WILL YOU BE MY VALENTINE?
Some Valentine's Day gifts go way beyond cards and candy hearts. It's time to show the one you love how much you really care. Impress her with Tiffany & Co.'s 109.73-carat emerald-cut kunzite "tied" brooch with a diamond and platinum bow, $74,500 (right). Or try something a bit more practical for everyday wear: the three-heart mini open-heart pendant in 18K yellow, white, and rose gold on a fine gold chain, $900 (above). Go to www.tiffany.com
Toast each other with a couple glasses of Palmes d'Or Vintage 1997 champagne, $120. The wine's creator, Nicolas Feuillatte, fell in love with an opera diva who wore only black pearls, but when she did not share those feelings, he made this gorgeous black pearl bottle to commemorate his unrequited love. Go to www.feuillatte.com
Pamper your honey with Bliss Spa's signature carrot and sesame body buff, a 90-minute treatment that features a carrot mulch and hot oil rubdown, warm milk and honey drizzle, skin-softening wrap, sesame seed and sea salt scrub, and ends with a Vichy shower, $165. To book an appointment, call (877) 862-5477.
Perfume is always an intoxicatingly romantic gift, so try Un Jardin sur le Nil, by Hermès, $125, available at www.hermes.com. For a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the fragrance--not to mention a fascinating discussion of the rest of the perfume industry--check out New York Times scent critic Chandler Burr's new book, The Perfect Scent, and CITY's in-depth interview with Burr in the new spring fashion issue, on newsstands now.
Elsewhere in the issue, CITY travels from London to New York, Paris to Milan for an in-depth look at the stalwart designers and rising stars in the world's four great fashion capitals, while also examining the emerging cities that are putting themselves on the fashion map. Plus, CITY chats with Lipstick Jungle's Lindsay Price, searches the country for the greatest places to shop for vintage couture, and snuggles up with Dylan Lauren in her candy-coated bedroom.
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