Best Clive Christian Perfumes: 13 Picks by Collection

The best Clive Christian perfume depends on your preferred style: No. 1 for rich amber, Blonde Amber for tobacco warmth, or 1872 For Women for citrus floral freshness.^1,2,3 Compare 13 perfumes by notes, concentration and ingredients, with 2 ml decants from €21.90 to €63.95 and 8 ml costs from €8.36 to €24.99 per ml.⁴

Clive Christian says the Crown Perfumery Company was founded in 1872, when Queen Victoria granted the use of her crown on its bottles, and that the company was restored as Clive Christian Perfume in 1999.⁵ The house site lists five collections: Original, Noble, Addictive Arts, Private and Crown.⁶ Rather than crown a winner, this guide matches each line and style to a different preference.

In short

• All 13 picks are available to try at Scento in 2 ml, 5 ml and 8 ml.⁴
• 1872 For Women has the lowest 2 ml price at €21.90; both No. 1 perfumes are €63.95.⁴
• The picks carry 20% or 25% perfume concentration, with ingredient counts supplied by the house.^1,2
• Scento analysis places the 8 ml cost between €8.36 and €24.99 per ml.⁴

How we chose these Clive Christian perfumes

Each pick is organised by line, then assessed through the house’s own style label, concentration, ingredient count and notes. Season and style guide the recommendations, while the cost-to-try comparison uses Scento’s one-time retail prices in 2 ml, 5 ml and 8 ml.^4,6

Availability matters too: every perfume here was published and purchasable when checked on 9 November 2026. Some Clive Christian perfumes are not available as decants right now, so they are not presented as choices in this guide.⁴

Clive Christian perfumes at a glance

The price-per-ml ladder

Scento analysis divides each 8 ml retail price by eight. The ladder runs from 1872 For Women at €8.36 per ml to both No. 1 perfumes at €24.99 per ml.⁴

The Scento Price Index puts the median 8 ml decant at €3.68 per ml across 950 perfumes in its October 2026 catalogue snapshot.⁷ No. 1 is therefore about 6.8 times that median, while 1872 For Women is about 2.3 times it, according to Scento analysis.^4,7

On the house’s European site, official prices run from €360 to €750; the No. 1 pair is listed at €750 for 50 ml.¹⁸ Scento analysis calculates €15.00 per ml for a 50 ml No. 1, €11.30 per ml for Blonde Amber and the Jump Up pair, and €9.30 per ml for the Crown pair.^18,19

Decants cost more per ml than full bottles. A 2 ml No. 1 costs €31.98 per ml, about 2.1 times the official 50 ml bottle rate; an 8 ml costs €24.99 per ml, about 1.7 times it.^4,18 The decant is a way to try the perfume before considering a bottle, not a cheaper price per ml.

Original Collection: No. 1, X and 1872

The house says Original has been loved globally since 1999 and is built around three pairs.⁶ No. 1 supplies woody and floral ambers, X brings spice and chypre structure, and 1872 For Women is a Citrus Floral.^1,3,10,11,12

The famous record belongs to No.1 Imperial Majesty rather than the regular No. 1. Guinness World Records records a 10-bottle limited edition priced at £115,000, then $205,000, per 500 ml in November 2005.⁸ Its Baccarat crystal flacon had a five-carat white diamond and an 18-carat gold collar, and the price included delivery in a Bentley.⁸

No. 1 Clive Christian for men

Nutmeg, sandalwood and tonka shape a woody amber. The house lists 222 ingredients at 20% concentration, including a velvety 50-year-old aged sandalwood.¹ Choose it for formal evenings or when you want the house’s woody amber.

No. 1 for Men as a 2 ml decant (€63.95)

No. 1 Feminine by Clive Christian

Mirabelle plum and white peach open a floral amber. Pimento, Madagascan vanilla and ylang-ylang sit within a composition of 248 components at 20% concentration.¹⁰ It suits anyone who wants No. 1’s richness with a fruitier, more floral character.

