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

Jason Wu

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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Creed Launches Jardin D’ Amalfi

Creed Introduces Jardin D' Amalfi

Sixth-generation master perfumer Olivier Creed introduces Jardin D’Amalfi, evoking a lush grove of flowers ftom Italy’s glittering Amalfi Coast. The feminine Jardin D’ Amalfi is a fresh floral with musk base notes, comparable to vetiver from Haiti and cinnamon.  As one of Creed’s Royal Exclusives, Jardin D’ Amalfi comes in the collectible, hand-blown Pochet glass etched with Creed’s family crest.

Shop Creed at NeimanMarcus.com and Neiman Marcus Stores.  The Beauty Event runs through March 4 in stores and March 5 online.

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Introducing Jo Malone London Blooms Collection

Jo Malone London Blooms Collection

Jo Malone London Blooms Collection

Jo Malone’s latest limited-edition fragrance collection, London Blooms, cultivates the romance of a blossoming English garden. A charm that feels haphazard, but in reality is methodically balanced, is the essence planted in the perfumer’s trio of verdant scents. The surprising juxtapositions like Peony & Moss, a contrast of the dainty peony and the moist earthiness of moss, White Lilac & Rhubarb, with tart-vibrant rhubarb and the softness of lilac, and Iris & Lady Moore, with spicy-fresh geranium and noble iris, will be available at Neiman Marcus stores and on NeimanMarcus.com in March.

Shop The Beauty Event through March 4 in stores and March 5 online.

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Beauty // Women's

Introducing Valentina by Valentino

Valentina by Valentino

Freja Beha Erichsen as the face of Valentina by Valentino, photographed by David Sims.

Valentino is synonymous with feminine beauty and captures the quintessential Italian spirit, identifiable in Italian “It” girls. (Think Bianca Brandolini, Giovanna Battaglia or Vivianna Volpicelli).  This Spring, Valentino pays tribute to today’s Valentino woman with a new fragrance – Valentina. It is the first fragrance launched under the house’s creative directors Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli.

Valentina by Valentino

Valentina by Valentino Eau de Parfum

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A Dozen Roses Bouquet Expands With Electron

A Dozen Roses

Complete your bouquet with A Dozen Roses new energizing fragrance – Electron.  The clean, fresh rose fragrance is a pleasant shock to the senses, a stunning combination of electric pink rose blended with a jolt of green tea, violet leaves and cattalyea orchid mixed with neon musk, and A Dozen Roses’ signature rose absolute.  The bottle blooms in vibrant lime green and bright pink. A fresh rose is juxtaposed against a modern abstract with original artwork showcased on both sides of the bottle making this scent a gorgeous gift!

Shop A Dozen Roses at NeimanMarcus.com or Neiman Marcus stores. The Beauty Event runs through March 4 in stores and March 5 online.

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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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Secrets of Beauty, by Avril Graham of Harper’s Bazaar

There’s no sense in having the latest bag or the newest shoe if your makeup routine is stuck in a rut. Let’s look at the beauty trends of the season, as seen on the Spring 2012 runways.

Products shown are available at NeimanMarcus.com and Neiman Marcus stores.

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2012 Neiman Marcus Beauty Award Winners

Over the past month you voted for your favorite beauty products on NeimanMarcus.com. The ballots have been counted. And the winners are…

FOUNDATION: Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer SPF 20

Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer SPF 20

Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer SPF 20

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Beauty // Men's

Maison Francis Kurkdjian For Men, Women and Children


Maison Francis Kurkdjian Paris

Francis Kurkdjian

“Upon each new meeting, an emotion is grafted with people or places,” says Parisian perfumer Francis Kurkdjian. Kurkdjian has created fragrances for the likes of Jean Paul GaultierChristian DiorLanvin and Narcisco Rodriguez and collaborated with renowned artists to create extravagant olfactory installations. After spending time in New York, Kurkdjian composed a perfume (the scent of a dollar bill passed from hand to hand) for artist Sophie Calle, and presented it at the Cartier Foundation for Contemporary Art. He later transformed the basin of the Orangerie of Versailles into a giant fluorescent and perfumed orange. Since 2009 Kurkdjian has created sophisticated perfumes under his own line – Maison Francis Kurkdjian.  

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