New at beautyhabit: Fragonard Rose Ambre.
New at bloomingdales: Jo Malone Wood Sage & Sea Salt.
New at luckyscent: Le Labo city exclusives & sample pack.
New at macys: Burberry My Burberry.
Lazy weekend poll ~ desert island!
You’re going to be stranded on a desert island…you can take five perfumes, but they all have to be from the same perfumer OR from the same brand. Tell us your picks…
Dover Street Market ~ shopping for perfume in New York City
If you’ve ever caught yourself saying or thinking that New York’s department stores have become too big, too bland, too same-old-same-old, then you need to schedule a visit to Dover Street Market as soon as possible. The original Dover Street Market opened in London (on Mayfair’s Dover Street) in 2004 and was followed by locations in Tokyo and Beijing. The Manhattan store opened in December 2013, stirring much discussion among architecture and design fans as well as fashion obsessives.
Rei Kawakubo, the designer behind Comme des Garçons and the founder and creative director of the entire Dover Street Market enterprise, is quoted as saying, “I want to create a kind of market where various creators from various fields gather together and encounter each other in an ongoing atmosphere of beautiful chaos.” The phrase “beautiful chaos” is perfect…
Up for grabs: Maison Francis Kurkdjian Pluriel Masculin
What is it: a 70 ml bottle of Maison Francis Kurkdjian Pluriel Masculin. The bottle is new but I’ve used it to make a 5 ml decant, so the winner will get about 65 ml.
How do I get it: For a chance to win, leave a comment on the website telling me that you live in the US. Then tell me either a) your favorite fragrance from perfumer Francis Kurkdjian, or b) your favorite fougère fragrance or c) something else you’ve been dying to post in a comment.
Be sure to use the “Post a comment” box; do not reply to another comment…
Friday scent of the day 8/1
Today is Indie Special Friday! Today’s community project: wear something by an indie brand.
As always, do chime in with your scent of the day even if you didn’t participate in the community project.
I’m wearing Tauer Perfumes Verdant, from the brand’s Pentachords series. I smell, well, verdant.
Reminder: next Friday we’re doing citrus…