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Spring Bling
The warm weather is here. And Asprey’s Maxi Chaos collection is all the craze in the rays! Originally inspired by their Precious and Diamond line of the same name—featuring round and oval stones in a “chaotic” arrangement—this bevy of baubles is bolder and set with semiprecious stones.
Are your ears ringing? They could be singing—in a pair of Chaos blue topaz, iolite, and 18kt white gold earrings ($5,500). A chic chignon, a couture creation and a pair of these sparklers—can you say “Cinderella”?
In The Bag
You’ll be able to Fendi for yourself this summer with the luxury line’s covert carrier—the spy bag. With its distinctive design, capacious volume and supple structure, this stylish sack is a standout despite its furtive fashion.
Sherlock Homes will have nothing on you. The fold-down handle encloses a small compartment (with a mirror lid to refresh makeup), perfect for concealing lipstick, jewelry or whatever else you need not share.
For daytime, there’s the large travel spy and the mid-sized version. For clandestine nights—the evening styles, made of cracked suede covered in a shiny net of Swarovski crystals, made of cloud-effect Napa leather with tiny silver chains, made of velvet sprayed with small silvery dots and with hand-embroidered inlays enriched by long fringed extensions.
Prices range from $1,520 to $25,700. Available at Fendi boutiques nationwide.
800.FENDI.NY
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The Write Stuff
Perhaps you’ve been looking to rewrite The U.S. Constitution, amend the Declaration of Independence or pen your own memoirs. And—it goes without saying—you’ll need the appropriate instrument for your masterpiece. Enter Montblanc’s Bohème Royal Black & White. With its $180,000 price-tag and 6-month advance order requisite (20% deposit to ensure you don’t skip town), your creative juices will have plenty of time to flow.
Created by master craftsmen in Hamburg, the Bohème Royal Black & White is a cartridge fountain pen, with retractable platinum-plated 18kt. gold nib, 18kt. white gold barrel and cap set with 1,430 brilliant-cut diamonds, Montblanc star made of 19 diamonds, 18kt. white gold rings, and clip set with a paramount-cut diamond. Make your mark.
Bond Girl
Forget 007—a number one charmer on the scene is Bond No. 9’s Eau de New York. With its cool citrus scent, this fruity fragrance will kiss necks and wrists for its third summer running.
This entrancing scent has a bountiful bouquet featuring a blend of fruits (grapefruit, mandarin, bergamot, and petit grain) and flowers/greens (rich-bodied neroli, exotic gardenia, intoxicating white lily, basil, verbena, and jasmine). Prices range from $25 for a 2-ounce basic spray flacon with gilt honeycomb cap to $200 for a unique vintage or art bottle.
Tan-tastic!
If you’re like every other red-blooded American, you L-O-V-E the look of a bronzed glow all-year-round, especially in the spring and summer—when long sleeves are abandoned, making way for spaghetti straps.
Just when we feared a pale and pasty destiny, our golden gift arrived! Estée Lauder has single-handedly revolutionized sunless tanning with their Go Tan Sunless Towelettes—an effortless (and even!) innovation. These no-mess, no-stress towelettes apply the ideal amount of product, which blends flawlessly to yield a natural-looking, sun-kissed complexion every time!
Frequent flyer? Pack a stack in your makeup bag. They’re the ultimate space savers and will give you that I’ve-already-been-on-vacation-for-a-week radiance in less than an hour. 10 towelettes/$28.
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