(PSA: a "regular" lazy weekend poll is coming up shortly!)
Want to meet local perfumistas? Here's your chance to find out if there's anyone near you who would like to get together to...have coffee? go perfume shopping? attend a local scent-related event? Anything really — this is very loose. You can use this poll to find others for a specific event, or just to build a contact list of local perfumistas for future planning.
It would make it much easier for everyone else (and help prevent duplicate efforts) if the very first words in your post were the name of your city or local area! If you're responding to an existing thread, that's obviously not necessary.
If we get a decent response today, we'll do this again in the fall. Hat tip to Regina for the idea!
Note: world flower map [color altered] via Dior at Facebook.
Atlanta, GA!
Hooray, so excited to see how this works. If you want to participate in a meetup in the Atlanta area, please email me – my email address is my username plus doublemint, all one word, at gmail (leave a comment, too, so others can get an idea who all’s coming). I will collect the responses and send out an email to poll you about what kind of meetup we would like to have. And please do email me even if you see this late – hopefully we will keep local meetuppery going beyond this one event! Looking forward to meeting you all!
Hooray for Atlanta!
I’ll be emailing you in a few minutes…..Would love to meet you and any other local fragrance fans!
Boston, anyone? Would love to meet some of you. I could also do Providence.
Me, me,me! My screen name is my yahoo address
Boston would be great. I’ve got to figure out what my non-work email address is. How sad is that?
I’d love to meet up in Boston, and I have couple of friends who might join, too. I’m b.rex03 at gmail
I would love to meet up in Boston! I’m sprice95 at the hawt mail.
I’m in the Boston area, too, and would love to meet up. Click on my name for my email address.
Fabulous! I’ll send an email to all. Amy let me know your email address. I am ann dot dalrymple at gmail.
amyhollywood52 at the gmail – thanks!
Boston here! Would love to meet fellow perfumistas!
Oops. My email is my bellla1103@yahoo.
Good morning, would love to meet with everyone in Boston. I amzwingo 33 atyahoodotcom. See you soon
Tried sending a message out but I’m getting something saying this address doesn’t exist. Is there a typo?
Oh, I’m in Boston too and would love to meet! My address is tylda13 at yahoo.
Hey, can I be an “honorary” member of your group? I don’t live there anymore, but I miss it so much and am always looking for an excuse to come out for a few days.
standingdotarmsakimboatgmaildotcom
Thanks!
I would like to meet in Boston. I had created a meet up group just to meet and talk about perfumes (no sales or marketing).
http://www.meetup.com/Perfume-Fragrance-lovers/
I am new to this blog so if it is not allowed please let me know before getting angry on me.
If you want to create a different group then please let me know how to join and I will be happy to. My email is surbhimalpani at gmail
Hey Boston folks –
How about weekend after Easter? Also will send individual emails to all when my husband fixes home email. Don’t know about meetup group but if Robin is ok with it so am I.
Ann
San Diego/Orange County, CA
Would anyone like to meet up in San Diego or make a field trip to South Coast Plaza in Orange County?
Offer open to Angelenos?
Sure! Anyone who wants to meet up is welcome.
Great! I can be reached on the hawt mail at lonic 31 (no spaces though).
I am in San Diego and would love to meet up!
My email sherainsocal with the good folks at gmail.
Count me in!
I am in San Diego, and my email address is mgradycole at gmail.
South coast plaza!!! Yes, please. Madtolive88510 at g mail.
I could do South Coast Plaza. Iphintaur in the ancient land of aol.
I’m in LA too, but please add me to your list kc dot k2creative at gmail dot com – thanks!
King of Prussia PA / Philadelphia PA / Wilmington DE
I’m in between Wilmington & Philly, vaguely, and would love to build a list of locals who would be interested in meeting sometime in late March / early April. I had thought King of Prussia might be a sensible meeting place, but I’m open to suggestions! Do leave a comment and tell us where you are, and then send an email to robin at nstperfume dot com
Your post stirred some memories, Robin. I visited Philadelphia some years ago & absolutely loved the city. Took a bus to King of Prussia mall & did some serious shopping!
