Barneys Love Yourself Beauty Event for Fall 2013 (with update!)

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It’s that time of year again, only slightly later: Barneys’ annual fall beauty bag event has been delayed slightly due to major renovations at the Madison Avenue flagship store, but you can still Love Yourself from October 15-19 .

As you can see from the mailer above, the minimum purchase to receive a gift-bag full of samples has risen yet again, to $250. Ouch. On the other hand, if you’re in New York and just need to pick up one or two little things this month, you can still enjoy experiencing the newly unveiled Foundation, the beauty and fragrance floor.  I visited a few weeks ago and saw a few counters that had already been completed, and they really did look promising. I’m looking forward to getting the full effect on my next visit.

**UPDATE: For a peek at the bag’s contents, visit Lola’s Secret Beauty Blog.**

Image: photo by Tinsel Creation

Vintage Advertisement: Crown Perfumery Violet

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In my art historical research, I occasionally come across perfume and cosmetics advertisements in old periodicals. I really should share some of my favorites here, since I know you’ll appreciate them!

This ad for Crown Perfumery’s Violet perfume was published in Overland Monthly magazine in 1896. I love the rendering of the packaging and bottle (which Clive Christian adapted for his own use when he purchased Crown in 1999!) and I’m intrigued by the “No chemicals used” line, since I didn’t realize that “all-natural” was being used as a fragrance marketing claim as early as the 1890s.

Passing Fancies: September 2013

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Better late than never! What have I been doing and thinking lately?

Reading: Alice McDermott’s Someone, her newest novel (and her best).

Art: “Hopper Drawing,” an exhibition of Edward Hopper’s drawings (most of which I’d never seen before!) at the Whitney.

Video: The final episodes of “Breaking Bad.”

Eats & Treats: Apples (and cider doughnuts!) that we picked on a recent outing to an orchard in Westchester.

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