Clive Christian, established in 1999 in the United Kingdom by its namesake founder, is renowned for its high-concentration perfumes and opulent presentations. The brand gained significant recognition with the release of `No. 1`, once recognized by the Guinness Book of Records as the world's most expensive perfume. Other notable creations include the aromatic `X`, the citrus-floral `1872` named after the year Queen Victoria granted her crown to the original perfumery, and the complex `Imperial VII` from the Crown Collection. Clive Christian's vision aimed to revive the art of luxury perfumery with meticulously crafted fragrances. Clive Christian is carried at Parfum Central with original packaging, verified batch codes, and insured worldwide shipping.
Leaded-crystal flacons with the crown stopper carry the batch engraved into the bottle base. Re-established 1999 in the UK by Clive Christian after he acquired the dormant Crown Perfumery (founded 1872, granted the Victorian crown emblem by Queen Victoria); the No. 1 release was once recognised by Guinness as the world's most expensive perfume. Leaded-crystal flacons with the crown stopper carry the batch engraved into the bottle base. The verification process audits batch code legibility, packaging integrity, and house-specific bottle markers prior to listing. DHL Express handles all international shipments and insurance is included; tracking is emailed at despatch. Specific Clive Christian release in mind? Send the request via our contact page for sourcing.
Clive Christian operates at the very top of luxury perfumery for three structural reasons. The bottles are leaded-crystal with the crown stopper, which is hand-made glasswork. The compositions use very high raw-material grades (pure jasmine and rose absolutes, ambergris, real oud) at extrait concentration. And the house traces its heraldic Victorian-crown licence directly to the 1872 Crown Perfumery, which is part of the price positioning. The No. 1 release was once recognised by Guinness as the world's most expensive perfume.
No. 1 is the flagship masculine and feminine pillar of the house, released after Clive Christian acquired the dormant Crown Perfumery in 1999. The men's No. 1 is a citrus-amber-vetiver composition, the women's is a heliotrope-rose-jasmine. The bottles arrive in lacquered presentation cases with the brand certificate. Production batch is engraved directly into the bottle base.
The three British luxury houses overlap in price tier but diverge in style. Clive Christian leans toward classical structured Victorian-style compositions (No. 1, X, 1872, the Crown Collection). Creed is the heritage powerhouse, with seven-generation continuity and the Aventus pillar holding the bestseller spot. Roja is Roja Dove's personal house, more modern in construction and emphasising sillage projection. Clive Christian is the most overtly classical of the three.
