From Marilyn Monroe to Jackie Kennedy, artist Andy Warhol was inspired by a variety of muses, but sometimes the motive came straight from within.
by Jaime Richards
From Marilyn Monroe to Jackie Kennedy, artist Andy Warhol was inspired by a variety of muses, but sometimes the motive came straight from within. That's just what New York-based perfumer Bond No. 9 wanted to capture when creating its latest Warhol series, Andy Warhol by Bond No. 9 (from approx $175). In this sixth scent of the series, the fragrance and packaging are meant to celebrate Warhol's boho-mod life and times. A clean-cut Warhol is depicted on the front and back of the bottle in an old-school photobooth-style photo, paying homage to a Janus-faced design (one looking to the future, and one looking to the past). The '60s-centric brew includes top notes of bergamot zest, peach juice, red rose and cumin; a heart of honeyed centifolia rose, white patchouli, cistus ambre, jasmine, frankincense and oud; and a drydown of amber, red sandalwood, mulled plum, vanilla bean and musk. The eau de parfum launches online in December, though a US$150 flat rate international shipping fee applies. Still tempted?