In our next Reader Mail:
Dear BS,
I’m moving to Atlanta within the next few weeks. And I just love fragrance but can’t seem to find any fragrance boutiques or anything of the sort down there. I know you’re not in Atlanta or may not have any knowledge of the city but I was wondering if you or any of your readers knew of any cool fragrance shops in the Atlanta-Metro area?
Thank you,
V. N. T.
Oh! We have absolutely no idea. Atlanta’s one of those cities we haven’t been to since we were a kid, and it was like all Stone Mountain, all the time. Anyone out there able to help?
Of course, if it comes to mail order ("mail order"! er, Internet shopping) we’re totally all over Fragonard at the moment: classic French fragrance house. We just visited their factory in Eze, near Nice, and we honestly thought our head might explode. The scents are actually a bit grandmotherly (no offense) but we’re sort of into these: fleur d’oranger 100 ml, $30
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There is one of those places where you can custom blend your own fragrances right at the corner of St Charles and N. Highland next to the Ten Thousand Villages. I haven’t tried it,but it’s gotten good reviews. I think Nieman Marcus also has a pretty good selection.
I know much more about all the great shoe stores in Atlanta than about perfume.
I’ll be moving out of Atlanta in Mid May… not sure if you need any furniture… I’ll be getting rid of everything.