Top 20 Innovators and Rule Breakers in perfumery packaging

luxury perfume from the House Of Sillage
Miss Aura perfume by Swarovski
Refillable perfume by Swarovski
Swarovski first launched Aura and then Miss Aura. It is one of the first designer perfume bottles which is refillable. A custom made Swarovski diamond is placed at the top of the bottle – why not if you have your own lead glass crystal factory?!!
life threads perfume by la prairie

Life threads perfume

Life Threads perfume was the first big brand to put together different layers of glass one on top of the other. This time with golden or silver threads running around the inner bottle. A flawless piece of product design. Who cares what the perfume smells like when the bottle is this attractive!
Valentina by Valentino perfume
John Varvatos Oud packaging
Valentina by Valentino not only has an innovative spray atomizer, but it also has extremely attractive rose flower decorations hanging from a transparent collar around the neck of the bottle.
Anna Sui Fantasia perfume
Anna sui Fantasia
Anna Sui specialises in whimsical perfumes for the teenage market. This particular scent is a great example of imagination run wild, the fairground fantasy achieved.
pleats please by Issey Miyake perfume

Pleats please by Issey Miyake

Pleats Please by Issey Miyake breaks many rules with its unusual shape bottle combined with complex cap. Most designers would combine a complex shape bottle with a simple cap to keep to the rules of perfumery simplicity, but not Issey Miyake. If you are going to be complicated – go for the full show!
John Varvatos oud perfume
John Varvatos Oud packaging
John Varvatos has created several perfumes with innovative outer packaging. Oud by John Varvatos is the most complex to achieve in our opinion.
Daisy Dream by Marc Jacobs perfume

Daisy Dream by Marc Jacobs

The Daisy range by Marc Jacobs is an example of whimsical decoration targeted at young women and complex plastic cap manufacture.
Aura by Thierry Mugler perfume
Aura by Mugler
Aura by Mugler is a great example of complex bottle shape which is tricky to manufacture with a unique personality.
La Vie est belle perfume by Lancome l'eclat
la vie est belle l’eclat
La vie est belle new flanker l’eclat is truly a great example of product innovation which is difficult to copy. The pattern within the bottle is not easy to achieve and so far only suppliers in France have this advanced technology.
Floraiku Perfume a popular niche perfume
Refillable perfume japanese themed Floraiku
Floraiku is a niche perfume range inspired by Japan, a relatively new addition to perfumery. Each miniature purse spray fragrance has a different japanese print on the outer packaging and can be refilled from the main bottle. The perfume set is housed in a japanese print inspired hard case.
The house of Oud luxury niche perfume
The House of Oud is a range of oriental perfumes with exquisite hand painting. Each one is an individual piece of art resembling a natural stone.
Moschino fresh couture perfume
Moschino fresh couture
Moschino fresh couture breaks the rule that perfumes must be dispensed in a sophisticated bottle with a crimp or screw pump atomizer. This is the first perfume to use a trigger sprayer to dispense perfume in the same way as a household chemical.
Lola by Marc Jacobs perfume
Lola by Marc Jacobs
Once more Marc Jacobs is at the forefront of innovation with Lola! This perfume houses several layers of different colored plastic within the cap to give a multi colored flower effect.
Alexander Mc Queen perfume

Alexander Mc Queen perfume

John Galliano perfume breaks all the rules! Thou shalt not be scary. Thou shalt be elegant and sophisticated and simple – NOT! The combination of the unexpected make this a totally different experience. Only risk takers need apply….
Designer Sheikh perfume
Chic Shaik has fantastic attention to detail
The Sheikh is a niche brand from Bahrain which has been crafted with total attention to detail and precision. The unusually shaped perfume bottle fits inside a hard case perfume container which is then packed inside a flamboyant box with ribbons and bows.
Bulgari le gemme niche luxury perfume

Bulgari le gemme niche luxury perfume

Bulgari le Gemme is an oriental concept targeted at middle East selective perfumery clientele. The concept is inspired by different gemstones.
Impression bottle and cap concept

What is innovation in perfumery packaging?

Most of perfumery design follows the tried and tested rules of design for perfumery which involve elements of simplicity, elegance and minimalism. But a few brands have dared to be different and the results are stunning….
The house of Sillage – The epitome of luxury. There are many different collections, but the most extravagant is the limited edition collection which is studded with swarovski crystals.
Marc Jacobs Decadence perfume
marc jacobs decadence
Marc Jacobs Decadence is certainly extravagant. It’s not the first perfume to be in the shape of a handbag, but its certainly the most extravagantly designed bottle in this shape, together with its extra long tassel.

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