I don't think we've had this question for awhile: What are your favorite fragrance bottles?
I love the classic Shalimar bottle, which recalls at once a veiled harem woman, a peacock, and, of course, one of the famed fountains from the Gardens of Shalimar from which the scent takes its name. There's the classic, iconic L'Air du Temps bottle with the paired Lalique doves. The Opium parfum bottle is based on the layered boxes called inro that hang from kimonos, but with a little peephole to show the forbidden juice hidden within. (Oddly enough, for a juice named after something associated with China, Yves Saint Laurent chose Japanese iconography to adorn the Opium bottles, boxes, and ads.)
But, of course, my favorite bottles is still the classic, crystalline Chanel parfum bottle, as exemplified by No. 5. The perfect modern lines for the perfect modern scent, as timeless as the juice it holds.
I love the classic Shalimar bottle, which recalls at once a veiled harem woman, a peacock, and, of course, one of the famed fountains from the Gardens of Shalimar from which the scent takes its name. There's the classic, iconic L'Air du Temps bottle with the paired Lalique doves. The Opium parfum bottle is based on the layered boxes called inro that hang from kimonos, but with a little peephole to show the forbidden juice hidden within. (Oddly enough, for a juice named after something associated with China, Yves Saint Laurent chose Japanese iconography to adorn the Opium bottles, boxes, and ads.)
But, of course, my favorite bottles is still the classic, crystalline Chanel parfum bottle, as exemplified by No. 5. The perfect modern lines for the perfect modern scent, as timeless as the juice it holds.
