New York private school girls are a most interesting specimen. They have more academic pressure than most first year med students but many are more entitled than a senior partner at Skadden. To watch them in their natural habitat one only need to sip coffee at any bakery or on Madison Avenue–mostly north of 86th Street.
Shopping for these girls is no easy task. The bar is high but is also easy to go too far. Below is a gift guide that can satisfy the private school girl, from Chapin to Trinity.
The holiday season is always an exciting time to shop. If you’re a beauty addict it’s even better. Cosmetic, fragrance and beauty companies always put together the best gift packages during the holiday season. It’s a really great time to try something new or stock up on the items you love. Take note that many department stores and beauty brands offer extra incentives. For example, Bergdorf Goodman is currently running a ‘Rewarding Beauty’ promotion where you can receive a $25 for spending $250 or larger gift card sums if you spend more.
Below are some of our favorite beauty packages that you can buy as gifts or beautify yourself:
Tom Ford
2 Piece Lip 2 Piece Nail Box ($174) Lip Color, Virgin Rose Lip Color, So Vain Nail Color, Bordeaux Lust Nail Color, Smoke Red
Charlotte Tilbury
Limited Edition The Book of Makeup Magic ($200) Travel-Size Magic Cream Travel-Size Take it all Off Travel-Size Wonderglow Travel-Size Multi Miracle Travel-Size Supermodel Body Travel-Size Magic Night Cream Mini K.I.S.S.I.N.G Lipstick in Penelope Pink Matte Revolution Lipstick in Red Carpet RedD Lip Magic Mini Rock ‘n’ Kohl Eye Liner in Supernova Nocturnal Cat Eyes Eye Shadow in On the Prowl
Aerin
Mini Fragrance Set ($100) Waterlily Sun, Amber Musk, Lilac Path, Evening Rose, Iris Meadow
Bulgari
Eau Parfumée Au Thé Vert Guest Collection ($99) Eau De Cologne Bath Line 2 soaps 2 refreshing towels
Deborah Lippmann
Undressed Shades Of Nude Set ($34) Flesh For Fantasy in alabaster nude cream Totally Nude in fair pink nude cream Born This Way in peach nude cream Bare It All in mauve nude cream Natural Woman in almond nude cream Skin Deep in sable nude cream
Kevyn Aucoin
The Contour Book The Art of Sculpting + Defining Volume II ($65) How-to guide The Celestial Powder in Candlelight The Celestial Powder in Starlight The Creamy Glow in Candlelight The Sculpting Cream The Candlelight Cream The Sculpting Powder Eye shadow in Eye shadow in Brighten (luminous pearl), Starlight (luminous light peach/pink), Cool Tan (light brown), Ruddy Earth (rust)
Sephora Collection
Karen Walker Amber Craft: Beauty Brush Set + Stand ($125) Powder brush Large angled foundation brush Angled blush brush Shadow brush Crease brush Display stand
By Kilian
Eau de Parfum – Voulez-Vous Coucher Avec Mo ($285) Perfume Snake clutch
Aesop
Andromeda – Elaborate Body Kit ($110) Reverence Aromatique Hand Wash Resurrection Aromatique Hand Balm Coriander Seed Body Cleanser Rind Concentrate Body Balm
Clé de Peau Beauté
Limited Edition Makeup Coffret ($210) An eye color quad palette of luxurious metallic shades Perfect lash mascara in a deep glossy bordeaux Extra-rich lipstick in an intense crimson
Net-A-Porter
Beauty selection ($70) Moisturizing Mask by Tata Harper EGF Face Serum by Bioeffect EGF Body Intensive by Bioeffect Nourishing Day Cream by Bioeffect Artemis Hydroactive Cellular Face Oil Cleansing Purifying Scrub with Sea Salt Swimcap Cream by Philip Kingsley Sleep Mask Tan for Face by James Read and much more
There are so many sample sales scheduled that shopping starts to feel like a big decision rather than a leisurely activity. To help you sort through the madness, we put together a list of this week’s sales that we think are worthy of your holiday season effort. Let us know if you think we missed anything spectacular.
Assouline
This is the perfect opportunity to perfectly top off your coffee table or book shelf. Assouline is renowned for publishing the most fashionable art books. Prices will be discounted to 70% off retail and we are sure this will be a great place to score holiday gifts or.
Through Thursday, December 3rd
10am—6pm daily
601 W 26th St (btwn 11th & 12 Ave), Suite 303
Ramy Brook
There’s nothing like supporting one of our own. Ray Brook is known for her ‘effortless’ uptown casual. Discounts on women’s apparel will be priced up to 70% off. At the designer’s last sale we found rompers for $115, dresses for $145 and leather jackets for $325 from $795
Through Thursday, December 3rd
10am—5pm daily
231 W 39th St (btw 7th & 8th Ave), Suite 728
Lisa Perry
Get your mod on. Lisa Perry’s sample sale, at her Madison Avenue boutique, will include production pieces and samples for women and girls priced up to 75% off. We are told that a neon Wow dress will be $477 from $795 and a Wow sweater will be $327 from $545. We suggest heading to the sale early and browsing the sample rack where prices, in the past, have started at just $30.
Thursday, December 3rd through Monday, December 7th
10am—7pm daily
988 Madison Ave (btwn 76th & 77th St.)
212-431-7467
Eddie Borgo
Expect to find discounts on women’s jewelry and accessories. At the last sale, prices started at just 30% off on the first day but additional markdowns were taken until prices reached 90% off. This is one of those sale where you will want to wait. If you’re not up for playing get-the-best-price game, head to TheOutnet where Eddie Borgo jewelry is now discounted up to 70%.
