Chelsea Kaplan’s Musings About Life... After Birth
Posted by Chelsea on October 08, 2009
Can’t afford designer duds this fall? Instead of forking over your incredibly shrinking paycheck for pricey clothes, hook yourself up with some affordable couture – in the form of a designer fragrance. Today at 12:15 PM EST, I’ll be joining Broads Molly and Christine of Sirius/XM Radio’s “Broadminded” (tune in on XM Channel 155 and Sirius Channel 102!) to share my favorite new designer fall fragrances . Here’s a preview of some of what we’ll be road-testing:
1. Prada L’eau Ambree Eau de Parfum, $76 for 1.7 oz., neimanmarcus.com
This fragrance’s Sicilian citrus top note of cedrat is refreshing yet rich, giving an unexpected grace and balance to the fragrance. At the heart of the fragrance is rose de mai, a buttery, light, and above all, sensual and feminine smell. The base notes consists of an evocative, ambery dry down based on patchouli, vanilla and opoponax. All in all, this one’s a very complex, sexy scent.
2. CH Carolina Herrera Eau De Toilette, $70 for 1.7 oz., neimanmarcus.com
Perfect for a girly girl, this perfume features bergamot, orange, pomelo, melon, rose, jasmine, praline and cinnamon notes. It’s both flowery and fruity, yet still very sophisticated.
3. A Scent by Issey Miyake $65 for 1.6 oz., neimanmarcus.com
If you like crisp, clean fragrances, you’ll adore this one. It begins bright and woodsy, but then it dries to a fresh, green floral.
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