No. 1 Feminine as a 2 ml decant (€63.95)

X For Men by Clive Christian

Cardamom, oakmoss and orris lead a woody spicy composition. Ginger, pink pepper and vetiver add definition to its 178 ingredients at 20% concentration; the house says the perfume channels the love story of Marc Antony and Cleopatra.¹¹ Try it when you want spice with a dry, mossy foundation.

X For Men as a 2 ml decant (€34.90)

X For Women by Clive Christian

Peach, rhubarb and tuberose meet a hint of rum. This floral chypre combines peach, cashmere musk and jasmine with 187 ingredients at 20% concentration.¹² Its fruit and floral structure makes it a natural next step after our guide to chypre perfumes.

X For Women as a 2 ml decant (€34.90)

1872 For Women by Clive Christian

Bergamot, patchouli and rose de mai make a citrus floral. The house lists 146 ingredients at 20% concentration and says 170 rose de mai petals make up each drop.³ Choose it for warm days or for the gentlest introduction to the house.

1872 For Women as a 2 ml decant (€21.90)

Iconic: the 20th-anniversary pair

Now Smell This introduced the 20 Iconic collection in July 2019 as a celebration of the house’s 20th anniversary.¹³ The house relaunched the pair as Iconic Masculine and Iconic Feminine in 2025; Fragrantica’s relaunch report lists different notes for the Masculine.²⁰ The edition used for Scento’s decants is not verified, so the descriptions below use the 2019 notes and do not treat the relaunch as the same juice.

20 Iconic Masculine by Clive Christian

Yuzu, mandarin and rosemary brighten a woody citrus. The 2019 launch text also lists petitgrain, pink pepper and cedar at 20% concentration.¹³ It is the crisp aromatic choice for daytime and warmer weather.

20 Iconic Masculine as a 2 ml decant (€42.90)

20 Iconic Feminine by Clive Christian

Damask rose and saffron lead an amber floral. Plum and violet complete the 2019 note list, with 20% concentration.¹³ Choose it when you want a spiced rose with a richer amber direction than 1872 For Women.

20 Iconic Feminine as a 2 ml decant (€42.90)

Noble and Addictive Arts: amber, tobacco and tuberose

These lines supply the guide’s warmest and most floral perfumes at 25% concentration.^2,14,15 Blonde Amber and Hedonistic explore tobacco in different ways, while Ecstatic turns towards white flowers.

Blonde Amber by Clive Christian

This warm amber blends blonde tobacco and tonka with bitter orange and jasmine. The house lists 219 components at 25% concentration, with tuberose, dried fruits and praline-like tonka adding body; it joined the Noble Collection for spring 2022.^2,21 For more in this direction, see our guides to amber perfumes and tobacco perfumes.

Blonde Amber as a 2 ml decant (€42.90)

Jump Up And Kiss Me Hedonistic by Clive Christian

Black cherry, mate tea and tobacco deepen an amber oriental. Leather, labdanum, tonka and vanilla join its 203-ingredient composition at 25% concentration.¹⁴ It suits cooler evenings and anyone who prefers a darker, sweeter tobacco perfume.

Jump Up And Kiss Me Hedonistic as a 2 ml decant (€42.90)

Jump Up And Kiss Me Ecstatic by Clive Christian

Tuberose, ylang-ylang and jasmine define a white floral. Orange bigarade, sandalwood and tonka support 219 ingredients at 25% concentration.¹⁵ Choose it for a lush floral signature rather than the smoke of Hedonistic or Blonde Amber.

Jump Up And Kiss Me Ecstatic as a 2 ml decant (€42.90)

Private and Crown Collections: leather and the archive

Private contributes a deep leather composition, while Crown reimagines archive perfumes from the Crown Perfumery Company.^6,16 Crab Apple Blossom traces its origins to 1886, and Matsukita was first crafted in 1892, according to the house.^9,17

C Woody Leather by Clive Christian

Saffron and tobacco bring smoky warmth to oudh and leather. Mandarin lifts a deep woody composition of 208 ingredients at 20% concentration.¹⁶ It is the choice for a dry, smoky leather; explore similar styles in our leather perfume guide.