It is a serious mall!
I’d travel from Boston for a chance to meet you!
Now I am worried I am not interesting enough
Lol I am in Chicago, but I feel like I would drive out there too — I have great childhood memories of driving out to my uncle’s in Amish country. Pennsylvania is beautiful.
My spring break is end of March (grad school) so that may work, should you all choose to go that route!
Where was your uncle? We are not all that far from Lancaster county, which is indeed beautiful. And there are still Amish here although many have moved farther west now.
I am in Harrisburg PA at least once a year. There is a bonsai Mecca there. I might be able to meet you somewhere for coffee. What a treat that would be!
Hello Robin–I grew up in Devon Pa so King of Prussia was my mall from the time it was just an outdoor scene! I now live near Princeton, not too far from meeting there or in Philly/Wilmington. Will shoot you an email for future plans. Excellent!
I live in the Philly area, and would be thrilled to meet some fellow perfumistas! I haven’t commented in a while, but the possibility of a meetup motivated me to reset my password and stop lurking. I’ll send you an email shortly.
I have relatives in both Philadelphia and Wilmington, so visit on a reasonably regular basis. Can’t do anything in March/April, but some other time, perhaps?
Philly/Wilmington area and Baltimore too!
Hi Robin – I have been reading this blog for awhile, but was finally inspired to register and join the community for the chance to meet fellow perfumistas in my area. I almost fell off my chair when I realized that you are right around the corner from me!
I am in Elkton, MD which is right next to the Delaware border. Within an hour or less of driving, I can easily access Baltimore, MD and surrounding counties (which is where I am from originally), Lancaster & King of Prussia, PA (my husband works 2 min. from the mall-btw), Wilmington (25 min) & Newark, DE (10 min), and even places in southern NJ (below Trenton) are accessible. I would definitely love to meet up in late March or early April if possible.
At the moment, I am making plans to go visit the Philly Flower show next week because I am in serious need of some fragrant flowering blooms to drive the cold winter away!
Sending you an email so you have my contact info.
Hi Robin, just saw this last night and sent you an email. I would love to join you and others in the Philadelphia area. Coming from South Jersey.
Count me in!
Yay! My area. I’d love to meet up …
Hello, NST! I am dropping my cloak of invisibility to say that I am also in the South Jersey/Philadelphia area. Please add me to the meetup list!
New York City
Today, a bunch of us are attending a Sniffapalooza / Demeter blending class in downtown NYC. while it’s to late to plan a new meet up today, if you are interested in being informed of meet-ups with or without an associated event, send me an email (click on my name) and I’ll add you to our mailing list. We just ask that we only refer to each other in public online forums with our NST name.
If you are visiting the area, do let us know as well as one or more of us may be interested in meeting up with you although don’t be insuslted if none of us can make it — we’ll still have recommendations!
And finally, be warned, we have a tendency to stink up a place
Oh and the reverse is true, if you’re in town and couldn’t or don’t want to meet with us, we won’t judge you
aaahhhh hahahaha, hajusuuri, you are making me miss the tri-state area so hard right now.
You can take the girl out of New York, but you can’t take New York out of the girl, amirite?
Right!
Have relatives in NYC, so I’ll meet up w your group one of these days. Am only familiar w the UES, so I’ll need guidance to get to Brooklyn or way downtown!
Sure thing. I’ve been to Twisted Lily at least 6x and each time I go, I have to review how to get there AND how to get back to another subway line that works better for the commute home!
Hey, hey Hajusuuri, add me to your list–you have the contact info. Look forward to meeting up some other time.
Yes! And perhaps we can carpool to the PA events. Also, the train isn’t bad with enough notice.
Some of us stink up the place more than others!
Thanks for taking the lead on this Hajusuuri and hope today is a ton of fun!
It was!
