I saw these in a Rituals store last weekend. They were new arrivals. They were so new that even the information and price labels hadn't been put on the display shelf yet. At the time of publication of this post, there isn't any information on these items on the Rituals website (it'll probably be up on the site one of these days).
Fortunately, the items were already in their computer/cashier system and I was therefore able to purchase them.
As mentioned before, Dutch brand Rituals Cosmetics launched a range of Eau de Parfum end of last year - five for women and three for men to celebrate its 10th anniversary. I wrote about one of them - No. 01 Ginger Essence + White Tea back in June.
Now, Rituals has come up with a range of travel-size versions of these perfumes. They are actually refills and naturally, to go with that, Rituals has also come up with three holders for these refills.
I'll just give a quick rundown of what is available under this new range (based on what I saw in the store). I've noticed that not all that are available in the current full-size perfume range is available in the travel range, and vice versa.
As mentioned before, Dutch brand Rituals Cosmetics launched a range of Eau de Parfum end of last year - five for women and three for men to celebrate its 10th anniversary. I wrote about one of them - No. 01 Ginger Essence + White Tea back in June.
Now, Rituals has come up with a range of travel-size versions of these perfumes. They are actually refills and naturally, to go with that, Rituals has also come up with three holders for these refills.
I'll just give a quick rundown of what is available under this new range (based on what I saw in the store). I've noticed that not all that are available in the current full-size perfume range is available in the travel range, and vice versa.
Eau de Parfum Travel - Refill
Price: €14.90 for 20ml
Women
• No. 01 Ginger Essence + White Tea
• No. 04 Violet + White Lily
• No. 07 White Patchouli + Cedar Wood
• No. 09 Vanilla Drops + Sweet Orange
Observation:
No. 18 Sandalwood + Wild Rose was not available in this travel format (in this store, at least).
Men
• No. 06 Green Vetiver + Bergamot
• No. 10 Lemongrass + Neroli
• No. 14 Fresh Cypress + Tangerine
• No. 21 Sandalwood + Patchouli
Observation:
Rituals has added a new perfume, No. 10 Lemongrass + Neroli, to the men's range. At time of writing, this perfume is not available as a full-size version (the sales assistant has no idea when it will be available either).
I'm not nit-picking but this is just an observation and I am, well, confused. That fourth men's EDP - Sandalwood + Patchouli - has No. 21 on the packaging of these new refills. The full-size perfume version of Sandalwood + Patchouli, the one that has been around for almost a year, is called No. 19. I don't know if, with the difference in numbers, there is any difference in the fragrance.
Eau de Parfum Travel - Luxury Holder
Price: €12.90
There are three choices. Two are rustic and wooden (just like the bottle caps of the full-size perfumes), and the third is sleek and (I think) made of aluminium and/or lucite. All have the name Rituals embossed on the side.
• Elegant Wood - wooden, black-brown
• Pure Wood - wooden, medium brown
• White - aluminium/lucite (possibly), glossy off-white
Price: €14.90 for 20ml
Women
• No. 01 Ginger Essence + White Tea
• No. 04 Violet + White Lily
• No. 07 White Patchouli + Cedar Wood
• No. 09 Vanilla Drops + Sweet Orange
Observation:
No. 18 Sandalwood + Wild Rose was not available in this travel format (in this store, at least).
Men
• No. 06 Green Vetiver + Bergamot
• No. 10 Lemongrass + Neroli
• No. 14 Fresh Cypress + Tangerine
• No. 21 Sandalwood + Patchouli
Observation:
Rituals has added a new perfume, No. 10 Lemongrass + Neroli, to the men's range. At time of writing, this perfume is not available as a full-size version (the sales assistant has no idea when it will be available either).
I'm not nit-picking but this is just an observation and I am, well, confused. That fourth men's EDP - Sandalwood + Patchouli - has No. 21 on the packaging of these new refills. The full-size perfume version of Sandalwood + Patchouli, the one that has been around for almost a year, is called No. 19. I don't know if, with the difference in numbers, there is any difference in the fragrance.
Eau de Parfum Travel - Luxury Holder
Price: €12.90
There are three choices. Two are rustic and wooden (just like the bottle caps of the full-size perfumes), and the third is sleek and (I think) made of aluminium and/or lucite. All have the name Rituals embossed on the side.
• Elegant Wood - wooden, black-brown
• Pure Wood - wooden, medium brown
• White - aluminium/lucite (possibly), glossy off-white
Elegant Wood Luxury Holder and Refill
Updated 9 October 2011
I was at a Rituals store yesterday and the information and prices for these items are now on display. Rituals is offering a special package price of €24.90 if you buy one Luxury Holder plus one Refill, which works out to be a discount of €2.90.
My husband and I bought two sets of these, one for each of us. We must have old souls as we both chose the wooden holders (we just love the wood grains). So, here, I have the two wooden ones to show you. I haven't got any photo of the off-white aluminium/lucite one. I think younger people would go for that sleek one.
Assembly
To put them together, it's just a matter of carefully sliding the refill all the way into the holder.
I was at a Rituals store yesterday and the information and prices for these items are now on display. Rituals is offering a special package price of €24.90 if you buy one Luxury Holder plus one Refill, which works out to be a discount of €2.90.
My husband and I bought two sets of these, one for each of us. We must have old souls as we both chose the wooden holders (we just love the wood grains). So, here, I have the two wooden ones to show you. I haven't got any photo of the off-white aluminium/lucite one. I think younger people would go for that sleek one.
