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I was sent an email about this “All Day Fragrance Happening” in NYC and I thought it was an unusual fun event that many of my readers might enjoy.  Below is the schedule of events and some of the highlights of the day that I deciphered from the information given to me.  I promise my next post will be for both sexes and both coasts, but this could be a fun day for girlfriends to share a pre-holiday day together and I just couldn’t resist it.

11am-2pm    Michael Edwards workshop & lunch at The Pressbox Restaurant, 49th & 2nd.

2pm -3:30pm Celebration continues at Turtle Bay Spafumerie, 48th St & 2nd Ave.

4:00-5:30pm Celebration continues at New London Luxe, 23rd St & 8th Ave.

If you choose not to go to the luncheon, there is no charge to join the festivities at Spafumerie and New London Luxe.

Here is more detailed information on the activities of the day and how you can participate.

About Michael Edwards, it’s been said that he knows more about modern perfume than any man alive.  Recognized by two FiFi Awards for his contributions to the fragrance industry, Michael is the author of both Fragrances of the World and Perfume Legends: French Feminine Fragrances.  He has become the perfume experts’ expert. And perhaps his most outstanding achievement has been to simplify the process of shopping for fragrance. He recognized that the only truly effective way to help guide customers to the right fragrance choices was to classify perfumes by the way they smell. The result is his annually updated Fragrances of the World, heralded as the most comprehensive reference guide for perfume industry professionals, journalists, and fragrance lovers alike. The 2009 edition adds more than 800 new fragrances, putting more than 6,500 fragrances at our fingertips.

His multimedia presentation and interactive workshop will start at 11:00am at The Press Box Restaurant, located at 49th St. and Second Avenue.  You will come away with a greater understanding of how fragrances are composed and relate to each other, and a deeper awareness of why you love the scents you do.

The next destination will be Spafumerie, the new spa and emporium for niche fragrances in NYC, located at 48th St. and Second Avenue.  Here, the celebration of Michael Edwards’ body of work continues with a glass of champagne in his honor and other wonderful treats.  You will also have a chance to chat with Michael, if you haven’t already done so.  And Andrea Marcovicci, world renowned cabaret chanteuse and actress, will have the international launch of Song at the event and speak about the creation of Song, answer questions, and sign copies of her latest CD.  Also Linda Gerlach, who is debuting Love - The Key to Life, as well as other fragrance industry designers and representatives will be there too.  (I can personally attest to the new fragrance “Love - The Key to Life” as I was recently given it as a present and use it most every day.  I also love its packaging.)

Spafumerie will be offering complimentary makeovers, a 10% discount on all purchases, and 25% off on spa services like Terme di Saturnia or Decleor facials, and deep tissue or hot stone massage. And with any manicure and pedicure they will include a free bottle of Essie nail polish.

The final stop of the day will be New London Luxe, the newly-opened second floor of New London Pharmacy at 23rd St and Eighth Ave, in my neighborhood.  Famed perfumer Hilde Soliani is flying in from Parma, Italy to be with Sniffapalooza and there will be sampling and representatives from many of NLL’s diverse brands, like Ligne St. Barth’s, Becca, Aesop, The Different Company, Jane Iredale, i Profumi di Firenze, Tom of Finland, Cumming, Organic Pharmacy, Acqua di Parma, Agraria, Penneluna, Patricia di Nicolai, Aroma M, i Coloniali, Santa Maria Novella and others.   New London Luxe is also extending a 20% discount to Sniffapalooza guests.

Sniffapalooza’s holiday fete is an all-day affair and lasts from 11am to about 5:30pm. The registration fee, which includes Michael Edwards’ workshop, lunch, desserts, cocktails and various treats and perks is $40 per person. If you’d like to be a part of these holiday festivities you need register as soon a possible at www.sniffapalooza.com
Seating is limited.

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