Sniffapalooza Fall Ball in NYC! Sat 10/23 - Sun 10/24!
From our friends, the Karens:
Greetings!
It's been a fantastically scented summer! Sniffapalooza spent an amazing week in Grasse, gathering behind-the-scenes fragrance knowledge in the world perfumery capital. And we're winding down the season with the honor of being featured as Industry Influencers in Sephora's Beauty Report for Fall 2010!
Now we're ready for the cooler, crisper weather and to launch into a sweet-smelling autumn! As word of Sniffapalooza wafts around the globe, so does our ability to bring you the latest and greatest experiences in fragrance. Team Karen is back at work planning the most incredible scent adventure known to humankind - the TWO-DAY Sniffapalooza Fall Ball in NYC! Mark your calendars - the dates are Saturday, October 23 & Sunday, October 24, and you do not want to miss this one!
For those of you who are just joining the Sniffapalooza family, the Sniffapalooza Fall Ball is an entire weekend crammed full of olfactory and multi-sensory experiences. You'll come away from the weekend with new knowledge, new friends, lots of new goodies, and a new perspective on a fragrant life. There's nothing else like it on the planet.
Now we're ready for the cooler, crisper weather and to launch into a sweet-smelling autumn! As word of Sniffapalooza wafts around the globe, so does our ability to bring you the latest and greatest experiences in fragrance. Team Karen is back at work planning the most incredible scent adventure known to humankind - the TWO-DAY Sniffapalooza Fall Ball in NYC! Mark your calendars - the dates are Saturday, October 23 & Sunday, October 24, and you do not want to miss this one!
For those of you who are just joining the Sniffapalooza family, the Sniffapalooza Fall Ball is an entire weekend crammed full of olfactory and multi-sensory experiences. You'll come away from the weekend with new knowledge, new friends, lots of new goodies, and a new perspective on a fragrant life. There's nothing else like it on the planet.
Here's our itinerary-in-progress, with lots of special surprises in the works. Many details will be added, and we'll update you in the coming weeks!
Guests we're in the process of scheduling for appearances, & more to come:
Perfumer Sarah Horowitz-Thran of Creative Scentualization; Jennifer Hardaway of Klean Spa; Sephora.com; Teresa Findlay of Perfume.com; Chandler Burr, noted author & New York Times Fragrance Critic; Michael Goldberg of Bruno Acampora; fragrance journalist David Ecker; Barb Stegerman of The 7 Virtues Orange Blossom Eau de Parfum; Candice Sabatini, Editorial Director & Fragrance Editor of Beauty News NYC; Elyissia Wassung of 2 Chicks with Chocolate; Sandi Burrows of Serge Lutens; Adelaide Farah of Beauty Fashion Magazine; Joe Garces of Robert Piguet; Tom Crutchfield of Annick Goutal; Sarah Barton King of The Pink Room; Jason Beers of Guerlain; Ulrich Lang of Parfums Ulrich Lang; Cathy Gins of Aromawear; Natural perfumer Roxanna Villa; creative visionary & artist Greg Spalenka; Raphaella Brescia of Sniffapalooza Magazine; Laurie Stern of Velvet & Sweet Pea's Purrfumery, Symrise fragrance and raw materials supplier, and reps from Tom Ford, Creed, Jo Malone, Santa Maria Novella, Eau D'Italie, Lorenzo Villoresi, Linari, Creed, Chanel & Chanel Les Exclusifs, Diptyque, Caron, Antica Farmacista, Estee Lauder, Prada, Van Cleef & Arpels, Le Labo, Bond No. 9, Etat Libre d'Orange, Amouage, Sisley, Hermes, Balenciaga, Dayna Decker, Alexa Rodulfo, Canturi, By Kilian, L'Artisan, Penhaligon's, and scads of others!
SATURDAY, October 23
8:15-10:00am: The famous private Breakfast with exclusive speakers and presentations at Bergdorf Goodman.
**PLEASE NOTE: Breakfast limited to the first 65 guests to sign up!**
10:00am-12:00pm: Sniffing time on the beauty floor at BG, meet special guests & presenters from the breakfast, exclusive offers, makeup artists, the BG raffle & those legendary gift bags!
12:15-2:30pm: Prix Fixe lunch at Opia Restaurant - Special speakers & presentations, Sniffapalooza Lunch Loot, and sample exclusive delectable's from 2 Chicks with Chocolate!
2:45-4:00pm: Sniffing at Henri Bendel, with special guests, refreshments, and exclusive special Sniffapalooza GWP!