Friday, December 4th through Saturday, December 5th
Fri 8am—8pm, Sat 10am—6pm
204 Elizabeth St (btwn Prince and Spring St), 2nd floor
Chances are that you’ve been shopping or browsing online and offline all weekend. Nonetheless, marketers sill insist that the shopping continues full force though Cyber Monday.
Chuckle as you might, we are a stickler to tradition. Some of the discounts aren’t as good as they were over the weekend but some are even better. Be careful, impulse can easily overcome Monday morning shoppers.
Amuze// Cyber Monday save an additional 15% off Chanel & Louboutin and 30% on designer clothing, shoes, bags and accessories, plus free shipping.
DATE: Until 11.30
CODE: BLACKFRIDAY
ASOS//Cyber Monday U.S. 30% off everything
DATE: Until 11.30
CODE: BLESSED
Bergdorf Goodman// Extra 20% off sale merchandise from 5F (Contemporary Collection)
DATE: Until 11.30
Forzieri// 20% off orders of $250+ and more
DATE: Until 12.3, 20% off orders of $250+
CODE: use code CYBERFZ1, Get 25% OFF orders of $450+ / use code CYBERFZ2, Get 30% OFF orders of $750+ / use code CYBERFZ3
Save 65% to 75% off at the Skull Cashmere and 360Cashmere sample sale. The sale will include merchandise for women, men, kids clothing and accessories.
Skull Cashmere & 360Cashmere
Monday, November 30 through Friday, December 11
10am to 5pm daily
231 West 39th Street, (btw 7th & 8th Ave) Suite 1001
Once the Tryptophan sets in, it’s time to get comfortable and start shopping. There’s so many stores and so little patience. For the beast designer deals head this way to Amuze where you will find the most exclusive fashion designers– Louboutin, Chanel, Valentino– and prices up to 90% off retail. The inventory includes items for men, women and children.
Lets take a look at some of the highlights: Right now, the entire Christian Louboutin and Chanel collections are discounted an extra 15%. These Chanel heels come to about $425 from $875. Louboutin Follies Cabo pumps are about $660 from $1395.
Among the bags, which are an additional 30% off, we found this Valentino studded bag is about $1300 from $4745, a Saint Laurent Lutetia Flap clutch is $350 from $995 and this Gucci tote for $700 from $1930. In addition, the site also includes a variety of handbags, shoes, accessories and clothing from Wolford, Alexander McQueen, Tory Burch, Miu Miu and more.
Seems good? We agree. But the deal gets better. For Black Friday, Amuze will continually add new inventory and items will be priced even better. Shipping is even free.
So, gobble … gobble… gobble and rest assured that this type of of consumption will not add a millimeter to your waiste line.
This week, the biggest friends and family event is Thanksgiving. The difference between Black Friday and Cyber Monday are almost indistinguishable. There are great deals whether you’re looking for the excitement of crowds or prefer to shop solo from your computer. Below are our top picks for Black Friday but rest assured that the deals are almost identical if you are shopping online.
Saks Fifth Avenue
Prices for the shopping extravaganza will be reduced up to 60% off if you can get to the store before noon. (The discount is available online now.) An Alice & Olivia print skirt is $120 from almost $300 and Alexander Wang wedges are $260 from $650. Just a warning, the early Saks crowd can be overwhelming. This is a great time to shop for beauty items. Right now you can get a $25 gift card for every $100 you spend. Just remember to use the code BEAUTY at checkout.
Gap/Banana Republic/Athleta
Stock up on all your basics and hats, gloves and pajamas for the kids. Everything is 50% off in honor of Black Friday. Women’s denim jacket is $35 from $90 and girl’s pom-pom hat is $10 from $20. Banana is offering 50% off sweaters and an extra 40% off already reduced items. Athleta is offering 20% off through Monday.
Uniqlo
It’s hard to list out which items are the best deals because there are so many. Here is a laundry list of our favorites: Ultra Light Down jackets for your entire family (women’s now $50 from $80). The Carine [Roitfeld) blazer is very nicely constructed and is reduced to $120 from $150 and cashmere sweaters are reduced to $50 from $80. Shipping is free and online shoppers save $15 for every $100 they spend.
Nordstrom
Designer discounts are up to 40% off and there is an extra 25% off sale items. Take note that the Nordstrom collaboration pop-up with Opening Ceremony is now live/open. There are no discounts but the collection is stocked with great gift items. Lots are bound to go on sale but it’s always nice to start stalking what you want early.
The Saks Fifth Avenue pre-sale for Black Friday is officially underway. The big news is that a huge assortment of bags are included in the sale. Saint Laurent bags are reduced 30%, Valentino and Gucci bags are discounted 40% and Prada bags are 50% off this season.
Don’t miss a sale or a markdown. Be sure to follow along on Instagram and Twitter.
Among the Prada sale bags are the Saffiano Double-Zip in Navy for $1215 from $2430, the Daino tote in cream, blue, grey, red and navy is $800 from $1600 and the City Sport Shopper in red, white or blue is $925 from $1650.
Heading over to the houses of Gucci and Saint Laurent the stock lists are extensive. A black or red Gucci Interlocking shoulder bag is $925 from $1550 in the small version or $1350 from $2100 in the larger size. The Gucci Soho Shoulder Bag is on sale in almost every color variation and is $990 from $1625.
Take note that the Gucci bags are final sale. Most shoes in the shoe department are discounted 30% but the Valentino sale assortment is 40% off. Designer clothing is on sale for 40% off. Customers can begin taking home their pre-sales Wednesday.
