{"id":11827,"date":"2025-10-22T11:17:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T11:17:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/11827\/"},"modified":"2025-10-22T11:17:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T11:17:10","slug":"whats-that-smell-11-new-fragrance-stores-open-in-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/11827\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s That Smell? 11 New Fragrance Stores Open in New York"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n Dossier.
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While sniffing via a screen is a technology yet to be cracked, the brick-and-mortar fragrance business is booming: 75 percent of fragrance sales in the U.S. happen in stores. And over the past year, it\u2019s seemed as if every other boutique opening in the city is a perfumer or a home-fragrance shop. At FF&E<\/a> (109 Montrose Ave., Williamsburg), run by design firm Lichen and scent-maker Fragile Glass, shoppers have been particularly taken with its \u201cearthcense\u201d \u2014 incense that, according to Lichen\u2019s website, \u201csmells like wet rocks, but in a good way.\u201d Naked Ghosts<\/a> (66 Greenwich Ave.), which opened in the summer, offers a tight selection of niche eaux (such as Annindriya and Chester Gibs\u2019s Walk With Me) chosen by store co-founder Christophe Laudamiel, a perfumer whose own fragrances are for sale. Meanwhile, a slew of scent stores have come to Soho and Nolita since last fall, including Commodity Fragrances<\/a> (113 Crosby St.), where you can dab yourself with viral \u201cmilky\u201d perfumes like Milk Orchid or sign up for a master class. More recently, Dossier<\/a> (242 Elizabeth St.), a Gen-Z destination for affordable designer-perfume dupes, and Blueme<\/a> (259 Elizabeth St.), a shop that sells candles in refillable beige ceramic containers, have opened. At wellness emporium 113 Spring<\/a> (at Mercer St.), visitors can sip blue butterfly-pea tea while having a \u201cMind-Scent Experience,\u201d during which a custom fragrance is created using EveryHuman\u2019s AI generator. Not bespoke but similarly varied are the 600-plus scents available at St\u00e9le<\/a> (179 Mott St.), a shop devoted to highlighting brands beloved by fragranceheads, including ones from Perfumer H and Kismet Olfactive. Finally, not far from Broadway\u2019s Tween Row<\/a>, Est\u00e9e Lauder Companies has opened a Fragrance Row of its own with Kilian Paris<\/a>, Editions de Parfums Frederic Malle<\/a>, Tom Ford Beauty<\/a>, and Jo Malone London<\/a> moving into consecutive storefronts (120\u2013124 Prince St.).<\/p>\n

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\n From left: FF&E. Photo: Erik Lauchie\/Courtesy of FF&ECommodity Fragrances. Photo: Courtesy of Commodity\n <\/p>\n

\n From top: FF&E. Photo: Erik Lauchie\/Courtesy of FF&ECommodity Fragrances. Photo: Courtesy of Commodity\n <\/p>\n

Surrender Dorothy<\/a>
1930s ballet costumes from London, an original program for The Red Shoes, and a vintage dollhouse displaying perfumes by Marissa Zappas are on offer at this downtown bric-a-brac boutique. (13 W. 17th St., buzzer No. 2)<\/p>\n

First Bloom<\/a>
Alison Roman brings her Catskills grocery store to Chinatown\u2019s Casetta wine bar for a few weeks. Expect a caf\u00e9 serving green bagna cauda and Spanish tortillas plus a shoppable pantry of coffee, granola, and, of course, anchovies. (61 Hester St.; open November 5 through 30)<\/p>\n

Michael Kors<\/a>
Following the opening of its Madison Avenue flagship, Michael Kors has renovated its 7,000-square-foot Rockefeller Center location, where shoppers will find a collection of small leather goods and a charm bar. (610 Fifth Ave.)<\/p>\n

Fishs Eddy<\/a>
Julie Gaines has been selling checkerboard-rimmed plates and diner-style mugs since the 1980s. Now, she\u2019s opening a second location in Brooklyn with a soda bar and drip coffee for $1.95. (81 Front St., Dumbo)<\/p>\n

William White Emporium<\/a>
Cognac-colored wide-wale-corduroy jackets and rose-tinted wineglasses etched with stars are available at designer Will Cooper\u2019s new boutique\u2013slash\u2013newsstand\u2013slash\u2013coffee shop. (325 Canal St.)<\/p>\n

Big Night<\/a>
The Greenpoint shoppy shop comes to the Upper East Side, around the corner from Cafe Commerce and Chez Fifi. (1015 Lexington Ave.)<\/p>\n

Mr. Boddington\u2019s Studio<\/a>
French grid notepads, custom wrapping paper and stationery, and collectible children\u2019s books have arrived in Brownstone Brooklyn. (153 Seventh Ave., Park Slope)<\/p>\n

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