamot, lily off the valley, and pepper; which readily ushers in to the profusely smoky and deeply intoxicating heart and base notes of vanilla, patchouli, cacao, chestnut, sandalwood, coffee, and leather.
Like the “bejeweled” in the name indicates, it comes in the usual Bond No 9 half-star flacon that is covered in an exquisite black and red leopard skin pattern covered with 2,294 studs of sparkling Swarovski diamonds.
The topper is red also and is not left out in collecting its fair share of diamonds also. This fragrance comes as an eau de parfum and contains fragrance notes like: bergamot, muguet, cocoa LMR, coffee beans, patchouli, pepper, vanilla, creamy chest nut, sandalwood, and leatherwood.
Pricing and Availability
The New Bond St. Swarovski Bejeweled Eau de Parfum comes in two variants, as a limited edition with 2,294 sparkling Swarovski gems and as the ordinary New Bond St. Swarovski that comes with only 845 sparkling Swarovski gems.
On the main Bond No 9 NYC website, the 100ml bottle size of the New Bond St. Swarovski Bejeweled Eau de Parfum variant sells at $1,000 USD, while the New Bond St. Swarovski variant sells for $485 per 100ml bottle.
On Shop Style, the 100ml of the New Bond St. Swarovski Bejeweled Eau de Parfum variant is sold at $1,000 per bottle, and on Saks Fifth Avenue, this same bottle size of the same variant and concentration is sold for $1000 per bottle.
Soleil Blanc eau de parfum is a warm and spicy floral oriental amber fragrance with androgynous olfactory appeal, which was launched in 2016 as part of Tom Ford’s private fragrance compositions.
This fragrance is modelled on the ideas of luxury, sunbathing culture, and freedom that define private exotic islands that are hot vacation spots, and a general allusion to such islands where summer is an everlasting feature.
Honestly, this fragrant aura is totally unexpected and continuously leaves a lingering olfactory imprint. Everything about the Soleil Blanc eau de parfum is indeed private, starting from how it ideally engulfs the wearer in a world of private beaches and luxury vacations, to its unique blend of ingredients that makes you stand out in a crowd.
Soleil Blanc private blend gives off an addictive and casually enveloping scent that will be enjoyed by anyone with fond memories of the beach and anyone who is drawn to the brand of opulence which the Tom Ford design house inspires.
When applied, this fragrance created by Nathalie Gracia-Cetto opens up with tantalizing spicy and refreshing floral top and heart notes, which contains ingredients like pink peppercorn, orange bitter peel, cardamon, caraway seed, bergamot, pistachio accord, petitgrain bigarade, Egyptian jasmine nectar, ylang ylang, Moroccan orange flower, and tuberose from the Comoros Island. in the same vein, it incorporates the base notes of vanillla, coco de mer accord, benzoin, amber, and tonka bean.
On packaging, this fragrance comes in the typical Tom Ford white flacon that looks like a stout chess piece, and a gold metal inset that contains the fragrance name, size detail, and fragrance concentration. In addition, it has an intense fragrance scent and a long-lasting feature that makes it an ideal daytime and night time fragrance option for men and women. Also, it settles comfortably when applied on the skin or worn piece of clothing.
Pricing and Availability
Soleil Blanc eau de parfum by Tom Ford comes available in 30ml sample bottle, 50ml, 100, and 250ml bottle sizes. And on the main Tom Ford website, the 50ml bottle sells at $250.00 per bottle, while the 100ml bottle size sells at $340. Also, the biggest 250ml (which is different from the rest due to its rounded stopper as opposed to the usual chess piece head in the other size variants) sells for $650 per bottle.
On the John Lewis and Partners website, the 50ml bottle sells for $238.90 and the 100ml bottle size for $477.79. on a site like Nordstrom, the available sizes are the 1.0 fl. oz. or 300ml, the 1.7 fl. oz. or 50ml, and the 3.4 fl. oz. or 100ml bottle sizes. The 1.0 fl. oz. or 30ml size sells for $155.00, the 1.7 fl. oz. or 50ml bottle sells for $250.00, and the 3.4 fl. oz or 100ml bottle size for $340.00. On Lucky Scent, the available sizes are the 50ml and 100ml bottle, with the 50ml bottle selling for $250 USD and the 100ml bottle for $340 USD.
