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OSSWALD BOUTIQUE/NYC An invite from Osswald Boutique for a skincare session is always a 'yes' as this NYC outlet of a Swiss emporium of 300(!!!) luxury niche fragrances and beauty/grooming products= is unique- even in the Big Apple where there's a lot of retail establishments. La Colline is a Swiss skincare company, founded by French native, Hughes Guyon -and sold worldwide- that focuses on anti-aging treatments via a core formula of cellular ingredients -the CMAge® complex (oxygenation, protection, hydration)-fused with Asian methodologies that includes application rituals. Kristele-from La Colline We attended the informative presentation that covered the A-to-Z of eye care --- coined the Gorgeous Eyes Workshop... And with several media beauty types there-it was interesting that we actually learned a lot. FYI: There are several targeted La Colline eye creams (Cellular Vital Absolute Radiance, Cellular Vital Eye Cream),  a serum (...

International Beauty Show NYC/Javits Center OSSWALD BOUTIQUE/311 West Broadway, NYC Remember how Black Friday/Cyber Monday- brought out the frenzy of the motivated looking to score deals. Not that the annual International Beauty Show...a tradeshow and educational event- had attendees knocking over the 'competition' to snag some of the specially priced goodies from the 500+ exhibitors...but since we first started covering this show---it has grown in attendance--- by a lot . And we were there on a Monday---that was jammed pack from the get go---particularly in the main area where most of the hair/nail/salon exhibitors were located. SHE® by SO Cap --a lucky volunteer! TRENDS: For hair ---argan oil and Keratin straightening treatments and haircare products are still popular-but there is a noticeable uptick in hair extension products---both realistic looking (shade wise) real human hair tresses---to the bold tinged, clearly fake locks...of all lengths. Sponsor SHE®...

Bar Boulud , NYC Très charmante -what we thought, after we shared a morning breakfast chat with the Haute Couture designer, Nabil Hayari....who joined a group of media types for a stateside launch of his elegant floral, fruity, and woodsy fragrances- Only For Her , Goldy and Broderie ... now available here...  at C.O. Bigelow . Born in France,  the designer, shared with us his love of drawing as a child. His subject, women--- naturellement ---and their complex passionate personalities---that fortunately -led to a blossoming  career of crafting exquisite, hand made gowns for ladies who want to look beautiful---two red Carpet stunners-which were on display...and now perfumes. As is a French tradition, perfumes developed by couture houses--- is once again marvelously re-enacted.  We sampled all three...and it is readily apparent the complex elegance of all. Interestingly,  our table of women of various age groups- all had their own f...

311 West Broadway, NYC words/images Judith Ecochard Osswald Boutique...the refined emporium for niche fragrances and high end skin care products ---hosted founder of Arquiste , Carlos Huber and renown perfumer Rodrigo Flores-Roux- to intro the new aromatic Boutonniere n.7. A roomful of eager scent-aholics sniffed samples of several scents - cleverly staged- with informative placards revealing the inspiration-a particular historic time, or person-with vignettes of items relevant to each sample-curated by Huber...including tobacco, cinnamon quills, flowers, antique books and cut glasses of cognac. scents crafted to evoke a point in time...and transport wearers to another time Clèment Pinard-Store Manager gave us a tour of each scent Boutonniere n.7 itself is a sophisticated scent inspired by the L'Opera Comique in Paris, circa 1899...with traces of lavender, Italian mandarin,...