Have you been very good this year? Perhaps Santa will consider Bond no. 9's Double Decker Gift Set, shown at right.
The box includes 50 ml bottles of West Side, Hamptons, Bryant Park, The Scent of Peace, Chinatown, Fire Island, Bleecker Street, Little Italy, Chelsea Flowers, Wall Street, Nuits de Noho, and Coney Island. $1600 at bondno9.
If you don't need quite so many mls…
Rather than tackle one subject today, I’d like to pull together a handful of perfume odds and ends. If you have something to share, too, please leave a comment.
Dynasty: During the first season of Dynasty, Krystal Carrington’s son-in-law gives her a bottle of perfume that he bought on his honeymoon with Fallon (who, incidentally, had been carrying on a long-term affair with his father). As she received the bottle, she said, “Bal à Versailles, my favorite.” So what does that leave for Alexis to wear?
(As an aside, if you rent the first season of Dynasty because you want your fill of Krystal and Alexis plotting against each other, you’ll be disappointed…
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A well-chosen fragrance can become a distinguishing characteristic. It is the first thing that people sense when you enter a room and the last thing as you leave.
— Giorgio Armani, quoted in Armani's code in the UK Times Online.
Oscar de la Renta has launched Oscar Red Satin, a limited edition fragrance for women:
Oscar Red Satin is inspired by Oscar de la Renta’s couture designs: both glamorous and sensual. The scent is based on the classic Oscar scent but with a modern oriental twist.
The fragrance notes feature bergamot, mandarin, rose…