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The making of an original

Posted by Robin on 12 November 2013 2 Comments

A short piece focusing on the "distressing" of the bottles for the Greg Lauren + Barneys New York fragrance.

Greg Lauren for Barneys New York ~ fragrance review

Posted by Jessica on 11 October 2013 25 Comments

Barneys + Greg Lauren fragrance

Barneys New York has just launched its second fragrance collaboration with a designer; the first in the line was L’Wren Scott for Barneys New York, and now we have a new scent bearing the name of Greg Lauren. Like L’Wren Scott, Greg Lauren for Barneys New York was developed by perfumer Ralf Schwieger. Its composition includes tonka beans, vanilla, and marine notes that evoke “irresistible sensual emotions.” Each bottle is “hand-embellished” by Greg Lauren.

As I sit here with a spritz or two of Greg Lauren on my wrist, with a carded perfume vial and a copy of the Barneys catalogue sitting next to my laptop, I’m left wondering again how much the “image” of a fragrance should factor into a review. In this case, I don’t think we can avoid it: while not exactly a celebrity fragrance, Greg Lauren for Barneys New York is inextricably tied to its namesake’s identity: Lauren is a former actor, an artist-turned-designer, the husband of actress Elizabeth Berkeley (yes, she of Showgirls fame), and a nephew of Ralph Lauren, one of the most famous of all American designers with his own fragrance brand…

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Barneys + Greg Lauren ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 17 September 2013 12 Comments

Barneys + Greg Lauren fragrance

Greg Lauren will launch a new limited edition fragrance in collaboration with Barneys New York. The Greg Lauren fragrance follows last year’s perfume for Barneys by L’Wren Scott…

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