Gift Guide: Plenty of bottle

Designer fragrance has entered a new and sublimely sophisticated era. These scents are top of our wishlist

Frederic Malle’s Portrait of a Lady is a wonderfully complex scent of opposites combining Turkish rose essence, raspberry and blackcurrant with patchouli, sandalwood and clove. €170 for 50ml. €250 for 100ml. Parfumarija, Westbury Mall, Dublin 2, parfumarija.com

With scents of jasmine and neroli, the Rodin perfume is evocative and romantic. €222.45 for 30ml. barneys.com

Extravagance Russe is inspired by Diana Vreeland’s love of the Far East. This smoky, heady scent is perfect ...