Clive Christian as creators of a traditional British luxury pure perfume collection understand that perfume can appreciated on many levels and that a connoisseur of perfume knows that the true way to experience the complexities of Pure Perfume is by investing in the most concentrated form of the scent – in a crystal stopper bottle.
When a drop of the perfume is placed on the skin in this fashion the perfume is allowed to slowly begin its journey, unravelling in accordance with the skin’s canvas and revealing all the facets and intricacies as it warms, lasting up to 24 hours.
Silk is a natural soul mate to Pure Perfume as its high absorbency removes all the traces of the oil from the crystal stopper and will not transfer any lint particles. A silk handkerchief is a must in the ritual of maintaining your Pure Perfume.
Over time the silk handkerchief will become imbued with the scent of your perfume and in an echo of days gone by can be used as an elegant accessory; a gentleman can place the silk in his top pocket or a lady around her wrist or neckline.
Leaving the delicately scented silk handkerchief with a loved one or someone who has caught your attention is a sophisticated and discrete sign of your affections whilst ensuring that the scent of your perfume lingers in their mind and hopefully in their heart.
Each Pure Perfume in the Clive Christian collection is presented with its own silk handkerchief hand-printed with artwork inspired by the ingredients contained within.
Whilst this celebration of perfume is visual and can be seen in all its beauty Clive Christian worked with students from The Royal College Of Music to bring the perfumes to life in a different way – with the notes of music.
Victoria Christian met with the students from the college and introduced them personally to Clive Christian 1872, Clive Christian X and Clive Christian No.1 – The Worlds Most Expensive Perfume.
The students were blindfolded whilst Victoria spritzed and fanned perfume around the room telling the story behind each one. The students were then asked to go away and translate the layers of notes into a musical composition inspired by the whirl of emotions that their heads and hearts had been filled with and the scents that their noses were indulged in.
9 finalists were then selected and their compositions were played to 500 guests at The Britten Theatre. The audience included patrons of the College and guests of Clive Christian. On the evening the guests were introduced to the perfumes’ story and heard the students’ translations from a Steinway grand piano on the stage.
One piece for each perfume was chosen by the judging panel which included Dr Robert Winston, Composer Debbie Wiseman, How To Spend It Editor Gillian de Bono and Clive Christian. The overall and main winner was then announced the beautiful piece inspired by Clive Christian No.1 The Worlds Most Expensive Perfume.
To listen to the winning piece of music created in honour of Clive Christian No.1-The Worlds Most Expensive Perfume please download here.
Please do visit the dedicated site for the event at www.soundofperfume.com
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Credit for Clive Christian Perfume – Roja Dove Haute Parfumerie - Harrods