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Clive Christian’s No. 1 Pure Perfume was named in 2007 by the Guiness Book of World Records as the costliest perfume in the world.  The cost of 30ml in a handmade lead-crystal bottle with a single white diamond in its gold collar is $2, 350.00.  Katie Holmes and the Queen are admirers of this fragrance.  Katie Holmes wore it when she wed movie-star, Tom Cruise.  The Queen commissioned a special bottle shaped like a crown for her birthday.

Clive Christian perfumes contain the finest and most expensive ingredients.  No.1, for example, has aged Indian sandalwood, so rare that its use is regulated by the Indian government, and Tahitian vanilla, which is obtained by a very labour-intensive process. 

In spite of all this, the scent was described by Canadian Beauty.com as ‘floral and fresh!’ (I would want a better review than this if I were Clive Christian!)

Recently Clive Christian introduced the Oriental Ambery for men, which is also the No.1 for Men Pure Perfume, and is just as expensive.  It also contains very luxurious ingredients, such as Bergamot and Sicilian mandarin, and comes in a handmade bottle of lead crystal.

These two scents continue the tradition of making luxury scents which began in 1872 with the Crown Perfumery business which included Queen Victoria as one of its clients.  David Christian, an English millionaire and interior designer, bought the business in 1999.  The stoppers of the No. 1 perfume bottles are in the shape of Queen Victoria’s crown as a tribute to the company’s most famous customer. 

I will think about buying a tiny quantity of Clive Christian’s famous perfume!