A Surprise from my sweetie.

The boyfriend and I left Brooklyn early in lieu of errands, but lunchtime found us taking a lengthy stroll around the Upper East Side on Tuesday.  It was very cold out so the stroll was more like a brisk walk. I suppose that the forty or so city blocks we walked was a good jump start to the dreaded New Year's resolution of getting slim and trim. We popped into Barney's as he is an absolute fragrance fiend. He purchased Byredo's Oud Immortel and Serge Luten's Ambre Sultan. I know absolutely nothing about fragrances, except which I find pleasing ans which I could live without, and these two I NEED in my life. They smell amazing!


Anyhow, after we left, we sought some warmth and coffee and happened upon a diner. Somewhere between the eggs and the check, he took out a box and said, "I hope you like it." This was ninja like, because I had not left him in the store except the tiniest second when I turned around to eye the NARS counter. He bought me, Frederic Malle's, Portrait of a Lady. 

I have never bought a perfume that cost more than $95 and was completely blown away by the the thought and the beautiful scent. I highly recommend it! It was inspired by the Henry James novel of the same name. It's woody and spicy and a whole list of things I can't adequately describe.