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Inspired: Oscar de la Renta Essential Luxuries


Oscar de la Renta Essential Luxuries

Casa de la Renta in Punta Cana.

Oscar de la Renta has launched Essential Luxuries, a collection of six scents evoking the worldly life of one of fashion’s most gracious bon vivants.

Santo Domingo is a citrusy, spicy tabac fragrance inspired by the Dominican Republic, Mr. de la Renta’s birthplace.

Granada refers to his life in Spain, where he moved in his youth to study painting and became an apprentice to Cristobal Balenciaga. The scent is an homage to the lush gardens of the Alhambra.

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The gardens of the Alhambra.

Oriental Lace alludes to the opulent textures in his most celebrated runway collections.

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Oscar de la Renta, Fall 2013

Mi Corazon is a white floral bouquet associated with his devotion to family. He created it for his daughter Eliza Bolen.

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A father-daughter moment with Eliza.

Sargasso is a watery, green scent channeling the air and vegetation where the Sargasso Sea touches the shores of Punta Cana.

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The view from home in Punta Cana.

Coralina is named for an opalescent, ginger-colored stone indigenous to the Dominican Republic. He used the stone to unify many of his habitats and signature spaces. Now it stands for the refinement and femininity of the Oscar woman.

Oscar de la Renta Essential Luxuries

Oscar de la Renta Essential Luxuries

 

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Inspired: Nest Fine Fragrances

Passiflora

Passiflora

This month NEST, a company known for chic candles, makes its first foray into fine fragrance with a collection inspired by the botanical artworks of Mrs. Delany, an 18th century English artist who used tissue paper to intricately replicate more than 1,000 exceptionally detailed plants and flowers.

Midnight Fleur

Midnight Fleur

NEST founder Laura Slatkin spent a year studying Mrs. Delany’s dramatic decoupage botanicals to identify concepts that could be translated into fragrance. Slatkin then commissioned Russian-born artist Alexander “Sasha” Solodukho to bring her ideas to life in watercolor. To create scents befitting the meticulous artwork, Slatkin turned to master perfumer Christophe Laudamiel for two of the fragrances, Amazon Lily and Passiflora, and Robertet’s master perfumer Jerome Epinette for the third, Midnight Fleur.

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How It’s Made: La Mer Miracle Broth

Vancouver Island

Photo by Kris Krug

Sea Kelp

Sea Kelp, photo by Jer Crowle

The beauty-savvy know that when the La Mer team calls with “big news,” you should come right away. So we headed to Vancouver, BC to get the first look at their newest launch, The Moisturizing Soft Cream, and see firsthand where they harvest the sea kelp used in the Miracle Broth, the signature formula used in all Crème de la Mer products.

La Mer Moisturizing Soft Cream

La Mer Moisturizing Soft Cream

Moisturizing Soft Cream or Creme Soyeuse is La Mer’s fifth formulation of its legendary Crème de la Mer. Like the original, Soft Cream contains the powerful Miracle Broth and Lime Tea Extracts that leave skin feeling healthier, firmer, smoother, and more hydrated. The difference is in its texture.

“The goal was to make something that felt really rich on the skin, and yet was weightless,” explains VP of Research and Development Andy Bevacqua. The brains behind La Mer’s beauty, Bevacqua utilized advanced absorption technologies to ensure the new cream is not only light and luxurious, but effectively delivers the Miracle Broth’s nutrients and antioxidants. How does it work? Skin-mimicking lipids are layered between hydrating emollients to create multilayered spheres that can be easily absorbed by your skin. (Simple, right?)

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Researcher Andy Bevacqua

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Beauty Live Going Big for Fall Beauty Trend Week, Experts Chatting Daily

Cle de Peau beauty backstage at Vera Wang Fall 2012.

Cle de Peau beauty backstage at Vera Wang Fall 2012.

Every week our Beauty Live chatline on NeimanMarcus.com hosts a different expert to answer your beauty questions. It brings one of the benefits of visiting the beauty counter to your computer. Ah, modern convenience.

But this week we’re going big! To celebrate the launch of Neiman Marcus’ Fall face (cherry lips, everyone!) we have lined up a roster of talented industry professionals to tackle your cosmetic queries – each day of the week.

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What’s Inside: Beauty Buyer Summer’s Makeup Bag

NM assistant buyer Summer Larson's cosmetic bag.

NM assistant buyer Summer Larson's cosmetic bag.

Before beauty products make it on the pages of NeimanMarcus.com, the beauty buying team scouts, sees, sniffs and samples every product on the market. We stopped by NM assistant beauty buyer Summer Larson’s very pink office at NeimanMarcus.com HQ, where she had just finished up a morning mani – testing a brand new gel nail kit deskside. Completely work-related, of course! She then unzipped her Prada cosmetic case.