4:15-5:15pm: Sniffing the newest custom creation, The Plaza scent, at the Krigler Perfumery at The Plaza! Meet Ben Krigler and sample the line.
5:15-6:30pm: Explore Plaza Beauty, on the lower level of The Plaza Hotel, with special guests, refreshments, sampling, gifts!
SUNDAY, October 24
10:00-11:30am: The famous Brunch & Sniffing at Bond No. 9, sample the fabulous new scents, Cooper Square and Washington Square, preview holiday gift sets, and take home custom gift bags. 15% discount on all purchases!
11:00am-5:00pm: Open House sniffing at Le Labo. Meet the Le Labo team, check out the vintage candles collection, & have your purchases custom-labeled!
12:00-1:00pm: Sniffing at LafcoNY, with sampling, refreshments, & special gifts. Meet Creative Team Jon Bresler & Segen Scott. 20% discount on all purchases!
1:00-3:00pm: Prix Fixe lunch at Soho hot-spot Barolo, with EAU de Sniffapalooza Showcase (Emerging Artisans Uncorked!) & party favors!
3:15-4:15pm: Premier Anna Sui's newest fragrance, Forbidden Affair, at her boutique! Meet fragrance specialist Leah Dean as she gives us a master class & introduces us to Anna's fragrance collection, as well as the cosmetics & skin care lines. Sampling, games, & special gifts!
4:30-6:00pm: Take a chocolate journey at Pure Dark! Expand your sensory weekend with a visit to this delicious new chocolate emporium and learn about the "Beans to Bars" process. Exclusive Sniffapalooza store tour, education session & gift card. Customize your own chocolate!
4:30-6:30pm: Sniffing at Aedes de Venustas, with those fabulous Prosecco Bellinis, sampling, special guests, exclusive launches & gift bags. Meet creative team Robert & Karl!
The rates for Sniffapalooza Fall Ball are as follows:
Saturday, 10/23: $85 covers event & luncheon & assorted special treats!
Sunday, 10/24: $85 covers event, brunch at Bond No. 9, luncheon, Pure Dark chocolate journey, cocktails!
Full weekend: $170 covers events 10/23 and 10/24, lunches both days, the brunch on Sunday, cocktails, chocolate journey and assorted treats as detailed above, and the BG breakfast. (BG breakfast only if you are one of the first 65 people to sign up!)
A portion of each registration fee will be donated to a very special charity - Quilts for Kids, partnering with Downy Fabric Softener.
** Please remember that if you would like to attend the breakfast at Bergdorf Goodman on Saturday, October 23 --- we are limited to 65 seats!
If you've attended a Sniffapalooza before, you know what an incredible experience awaits you... if you haven't, you're in for the time of your life!
*** Team Karen cannot be responsible for any addictions to Sniffapalooza, or withdrawal symptoms that may result after the event is over. If such symptoms occur, go immediately to the nearest fragrance counter.
We can't wait to see all our old friends again and meet our new ones!
And remember, accept no imitations - this is the ONE and ONLY SNIFFAPALOOZA!
Viva La Sniffa, Baby!
TEAM KAREN
Karen Dubin - Founder & Director
Karen Adams - Executive Operations Manager
Guests we're in the process of scheduling for appearances, & more to come:
Perfumer Sarah Horowitz-Thran of Creative Scentualization; Jennifer Hardaway of Klean Spa; Sephora.com; Teresa Findlay of Perfume.com; Chandler Burr, noted author & New York Times Fragrance Critic; Michael Goldberg of Bruno Acampora; fragrance journalist David Ecker; Barb Stegerman of The 7 Virtues Orange Blossom Eau de Parfum; Candice Sabatini, Editorial Director & Fragrance Editor of Beauty News NYC; Elyissia Wassung of 2 Chicks with Chocolate; Sandi Burrows of Serge Lutens; Adelaide Farah of Beauty Fashion Magazine; Joe Garces of Robert Piguet; Tom Crutchfield of Annick Goutal; Sarah Barton King of The Pink Room; Jason Beers of Guerlain; Ulrich Lang of Parfums Ulrich Lang; Cathy Gins of Aromawear; Natural perfumer Roxanna Villa; creative visionary & artist Greg Spalenka; Raphaella Brescia of Sniffapalooza Magazine; Laurie Stern of Velvet & Sweet Pea's Purrfumery, Symrise fragrance and raw materials supplier, and reps from Tom Ford, Creed, Jo Malone, Santa Maria Novella, Eau D'Italie, Lorenzo Villoresi, Linari, Creed, Chanel & Chanel Les Exclusifs, Diptyque, Caron, Antica Farmacista, Estee Lauder, Prada, Van Cleef & Arpels, Le Labo, Bond No. 9, Etat Libre d'Orange, Amouage, Sisley, Hermes, Balenciaga, Dayna Decker, Alexa Rodulfo, Canturi, By Kilian, L'Artisan, Penhaligon's, and scads of others!
