Tuesday, April 3, 2007

NY NY part 2

More on the NY weekend finds.


Frederic Malle: Luis , the counter manager is a total sweetie. We got to try the famed Scentports. They are the red tubes in the picture at left. I didn't want to take a picture right there , so this one is a bit farther away.

Luis said that there will be a new release in fall from the line. Try as I might, I couldn't get too much info out of him, but he did say that it will be a darker fragrance, and not floral.


Darphin: I did not know that Darphin had released fragrances. They have 3 and they are quite lovely. I couldn't find them on the website even, and do not remember the names. One was a lilac blend. Very airy and light and pretty. One is tea and a coffee note . Again, really nice. Very green tea more than anything. They retail for 75.00 for 2 oz at Bergdorfs.




Guerlain: Had the new Terracotta Spray tested on me. The SA sprayed all over my face, it dried immediately , and then she dusted on some bronzer powder on cheeks. The spray gave me a very tanned look, but not too overdone ( I asked some fellow shoppers what they thought). No orange -ness. It seems like a pretty good product. It also has SPF 10, comes in 2 shades and last for 130 apps. 54.00

Mayotte , the fragrance is a sort of new release from Guerlain. It was Mahora , and now is the same fragrance with a new name and in the bee bottle. This is a great frangipani based white floral. I was and am a fan of Mahora, but it didn't find an audience at the time. Maybe this time it will.

Iris Ganache is the new Art et Matiere fragrance. Not out yet, but a tester was available. I liked this, and was unsure due to the ganache chocolate note. It a light iris with a hint of ganache. It was the first frag. I tried so my memory of it is not of all the notes, but an overall one. It is very nice, but not overwhelmingly new or interesting. The fact that it is light was good, but it's not a full bottle fragrance.


Chantecaille: I tested the Corail powder that I posted about back in January. The one with the Coral Jeweled Compact. The Compact is by Jay Strongwater, and 550.00. You can buy just the powder in the plain compact for 90.00. I really wanted to think this was better than average colored powder, but it wasn't. Yes , it's nice, but not out of the ordinary

I also tried a lipgloss and loved that. Would buy that. Nice color and quality.




Ok thats todays post. I will have more tomorrow.


Photos: Barneys , and Bendels looking toward the fragrance area by The Beauty Alchemist
Guerlain: Sephora.com

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