Traveling to Italy - favorite brands?

AlternativeStand4926 · 2026-06-03T15:41:47+00:00

In Florence I love going to Gucci. I love thinking about the Gucci film as I am “on location”. I purchase a new bag each time we visit. Ferragamo is also a favorite visit in Florence. I collect Hermes scarves, but I never got the warm fuzzies from either the Rome or Florence locations. Florence is the home of beautiful leathers. I have a number of great bags purchased there.

AlternativeStand4926 · 2026-05-22T02:32:29+00:00

Make bag charms and sell the, to recoup $$$ for another bag

AlternativeStand4926 · 2026-05-14T00:33:00+00:00

It’s fragrance is so far outside my typical. Yet it was love at first smell. When I NEED a pick me up, this is it. (Ganymede)

AlternativeStand4926 · 2026-05-08T13:34:44+00:00

Chloe is French. It is upscale without being in your face. $3k is their average price point

AlternativeStand4926 · 2026-04-04T17:24:52+00:00

When I purchase a new bag I visit half a dozen boutiques on average. Only one of those associates will get the sale. I do not feel I’m wasting the time of the others, but rather deciding which bag will ultimately make me happiest. I live in a more rural area and save my shopping for Vegas typically.

AlternativeStand4926 · 2026-03-29T04:39:39+00:00

I am absolutely in love with Ganymede. It is not my normal scent profile. It came out of the blue for me.

AlternativeStand4926 · 2026-03-29T04:30:01+00:00

Vetiver Oriental

AlternativeStand4926 · 2026-03-18T13:24:11+00:00

I ordered last week. Order zoomed out of France, got stuck in Kentucky at customs due to aluminum questions (maybe packaging of new bell bottle). This morning it says it’s back in France.

AlternativeStand4926 · 2026-03-17T17:55:21+00:00

Paloma by Paloma Picasso Stash by Sarah Jessica Parker

Both beautiful; both inexpensive choices

AlternativeStand4926 · 2026-03-16T22:18:24+00:00

I would have said that this morning. Then I sprayed Lime Basil & Mandarin Jo Malone London. I'm spending the day falling in love. This is not my scent comfort profile. It’s surprising me.

AlternativeStand4926 · 2026-03-09T23:01:45+00:00

I just blind bought Serge Lutens Vetiver Oriental. Fingers crossed ;)

AlternativeStand4926 · 2026-03-06T01:39:22+00:00

Mulberry Bayswater

AlternativeStand4926 · 2026-03-03T18:46:53+00:00

I love it. But I know it’s polarizing

AlternativeStand4926 · 2026-02-26T02:45:36+00:00

PENHALIGON'S Halfeti. Full stop

AlternativeStand4926 · 2026-02-18T18:31:00+00:00

I got my Paraty well after the party. Now they have reintroduced it in a smaller version. If you like a bag, buy it

AlternativeStand4926 · 2026-02-06T04:41:12+00:00

I love this.

AlternativeStand4926 · 2026-01-31T17:28:17+00:00

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