Keep me on the list! Sorry I couldn’t make it today, but anyone going to the Diptyque sample sale? I might be able to make it on Tuesday, depending on when my dentist appointment ends.
I might. What is best time to get there? Is it one of those line up at crack of dawn things?
Hi Lizzie,
There can be quite long lines for it. However, I once got there late afternoon, around 5:30, and was able to get in after only 15 or so minutes wait. I think it’s sort of catch-as-catch can.
No Diptique sale for me – wah
Hello New York City ! Would love to meet you all one day
Do send me an email and I will include you in the mailing list!
We would love to meet you! And would be happy to hold any babies that need holding.
Hi, NYC folks! I live nearby (in West Orange NJ). I moved from the city a week ago after living in Brooklyn and Manhattan all my life. But I still work in the financial district, so please loop me in on your excursions! I am Little dot Lukos, at Ye Olde Gee Maile.
Hajusuuri, I will email you!
–Kate
Hi, I visit NYC often and would like to know about events and if I can join, I would like to.
Aberdeen, Scotland.
What a lovely idea – although from experience anyone local to me should know it’s pretty much a fragrance-free area so we’d have to travel!
You could always meet and trade sniffs of your own fragrances! I count on my fellow NSTers to have better selections than any department store
I lived in Aberdeen one long winter in 1989/90. Such a great place…spent the coldest night of my life in a bothy near Braemar around New Year. Sigh. Happy days.
Hello, Cleveland!
I’ve been looking for an excuse to hit up Indigo Perfumery. Let me know if you you’re in the area.
Cleveland, Ohio
Specifically the weekend of May 20-23. My college reunion is that weekend but I was thinking of hitting Indigo on Friday after I land or maybe Sat depending on my ability to get into town from Oberlin
My screen name is my yahoo address
Ha! See above.
I’ll check my calendar and get in touch.
(Also ex Oberlin, what year were you?)
Class of ’91. This is, astonishingly, my 25 yr reunion but I’m not convinced that I’m actually this old
If you’re old, I am ancient
late to reply, we have no overlap (I started in ’94) but I bet we know some similar places/people!
Chicagoland, sometime in the latter part of May would be great. I’m north, so places like the Botanic Garden or Old Orchard would be extremely convenient, though I’m willing to go to the city as well. Contact is crln456 in the land of gee male.
Chicago here! More specifically Uptown neighborhood, but OO and Botanic Gardens I know very well of course — have you visited the new Q Brothers, an offshoot of Merz Apothecary in Lincoln Square? Tons of niche. kgoodw2@hotmail.com
Will email you!
Chicago here! More specifically Uptown neighborhood, but OO and Botanic Gardens I know very well of course — have you visited the new Q Brothers, an offshoot of Merz Apothecary in Lincoln Square? Tons of niche.
Pasted new response. Agh didn’t mean to write my email out like that — kgoodw2 at gmayl
I am also in the Chicagoland area! I will email you both.
I think Q Bros/Merz Apothecary is an excellent idea, and I’ve never been!
Yea!!!!!
I’m in the Northwest Burbs, but I’m willing to drive wherever I need to. I’m sorry to say that things are crazy busy in my house, so I can’t be much help in planning, but am willing to participate in whatever you guys want to do. I will email you both tomorrow.
Hi, Lucy, I’m also in the nw suburbs and emailed galbanumgal directly earlier. Perhaps one day we’ll meet . . .
Hello! I am in the SW burbs but used to live in Ravenswood and would love an excuse to go to Merz. I will email
So is late May at Merz Apothecary the plan? What works best for everyone?
Montréal, Canada
I will be back in Montréal after April 27th, would love to have a May sniffathon with local perfumistas.
I am in Montreal and it would be so cool to meet up with fellow perfumistas, my email is herasuk@hotmail.com
I’d like to join you!
I believe you already have my email, but just in case, it’s vanessa dot b dot laperriere, and the domain is gmail.
Vancouver, BC!
