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Beauty Event at Miomia in Brooklyn
Miomia, “New York's first truly unisex apothecary”, is holding a Beauty Event this coming Saturday, May 10th:
You're invited to MIOMIA's Big Spring Beauty Event this Saturday, May 10, from 1-5pm!
MIOMIA's Spring Beauty Event will be featuring Ashley, a stylist from Cutler, who will address haircare needs and provide spring touchups with Cutler products. Melissa from Osea will pamper you with a personalized skincare analysis and mini-facial…
Dior Addict 2 Summer Litchi by Christian Dior ~ new perfume
Christian Dior has launched Dior Addict 2 Summer Litchi, a new fruity floral summer limited edition flanker to 2005's Dior Addict 2:
Paying homage to the Litchi, also known as the Chinese cherry, Dior Addict 2 Summer Litchi Eau de Toilette celebrates summer with new freshness. The sparkling, acidic top notes of grapefruit are followed by delicate, appetizing middle notes of litchi and a bouquet of Turkish roses…
Baby Phat Fabulosity ~ perfume review
Fabulosity is the latest fragrance from Kimora Lee Simmons’ Baby Phat line. A representative from Coty described her first scent, Goddess, as “kitschy and over the top”; perhaps they were referring to the packaging and advertising, as I found it pretty standard fare: a fresh, clean-ish floral, fairly sheer yet still too sweet for my taste, and not particularly memorable (in fact, I believe I commented here recently that I had never tried it on skin, but I was wrong — there is a whole paragraph on it in my testing notes). Apparently, it “succeeded beyond anyone’s expectations”*, so there you are…
Ormonde Jayne ~ shopping for perfume in London
Ormonde Jayne, the flagship boutique for the British niche line of the same name, can be found in The Royal Arcade, a lovely Victorian covered passage that links Old Bond Street with Albemarle Street. ‘The Arcade’ was built in 1879, and got the ‘Royal’ added when a shirtmaker at No. 12 was patronised by Queen Victoria. Guess who occupies No. 12 now?
The Ormonde Jayne shop at No.12 is tiny, with a wrought-iron spiral staircase leading to a mysterious upstairs from which an assistant will descend when you enter. It couldn’t be more Dickensian, apart from the smart orange and black décor and the 21st century lighting…