Star Trek, and science fiction in general, is very accustomed to strange license tie-in’s and merchandising but the latest in Genki Wear’s spring collection,  known for its licensed science fiction jewelry and perfumes,  is just awesomely hilarious.

Genki Wear Star Trek Perfume  – A trio of scents from the final frontier
There are three fragrances planned for 2009 with the monikers “Tiberius” “Red Shirt” and “Ponn Farr.”

As if the names weren’t enough, it gets better.  “Tiberius”, named after the mirror universe version of James T. Kirk, challenges wearers to “Boldly go” with “notes of freshness and sensuality.”  Genki Wear states that “[Tiberius] … has sweet citron zest, black pepper, and cedar as its top notes (top notes refers to those scents that are noticeable first) and warm vanilla, white musk, and sandalwood as its base notes (scents perceived last, usually about a half hour after application).”  Personally I loved the caption under the image of the nice looking custom crafted box, “Command your essence with Tiberius, the cologne,” classic.

As much as I love the thought of “Tiberius” cologne I think I’d have to go with “Red Shirt” myself, if for no other reason than it’s tag line is “Because Tomorrow May Never Come.”  I have to give Genki Wear credit for keeping the campy humor of the show in tact while providing what looks to be an actual quality product (unlike the Star Trek First Contact travel set from 1996 – though it also had a wallet and soap!)  The caption for “Red Shirt”?  Live every day as if it could be your last, with ‘Red Shirt’ cologne. Simply fantastic.

The final product in the “trio” of scents is a perfume titled “Ponn Farr” making it clearly the most risqué of the group as it’s named after the, once every seven year, Vulcan mating ritual learned about in the episode “Amok Time”.  The perfume promises to “drive him wild” and lets face it, if Spock can’t remain calm, cool and collected during “Ponn Farr” what chance do we have?

If you’re looking to add these items to your collection they will cost you between $30 and $40 for a 3.4oz bottle.  On the plus side, this is one of the very few Star Trek collectibles that actually has a functional purpose and the company believes it’s fragrances are comparable to Chanel or Cartier.  I guess that’s why they didn’t make “Bones” or “Old Scotch Drunk”.  Maybe next year.