Signature Scents

Estée Lauder Private Collection Tuberose Gardenia

 

Do you have a signature scent you wear? I really enjoy perfume and wear it every day. There are two scents I have worn for years and I never tire of them. They are both wonderful spring/summer scents. And both feel very tropical, so they are perfect for South Florida. Both make me feel like I am walking in lush gardens in Hawaii or the Caribbean.

"Chinoiserie" Beauty Products

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 I am always been very OCD about my hair and it has to be perfect 24/7. This has been a challenge with the heat and humidity of Florida requiring me to rethink my previously favorite hair products. I am a huge fan of Oribe. Last week, I received in the mail samples with a Nordstrom order of Oribe Brilliance and Shine Shampoo and Conditioner and Supershine Moisturizing Creme and my hair came out simply amazing. I ordered all three and they arrived yesterday. 

And the icing on top, the containers are navy/cobalt blue with gold lettering. Beautiful. I may just have to leave them out they are so chic. 

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It occurred to me that I also love the packaging of my favorite perfume Narciso Rodriguez/black with pink and my favorite makeup Chanel/black with its iconic interlocking CCs. I am very visual, and I'm sure the aesthetics play a role. Do you have any examples of this with beauty products you use? 

A little off the topic of beauty products, but I am a Manhattan drinker and love the packaging of my go-to cherries Amarena Fabbri. Beautiful blue and white ceramic vessels.

Amarena Fabbri

Perfume Picks

Tropical Chinoiserie Perfumes?

 I have been wearing Narciso Rodriguez perfume for years and I still adore it. But I have been thinking it would be fun to add a perfume or two. My daughter worked for Neiman Marcus for many years and, like many department stores back in the day, when walking through the cosmetics/perfume area, one would be chased by ladies with perfume bottles trying to spray you and handling out samples.

Those days are gone. So instead, I am asking you for ideas. What are your faves? I like floral scents - Narciso Rodrigues is floral, but also musky and woody, very feminine and sophisticated.

Narciso Rodriguez at CCC

Here it is in my master bath along with a NR candle and travel version. What are your go-to choices?