Assembly
To put them together, it's just a matter of carefully sliding the refill all the way into the holder.
Handling The Holder
To use the perfume, just twist the bottom half of the holder (just as you would with your lipstick casing) and up comes the atomiser. Press on the chrome top section to spritz. Twist the bottom half of the holder to conceal the atomiser again. With the atomiser up, you can also pull the whole refill out, if you wish. There is resistance, so it's not like the refill would fall out easily.
Dimensions
The wooden Luxury Holder is about 4" / 11cm tall and has a diameter of approx. 1.5" / 3.5cm. The aluminium/lucite version is a tad slimmer. I weighed the items, just out of curiosity. The wooden holder itself weighs about 42g, the wooden holder plus full refill, 80g.
To use the perfume, just twist the bottom half of the holder (just as you would with your lipstick casing) and up comes the atomiser. Press on the chrome top section to spritz. Twist the bottom half of the holder to conceal the atomiser again. With the atomiser up, you can also pull the whole refill out, if you wish. There is resistance, so it's not like the refill would fall out easily.
Dimensions
The wooden Luxury Holder is about 4" / 11cm tall and has a diameter of approx. 1.5" / 3.5cm. The aluminium/lucite version is a tad slimmer. I weighed the items, just out of curiosity. The wooden holder itself weighs about 42g, the wooden holder plus full refill, 80g.
The holder is obviously bigger and bulkier than your handy Travalo (which holds 4ml) but the 20ml will last quite a while and, of course, it's within the 100ml per container liquid restriction for air travel hand baggage.
Pricing
Compared to the normal full-size versions of the Rituals perfumes (€39.90 for 50ml), it works out to be a lot more expensive per ml if you took into consideration the total price of €27.80 for the Luxury Holder + Refill. However, if you see the cost of the Luxury Holder as an investment, the perfume itself does work out to be slightly cheaper per ml than the full-size version. Analyse it how you want, I think it's not too bad.
Anyway, my husband got the No. 6 Green Vertivert + Bergamot. For myself, I got the new men's perfume, No. 10 Lemongrass + Neroli. I loved it from the first spritz! The fact that it's marketed as a men's perfume is irrelevant, really, but to be honest, I thought this one didn't smell that feminine and two Rituals sales assistants also shared the same opinion.
Together with this range of Eau de Parfum Travel Luxury Holder and Refills, Rituals now also sells boxsets containing three mini bottles of perfume. There are two sets to choose from.
Perfume Collection For Women
consisting of
• No. 4 Violet + White Lily
• No. 7 White Patchouli + Cedar Wood
• No. 9 Vanilla Drops + Sweet Orange
Perfume Collection For Men
consisting of
• No. 10 Lemongrass + Neroli
• No. 14 Fresh Cypress + Tangerine
• No. 21 Sandalwood + Patchouli
Each box retails for €24.90 for 3x10ml.
Compared to the normal full-size versions of the Rituals perfumes (€39.90 for 50ml), it works out to be a lot more expensive per ml if you took into consideration the total price of €27.80 for the Luxury Holder + Refill. However, if you see the cost of the Luxury Holder as an investment, the perfume itself does work out to be slightly cheaper per ml than the full-size version. Analyse it how you want, I think it's not too bad.
Anyway, my husband got the No. 6 Green Vertivert + Bergamot. For myself, I got the new men's perfume, No. 10 Lemongrass + Neroli. I loved it from the first spritz! The fact that it's marketed as a men's perfume is irrelevant, really, but to be honest, I thought this one didn't smell that feminine and two Rituals sales assistants also shared the same opinion.
Together with this range of Eau de Parfum Travel Luxury Holder and Refills, Rituals now also sells boxsets containing three mini bottles of perfume. There are two sets to choose from.
Perfume Collection For Women
consisting of
• No. 4 Violet + White Lily
• No. 7 White Patchouli + Cedar Wood
• No. 9 Vanilla Drops + Sweet Orange
Perfume Collection For Men
consisting of
• No. 10 Lemongrass + Neroli
• No. 14 Fresh Cypress + Tangerine
• No. 21 Sandalwood + Patchouli
Each box retails for €24.90 for 3x10ml.
Since I was "on a roll" that day (ka-ching, ka-ching, good for Rituals, bad for my wallet), I bought the women's boxset too. These are precisely the Rituals perfumes that I haven't got, so "Why not?" I thought.
I will be writing more about these perfumes in due course.
As for the Luxury Holders, I can't say at this point how durable the wooden holders would be. I'll be taking mine with me when travelling but I'll definitely be handling it with care.
Previous feature:
Rituals Eau de Parfum No. 01 Ginger Essence + White Tea
More about Rituals Cosmetics:
Dutch - Rituals Netherlands
English - Rituals UK
Rituals is also available in Germany, Spain and Portugal. On any of the abovementioned two websites, you can choose your country website in the top righthand corner.
I will be writing more about these perfumes in due course.
As for the Luxury Holders, I can't say at this point how durable the wooden holders would be. I'll be taking mine with me when travelling but I'll definitely be handling it with care.
Previous feature:
Rituals Eau de Parfum No. 01 Ginger Essence + White Tea
More about Rituals Cosmetics:
Dutch - Rituals Netherlands
English - Rituals UK
Rituals is also available in Germany, Spain and Portugal. On any of the abovementioned two websites, you can choose your country website in the top righthand corner.
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