The Hermès flagship boutique on Madison Avenue is the epitome of a luxury boutique, with all the requisite elements: a doorman to greet you, a hushed ambience, a richly furnished interior, and an extremely well dressed clientele. The fragrance counter is stationed between shelves and cases displaying ties, briefcases, and leather-bound appointment books, and nearby spiral staircases lead to upper and lower levels, where customers are examining and — mirabile dictu! — even purchasing scarves and Birkin bags.
Once you are able to focus on the fragrances, you will notice that they are available in a complete range of concentrations, matching body products, and elegant presentation sets…
Beauty entrepreneur Nicky Kinnaird recently expanded her chain of Space NK Apothecary shops to the United States, including two locations in Manhattan. The jaded New York shopper might initially ask herself or himself whether this city really needs another venue for luxury toiletries; however, a visit to Space NK’s airy SoHo flagship boutique suggests that this company has found a niche of its own. 
Les Senteurs is a tiny piece of big excitement on the edge of Belgravia — a specialist scent boutique run by an expert with a passion for perfume.
When you pass through the wrought-iron gates that mark the entrance to Lafco New York, you may forget you’re just a stone’s throw from one of Manhattan’s busiest, and ever-changing, retail districts. The loft-like space of this softly lit shop, with its wood floors and cast-iron columns, is a throwback to traditional SoHo architecture; the products displayed there are often wonderfully Old World in nature. 
Say the words ‘Fortnum & Mason’, and I defy you not to get a mental image of food hampers packed with foie gras. Fortnums has become pretty much synonymous with the provision of superior groceries since its founding at the beginning of the 18th Century. What’s less well known is that it sells lots of other luxury goods, including high-end perfumes.