NM assistant beauty buyer Summer Larson's cosmetic bag.

...what's inside.

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Using & Loving: In The Beauty Office

Neiman Marcus Beauty Buying Office

Our beauty buying team samples, tests and approves everything that goes into the cosmetic departments at NM. And sometimes, like all of us, they get hooked. So what can’t these cosmetic connoisseurs get enough of this season? We went into the bustling buying office to find out what they’re personally using and loving right now. 

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Burn After Reading: Jason Wu Orchid Rain Candle by Nest Fragrances

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Designer Jason Wu selects an outfit that best represents his debut scent, Orchid Rain.

Internationally renowned fashion designer Jason Wu is known for feminine dresses. “His Spring 2012 runway had every one of his pretty and precious Wu-isms all present and correct – delicate lace, sparkling embroideries, fluttery feathers galore,” wrote Vogue’s Mark Holgate.  For the first time, this Spring, Wu extends his feminine design aesthetic into a debut scent, Orchid Rain – in a candle.

Wu partnered with NEST Fragrances, a leading home fragrance manufacturer to bring his signature scent to life. According to Wu, Orchid Rain combines white orchid – the Cattleya orchid – with nashi pear, pomegranate and goji berry.  The fruity-floral essences are enhanced with blonde birchwood and hints of pink pepper and coconut.

The sophisticated, custom-designed porcelain candle vessel features Wu’s signature print in a bisque finish, and it’s topped with an elegant gold-plated lid.  The exclusive grey, black and white orchid-floral petal print debuted last fall at Wu’s Spring 2012 show.

Find Jason Wu for NEST Fragrances at NeimanMarcus.com or Neiman Marcus stores.    

Shop cosmetics and fragrance during the Scent Event at NeimanMarcus.com and NM stores to receive gifts and samples, through Sunday, May 6.

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The Beauty Event Tweetstakes

#NMBeautyEvent Tweetstakes

During the Neiman Marcus Beauty Event, February 20 to March 5, tweet at @NeimanMarcus using the hashtag #NMBeautyEvent, and you will automatically be entered to win a bundle of the latest and greatest NM beauty products!

The winner will receive these items as their prize: Guerlain Noir G Mascara, Trish McEvoy # 9 Polish Sugar Scrub, Orlane Créme Royale Neck and Decollete, Kiehl’s Créme de Corps Basket, 2 Le Metier Lip and Nail Kits, Sisley Paris Sisleya Face and Eye cream, Yves Saint Laurent Touche Eclat and Mascara, Clinique Chubby Stick Trio, Laura Mercier Eau Gourmande Fragrance in Almond Coconut, Valentino by Valentino Eau de Parfum, Dozen Roses Electron Eau de Parfum, Lalique Fleur de Cristal Eau de Parfum (with body cream), Tom Ford Casablanca Lipstick and Bitter Bitch Nail Color, Sedu Hair Dryer and Clarisonic Mia 2 Pink. The total retail value is over $2,000. To read the official contest rules, please click here.

Shop the Beauty Event at NeimanMarcus.com or Neiman Marcus stores. 

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Definitive Guide to Gifts With Purchase, Beauty Event, Spring 2012

The Beauty Event is back with a fresh batch of beauty freebies. Now through March 4, with your cosmetic or fragrance purchase of $100 or more, you will receive a snakeskin-embossed tote in one of the the trend-setting colors of the season – silver, pink, or yellow. Stock up on your favorite products just in time for Spring and receive even more gifts with purchase from participating counters. Some of our favorite freebies include designer makeup bags from Valentino and Balenciaga, a colorful umbrella from Marc Jacobs, a Sedu bright orange ionic travel blowdryer, and signature scents from Aqua di Parma and Viktor & RolfFind the full list of gifts-with-purchase after the jump.

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Definitive Guide to Gifts at the Scent Event

Whether you’re scooping up stocking stuffers like nail polishes and lip glosses, or giving the gift of a hot new fragrance like Prada Candy, the time to shop beauty is during The Scent Event. Now through November 27, with any $85 fragrance or cosmetics purchase online and in stores, you’ll receive an exclusive Stephanie Johnson clutch stuffed with samples. Plus! Receive additional gifts with purchase from participating counters. Some of our favorite freebies include David Yurman Body Cream, a Narciso Rodriguez for Her scented candle, and a Flora by Gucci Eau de Toilette Solid compact. Find the full list of gifts-with-purchase after the jump.

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