Okay, we met up literally yesterday, but had such a fun time we plan to do it again, maybe in the early spring. The excellent idea of a drink afterwards was floated. Since I am not sure you can simply click above to get my address it’s: a123amos at inbox dot com.
Yes! Come join us, a bunch of friendly fumies on the coast
Vancouver! (or visitors from elsewhere in the PNW, join us)
NoVa in the house!
My cat thinks I need to be more social, so hello, DC-area perfumistas! Does anyone want to sniff the Hermessences at the City Center Hermes boutique?
Yay NoVa! I’ve been wanting to try the Hermessences AND check out City Center, so I’d love to join!
I am not in the US but had to reply to say I love your comment!
Ari, I’m in Arlington and would love to do this. How should we connect? Or do you want to propose a date and time?
Yaaaay! Anyone interested, please feel free to email me at arielleshoshana dot com to coordinate!
I just sent an e-mail to Ari at arielle…. etc. If that’s not the right address, please advise. Thanks for suggesting this!
OK, that definitely did not work, and neither did just arielleshoshana dot com, so I’m missing something.
nozknoz, I did the same thing the other day! She can be reached at info att arielleshoshana dawt commm.
I just got a couple of email responses from her regarding meetups, and I can forward those to you if you email me at harukirumi at yawhoo etc.
Holly, thanks, I’ll e-mail both of you.
I’m dreadfully late — but I do want in on this! I’ll email you, Ari.
Southeastern Virginia in the house! Several of us Fumeheads in far flung parts of the state are planning a rendezvous at Arielle’s shop in Washington DC in April. Please chime in if you are interested and when the best time is for you. I am pretty flexible….
We may be able to hit the Hermes boutique as well.
I’d love to meet everyone in the area for communal sniffing. Except for the very last weekend my April calendar is wide open ( hmmm….). Looking forward to visiting the above mentioned highlights and, schedule permitting, perhaps some other ‘fume dense locations as well!
I live near Richmond, Va, but would definitely consider traveling to the DC area to visit Arielle’s shop and meet some fellow perfume lovers, especially if I could get there via train and metro (rather than driving). Thus far, except for the first weekend in April I am free all of that month. My email is lisa dot stahl at ymail dot com.
Hi everyone!
stinker_kit and I have exchanged emails in the past in regards to a meetup at Arielle Shoshana, Ari’s shop here in NoVa. As of today, we’re thinking Saturday, April 16th would work for us and those who have commented thus far. I’ve sent Ari an email to confirm that she’ll be in the store on that day, and to see if there would be a preferred time. I know that some of you will be traveling, so hopefully we can work this out to take that into consideration as well. If you have any thoughts regarding the date/time or anything else, please email me at harukirumi in the land of yahwhooo etc.
Update 3/5/16!
Ari has confirmed she will be in the shop on 4/16/16, so that’s the meetup date. I will update with the time once those who are traveling are able to let me know their ETA. If you want to take mass tran, the metro stop is near to the Mosaic center where Arielle Shoshana is. My contact info is above.
Looking forward to meeting you all on April 16th at Ari’s!!
I’m also interested in this. Saturday, April 16th, works for me, too.
Houston, TX
I think Saks has the best selection locally for sniffing a variety of things. I believe Kuhl-Linscomb has more niche though, and I’ve never been there and want to go! And there’s always Hermes and Chanel for sniffing their lines. I live north of town so I visit our Nordstrom far more often than The Galleria, but it’s possible to do some serious damage for sure.
Hello! I actually live near the Galleria, so wherever is fine. Kuhl Linscimb has great stuff though it doesn’t seem to update regularly.
Our Neiman Marcus has all sorts of goodies too.
Hello fellow Houstonians! I live on the northwest side of town off of 249. Not too far away from Willowbrook mall. Unfortunately. I won’t be able to make it this time. If this pans out, I would love to meet up with you guys in the fall. I am nearing my date to have another full knee replacement surgery and am in a lot of pain. Trying to stay off my feet as much as possible. Let me know how things turn out for you guys. I agree with you ladies about Neimans in the Galleria. They know me by name there because I frequent that location so much. Have fun!