On a site like SpaceNK, only the 50ml and 100ml bottle sizes are available, with the 50ml and 100ml bottle sizes selling at $250 and $340 respectively.
Chasing the Dragon Euphoric Feminine parfum is a floral oriental fragrance created by Clive Christian as a recent addition to its rich feminine scents, and this fragrance comes with 25% concentration of perfume oils.
This fragrance belongs to the Addictive Arts collection which contains fragrances with distinct scents that express a unique truth and which as a collection represents the darker of the Clive Christian fragrance brand. It further incorporates the pioneering perfume technology (PPT) in their creative process.
This unique chemical breakthrough within the art of perfumery is called AddictiveFusion which is patented by Clive Christian and cannot be copied or adopted by any other perfume brand.
This unique fragrance is embroiled in the olfactory world representing perfume concepts like profound sensuality, hedonism, and ecstasy. It captures an immersive leap into an abyss of addictive and deeply intoxicating notes. This decadent scent opens with the sweet and enveloping scent of floral notes like jasmine, ylang ylang, a subtle touch of orris, narcissus, and the soothing cinnamon to wrap up things.
The second and last scent wave is a cocktail of airy and sensually deep notes of cassis, muguet (lily of the valley), oakwood accord, musk, vanilla, amber, patchouli, and sandalwood. In all, the notes contained in this fragrance are: top notes-blackcurrant and lily of the valley; heart or middle notes-cinnamon, ylang ylang, narcissus, iris, and jasmine; while the base notes include-vanilla, oak, sandalwood, patchouli, ambers, and musk.
The fragrance concentration gives it great sillage and the astounding ability to last for hours on the skin, and forever on a piece of clothing. This is the ideal perfume for the typically dangerously seductive man or woman that thrives on night life and lives life on the edge. On packaging, it comes in a deep blue flacon and has the usual crown associated with the Clive Christian brand as the bottle stopper. The crown comes in a shiny silver hue instead of the usual golden colour.
Pricing and Availability
Chasing the Dragon Euphoric Feminine comes as a parfum variant, which means that it contains a high percentage of perfume oils. This fragrance comes in 75ml bottle size, and this bottle sells at $825 on the main Clive Christian website. Just like on the original Clive Christian website, the 75ml bottle also sells for $825 on Saks Fifth Avenue.
On Harrods, the 75ml size sells for $701 per bottle, while on Jovoy Paris the same bottle sells for $895.04. This price also remains the same on a site like Beauty Shop Online. Also, the 75ml bottle sells for $591.74 on a site like World Duty Free.
Aventus eau de parfum is a masculine chypre fruity fragrance that was released by the luxury French perfume house, Creed, in 2010. This fragrance was created by master perfumer Olivier Creed and his son, Erwin Creed, and is duly inspired by the lived heroic and dramatic life of a certain emperor who displayed a rare degree of courage during his lifetime.
Also, though this fragrance was created as part of the fragrance collection to mark the 250th anniversary of the Creed perfume house, it also pays homage to the lives of iconic leaders and generals whose stories are still celebrated till date, historic figures Alexander the Great and Napoléon Bonaparte.
This fragrance is specially created for the modern and knowledgeable man who rules his world and strives to leave behind a remarkable legacy that would outlive the ruin and rot of time. In short, it is the fragrant testament to a well-lived life. Also, this fragrance remains the most successful Creed scent till date and a favourite for Gentlemen all over the world. Aventus when broken down and analysed simply means “from the wild” and can be said to symbolize the idea of a successful man driving the wind of his victories.
This eau de parfum concentration extols the ideals of power, masculine strength, rich historical backgrounds, and courage as a virtue. And so, it combines the bold and modern floral and fruity notes of Italian Bergamot, Calville Blanc apple, birch, jasmine blossom, blackcurrant, patchouli, pineapple, juniper berries, which form the top and heart notes in this fragrance composition.
To finish off the fragrance blend, it incorporates the usual traditional intense and seductively mysterious aura that comes with masculine wood and amber notes, and it specifically includes notes like the brand’s signature ingredient, ambergris, vanilla, and oakmoss.
