Next up from Givenchy will be Dance with Givenchy, a new fragrance for women that “aims to evoke the easy grace of a free-spirited woman, emancipated from all conventions”…
The Monday Mail ~ help Jenny find a new perfume
Today’s subject is Jenny, who is just entering the world of perfume and finding it overwhelming. She’d like to find a casual everyday fragrance, something light and simple, and perhaps fragrances for summer and winter as well. She has very good access to stores, and she’d rather not spend more than $100 on any one perfume. Here is what we know about Jenny:
She’s in her early 30s, happily married and lives in Southern California.
She describes herself as outgoing and personable.
She is involved in a non-profit organization helping individuals suffering from mental illness and their families. She attends several board and committee meetings each week and greatly enjoys the help she give to others.
Jenny likes fruity scents and earthy scents…
Tommy Hilfiger Tommy Summer & Tommy Girl Summer 2010 ~ new fragrances
Tommy Hilfiger will launch his annual summer variations on Tommy and Tommy Girl in February:
Tommy Summer 2010 (shown) ~ features salt wind accord, clary sage, cliff jasmine, spider plant (added later: or spider lily? the original is Grünlilie), patchouli and cedar…
Space NK, Hans Crescent ~ shopping for perfume in London
Space NK has been gathering momentum over the last decade. There are now over 60 stores in the UK, of which nearly 30 are in the glossier parts of London. Recently a handful of boutiques have been opened in the US (see report on the Soho store); it will be interesting to see if the concept can be as successful on the other side of the pond.
The founding principle of Space NK was to offer customers a relaxed, unpressured shopping experience. You don’t get pestered by pushy sales assistants (at most, one polite ‘Can I help you?’, and then you’re left alone.) Their stores offered tissues and cleansers, long before this became standard practice in other cosmetics outlets. They sell a limited range of high-end products, usually the hot new names that are just getting famous in the UK, and they don’t make any attempt to push particular brands or special offers.
There is an oddity about Space NK stores, though, which is that, outside a core cosmetics inventory (Laura Mercier, Eve Lom, By Terry), individual stores can carry items that you don’t find in other stores, or even in the catalogue. Whether this is down to managerial freedom or some kind of stock control philosophy, it does add interest to a Space NK visit…
Online fragrance shopping
Deal at penhaligons: sale (US only) of up to 50% off on selected items, offer good through 1/10.
Deal at thebodyshop: selected fragrance items on sale, some over 50%.