Good luck with your surgery. My mom has knee issues and has had surgery, so I know that can be rough.
Oh no! My mother has been putting off a knee replacement for a few years, after a disastrous knee injury.
Shoot me an email (address slightly below), and I’ll keep you abreast of any goings on.
I’m sorry to hear about the surgery but I have had both hips replaced and it made a huge difference, so be optimistic! (I also know knees are more complicated than hips but I have had several friends get through that surgery just fine too.)
I live just a little ways west of the Galleria (for now.. that may change later this year). I go to the Galleria and Kuhl-Linscomb sometimes. The Galleria probably has the highest concentration of sniffing options, what with Saks, Neiman Marcus, the Chanel boutique and Hermes just up the street (which I’ve never gone into). Sloan/Hall can be a good one too, if they’re still open. They’re at Westheimer/Kirby near Kuhl-Linscomb, and their perfume selection isn’t huge, but they had some good stuff like ELdO.
THEY CARRY EDOL NOW?!
Yep.. last I was there anyway. I bought my bottles of Rossy de Palma and Putain des Palaces at Sloan/Hall.
Oh, I thought you meant Kuhl Linscomb, despite your sentence being perfectly clear. Still, I had no idea that I could sample them here in Houston.
Ha.. I thought that might be the case, hence my mentioning the place again.
I am also in Houston. I live centrally in Montrose and visit both Kuhl-Linscomb and Sloan-Hall more often than I care to admit (since I also am a jewelry hog). Sloan-Hall has a really nice collection of Carons and a few other interesting lines. The last time I was there, the ElDO selections were very few and scattered. I would love to meet people sometime. E-mail is cfreeland9999 at yahoo.
I live about 50 miles south of Houston, so it doesn’t matter too much to me exactly where the meetup would be. Once a have to drive an hour or so to get to Houston, a few miles more is no big deal. I have been in Kuhl-Linscomb several times, and they do have a good selection of niche perfume, as well as a nice selection of candles. The SAs mostly leave you alone, too, so you can sniff to your heart’s content without feeling pressured to hurry up and buy something. Saks and NM in the Galleria both are good too (too bad they are at opposite ends of the mall! it is quite a walk between them) as well as (in my experience at least) nice SAs. I’ve never been to Sloan/Hall, but it does sound interesting.
I’m the same way. I just hit 100k in my 2010 Toyota. All those “day trips” halfway through the state.
I’m not in Houston. North of Austin, actually, but it’s Texas and driving is what we do
I’m not sure I can meet up with you this time, but if my schedule allows I wouldn’t mind the drive for the next meetup. Haven’t given Houston a proper shopping in years, but I cringe to think of the dollars I’ve blown at sloan/hall, and not just on perfume.
I love Austin and go there often to check out the antique scene. I found a full bottle of vintage Eau de Arpege when I saw Tori Amos two Junes ago. Still wear it all the time, even though I was wearing l’Ambre de Mervellies during the show.
I live in McKinney, north of Dallas. I would drive down to meet you!
Heck yeah! I had a friend from McKinney but I never have been. Though I do go to Denton when I have a long weekend.
A little late everyone but I’d actually love to get together with some of y’all. I’m generally free Sundays, though if we plan in advance enough I’m sure I could squirrel away a few hours.
My email is ericbrandonh at gmail dot com.
Houston TX and also North of town. We have a Nordstroms now yes!! I’m game to drive anywhere normally but had neck / throat surgery 2 weeks ago so cannot drive now and few weeks to go in the brace still. Never heard of Kuhl-Linscomb or Sloan Hall. I must get out more often obviously!
Today I’m wearing EL Azuree. I held over from last weeks leather project. Have some old EL Beautiful Love pulling out for Friday.
I’d love to get together anytime after I recover from surgery. I’m always game for a Galleria trip!
