Finding your best fragrance
While waiting for a showing of High School Musical 3 this weekend (seriously, people, no judging!), D. and I went to Sephora at the Westfield Mall in Century City. There, like an angel sent from the heavens, my Fragrance Fairy Godmother, Loretta Owens, appeared. Hands down the most knowledgable perfume salesperson I have ever encountered, Loretta took me on a twenty minute scent journey, quizzing me about my likes and past choices, then setting up a fragrance testing for me. I sampled eight different juices, and came away from the experience with three new favorites:
and Valentino Gold
For me, winning juices are anchored by a musky base and usually combine fruity or softly floral top notes with hints of amber or sandalwood. (Not for nothing am I besotted with Narciso Rodriguez for Her, quite possibly my favorite scent of all time.) Since all you non-Angelenos of course can’t get to the Sephora at Century City to visit Loretta, I encourage you to visit your local branch to ask for fragrance guidance. While scent is a deeply personal thing (as I have discovered trying to gift it over the years, to polite-yet-nose-wrinkling friends), your own personal bottle of Nirvana is just a few questions and samples away!
Tags: John Varvatos, Loretta Owens, Narciso Rodriguez for Her, Ralph Lauren Notorious, Sephora, Valentino Gold
October 27th, 2008 at 8:12 pm
OoooH I’ll be starting as a seasonal at that Sephora in 2 weeks! Hope I’ll see you there.
October 27th, 2008 at 8:58 pm
I love narciso for her… its lovely