The NOTEbook

 Head, shoulders, knees or toes - where exactly SHOULD you be wearing that signature scent? Sure, we all know that wrists and necks are favorite spots to apply a signature fragrance (Marilyn Monroe had the right idea!), but there are actually quite a few ways that you can enjoy your favorite perfume without being limited to your normal quick spritz and go routine. Do you remember the first time you applied a fragrance to your skin and how you did it? Most likely you were told by an influential figure in your life, “this is how you do it”...

If you love your signature perfume but prefer a lighter application than having to spritz yourself or your outfit each day, here’s a great DIY project that’s easy, fast, and totally perfect for making your perfume part of your wardrobe. Start with a few sheets of tissue paper (avoid any sorts with glitter!). Lay them out flat on a countertop, table or other flat surface. Next, take your favorite perfume and spray the tissue paper lightly. Be careful to not soak the tissue paper through too much and try to evenly distribute the fragrance across the sheets. Let the tissue...

It's morning. You’re ready to take on the day with a hot cup of coffee and your favorite creamer. You reach into the fridge to pull out your morning essentials: that decadent caramel elixir of life that makes your coffee cup sing...and your signature scent. No, really! Storing your perfume in a cool place like your refrigerator can be a great way to make it last longer. In fact, there are lots of ways that you can make your fragrance last longer through smarter perfume use and storage. Just like all of your other cosmetics and skin care favorites, perfume...

Perfumes are all about timing and chemistry; the ebb and flow of how they lay on your skin and evaporate into the air as time goes on. In most fragrances, you’ll find that your signature scent offers three levels that you can sense as you smell it on your skin. With each passing hour, notes will rise to the surface and say hello! A well-crafted, nonlinear, fragrance should ebb and flow on your skin. It should smell differently at different times but still remain cohesive. Perfumery mimics that of a song, using “notes” to represent each layer of the perfume...

You never quite know how an event at your store is going to pan out.  Almost anything can throw it off.  From the weather to other events planned that day- it can be hit or miss.  You ask yourself...Will people show up?  Will they like it?  Does it even make sense!  This year, because of two extraordinary people, our Love NOTE Project will go down in the books as one of the best, most loving, most heartfelt projects we have ever produced. Here's why. We launched 'the Love NOTE Project' last year for Valentine's Day.  We wanted to bring back...