Just wanted to add my contact info to the thread. You can email me at countsjc at the g mail. I’m generally free on weekends.
My email address kbates17 at cougarmail dot Collin dot edu. I can drive to Houston, Austin or if you all ever feel compelled to road trip, Dallas would be fun.
London UK. I think my cats also think I should meet fellow perfumistas instead of seeking to persuade colleagues and my husband that they are really into perfume! Would love to meet others in and around London- we could go to Liberty, Harrods and/or Les Senteurs- open to other places of course! Please let me know if you’d be interested and when – eg March/April and I am sure we can sort a meet up out.
Hi Sophie, I would love to meet up in London, it will be so nice wandering around the city in the spring, and so many perfumes I want to smell, like u said it would be very refreshing to talk to someone who is actually interested in perfume, rather than one I just pretend is! I wonder how many other London/southeast perfume obsessive’s may want to meet up?!
i don’t think I have any free weekends in March, but April/May would be lovely.
My email address is rosiemay79@gmail.com.
Oh, I have just found out via one of Kevin’s reviews, that there is a Santa Maria Novella boutique in Picadilly, if there’s time, I’d love to explore their line too, such a rich history!
Hi Sophie,
I’m really sorry, I’ve just read a message saying my email to u, and the other’s has failed to send.
Sat 21st may is definitely the best day for me as well as Anniky, I hope this one works for others, I could do the weekend before, possibly, but not the 7th, as it’s my anniversary weekend.
Really looking forward to meeting up!
I’ll be in London in May! I’ll be with a non-perfumista friend mid-month for about 4 days, but at least a stop or two somewhere in an area she’d also be entertained would be nice. I’m at a123amos at inbox dot com…
What days are u in London?
Sophie, if you decide to do something in London, let me know! My travel budget will most likely all be spent on a trip to Martinique, but I’ll see what I can do. Would love to meet you!
It would be so lovely to meet u all!, what dates are u in London Annicky?
I missed this – I’d love to join a London perfume meet up. I can be reached at sorrellay snail sign yahoo dot com dot UK.
– com + co
It will be lovely to meet u!,
I think the 21st may is looking like a good date, is it good for u?
Alas, I can’t do 21 May, sorry; my husband’s going hiking so will be solo with children. Would be great to meet next time though.
Oh it would be a shame if u couldn’t come, SophieC suggested the Saturday before as well, but I think Annicky can only come on 21st, and the 6th which I can’t do. if we do meet up on 21st maybe we can do another meet up in June/July?
I’m really sorry, but my email failed to send, could I clarify that this is your’e address?
sorrellay@yahoo.co.uk
Thanks again!
Mayfly, I’ve emailed you – let me know if it doesn’t get through.
Thank u, I’ve just sent address, hope u get it this time, many thanks.
Sonoma County, CA, anyone?
I was just there a week ago! Had I but known…
I am in Sonoma…
Anyone in Finland?
Or Sweden!? I have reason to visit Sweden every once in a while too. Have been planning a trip to Stockholm to sniff some niche, would be nice to do so in company!
I wish I were in Sweden. Does that count? : ) I loved my trip to Stockholm and that was in darkest December. Can’t even imagine how wonderful in summer time.
I second that
I live in Stockholm, and it really is beautiful all year round – you should come in May, early June 
Any particular brands or stores in mind? I’m afraid I do most of my perfume shopping online, especially since I am heavily into vintage. But we have Cow parfymeri, run by this lovely and very knowledgeable couple, and the big department store with slightly less knowledgeble and lovely SA:s
Also we have a recently opened Chanel boutique that I would love to visit, just haven’t had time.
I used to live in Uppsala for many years while I studied. Back then I went on sniffing tours once in a while, to NK (yes, the SAs there are rather stroppy) and COW (lovely little place). I’d also love to visit the Byredo brand store right across the street from COW, I’ve walked past lots of times, but never ventured inside. And, while I’m not very fond of Chanel, a Chanel boutique might still be a worthy experience!
