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Of course, adrift in the ocean of cosmetic brands Harrod’s stocks–I recall stumbling across the Serge Lutens line, Nécessaire de Beauté, (their main perfume based fare is featured more front row, centre) in the same room that hosts REN Cosmetics and all those Alexandre de Paris overpriced barrettes. (Which, truth be known, is why I was there.)

I asked about a secreted case I saw stashed behind the Origins register, VOILA, Serge appears…c’est magie….Literally, the assistant guarding this box like it was a briefcase of plutonium ushers me to a private space to show me the mystery that is….Serge.
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Visions of Sugar Plums, tinsel, and those damned tiny, blinking bulbs that tangle into a web tight enough to drive a spider insane….of course, if one twinkling light goes the whole strand is worthless.

Yumyum’s picks for December (including gifting—for others, as well as yourself) include:

ANYTHING wrapped in that signature blue Tiffany box with white ribbon… Votiva Gingerbread candles delicious enough to convince him you really did bake that Entemann’s loaf cake strategically situated on your Corian counter:

…Yoko Moku Cookies—a Japanese butter biscuit that melts in your mouth (check out Saks)—we especially swoon for the all butter cigares:

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A Few of My Favourite things… (not that I’m bursting into song atop the Mountains of Austria) Naturally, this list changes almost as soon as it’s typed–oh FICKLE Heart….but do let us know at YYC if you find something AMAZING because we’re finding things everyday!!

LOVE, LOVE REN. I buy this botanical line in London–Harrod’s has a nice travel kit as an intro to the products. My fave, of course, is NOT sold through retail venues — with the exception of people on ebay who have pirated it from British Airways. Naturally, B/A has the exclusive rights to the fragrance.
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