Ingredients are the main thing that drives up the cost of perfumes. Some contain unusual flower petals or unusual root essences; think tuberose and jasmine. A scarcity of an ingredient, for example, one that blooms just one month a year can increase its value. In addition to your favorite perfume designers, some designers create their lines through collaboration with celebrities.
Many of these celebrity-backed fragrances will cost more than a regular designer would. Celebrities also take advantage of the fact that many fans of celebrity fragrances don't buy them because of the quality of the perfume but because of the name. Therefore, marketing teams work to maximize this data. A number of articles on the perfume industry have stated that these perfumes may not be worth it.
When he was just 26 years old, he created Le Male for Jean Paul Gaultier, which is still one of the best-selling perfumes in the world, as well as being one of the most critically-acclaimed perfumes of all time. Many perfume designers admit that the cost of aromatics, whether real or substitute, represents less than 10% of the price of perfume.