Finger Lakes/Rochester/Syracuse/Ithaca NY?
Unless there are some perfume meccas hiding in the region (and if there are, please tell!), this would be more of a “sniff from our own collections” meet-up. I feel pretty isolatd here, perfume-wise, and would be glad to make some connections.
Oh dear I knew I moved a way a few months too early
Rochester here! I thought I was totally alone.
Yes, this is a barren land when it comes to perfume. I am reduced to blind buying unless I want to drive to Sephora at Eastview Mall and hopehopehope they have something of interest. Where are you?
I am in Geneva! I get to Pittsford/Victor every 4-6 weeks.
Sorry I am so slow to reply; work has been super busy. I have a breathing spell in May-June. Do you want to try to schedule something (I even have a box full of tiny bottles for decanting, languishing in the basement)?
Northern Cal-Bay Area? We could hit SF or Santana Row/valley fair?
I will be at Valley Fair on the afternoon of March 12th… Actually I am going to a purse forum meetup that day! We are having lunch on Santana Row and then heading to Valley Fair. If you are free then we could meet up there. I could also meet up in downtown SF on the following Saturday 3/19.
I am in San Mateo, on the SF penisula. Would likem to try meeting, I have never been to Santana Row. I do Go to Barney’s in SF occasionally
East Bay here! Email is my username, with an underscore between the c and the s, at yahoo.
I’m up for either Santana Row or SF. Actually would prefer SF since Santana Row/Valley Fair is my local, so I’ve trolled that place repeatedly. Although who knows, the Dior Beauty shop may *finally* be open by then (snort, they’ve had ‘Opening Soon!’ signs up for well over a year.) There’s also Stanford Mall which has some more high end stuff since they have Nieman Marcus and Bloomingdale’s.
… but I would like to visit SF for sniffing purposes. I’ve (gasp) never been to a proper perfume store, we could visit Tigerlily. And Union Square has Chanel, Barney’s, Hermes, etc etc etc, enough to blow several bank accounts….
email is emc dawt 7 1 1 7 in geeeeeemayle land.
Tiger lily is great. It is a bit small – they only carry 15-20 brands, but nice selection
There are a whole bunch of Bay Area perfumistas who meet up already. There is a FB page SF Sniff for them. You can contact me (Berkeley, CA) at nina at wanderingmind dot com.
Update: several of us will be meeting at Valley Fair, in front of the Bottega Veneta shop, at 2pm on Saturday 3/12. Join us!
Boulder/Denver anyone? No great perfume spots that I know of other than DSH in Boulder, but we could also meet and share our own stuff.
Maybe Neiman Marcus in Denver?
Work in Boulder, live to the north.
Portland, OR!
We have a new shop to celebrate – Fumerie Perfumerie, headed up by an alum of The Perfume House.
Who wants to join me for their Grand Opening on March 8?
Email me for details: standing DAWT armsakimbo AT THE_BIG_GEE_MALE
Oops…make that Fumerie Parfumerie.
I’m in! I’ll email you.
Great!
I’ll be in Portland in early August and will email you once I have my plans firmed up.
How wonderful!
Alas, the exchange rate will still be stinky as of March 8, but as soon as $CAD stops being such a weakling I will plan another trip to Portland, where I can visit TWO meccas…
Yes, please do!
Sounds fun! I probably can’t make the grand opening on Tuesday, but keep me on the list just in case!
Hey, just saw this! I’m hoping to be there Tuesday, too.
Bend, OR here! I can’t make March 8 but keep me updated re: other meet ups! And of course if anyone comes to bend I have a ginormous collection of scents, please visit!!
Los Angeles CA
Luckyscent is around the corner
I would be down!
I’d love to join! Great excuse to visit ScentBar, right?
I’m in LA too. Count me in!
Sigh, I miss living in the US. If you’re doing a meetup in August, I will be in DC and the SF Bay Area in the first few weeks of that month
In the meantime, anyone in Toulouse, France? Lots of great things to sniff around here!
