In the Friday, January 26, 2007 edition of the Calgary Herald there was an article in the Real Life section on the subject of Marie Antoinette's perfume.
However, created from jasmine, orange blossom, tuberose, iris, cedar, and sandalwood, the price is actually justifiable. The aforementioned essential oils/essences are pricey separately, but together and the scent being 'just so', not to mention the fact that it is bottled in Baccarat crystal flasks, it is appropriate that one was sold to a Sultan.
It seems that historian Elisabeth de Faydeau has uncovered the recipes of Marie Antoinette's perfume. Her longtime perfumer friend, and one of France's premier perfumers, Francis Kurkdjian created the essence 'Sillage De La Reine' ('In the Wake of the Queen') and a 250ml bottle of the fragrance goes for an astounding $10,500.oo USD! For something that isn't really the queen's, but a replica, this price may seem rather, well, pricey.
However, created from jasmine, orange blossom, tuberose, iris, cedar, and sandalwood, the price is actually justifiable. The aforementioned essential oils/essences are pricey separately, but together and the scent being 'just so', not to mention the fact that it is bottled in Baccarat crystal flasks, it is appropriate that one was sold to a Sultan.
This 'scent of a queen' was released for sale to the public only over the Internet, except for 30ml crystal phials available at the chateau gift shop for $450.00.
[*All the proceeds of the subscription will go towards the restoration of an area connected to Marie-Antoinette in Versailles. Photo thanks to http://www.chateauversailles.fr/en/1_Sillage_de_la_Reine.php.]
Happy Scents!
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