Makes scents - Clive Christian Perfume launches in Australia
British fragrance house Clive Christian is one of the most esteemed in the world. Famous prominently in the world of luxurious interiors, the Clive Christian journey began in the 1970s by transforming the utilitarian into the pleasurable. Where once kitchens were simply tool rooms, cooking merely functional, Clive Christian’s vision showed this room for what it was, the heart of the home, a social hub of art, warmth and conversation.
At the heart of Clive Christian Perfume lies the Original Collection which is the first to launch in Australia, a perfumery portfolio that encapsulates the very essence of the company and its rich heritage of creativity and craftsmanship. First launched in 1999, the collection features a trio of fragrances in both men’s and women’s versions, tailored to perfectly complement one another.
where it started
Breaking down boundaries and condemning convention, Clive Christian implemented a statement chandelier into the kitchen of his 19th century Cheshire manor. This ornate fixture was the centrepiece of Clive Christian’s very first bespoke design – the Victorian Kitchen. This was a grandiose resurrection of the lavish interiors of the Victorian era, symbolic of Clive Christian’s devotion to tradition and culture, history and luxury.
After the founding of Clive Christian Furniture in 1978, customers clamoured for their own bespoke designs. Each different creation represented the very elements that Clive Christian so vivaciously displayed in his Victorian Kitchen: grandeur, dedication to the familial and the romantic, a place to be remembered and where memories were made.
Beyond furniture
Clive Christian turned his unwavering focus and desire toward luxury fragrances, with a view to revive the industry by bringing the same artistic beauty and attention to detail that had made his interior designs so sought after.
Both following and paving the path of luxury, Clive Christian seized the opportunity to take ownership of the Crown Perfumery Company in 1999, and established Clive Christian Perfume. Truly a match formed in a hedonist’s heaven, an empire driven by splendour and British history, the house is the only perfumery given the right by Queen Victoria herself to use the image of her crown, in turn bestowing Clive Christian with the now world-renowned crown bottle-stoppers.
The iconic crown image only further symbolises Clive Christian’s exclusivity, regal essence and British pride, embellishing each hypnotic perfume scent with a touch of magnificence. The only demand behind each luxury fragrance was sheer perfection. The finest ingredients, the rarest temptations of the senses, exhilarating and enthralling all at once.
Clive Christian fragrances are available in Australia at select David Jones department stores, Libertine Parfumerie and its online store www.libertineparfumerie.com.au, and Peony Melbourne.
