World's Most Expensive Perfumes

Clive Christian's Imperial Majesty: $215,000 (16.90z)|

Australian dollar: $285,000 Canadian dollar: $245,846 Euro: €177,727 Pound: £115,000 Rupee: Rs9,496,550. Only ten of these collectors' edition bottles were made: they're Baccarat crystal with a solid, 18-carat gold collar with a five-carat, brilliant cut, white diamond. The bottle is filled with nearly 17 ounces of No. 1, Clive Christian's signature scent, which has been widely marketed as the world's most expensive perfume.

Clive Christian's No.1: $2,150 (1oz)|

Australian dollar: $2,851 Canadian dollar: $2,458 Euro: €1,777 Pound: £1,208 Rupee: Rs94,966 The bottle for No. 1 isn't as spectacular as its big sister, but it's no stinker, either. It's hand-made lead crystal with a .33-carat diamond in the neck. Production of No. 1 is limited by the scarcity of its ingredients, which include ylang ylang specially grown in Madagascar, vanilla, orris, natural gum resin, sandalwood and bergamot.

Caron's Poivre: $2,000 (2oz)|

Australian dollar: $2,652 Canadian dollar: $2,287 Euro: €1,654 Pound: £1,123 Rupee: Rs88,340 Caron was established in Paris, and the company today is 101 years old. Poivre, which was originally created in 1954, means pepper in French. The scent lives up to its name: It's a lively blend of red and black pepper, cloves and other spices and can be worn by either sex. The bottle above is limited-edition Baccarat crystal.

Chanel's Chanel No. 5: $1,850 (15.2oz)|

Australian dollar: $2,452 Canadian dollar: $2,117 Euro: €1,530 Pound: £1,039 Rupee: Rs81,715 Chanel No. 5 is perhaps the world's best-known fragrance, the first perfume to bear a designer's name and the benchmark for elite perfumes ever since. The oversized crystal bottle pictured above is parfum, the purest form available, and has 15.2 ounces of the fragrance, so you won't keep running back to Chanel for refills.

Baccarat's Les Larmes Sacrées de Thebes: $1,700 (.25oz)|

Australian dollar: $2,253 Canadian dollar: $1,944 Euro: €1,405 Pound: £955 Rupee: Rs75,089 Baccarat, better known for its pure and high-quality crystal, decided to get in on the fragrance act in the late 1990s, with three limited-edition fragrances of its own. There are only six bottles of Les Larmes Sacrées de Thebes left at the Roja Dove Haute Parfumerie at Harrods, in London. The price is largely due to the pyramid-shaped bottle, made of Baccarat crystal, and the fragrance, which includes frankincense a

Annick Goutal's Eau d'Hadrien: $1,500 (3.4oz)|

Australian dollar: $1,989 Canadian dollar: $1,715 Euro: €1,240 Pound: £843 Rupee: Rs66,255 Annick Goutal is a European perfumer, former model and prize-winning pianist. Her Eau d'Hadrien is a fresh, citrus-y blend of Sicilian lemons, grapefruit and cypress. The limited-edition bottle pictured above is Baccarat crystal and was released in 2005.

Hermès' 24 Faubourg: $1,500 (1oz)|

Australian dollar: $1,989 Canadian dollar: $1,715 Euro: €1,240 Pound: £843 Rupee: Rs66,255 24 Faubourg is a classic Hermès scent, a feminine floral containing rose, iris and orange blossom. There were only 1,000 of these limited-edition bottles released worldwide; the one above is St. Louis crystal.

Shalini Parfums' Shalini: $900 (2.2oz)|

Australian dollar: $1,193 Canadian dollar: $1,030 Euro: €744 Pound: £506 Rupee: Rs39,753 Shalini was created by Maurice Roucel, the perfumer behind Hermès' 24 Faubourg and Tocade. Neroli, ylang ylang and coriander are the high notes of the fragrance, with tuberose, tiare, vanilla, sandalwood and musk rounding out the base. The image above is of a limited-edition Lalique crystal bottle, exclusively available at Bergdorf Goodman and introduced for Valentine's Day. Only 900 bottles were produced.

Jean Patou's Joy: $800 (1oz)

Australian dollar: $1,061 Canadian dollar: $915 Euro: €662 Pound: £449 Rupee: Rs35,336 Bulgarian rose, tuberose and jasmine form the base of Jean Patou's Joy, but the concentration is higher than most commercially available perfumes: 10,600 jasmine flowers and 336 roses go into every ounce of the fragrance. When Joy was introduced in 1930, it was marketed as the costliest fragrance in the world. The bottle pictured above is Baccarat crystal.

JAR Parfums' Bolt of Lightning: $765 (1oz)

Australian dollar: $1,014 Canadian dollar: $875 Euro: €633 Pound: £430 Rupee: Rs33,790 The world-renowned jeweler Joel A. Rosenthal has ventured into the realm of perfume-making, and his Paris boutique is a testament to his sense of drama and style. Hand-painted lightning bolts decorate the ceiling, and the store itself is as small and intricate as one of his jeweled creations. Bolt of Lightning is an extrait de parfum, and comes in a hand-etched glass bottle designed by Rosenthal himself. The fragrance is

Bulgari's Bulgari Pour Femme: $750 (1oz)|

Australian dollar: $994 Canadian dollar: $857 Euro: €620 Pound: £421 Rupee: Rs33,128 Bulgari Parfums is based in Switzerland. Bulgari Pour Femme is a floral fragrance that combines jasmine tea, rose and pepper. The one-ounce Murano glass bottle pictured above costs $750.

Clive Christian's X: $695 (1oz)|

Australian dollar: $921 Canadian dollar: $795 Euro: €575 Pound: £390 Rupee: Rs30,698 When Clive Christian began work on X, he christened it with as cryptic a name as possible, in reference to the exotic ingredients and seductive effect he wanted to create. Like No. 1, X is available as a men's fragrance.