The new power players
Tiffany & Co. EDP Dh550 for 75ml When an iconic jewellery brand decides to create a new fragrance, only the best will do. Which is why for this gorgeous perfume the skills of perfumer, Daniela Andrier were called upon. She is the woman responsible for nearly every Prada fragrance that exists. The inspiration for the scent was the way scent, skin and jewellery combine, so Daniela called upon quite a traditional ingredient, Iris, but put it through a new distillation method to create an Iris butter that is completely exclusive to Tiffany. It is more sensual and bright than traditional Iris notes and is paired with patchouli to give it a soothing musk feeling. The bottle’s design has been inspired by the jewellery house’s most iconic diamond cuts with an elaborate faceting and the lines that mirror the Lucida diamond engagement ring.
Jo Malone English Oak & Redcurrant Cologne Dh600 for 100ml
With Pomegranate Noir being a constant bestseller, Jo Malone has introduced a very different offering to shake up its customers’ wants and desires and potentially create a new icon. There are two versions in the English Oak collection, one with hazelnut and this with redcurrant, which we believe takes the edge just slightly. It’s dark, deep and everything you could imagine an English woodland smelling like. Plus it has that oak strength to it that means it can be worn by men and women, so maybe make sure your fella doesn’t get a whiff of this as chances are you won’t see it again.
Mon Guerlain EDP Dh434 for 50ml
If there’s anyone that knows something about making a statement fragrance, it’s French beauty house, Guerlain. This is the brand responsible for the heady, exotic Shalimar created way back in the 1920s. It had a huge popularity surge in the 80s and 90s, but perhaps has become the kind of perfume that feels too decadent and over-powering for most to wear. Which is where Mon Guerlain comes in. It’s the first time the brand has used a celebrity to front a fragrance campaign, choosing the heavenly Angelina Jolie to embody the epitome of the scent. This is everything that Shalimar isn’t; light, delicate, super girly and one could argue, prettier to look at too.
Marc Jacobs Decadence EDP Dh431 for 50ml
Until now, Marc Jacobs Daisy has been the runaway success for the brand. Meet Decadence, inspired by one of the designer’s most iconic handbag designs, it has been developed with master perfumer Annie Buzantian (who has created scents for Tommy Hilfiger, Marchesa and Ralph Lauren). It contains some unusual ingredients such as Italian Plum and Vetiver that make it a really sensual and glamorous perfume to wear now and for years to come.
Twilly d’Hermès EDP Dh424 for 50ml
Christine Nagel, Hermès’ perfumer was inspired by the Hermès Twilly; the satin scarf the brand is synonymous with, and the way the younger generation of Hermès fans would wear them wrapped round their wrists. Essentially the most chic friendship bracelet you have ever seen. The fragrance encapsulates the way they twirl, touch and twist the Twilly and has a playfulness that perhaps isn’t thought of with most Hermès scents. It’s a fragrance of two parts. It has the zing and hit of ginger alongside the depth and richness of tuberose and sandalwood. It’s this juxtaposition which could make it become the iconic bottle for the brand.
Narciso Rodriguez For Her Fleur Musc EDP Dh435 for 50ml
The latest entrant into the iconic fragrance franchise, this perfume hit the shelves earlier this year. It is acquiring cult status of its own thanks to the rare musc it contains alongside utterly gorgeous floral notes and sultry hints of pink peppercorn, patchouli and soft amber. It’s the type of perfume that lifts you up from the very first spritz and makes you feel you’re wearing something very special indeed. And that’s because you are.
Dior J’Adore L’Or EDP Dh590 for 40ml
J’Adore L’Or has Jasmine Grandiflorum, a flower that is unique to Grasse in the South of France and is grown at Domaine de Manon, a farm that Dior has an exclusive relationship with. Tmaking it one of the few perfumes which has this exquisite ingredient. It is paired with May Rose, a flower that blooms only in May and is picked at dawn when the scent is at its peak. So everything about this perfume screams special, which is surely what you want from your scent, making it an iconic perfume.