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My nose goes walkabout in San Francisco.

post #1 of 11
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We have been in San Francisco for the past four days, staying in a
hotel near to Union Square. Here are some of the scents I tried out
over here.

Neiman Markus was a very impressive store with a beautiful, high,
gilded, domed ceiling. As I walked in I was met by an SA attempting to spray me with the new
Fresh scent (lemon something or other) but I managed to sidestep her in time and headed
straight for the Tom Ford display. Those black bottles were presented in a magnificent way
and I tried a few prefering Noir de Noir out of the lot.
Downstairs in the men's section with Hubbie I was delighted to find bottles of Dior Jules and
Eau Noire. I tried both and loved the Eau Noire on my other half - what is it with me and "black" scents??

Next stop Diptyque in Maiden Avenue , where I loved the Philosycos. Sadly my sniffing there was cut
short by a bomb scare in the very area I was in! Fortunately it was a false alarm - an unidentified package that
turned out to be harmless.

In Sephora I sprayed on some 24 Faubourg - beautiful!

Finally I ventured into Victoria's Secret, feeling very "old," and pretended I was searching for scents for my nieces.
They pointed me towards the new Sexy Little Thing Noire (black again....) and I tried the Heavenly one too ( a bit bland)
I ended up buying the black ones for my nieces, as they were in such cute packaging.
That's all for today folks.....
Flying back this afternoon after a great 10 days in California. Loved Santa Barbara and Morro Bay in particular.
post #2 of 11
Thanks for the review, kewart, sounds like you had a great time!
You were in my little town - SB - I wonder if I saw you snapping photographs.
post #3 of 11
what a nice vacation! Thanks for the trip highlights. Next time you are back in Santa Barbara area, we must do a meet up!
post #4 of 11
Glad you enjoyed your trip. It's a great place with a lot of great places to go sniffing. Did you get to Barneys?

I have been working in the area for the past couple of months, and had dinner in the city last night. Maybe I saw you?
post #5 of 11
Sounds like fun! Thanks for the sniffa report. ♥
post #6 of 11
Thanks for the great report Kewart ! It sounds like you had a wonderful sniffing spree !
post #7 of 11
You should have posted earlier, some of use could have come up and joined you for an afternoon of sniffing!!!!
post #8 of 11
kewart; Glad you are enjoying The City by The Bay. San Fragacisco is my favorite place on the planet.
post #9 of 11
It sounds like you had a wonderful time!

Have a great trip back home.
post #10 of 11
Thread Starter 
Hi folks! Feeling hugely jet-lagged today.
Yes it was a great trip. I especially enjoyed Santa Barbara and San Fran.
Forgot to mention I tried L'Heure Bleue for the first time and fell in love with it.
post #11 of 11
Aw - you didn't contact any of us

Anyway, I hope you had a fabulous time! It looks like you made it to Neiman's, specifically the one Neimans with the full Guerlain boutique inside, which I trust you found if you tracked down L'Heure Bleue. I hope you sniffed a couple of exclusives while you were there!
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