I sampled Bond No 9 fragrances for the first time during a recent trip to Miami (at the gift shop at Loews Miami Beach Hotel, where I found the Cate Adair clutch). They’re subtle, and even better, they didn’t irritate my skin and make my nose twitch. I can’t decide on just one, so I’d really like to get this Bon-Bon Box, which features 18 different fragrances .20 ml. pocket sprays, for Christmas.
The article also mentions that Poppy King, who had the eponymous lip color line Poppy and later joined Prescriptives, has a new venture Lipstick Queen.
And let’s not forget about Becca, Sue Devitt Studio, and Di Kennedy Studio Colour! Are there any that I missed?
Categories: Beauty, Fragrance, Promotion
Santa Barbara, CA is blessed geographically with both the ocean and mountains and climatically with temperate conditions year round. This setting is an inspiration for the fragrances of Sharon Bolton Scents.
Luv is a delicate blend of florals and vanilla, while Soul is a tropical blend of coconut and fruits. Both Luv and Soul are available as a roll-on perfume oil, body lotion, and body wash.
The Style Page is pleased to announce that Sharon is offering our readers an exclusive 10% discount off all her products. To take advantage of this offer, shop Sharon Bolton Scents and enter “style” in the promo code. You will be charged the regular amount, but Sharon will refund you the 10% savings. This offer is good through February 28, 2006.
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Categories: Beauty, Fragrance, Promotion
The New York Times profiles Laurice Rahmé (left), the driver (after reading this article, that seems like a mild term for her) behind the cult fragrances of Bond No. 9, as she debuts Scent of Peace at the UN.
Ms. Rahmé has served as a distributor for such prized fragrance brands as Annick Goutal (Annick Goutal Heure Exquise Eau de Toilette is a favorite of The Style Page) and Creed. The article outlines her falling out with Oliver Creed of Creed, in which she turned her Creed boutiques into Bond No. 9 boutiques. Her tactics have antagonized retail executives at NYC stores such as Barneys and Bergdorf Goodman, which don’t carry Bond No. 9. You can, however, purchase Bond No. 9 online and at select stores, including its boutiques.
The Estee Lauder Companies are working hard to re-energize their flagship Estee Lauder label. Last April, The Style Page noted Tom Ford’s venture with Estee Lauder. In June, I noted Gwyneth Paltrow’s contract with Estee Lauder to appear in their advertising campaigns. Only now are we seeing the results of these two ventures.
I was at Nordstrom in Tysons Corner last week, and a visiting makeup artist from Estee Lauder told me that only Neiman-Marcus and Saks are carrying the color products from the Tom Ford Collection. I then went to Saks, where the saleswoman told me that the Estee Lauder company was giving only small quantities of the products in the Tom Ford Collection to individual stores: for example, this Saks store received only one compact of solid perfume in Youth Dew Amber Nude (selling for $175!). The Eau du Parfum spray is strong enough to curl your toes, although Youth Dew Amber Nude is supposed to be lighter than original Youth Dew. I tested five lipsticks from the Tom Ford Collection ranging from a shimmering champagne to a shade that looked like malted milk to a deep plummy brown. The Tom Ford Collection also offers a subdued pinkish bronzer. I didn’t find anything I wanted, thanked the saleswoman for her time, and walked away.
I have not been able to find the Tom Ford Collection sold online on esteelauder.com. I also tried saks.com, as the Tom Ford Collection premiered at its Fifth Avenue store, but all I could find available was the Eau du Parfum spray. With the way that Estee Lauder is limiting supply of the Tom Ford Collection, it’s no surprise that these products are up for bid on eBay!
CARGO is another Canadian cosmetics company that found success in the U.S., largely through its distribution by Sephora.com. The Style Page especially likes CARGO’S selection of eyeshadows (its litmus test for a cosmetics line).
The Style Page recently came back from a trip to Canada, and would like to report on Canadian products that are not widely available in the U.S., at least not yet.
Two major Canadian pharmacy chains offer their exclusive lines of cosmetics: Shoppers Drug Mart (called Pharmaprix in Quebec) offers its own Quo cosmetics line, while Pharmacie Jean Coutu offers the Personnelle and Garraud Paris cosmetics lines. Pharmacie Jean Coutu has penetrated the U.S. market through its acquisition of over 1500 Eckerd drugstores from JC Penney, but there’s no word of its exporting Personnelle and Garraud Paris to its Eckerd stores, which will retain the Eckerd banner (CVS purchased over 1200 Eckerd stores from JC Penney).
Marcelle is a mass market comsetics brand, available at both Pharmacie Jean Coutu and Shoppers Drug Mart. The Style Page picked up Marcelle’s Soothing Eye Make-Up Remover Gel, which, despite the name, stung on contact. If the sting could be removed from this product, this would be a great product and much more convenient for travel than liquid eye makeup remover (The Style Page had the misfortune of having liquid eye makeup remover leak and stain her packed clothes). Groupe Marcelle purchased the Annabelle cosmetics line, which is also available through pharmacies.
Lise Watier is a Montreal-based makeup artist whose eponymous line is available both in department stores and drugstores. The Style Page picked up an eyeshadow single in Halo Mat, a light yellow, which brightens the eyes. In the U.S., her Neiges (Snow) fragrances may be purchased through Sephora.com.
Nacara is a cosmetics line from Montreal geared towards “women of color.” It features highly-pigmented lipsticks and cream-to-powder makeup. The Style Page found Nacara at Pharmacie Jean Coutu
Dans un Jardin is a chain of perfumeries in Quebec and Ontario. The stores offers bath and body products and home fragrances under Dans un Jardin’s own label, its own e&n (essence & nature) color cosmetics line, Decleor skin scare, and a wide variety of Lampe Berger fragrance-diffusing oil-burning lamps and parfums de maison (home fragrance) oils.
Fruits & Passion is another chain of perfumeries, with boutiques across Canada and in several foreign countries (but not, alas, the U.S.). In the U.S., Nordstrom sells some of its Cucina (kitchen) line of products in the beauty department. Fruits & Passion boutiques carry bath and body products, home fragrances, environmentally safe cleaning and laundry products, and even food products. The Style Page picked up maple jelly (how quintessentially Canadian!) with orange peel from Fruits & Passion’s L’Art de la table collection.
The Style Page especially welcomes comments from its Canadian readers on Canadian beauty products.
The Style Page gets a lot of requests from small companies selling “natural” bath and body products to list them and finds that it’s difficult to craft a description that will distinguish one company’s products from another’s. For the latest update of the Fragrance page, we’ve found three companies that offer unique spins on bath and body care products:
KölDesign offers bath products with fragrances that appeal to both genders that evoke special locations (El Maroc, Curacao, Bethlehem, and Picnic) and mix-your-own facial masks. In keeping with the unisex appeal, the packaging is minimalist. They’ve since added candles to their product line.
Nadina’s Cremes offers scented body cremes made from coconut oil, almond oil, aloe vera oil and beeswax. The containers are what makes them special. Nadina’s Cremes may be purchased in ceramic jars or beaded tins. I found Nadina’s Cremes at Whole Foods Market. You may also order products in bulk, by the half-gallon or gallon.
Tade is a company based in France that markets products for the home from the Middle East. Its soaps are formulated with olive oil and laurel oil, and its rose and olive soaps look like little pieces of sculpted terra-cotta. I found Tade soaps at Vesta Home in Arlington, VA.
From the Makeup Alley discussion board:
…and a long list here! from acqua di stresa to zents. worth bookmarking, guys. …r/o pls ( )
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