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Trilby:

I had jury duty yesterday so I spent the day at the Daley center in the Loop. During my lunch hour I wandered over to Marshall Field's State Street flagship and discovered that they have opened a Merz Apothecary boutique. (For non-Chicagoans, Merz's is a wonderful store in Lincoln square that sells homeopathic medicines and an incredible selection of bath and body goodies. They're on the web at www.smallflower.com.)
I bought:
Roberts Borotalco talcum powder (Italian baby powder) and a cake of the soap I love the non-Johnson's baby powder scent of these! a huge cake of Portuguese melon-scented soap the size of Claus Porto, but a different maker smells so fresh
a cake of Lightfoot's Pure Pine Athletic Soap TSMIM loves this Three Kneipp bath fizzies in Pine, Rosemary, and Orange Linden Mixed Emotions "bite me" Chocolate Comfort body scrub Mixed Emotions "bite me" Chocolate Comfort body cream I already have a tub of this on its way from Hampton Court, but when I smelled it in real life, I had to buy it. OMG this is the most amazing chocolate scent ever like devil's food cake batter I moaned audibly when I took a whiff of the tester! Emotion: big smile

L'Aromarine EDT sprays in Vanille, Mure Berry, and Cola (!) These sprays have a beautiful art-nouveau label and at $16 each, were irresistible. You haven't lived until you've smelled like a glass of co-cola.
This is a really fantastic boutique they have everything Caswell Massey, Santa Maria Novello, Votivo, Diptyque, Truefitt and whatsis, etc. etc. What a fabulous resource for Chicagoans.

Priscilla

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Donna5657:

[nq:1]What a fabulous resource for Chicagoans. Priscilla[/nq]
I had completely forgotten about that place! It was cool even when I was a kid.

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fig:

[nq:1]I had jury duty yesterday so I spent the day at the Daley center in the Loop. During my lunch hour I wandered over to Marshall Field's State Street flagship and discovered that they have opened a Merz Apothecary boutique.[/nq]
No WAY! dammit, I was just down there the other day getting my teeth cleaned. I thought about checking out Field's because I've heard their new boutiques-within-a-store are great but then I figured I needed to get back to the office. I shoulda taken the time. Merz rocks!

Priscilla, did you check out any of the other shops? fig

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Charles Perrin:

[nq:1]No WAY! dammit, I was just down there the other day getting my teeth cleaned. I thought about checking out Field's because I've heard their new boutiques-within-a-store are great but then I figured I needed to get back to the office.[/nq]
No fair.. there isn't any cool places to shop between my dentist's office and work. Unless you want to go to the Sears Hardware, but I have all that type of toys I need.

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Trilby:

[nq:2]I had jury duty yesterday so I spent the day ... and discovered that they have opened a Merz Apothecary boutique.[/nq]
[nq:1]No WAY! dammit, I was just down there the other day getting my teeth cleaned. I thought about checking out ... the office. I shoulda taken the time. Merz rocks! Priscilla, did you check out any of the other shops? fig[/nq]
No I planned to wander through cosmetics, headed into fragrance, and there was the Merz boutique. After I got sucked into its tractor beam for a while and bought all my loot, I had to get back to jury duty. I didn't know these boutiques were there, and I didn't spot any other boutiques. Now I'm wondering what I missed.
Priscilla

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Stacy Ferguson:

At L'Occitane (a quick stop): Eau de Miel. This is their new alcohol-free fragrance and smells just like the rest of their honey-scented stuff.

Stacy

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Nadya:

Yesterday - at Nordstrom -
Naturalizer Lea brown ankle boots. I can't find a picture. They have a slenderish stacked heel and not quite pointy toes.

and succumbed, on my third viewing, to these Stuart Weitzman pumps: http://store.nordstrom.com/product/product.asp?StyleID=2817457&Category=&Search=True

in Cola Suede - which is a dark brown, not the camel the web site shows it. Not cheap, but I have a pair of SW mules that are at least three years old and have held up like champs. Or so I kept telling myself all the way home!
Nadya

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Trilby:

After my morning walk I stopped by Bravco on Oak Street to pick up toothpaste of course while I was there, I picked up a bottle of Olay Regenerist serum, a Lady Speed Stick in the original pink fragranced version which I haven't been able to find in a while, a Goody tortoise shell barette, some Goody smooth covered elastics in autumnal colors, and travel sizes of Colgate, Dove Invisible Solid antiperspirant, and Johnson's Baby Powder. I love this store! The wall of samples/travel sizes alone is worth checking out.
Then influenced by reading too many Stephanie Plum mysteries I stopped at the Corner Bakery and bought doughnuts for the family.

Priscilla

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Heather and Joe:

Trio to Target (groceries, etc):
3 Mossimo cord skirts. one in dark beige, another deep warm green, third inchocolate brown, clearanced to 9.98 each (got these in a size smaller as I'm about 5 lb from dropping a size..these fit but are a teensy snug)

two tubes of Almay The Insider, one in black, one in black brown, both with free shadow quads- Almay doesn't have the best shadows, but they'll wind up as nice swap extras if I don't use them.
Heather
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Alison L Miles:

Too much (I have an upcoming Las Vegas vacation) and I need to be stopped.

- 3 pairs of shoes at Payless, which I don't usually frequent - 2 pairs of Mizuno running shoes at Marshalls ($40, and they sell for $100)
- Halloween candy for trick-or-treating at work
- 4 pairs of Juicy pants from bluefly.com (at least 2 will go back)

I think there's more, but I really don't want to think about it.

-Alison

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