I wish I was in Toulouse! Lovely city, I had a six week work assignment there years ago and had a great time. One of the friendliest cities in France!
Dior left New Zealand off the world map! Like we don’t have flowers, too!
Oops!!! I’m sure that’s not all that got lost in translation.
It looks as if Iceland isn’t on there either.
Anyone in Barcelona, Spain in July?
Kind of random since I’ve never joined any of the NYC meetups as of yet, but I might be in Barcelona in July! I haven’t figured out the dates exactly but I’m looking at late June/July
That is random! I will email you!
Melbourne anyone? I’ll be there for two weeks in late March. Would love a sniffing and coffee buddy!
I wish! Would love to be there. Where do you live?
I’m in North America. Just visiting a friend for two weeks. Maybe I’ll stop by NZ
Kalamazoo, Michigan! I can’t be the only one in the area lamenting the lack of decent perfume shopping around here! Reply to this post and we can get something going.
Oh, cool! I live between Grass Lake and Jackson, but my SIL goes to Kalamazoo a lot so it doesn’t seem too far to me. Maybe we could pick somewhere half way and share our collections, or something! My user name at gee mayle is the way to reach me. Let’s talk!
Or even Battle Creek?
Hey, a fellow K Zoo peep! I can be reached at c grasher at g mail dot com. We have a lot a beer, but not a lot of perfume for some reason
I don’t live in Kzoo anymore – I did my undergrad degree at K College and now I’m in Ann Arbor for my Master’s – but I’m so happy to see it represented here! I’ve also lamented the lack of perfume shopping in MI in general, so I’d be curious to know what you end up planning…
Spicy tea! I work in Ann Arbor. I am puzzled at the abscence of any niche or natural perfumeries here. Seems like the right environment for it…We could do a quick lunch sniff at Sephora sometime tho. Email me at my user name in the gee mayle…
Las Vegas anyone?? Would love to meet up with those who know the city better than I do (I’ve been just a little over a year)
My in-laws live there so head that way about once a year. Send me an email at jgbennickatyahoodotcom if you’d like to get together whenever that happens. Though I should warn you, most of my knowledge is limited to the strip. (But what great shopping it is!)
Will do, Lucy!
Haven’t met anyone IRL yet. But anyone nearby Zurich that wants to do a meetup?
Or as an alternative in Brussels or Paris? Will be there end of April.
Hi, im based in Antwerp (belgium) so if ure nearby would be cool to meet up! whats your email? Anyone else in :
Belgium/Netherlands/france?
I’m in southwestern France! Nearly as far from Belgium as possible. But. If you want to come out for a weekend.
I was in the region last year, we do an annual trip to france in june, but we’re going to corsica this time. Otherwise would have loved too!
Hi Lammy that would be great! its mabreu at gmx dot ch. I’m on a business trip with sporadic internet but back home on sat.
Not sure who’s going to organize this, but depending on timing, I’d love to try to join in on a European meet-up
Particularly in Paris, which is pretty easy for me to get to. Please keep me in the loop!
Hi Mariann
I’m in the area, I’ll send you an e-mail, but I have a busy schedule at the moment
I’m in Brussels! And travel to Paris occasionally, but probably not this spring. If you decide to do Brussels, definitely count me in, though. I have a big house that we can use as a base of operations
Memphis, Tennessee
I’d love to meet up with someone here or in Nashville!
Here we could go to Sephora or Macy’s lol. Seriously though, it would be fun to meet and swap samples, etc.
Has anyone submitted this to the Maps of the World Without New Zealand site yet?
Anyone in Ottawa, Canada?
NY, NY
So many of the niche shops are all here I love torturing myself and my bank account hitting them all on a weekly basis. I’m actually afraid to have a partner(s) in crime, haha.
You are so lucky! But I see your problem, I’m having trouble controlling myself with just the Internet at my hands. Imagine if I could go sniffing my way around all those lovely NY shops… consider yourself a hero if you get any other work done at all