HS3

I was wandering through Marshall’s the other day, waiting on dinner reservations, and saw Lagerfeld Kapsule Light. I quickly read a couple reviews on my phone (none terribly glowing), and decided to pick it up even though it wasn’t the highest regarded in the Kapsule bunch. When the GF and I got to the car, she quickly opened it up and gave it a couple sprays. I was pleasantly surprised. It is what it says it’s going to be – light. It’s a pleasant “clean” type thing, and reminded me quite a bit of the Emporio Armani He that I wore in college for a couple years. It’s no masterpiece, but it’s a great thing to wear when you’re not in the mood for an olfactory assault. It also seems to layer pleasantly.

The bottle is pretty cool too – it’s unconventional, but completely functional. You can lay it on it’s back, or stand it up. It has Karl’s signature engraved on the base as well for a nice extra touch.

The week before, I was killing time at another Marshall’s during lunch (I need to stay away from that place), and ran across Narciso Rodriguez for him, travel sprays. They are 25ml each, for a total 50ml. I don’t wear the regular Narciso Rodriguez too often because I usually opt for the musc collection for him, so it seemed like the perfect replacement for my big 100ml. There don’t seem to be many photos of the travel sprays around, so I thought I’d stick one in here.

Recently, the house of Narciso Rodriguez released a his and hers limited edition version of their hugely popular musc series in EDP form (and a new, different formulation). I was in Saks over a month ago when my SA showed me the limited edition musc for him tester they had from under the counter. She said that they had only gotten 3 bottles, and they had all sold the day they got them. I tried the tester and got the familiar Narciso musc notes, but with a twist. This is like a combination of the musc oil for him and the regular musc for him EDT. It is said to be “a tribute to musk” and it lives up to its billing. It’s by no means a dirty musk – you won’t be howling or wondering whether people will think you just forgot to bathe. Among the listed notes are musk, iris, and pink berries.

A few weeks went by and I got an email from my SA that she had gotten a couple more bottles in and had one put aside for me. It was only $59 (minus the 10% off for a Friends & Family event), but the difficulty of tracking a bottle of this down makes the price a non-factor. It’s no easy feat to find one. I eagerly picked it up (and was also talked into a bottle of the new Tom Ford Urban Musk by the Tom Ford reps on hand during the event… another fabulous musk) and wore it that night.

The bottle is gorgeous as well – it’s similar to the regular musc for him, but the lining inside the heavy glass is metallic. The sprayer is also just as full and sturdy as you’ll find on the EDT. I am by no means a one scent kind of person, but if I was forced to narrow it down to 10, this would certainly be a top contender. I’ll post a few more photos of the great bottle this week.