SATURDAY, October 23
8:15-10:00am: The famous private Breakfast with exclusive speakers and presentations at Bergdorf Goodman.
**PLEASE NOTE: Breakfast limited to the first 65 guests to sign up!**
10:00am-12:00pm: Sniffing time on the beauty floor at BG, meet special guests & presenters from the breakfast, exclusive offers, makeup artists, the BG raffle & those legendary gift bags!
12:15-2:30pm: Prix Fixe lunch at Opia Restaurant - Special speakers & presentations, Sniffapalooza Lunch Loot, and sample exclusive delectable's from 2 Chicks with Chocolate!
2:45-4:00pm: Sniffing at Henri Bendel, with special guests, refreshments, and exclusive special Sniffapalooza GWP!
4:15-5:15pm: Sniffing the newest custom creation, The Plaza scent, at the Krigler Perfumery at The Plaza! Meet Ben Krigler and sample the line.
5:15-6:30pm: Explore Plaza Beauty, on the lower level of The Plaza Hotel, with special guests, refreshments, sampling, gifts!
SUNDAY, October 24
10:00-11:30am: The famous Brunch & Sniffing at Bond No. 9, sample the fabulous new scents, Cooper Square and Washington Square, preview holiday gift sets, and take home custom gift bags. 15% discount on all purchases!
11:00am-5:00pm: Open House sniffing at Le Labo. Meet the Le Labo team, check out the vintage candles collection, & have your purchases custom-labeled!
12:00-1:00pm: Sniffing at LafcoNY, with sampling, refreshments, & special gifts. Meet Creative Team Jon Bresler & Segen Scott. 20% discount on all purchases!
1:00-3:00pm: Prix Fixe lunch at Soho hot-spot Barolo, with EAU de Sniffapalooza Showcase (Emerging Artisans Uncorked!) & party favors!
3:15-4:15pm: Premier Anna Sui's newest fragrance, Forbidden Affair, at her boutique! Meet fragrance specialist Leah Dean as she gives us a master class & introduces us to Anna's fragrance collection, as well as the cosmetics & skin care lines. Sampling, games, & special gifts!
4:30-6:00pm: Take a chocolate journey at Pure Dark! Expand your sensory weekend with a visit to this delicious new chocolate emporium and learn about the "Beans to Bars" process. Exclusive Sniffapalooza store tour, education session & gift card. Customize your own chocolate!
4:30-6:30pm: Sniffing at Aedes de Venustas, with those fabulous Prosecco Bellinis, sampling, special guests, exclusive launches & gift bags. Meet creative team Robert & Karl!
The rates for Sniffapalooza Fall Ball are as follows:
Saturday, 10/23: $85 covers event & luncheon & assorted special treats!
Sunday, 10/24: $85 covers event, brunch at Bond No. 9, luncheon, Pure Dark chocolate journey, cocktails!
Full weekend: $170 covers events 10/23 and 10/24, lunches both days, the brunch on Sunday, cocktails, chocolate journey and assorted treats as detailed above, and the BG breakfast. (BG breakfast only if you are one of the first 65 people to sign up!)
A portion of each registration fee will be donated to a very special charity - Quilts for Kids, partnering with Downy Fabric Softener.
** Please remember that if you would like to attend the breakfast at Bergdorf Goodman on Saturday, October 23 --- we are limited to 65 seats!
If you've attended a Sniffapalooza before, you know what an incredible experience awaits you... if you haven't, you're in for the time of your life!
*** Team Karen cannot be responsible for any addictions to Sniffapalooza, or withdrawal symptoms that may result after the event is over. If such symptoms occur, go immediately to the nearest fragrance counter.
We can't wait to see all our old friends again and meet our new ones!
And remember, accept no imitations - this is the ONE and ONLY SNIFFAPALOOZA!
Viva La Sniffa, Baby!
TEAM KAREN
Karen Dubin - Founder & Director
Karen Adams - Executive Operations Manager
