I love fragrance and online shopping, but really, do you want to shell out $$ on a fragrance you’ve never actually tried on? Scent Bar is a tiny but well-stocked fragrance boutique in LA with a fantastic website (called LuckyScent)… See something you’d like to try? Order a sample for a few dollars and try it out for yourself!
I’m sampling:
Parfums MDCI’s Rose de Siwa “The scent is a charming, playful rhapsody in pink, a joyful, flirty, truly feminine composition that features pink peonies, pink roses, and pink fruits, with violets adding a darker depth to the blend…”
Heeley’s Sel Marin “Both breezy and aquatic, Sel Marin perfectly captures an early summer’s day spent at a quiet cove, a place absent of all fruity tropical oil smells and distractions when the only thing to concentrate on is the refreshing water, the soft sand and the salty sea air….”
Stephanie de Saint-Aignan’s Li Altarelli “Li Altarelli has a green, vegetal beginning, which we adore, and a sumptuous lemony accord beautifully woven into the herbal and earthy body of the scent…”
Acqua di Biella’s Ca Luna “Cool and full of shadows, this reminds us of the family palazzo we wish we had grown up in. Ancient walls covered in lichen and silver-toned ivy…”
P.S. I also love their friendly, expert descriptions that really paint a picture of each fragrance.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:Melissa was a fashion editor in NYC for 8 years {Harper’s Bazaar, Mademoiselle} and in San Francisco {Lucky, 7x7} before starting Ruby Press in 2001.
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ohhhh! didn’t know they had a website for browsing! i’m popping over there right now
i need to replace my favorite summer scent, since it was discontinued… 
Oh…yeah…see this is irresponsible posting, Melissa. This is going to be seriously dangerous information for a lot of people (myself namely). You should have been more considerate (but I’m GLAD you weren’t!).
(awesome!);)
It is the BEST. I just ordered my samples and they only cost $3 to ship! And they shipped out today which means I’ll have them in no time- yippee! They have so many cool, hard-to-find brands- I love it!
xxM
Wow-I can’t wait to browse!!
I work a few blocks away and ran over right after work. The store is so adorable, and the girl working was so knowledgeable! I told her I was looking for a light, long lasting, unique, everyday perfume, and she found the most amazing perfume, Musc Bleu, that I’m obsessed with!!
Lauren-
That’s so cool! I’ll have to check out that fragrance! And I know what you mean- every time I’ve been there the salesgirls have been amazing- SO knowledgeable and really just cool and sweet. I’m glad they at least have a website since I live in Northern Cal!
xxM
J’adore the 1st bottle
I just got the samples in the mail and yesterday and the fragrances are amazing!!