I made a trip to Sephora last night, and here's some observations:
- Mat;Male is listed on the store's website for $12, but it is not in stock, so I went into the store only to find that it has been phased out in order to make room for the new Mat;Men, which sad to say, could be called "L'Eau Sub-par Kenzo." This frag does not seem to be carried by Scentiments or Perfume.com either...could Mat be killing this off?
- Escada Sunset Heat for Men is evidence that the trend of the 90's just won't die. Fresh aquatic with some woods...hooray!
- Blue Sugar smells like someone making blue-colored Kool-Aid in the back of a bakery. I thought it was an interesting scent, but everyone in my company seemed to loathe it. "Who would want to smell like that?" is the last I heard of it...
- What is the deal with samples at Sephora? If you didn't know, all the samples are stored in discreet lower shelving below the display of frags. If you are at the Hugo section, for instance, the drawer underneath will most likely contain the lot of Hugo samples. The last time I was in the store, I just opened the drawer and took some samples as I passed some frags that I liked...I figured that with the store setup they have, the customer is supposed to help him/herself. Well, I was wrong. I opened a drawer this time and someone rushed over saying, "No! We only give those if you make a purchase...say...have you tried Versace Fraiche?" Then this SA pretty much followed me around the rest of the time, while pretending she was there for my good.
On a side note, has anyone ever thought how strange it is that these women are that are caked with makeup to look like plastic Japanese geisha dolls, and no one thinks that's out of place? If these women were to walk out on the street, people would be laughing over their silly fashion sense, but since they work in a *beauty* store, it is just assumed that these women are fashion and makeup sanseis. I find it bizarre!
- Mat;Male is listed on the store's website for $12, but it is not in stock, so I went into the store only to find that it has been phased out in order to make room for the new Mat;Men, which sad to say, could be called "L'Eau Sub-par Kenzo." This frag does not seem to be carried by Scentiments or Perfume.com either...could Mat be killing this off?
- Escada Sunset Heat for Men is evidence that the trend of the 90's just won't die. Fresh aquatic with some woods...hooray!
- Blue Sugar smells like someone making blue-colored Kool-Aid in the back of a bakery. I thought it was an interesting scent, but everyone in my company seemed to loathe it. "Who would want to smell like that?" is the last I heard of it...
- What is the deal with samples at Sephora? If you didn't know, all the samples are stored in discreet lower shelving below the display of frags. If you are at the Hugo section, for instance, the drawer underneath will most likely contain the lot of Hugo samples. The last time I was in the store, I just opened the drawer and took some samples as I passed some frags that I liked...I figured that with the store setup they have, the customer is supposed to help him/herself. Well, I was wrong. I opened a drawer this time and someone rushed over saying, "No! We only give those if you make a purchase...say...have you tried Versace Fraiche?" Then this SA pretty much followed me around the rest of the time, while pretending she was there for my good.
On a side note, has anyone ever thought how strange it is that these women are that are caked with makeup to look like plastic Japanese geisha dolls, and no one thinks that's out of place? If these women were to walk out on the street, people would be laughing over their silly fashion sense, but since they work in a *beauty* store, it is just assumed that these women are fashion and makeup sanseis. I find it bizarre!
