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Other Makes 735 1916 1920 Stanley Steamer Former Barney Pollard

Other Makes 735 1916 1920 Stanley Steamer Former Barney Pollard

US $125,000.00

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Clean SOLID carved top back 1969 Gibson Barney Kessel

Clean SOLID carved top back 1969 Gibson Barney Kessel

US $5,475.00

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Oh, the things we have smelled!

Or: The Scent Twins Take Manhattan (and make SAs cry)One of the best things about a sniffing expedition with your scent twin is that it instantly doubles the available skin space (and if he is a very tall and long-limbed guy, all the more skin to use)….

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Fall Inspiration: Sue Devitt Sea Spray Fall 2008 Collection

What inspires designers when working on a fall collection?Autumn leaves, darker days, harvest colors.And, apparently, the sea.The image above (click on it for a full size view) is taken from Barneys newsletter about Sue Devitt’s fall makeup collection….

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Favorite Things 2007

In what has become an annual tradition, a group of beauty, fashion and perfume bloggers have joined in this little project of bringing you lists of our favorite things from the year that’s coming to an end. Not all of these were actually launched in 20…

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  • Mineral Makeup Do you like to wear mineral makeup? For the most part, I do not wear mineral foundation, I prefer a liquid. I don't find the liquid mineral foundations to be as good in their color range, or any better, than a normal liquid foundation. I started with Bare Essentials. They......

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In Search of the Perfect Red Lipstick- Finding it at Chanel

Where else?Apparently, there really is a Chanel red for everyone, even if mine is more garnet than true red and it has a bit of pearlness going on (just a little: the light shimmer is mostly on the outer layer of the lipstick, so only a bit gets on the…

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From the diary of a cranky shopper

Let’s talk about sales assistants.Everyone I know has a story or two and I’ve heard some amusing theories about special training in customer-terrorizing. Considering my experience lately, I’m starting to think it might be true.I know a thing or two abo…

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  • Sensuous by Estee Lauder Over the past few weeks I've sampled small bits of Sensuous because one of the local store's SAs was sharing her own small purse size with customers. I liked it well enough to try a larger spritz when the full size bottle came in. I've had a love/hate affair with......
  • Bond No 9 for Saks 5th Avenue Bond No 9 has created its first non-specific NYC fragrances for Saks 5th Ave. Both are worthy creations -- modern, elegant and large, said to capture the fashion-forward essence of 21st century Saks, while at the same time expressing the eclectic downtown spirit of NoHo-based Bond No. 9. DNA for......

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Another Sign of Fall

That would be Barneys GWP event, titles “Love Yourself.You know the drill. You go on a shopping spree, spend $175 on fragrance and/or cosmetics and in return they give you the little bag full of samples you see in the picture. It runs now both in store…

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