This fragrance comes in the typical creed fragrance flacon, and is covered in shades of white and black. On the face of the bottle, there is a tiny illustration showing a man riding on a horse, perhaps the emperor who inspired the fragrance.
Pricing and Availability
Aventus eau de parfum by Creed comes in 50ml, 100ml, 250ml, 500ml, and 1000ml bottle sizes. And on the Creed Boutique website, the 50ml and 100ml bottle sizes sell at $325.00 and $435 USD respectively, while the 250ml and the 500ml bottles are sold at $670 and $1,055 in that order. The biggest bottle is the 1000ml size, and it doesn’t not fall under the “below $1500 category”.
On Lucky Scents, only the 50ml and 100ml bottles are available. The 50ml size sells at $325 USD per bottle, and the 100ml for $435 USD per bottle. For a site like Fragrance.Net, the 1.7 fl. oz. or 50ml sells for $369.99, and the 3.3 fl. oz. or 100ml sells at $494.99. the 8.4 fl. oz or 250ml bottle size sells for $882.99. there is also another variant of 3.3 fl. oz. or 100ml size, which is the 10th anniversary variant, and this sells at $646.99.
On the Essenza Nobile website, the available sizes are the sample size, the 50ml size, and the 100ml size. The sample size sells at $10.88 per bottle, while the 50ml and the 100ml bottle sizes are sold at $235.67 and $344.44 respectively.
Also, on John Lewis and Partners, the 50ml sells for $266.36 and the 100ml bottle for $532.72. While on Walmart, the 1.7 fl. oz. or 50ml bottle sells at $248.59, and the 3.3 fl. oz. or 100ml at $319.89.
Gold Knight Mini Carafe Collectors edition is a masculine woody and floral fragrance that belongs to the Cellars fragrance collection, which is known for having the typical woody base notes and that unique Killian twist that reminds one of the brand owner’s Hennessy background.
This fragrance is inspired by the beautiful and spectacular golden armoured chevalier which appeared in the painting of Australian painter, Gustav Klimt, known as 1902 Beethoven Frieze.
Gustav remains a remarkable figure worthy of inspiring a bottle of fragrance due to his superior style and expert use of gold in his craft, which shares a similarity with this design house known for their unique engravings and lavish use of gold in designing the outer bodies of their perfumes.
This fragrance paints a clear picture of refinement and raw seductiveness, along with an overpowering mystery that hints at sensuality. The fragrance composition is a cocktail of dark and refreshing notes, seeing as the intensity of patchouli ideally mingles and blends well with the warm and smooth notes of bergamot, anise star, honey, and vanilla.
On packaging, this luxurious fragrance has an exquisite appearance that is sure to make it stand out on any shelf or dresser. The carafe limited edition comes in a thick engraved flacon that resembles a cognac bottle in texture and appearance, with a shiny round stopper dipped in gold that sits on the top of the bottle like a treasure.
The architectural inspiration gotten from the cognac bottle does not seem strange seeing that Kilian is owned by Killian Hennessey, heir to the Hennessey Cognac brand. The entire bottle then comes packaged in a sculptured wooden case that seals off the sophistication the Killian brand is generally known and loved for.
On the other hand, the refillable perfume bottle comes in a different falcon, which is comes in an ornamental black bottle with a golden plate in form that carries the bold killian brand name. The topper to this bottle also comes covered in a royal shade of gold.
In all, the ideology behind the craftmanship of these bottles is to make them attain treasure-state, where thy can be collectible.
This fragrance is an ideal daytime and night time signature scent, and is specially formulated for the bold and sophisticated modern man who wants to feel powerful and sexually desirous.
Pricing and availability
This fragrance comes in three variants, as the 1.7 fl. oz. refillable bottle, as the 50ml refillable bottle, and as the carafe 8.5 fl. oz. bottle. On the main By Kilian website, the 1.7 fl. oz. refillable bottle sells for $195, while the 50ml refillable size sells for $240.00 USD per bottle. Also, the carafe 8.5 fl. oz. limited edition sells for $870.
On Nordstrom, the 8.5 fl. oz. carafe bottle also sells for $870, and this price remains the same even on Selfridges and Co and on Martha Stewart shop.
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