Niche retailer MiN New York will launch MiN New York Scent Stories Volume 2 in December. The new collection of 5 fragrances (Ad Lumen, Plush, Chef’s Table, Forever Now and Coda) follows the 11 entries in 2014’s Scent Stories Volume 1…
MiN New York Scent Stories ~ new fragrances
Earlier this year, niche retailer MiN New York launched Scent Stories, a collection of eleven “abstract, yet wearable Eau de Parfums”. We announced Moon Dust already; descriptions of the other ten fragrances are below.
MiN New York Moon Dust ~ new fragrance
Niche retailer MiN New York has launched Moon Dust, the brand’s debut fragrance (and more scents, including Old School Bench, are to come)…
Rituals Series II ~ fragrance events at MiN New York
MiN New York is holding a series of themed events this month pairing fragrances, drinks and food:
Celebrate the senses with our second installment of MiN New York’s RITUALS, Series II: JOURNEY OF THE SENSES. A FEAST OF SCENTS. Each intimate session is an interactive plain-language discovery class on a unique sensory experience like no other. Your guided fragrance flight of curated scents will be paired with spirits & hors d’œuvres…
MiN New York ~ shopping for perfume in New York City
MiN New York looks like a combination of an apothecary, a curiosity shop, and a private club; it’s actually a one-stop-shopping destination for men’s upscale shaving and grooming products as well as niche perfumes for both men and women. This SoHo boutique’s walls of custom-made wood shelving, complete with a rolling library ladder in one alcove, hold the MiN house line of haircare and skincare, male-geared grooming lines (such as Nickel and Proraso), and more unisex products like LaRoche Posay skincare and Marvis toothpaste. Men’s traditional shaving accessories, including some very fancy straight razors and an assortment of shave brushes, are neatly arranged in glass-front cases; a few liquor flasks lurk invitingly on a higher shelf. Last but not least, counters and small tables display a well-thought-out assortment of fragrance lines. Despite the store’s name, which is a permutation of “New York Minute,” there’s definitely a European slant to the product offerings. (MiN also acts as the United States distributor for several of these fragrance brands.)
Every corner of MiN is punctuated with antiques…