Luxury is an experience evoked through the senses. We experience luxury by looking at elegant structures and decor or hearing music that makes us feel classy and expensive. We also experience luxury through touch, so we wear fabrics like velvet and silk. Luxury is experienced through taste, so we opt for fancy dishes and Michelin-starred restaurants. Therefore, it only makes sense that we can experience luxury through our sense of smell.
“What does luxury smell like?”
you might ask.
Deep and warm spices, sensual musky and earthy notes, honey-smoked florals, and rich bergamot and mandarin are all fragrance profiles that give off a luxurious feel.
Notes of vanilla, pepper, patchouli, jasmine, rose, oud, sandalwood, leather, saffron, cardamom, and cacao all exude elegance and luxury. Therefore, they are recurring notes in some of the most expensive perfumes found in the market.
For Her:
1. Attrape Rêves By Louis Vuitton – EDP
| Highlights | Details |
|---|---|
| Brand | Louis Vuitton |
| Best for | Women |
| Notes | Top Notes: Litchi, Ginger, and Bergamot Middle Notes: Peony, Turkish Rose, and Cacao Base Notes: Patchouli |
| Release year | 2018 |
| Longevity | 9 hours |
| Projection | Moderate |
| Perfumer | Jacques Cavallier |
Andrew Garfield described Emma Stone as a shot of espresso. He said: “She was like a shot of espresso. She’s like being bathed in the sunlight. She’s incredibly energetic and enthusiastic, and she had this sense of play and fun, which was incredibly exciting.”
It is no wonder that Louis Vuitton turned to their brand ambassador, Emma Stone, to embody this fragrance in a short film directed by Sam Mendes. Attrape Reve is a perfume that mirrors warmth, elegance, and luxury, like a shot of espresso, like Emma.
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2. Dia 40 By Amouage – Extarit De Parfum
| Highlights | Details |
|---|---|
| Brand | Amouage |
| Best for | Women |
| Notes | Top Notes: Aldehydes, Cyclamen, Violet Leaf, Sage, Bergamot, Tarragon, and Fig Middle Notes: Peony, Turkish Rose Oil, Orris Root, Orange Blossom, and Peach Blossom Base Notes: White Musk, Heliotrope, Sandalwood, Incense, Cedar, Vanilla, and Guaiac Wood |
| Release year | 2002 |
| Longevity | 10 hours |
| Projection | strong |
| Perfumer | Jean-Claude Ellena |
Amouage creates fragrances that bring forth feelings of indulgence and luxury by using only the finest ingredients from around the world and some of the finest raw materials native to Oman.
Dia by Amouage is a highly concentrated perfume that is long-lasting with strong projection. A fragrance that is composed of luxurious high-quality ingredients, Dia 40 is an oriental, floral perfume inspired by daylight. This fragrance screams sophistication and elegance.
For Him:
1. Absolu Aventus By Creed – EDP
| Highlights | Details |
|---|---|
| Brand | Creed |
| Best for | Men |
| Notes | Top Notes: Grapefruit, Bergamot, and Black Currant Middle Notes: Ginger, Cinnamon, Citron, and Cardamom Base Notes: Pink Pepper, Patchouli, and Vetiver |
| Release year | 2023 |
| Longevity | 9 hours |
| Projection | Moderate |
| Perfumer | Creed |
A polarizing, intoxicating scent, Aventus Absolu by Creed opens with fresh and juicy notes of grapefruit, bergamot, and black currant. These notes contrast the woody and spicy warm notes and the heart, yet they blend together beautifully creating a perfume that gives you comfort and luxury.
Patchouli at the base of perfumes adds to the longevity of the fragrance while adding depth and sensuality to the scent. The end result is a perfume that is energizing and refreshing, yet warm, deep, and elegant.
2. Tuscan Leather By Tom Ford EDP
| Highlights | Details |
|---|---|
| Brand | Tom Ford |
| Best for | Men |
| Notes | Top Notes: Raspberry, Saffron, and Thyme Middle Notes: Olibanum and Jasmine Base Notes: Leather, Suede, Woody Notes, and Amber |
| Release year | 2007 |
| Longevity | 9 hours |
| Projection | Moderate |
| Perfumer | Tom Ford |
Tuscan Leather by Tom Ford has been viewed with high esteem in the perfume community as a luxurious, elegant, masculine scent ever since it came out in 2007.
Leather in perfumes presents luxury, masculinity, and power. The combination of leather, suede, and woody notes with Raspberry, saffron, thyme, olibanum, and jasmine gives a well-balanced perfume that is soft and masculine, clean and sultry, dry and sweet.
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For Unisex:
1. Boutique Sweetest Oud By Olive Perfumes – EDP
| Highlights | Details |
|---|---|
| Brand | Olive Perfumes |
| Best for | Unisex |
| Notes | Top Notes: Saffron, Lavender, Bergamot, Cypress, Grapefruit, Nutmeg, Cinnamon, Styrax, Artemisia, Cardamom, and Apple Middle Notes: Geranium, Tobacco, Agarwood (Oud), Cedar, Cypress, Labdanum, Floral Notes, Cashmeran, Jasmine, and Lily-of-the-Valley Base Notes: Leather, Patchouli, Agarwood (Oud), Guaiac Wood, Musk, Sandalwood, Vetiver, Benzoin, Vanilla, Tonka Bean, and Amber |
| Release year | 2021 |
| Longevity | 8 hours |
| Projection | Moderate |
| Perfumer | Faizal CP |
Boutique Sweetest Oud by Olive Perfumes hits all the marks of a luxurious perfume. It is floral, oriental, sweet, woody, and warm all at once.
Olive perfume is a UAE-based brand that creates sophisticated scents with a special touch of creativity, giving you unique blends of notes that you won’t find anywhere else. Combining all the elements of luxury and taking your sense of smell to a million-dollar eutopia.
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2. Nishane Hundred Silent Ways EDP
| Highlights | Details |
|---|---|
| Brand | Nishane |
| Best for | Unisex |
| Notes | Top Notes: Tuberose, Peach, and Mandarin Orange Middle Notes: Gardenia, Jasmine, and Orris Base Notes: Vanilla, Sandalwood, and Vetiver |
| Release year | 2016 |
| Longevity | 8 hours |
| Projection | Moderate |
| Perfumer | Nishane |
A Hundred Silent Ways by Nishane is a niche fragrance for gourmand perfume lovers. This scent is especially sweet at the opening, with a distinguishable note of peach. This sweet note is balanced by the citrusy peach and floral tuberose.
A Hundred Silent Ways maintains its sweetness in the base though with a warm, sensual vanilla note. But what really gives this fragrance its luxury status is the jasmine note in the heart, accompanied by notes of gardenia and orris.
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