Scents of Place

A spritz or a dab brings back flowers and open fields

Edited By Stephanie Soong

1 VERA WANG Look ($70) at Saks Fifth Avenue, 700 North Michigan Avenue, is layered with mandarin, lychee, apple, florals, patchouli, and vanilla.

2 GUCCI by Gucci ($100) at Gucci, 900 North Michigan Avenue, is an exotic blend of pear, guava, Tahitian tiare flower, honey, and musk.

3 DAISY MARC JACOBS ($57) at Bloomingdale’s, 900 North Michigan Avenue, mixes fruit tones, gardenia, violet, jasmine, and musk.

4 BANANA REPUBLIC Malachite ($48) at Banana Republic, 744 North Michigan Avenue, is a classic blend of florals and sandalwood.

5 GIORGIO ARMANI Onde Extase ($95), exclusively at Saks Fifth Avenue, contains notes of mimosa, jasmine, musk, narcissus, and sesame.

6 KARL LAGERFELD Kapsule Woody ($110), exclusively at Neiman Marcus, 737 North Michigan Avenue, is an earthy blend of cedar, moss, and plum.

Photograph: Alex Cao

This article appears in the Spring 2009 issue of Chicago Magazine.

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