Yesterday, I had to go to New York for an appointment, so I set aside time to visit some fragrance shops. Heres a somewhat abbreviated summary of my first experience.
My main destinations were Aedes de Venustas, Bergdorf Goodman, and C. O. Bigelow. All had a wonderful array of fragrancesalthough Bergdorf Goodman made me feel like Ethyl Mertz at Don Loper, and the salesperson relentlessly pushed Creeds on me (the associates at the other stores were much less intrusive). I finally allowed her to spray Virgin Island Water on me, but I didnt like the coconut. Silver Mountain Water and Bois de Portugal smelled better on the strips, but by then I was contaminated, so I didnt skin test them.
I got samples of Nostalgia and Patchouly Leaves at Aedes and skin tested Aqua de Parma Colonia Intensa and Cipresso di Toscana at Bigelow. I havent tried the Aedes samples yet, but I think Colonia Intensa is lovely. At first I thought it was simply a stronger version Eau de Rochas Pour Homme, but eventually it showed itself as a different but very pretty citrus and wood fragrance with a little tinge of leather mixed in. Cipresso di Toscana was also pleasant but not what I expected it smelled a bit like sunscreen to me. I can say that longevity is very good for both; I put them on at about 8:30 AM, and Im still smelling them at 8 PM.
I also visited Sephora, where the associates also offered to make me samples of anything I wanted, but I didnt see anything I wanted.
Finally, killing time until my train departure, I went to Macys to see whether the New York store had anything different from my local store. Mostly notexcept that on a small Aramis counter tucked in a corner, I saw a tester of JHL. Ive never seen that in a store. I asked the associate whether they actually had it, and he said they did, but I didnt buy it and didnt even ask the price, although I probably should have.
So, from my first fragrance trip to New York, Colonia Intensa has gained a spot on my buy list; I have a couple of new samples to explore; and I know that JHL is actually available. It was a fun outing.
Thanks for reading.
My main destinations were Aedes de Venustas, Bergdorf Goodman, and C. O. Bigelow. All had a wonderful array of fragrancesalthough Bergdorf Goodman made me feel like Ethyl Mertz at Don Loper, and the salesperson relentlessly pushed Creeds on me (the associates at the other stores were much less intrusive). I finally allowed her to spray Virgin Island Water on me, but I didnt like the coconut. Silver Mountain Water and Bois de Portugal smelled better on the strips, but by then I was contaminated, so I didnt skin test them.
I got samples of Nostalgia and Patchouly Leaves at Aedes and skin tested Aqua de Parma Colonia Intensa and Cipresso di Toscana at Bigelow. I havent tried the Aedes samples yet, but I think Colonia Intensa is lovely. At first I thought it was simply a stronger version Eau de Rochas Pour Homme, but eventually it showed itself as a different but very pretty citrus and wood fragrance with a little tinge of leather mixed in. Cipresso di Toscana was also pleasant but not what I expected it smelled a bit like sunscreen to me. I can say that longevity is very good for both; I put them on at about 8:30 AM, and Im still smelling them at 8 PM.
I also visited Sephora, where the associates also offered to make me samples of anything I wanted, but I didnt see anything I wanted.
Finally, killing time until my train departure, I went to Macys to see whether the New York store had anything different from my local store. Mostly notexcept that on a small Aramis counter tucked in a corner, I saw a tester of JHL. Ive never seen that in a store. I asked the associate whether they actually had it, and he said they did, but I didnt buy it and didnt even ask the price, although I probably should have.
So, from my first fragrance trip to New York, Colonia Intensa has gained a spot on my buy list; I have a couple of new samples to explore; and I know that JHL is actually available. It was a fun outing.
Thanks for reading.