C Woody Leather as a 2 ml decant (€31.95)

Crab Apple Blossom by Clive Christian

Rhubarb and a mint and sugar accord freshen apple blossom. Marine bergamot, sandalwood and driftwood complete this Citrus Aquatic perfume with 151 ingredients at 25% concentration.¹⁷ It is the clearest choice for hot weather and easy daytime wear.

Crab Apple Blossom as a 2 ml decant (€36.90)

Matsukita by Clive Christian

Bergamot, pink pepper and mate tea shape a woody chypre. Jasmine, nutmeg and oakmoss feature in its 252-ingredient composition at 25% concentration.⁹ Choose it for an elegant, mossy dry-down, and see our chypre perfume guide for comparable styles.

Matsukita as a 2 ml decant (€36.90)

How to choose your Clive Christian perfume

For warm amber and smoke, start with Blonde Amber or Hedonistic. For freshness, choose Crab Apple Blossom, 20 Iconic Masculine or 1872 For Women; for leather, try C Woody Leather; for chypres, compare X For Women’s floral chypre with Matsukita’s woody chypre. The full Clive Christian collection at Scento lets you compare the available sizes.

Start with 2 ml if you are testing several styles. In Europe from October 2025 to September 2026, 2 ml decants represented 76% of paid decant units in the Scento Fragrance Index; 5 ml represented 11% and 8 ml 9.5%.²² Move to a larger decant only after you know how the perfume develops on your skin.

Clive Christian says its perfumes last up to and over eight hours on the skin, a house claim rather than a Scento test.²³ If you later consider a full bottle, our batch-code and perfume verification guide explains the checks that can help assess authenticity.

How we compiled this

We selected 13 published, purchasable Scento catalogue items with 2 ml, 5 ml and 8 ml enabled on 9 November 2026, then compared line, house style, notes, concentration, ingredient count, season and cost to try.⁴ Product wording and official bottle prices come from house pages read on 9 November 2026, with the Guinness record used for Imperial Majesty. Scento analysis divides one-time retail EUR prices by ml; the Scento Fragrance Index contributes European size shares for October 2025 to September 2026 only.²²

Sources

1. 1No1 Masculine, Clive Christian, read 9 November 2026.
2. 2Blonde Amber, Clive Christian, read 9 November 2026.
3. 31872 Feminine, Clive Christian, read 9 November 2026.
4. 4Scento catalogue: Clive Christian product and price checks, 9 November 2026. Per-ml figures are Scento analysis.
5. 5Clive Christian 150th Anniversary Collection, Clive Christian, undated, read 9 November 2026.
6. 6Collections, Clive Christian Perfume Limited, undated, read 9 November 2026.
7. 7Perfume Price per ml 2026: The Scento Price Index, Scento, 12 October 2026.
8. 8Most expensive perfume (commercially available), Guinness World Records, record dated November 2005, read 9 November 2026.
9. 9Matsukita, Clive Christian, read 9 November 2026.
10. 10No1 Feminine, Clive Christian, read 9 November 2026.
11. 11X Masculine, Clive Christian, read 9 November 2026.
12. 12X Feminine, Clive Christian, read 9 November 2026.
13. 13Clive Christian 20 Iconic ~ new fragrances, Now Smell This, 31 July 2019.
14. 14Jump up and Kiss Me Hedonistic, Clive Christian, read 9 November 2026.
15. 15Jump up and Kiss Me Ecstatic, Clive Christian, read 9 November 2026.
16. 16C Woody Leather, Clive Christian, read 9 November 2026.
17. 17Crab Apple Blossom, Clive Christian, read 9 November 2026.
18. 18Collections (EUR), Clive Christian EU, undated, read 9 November 2026.
19. 19Blonde Amber (EUR), Clive Christian EU, read 9 November 2026.
20. 20Clive Christian Announces the Relaunch of Iconic Feminine and Iconic Masculine, Fragrantica, 26 September 2025.
21. 21Gift ideas for your loved ones, Clive Christian, undated, read 9 November 2026.
22. 22Scento Fragrance Index, Europe, October 2025–September 2026, size mix.
23. 23The Scent of Autumn, Clive Christian, undated, read 9 November 2026.