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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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.
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.
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 & Rolf. Find the full list of gifts-with-purchase after the jump.
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.
You can’t slack off if you want extraordinary skin, but your regimen can be a delightful experience for the senses while sloughing and softening. Fresh, which we love for its mouthwatering scents and all-natural, effective formulas, now offers holiday gift sets. Indulge your sister/cousin/roomie/bestie with the Brown Sugar Affair featuring body polish, body cream and the new lip treatment with SPF15. Her skin will look and feel nourished and radiant.
Brown Sugar Affair
Creme de Corps Body Moisturizer with Jeff Koons Bottle Art
Jeff Koons’ whimsical metallic sculptures, like his rainbow balloon bouquet of tulips and his series of reflective 10-foot tall balloon dogs, are internationally recognizable and revered. This holiday season Koons brings his blown up signature to Kiehl’s Crème de Corps.
Koons is famous for his art, but less known is that he is also the father of an abducted child and an advocate for protecting children. Having already raised $400,000 through previous holiday initiatives, the American artist again collaborates with the apothecary line to support a cause close to Koons, the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children.
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InCircle bonus days are today through Sunday, April 17! Cardholders will receive double or triple points for virtually every dollar spent. But in addition, the cosmetics counters are offering some gifts-with-purchase to sweeten the deal. Even if you’re not a cardholder, this weekend is really the perfect time to do some cosmetics, fragrance, and skincare shopping.
We’ve rounded up the gifts available at each counter, and most counters are also scheduling appointments with local and national artists. Talk to your favorite sales associates about the events planned for your store. Please note, the gifts offered through NeimanMarcus.com may differ from those at counters.
You voted, we counted. And the winners of the 2011 Neiman Marcus Beauty Awards are…
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