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Andy Warhol Union Square perfume from Bond no. 9

Flowers were all over the spring runways from Balenciaga to Gucci, so why not wear them a little closer to your skin? Andy Warhol Union Square perfume is the scent of spring.

The frangrance has floral topnotes of lily of the valley, freesia, and crisp green stem notes with white birchwood and amber tip-toeing in to take away the sweetness and give the scent some depth.

For me, the freesia topnotes are most prominent. We’ve been having a lot of rain in Florida lately and for me, this scent smells like that moment after a good, hard rain when the earth is alive, everything is dewy, fresh and you feel as if you can smell the sunshine.

Developed by Bond No. 9, this collectible scent joins Andy Warhol Silver Factory, launched last year to celebrate the legendary American artist and his New York studios. Warhol’s Union Square studios were the scene of some of his greatest creativity including the famous “Mao” paintings of Chairman Mao Zedong as well as the Flowers screenprints.

All great scents have a great bottle and for Union Square, they have refashioned the familiar Bond No. 9 flacon in fuschia and and splashed it with oversized flowers from Warhol’s Flowers series.

For the serious Warhol collector, the complete Warhol series of scents is available as a portfolio of 10 decorated bottles ($1500 for 10 100mL bottles).

Grab your first spring thing and pick up this scent at Bond No.9 boutiques in New York or online at http://www.bondno9.com

Pricing: $135 to $195 (50mL-100mL)

Andy Warhol Union Square 10 bottle portfolio

Pucci Vivara eau de parfum

What does Pucci smell like? It smells like lounging in an Italian villa with the sun streaming through the windows and the scent of lemon trees in your nose. So where can I get that every day without having to hop a flight and marry an Italian prince? Pucci Vivara is a reformulation of the designer’s original Vivara fragrance from the 1960’s. The new version retains some of it’s original chypre attributes with citrus top notes and woodsy base notes, but becomes modern with an infusion of fresh, green, light notes. The eau de parfum comes in 50 ml and 80 ml and the perfumed body mousse ($80) adds essential oils of lemon, tangerine, and cotton extract. The bottle is given a Pucci Vivara print top and a green glass base. Having a bottle this beautiful sitting on my vanity makes me almost as happy as having a Pucci dress in my closet. Almost.

Top notes: galbanum, bergamot, amaretto
Middle Notes: orange flower, jasmine, narcissus
Base Notes: iris, vetiver, patchouli

We can’t all carry one of Judith Lieber’s bejeweled couture creations, but now we can all grab a little bit of Lieber for under $100. Leiber perfume by Judith Leiber is a oriental floral scent with top notes of Italian bergamot, pineapple and mandarin leaf. Purse spray, body cream, and scented candle are also available. Leiber 1.0 oz eau de parfum retails for $75.