I posted this in the city shopping guide thread, but wanted to make sure folks here are aware that Saks 5th Avenue in the Houston Galleria now carries the full line of both the Frederick Malle and the Le Labo fragrances.
Frederick Malle visits locations personally to determine if he wants to sell his products in that location. I knew he had visited Kuhl-Linscomb last year for that purpose, and chose not to sell there, but was not aware that he had selected the Saks location instead.
The Le Labo counter is pretty cool. Each frag is hand mixed when you "order" a bottle. They have sample bottles on display that you can spray on tester paper, and ingredient bottles, but no full bottles for sale are pre-made. They measure each of the ingredients as they mix them together. And as you know, each scent has a number which indicates the number of notes in the "recipe" that go with the named note. So, for example, when you purchase a bottle of Le Labo Vetiver 46, they mix the 46 ingredients together from the ingredient bottles to make your bottle. I haven't watched them mix one up yet, but I'm sure I will.
Frederick Malle visits locations personally to determine if he wants to sell his products in that location. I knew he had visited Kuhl-Linscomb last year for that purpose, and chose not to sell there, but was not aware that he had selected the Saks location instead.
The Le Labo counter is pretty cool. Each frag is hand mixed when you "order" a bottle. They have sample bottles on display that you can spray on tester paper, and ingredient bottles, but no full bottles for sale are pre-made. They measure each of the ingredients as they mix them together. And as you know, each scent has a number which indicates the number of notes in the "recipe" that go with the named note. So, for example, when you purchase a bottle of Le Labo Vetiver 46, they mix the 46 ingredients together from the ingredient bottles to make your bottle. I haven't watched them mix one up yet, but I'm sure I will.