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Saks Fifth Avenue ~ shopping for perfume in New York City

Posted by Guest Shopper on 29 March 2009 — 0 Comments — Comments are closed

Saks Fifth Avenue beauty department

Saks Fifth Avenue's original store is located, naturally, at the heart of Fifth Avenue, and its proximity to St. Patrick's Cathedral and Rockefeller Center makes it a popular stop for out-of-town visitors. However, Saks manages to combine mass appeal with fashion-forward merchandise that also lures the locals into its eight ten-story flagship. Most of the first floor, where dark wood counters stand between the store's original, white-painted columns, is dedicated to fragrance and beauty products. Some typical "department-store" perfume brands are featured there; however, they're outnumbered by a myriad of high-end fragrance lines. Occasionally, an "exclusive" new release is also highlighted (Saks was the first store in the city to carry Flowerbomb, for example).

Some of the fragrance brands carried by Saks are grouped together at counters near the Fifth Avenue entrances, some are placed with their accompanying makeup lines, and others shine in mini-boutiques of their own. The sales assistance ranges from pleasantly knowledgeable about certain lines to strangely inaccurate (one recent shopper who expressed a liking for soft, rosy florals was offered a bottle of Lolita Lempicka to try). If you prefer to circulate and sniff on your own, the variety and sheer quantity of fragrance offerings promises a long, happy session of browsing.

Fragrance brands: Acqua di Parma, Annick Goutal, Badgley Mischka, Bill Blass, Bobbi Brown, Bond no. 9, Boucheron, Burberry, Bulgari, Caron, Cartier, Chanel, Chloe, Clarins, Clinique, Clive Christian, David Yurman, Dior, Diptyque, Dolce & Gabbana, Donna Karan, Estée Lauder, Fendi, Giorgio Armani, Gucci, Guerlain, Hermès, Hougibant, Issey Miyake, Jean Patou, John Varvatos, Jo Malone, Juicy Couture, Lalique, Lancôme, Lanvin, La Prairie, Laura Mercier, Lolita Lempicka, Marc Jacobs, Michael Kors, Miller Harris, Missoni, Moschino, Narciso Rodriguez, Orlane Paris, Penhaligon's, Prada, Ralph Lauren, Robert Piguet, Pucci, Sisley, Stella McCarthy, Thierry Mugler, Tom Ford, Trish McEvoy, Valentino, Van Cleef & Arpel, Vera Wang, Versace, Viktor & Rolf, Voce (Renée Fleming), Yves Saint Laurent

Not to be missed: Saks' store-within-a-store enclaves for Chanel, Armani, and several other brands.

Details: 611 Fifth Avenue (at 50th Street), New York, NY 10022, 212-753-4000

Nearby: Sephora (597 5th Ave.), Juicy Couture (650 5th Ave.), Takashimaya (693 5th Ave.), Henri Bendel (712 5th Ave.), Molton Brown (515 Madison Ave. at 53rd St.), as well as numerous name-brand clothing stores.

— image and report filed by Jessica M.

See also: Perfume Stores in New York City

Filed Under: fragrance shopping
Tagged With: brick n mortar store, new york city, saks

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