Decorative vs. Commercial Perfume Bottle
There are two kinds of perfume bottles that you might choose to collect. Decorative perfume bottles are sold empty and therefore they can hold any type of perfume which you choose and they can be even refilled. On the contrary, commercial bottles are sold containing a certain brand of perfume and can not be refilled.

Collecting Decorative Perfume Bottles
If you chose to collect decorative perfume bottles you might specialize even more and focus on specific collecting field. You might concentrate on glass bottles producers, such as Lalique or Steuben. Perhaps you might like atomizer bottles or figural bottles. I would especially recommend to you to have a look at fancy cut glass or perfume bottles made in former Czechoslovakia. If you have time and money to do really tough research you might focus on bottles made before 1800s which are extremely rare and valuable.

Examples of interesting decorative perfume bottles:

* “Myosotis #3” by Lalique with nude stopper, signed, 9” c.1928
* Nude figure dauber with blue jewels made in Czechoslovakia 5.7” c1920s
* Perfume lamp with dancing girls by Devilbiss, 7.5” c1930s

When collecting decorative perfume bottles, make sure that any metals on the bottles have not been damaged by corrosion.

Recently, new unique “one of a kind” perfume bottles are starting to be popular. You should consider getting your hands on few of these handmade bottles from new artists because their value might rise in the time and you can buy them very cheaply these days.