| As a beauty journalist I often get asked by friends | | | | strangers to stop and ask me my fragrance. |
| and associates to recommend my favourite new | | | | For some inexplicable reason, the fragrance was |
| health and beauty products. Despite the seemingly | | | | discontinued by Clinique several years ago and is only |
| endless supply of amazing new lotions and potions | | | | released occasionally in limited supplies. Clinique also |
| that end up on my desk (for which I am very | | | | appears to favour its US customers, with holiday gift |
| grateful by the way), one product that always | | | | sets popping up on the other side of the Atlantic |
| features somewhere in my top ten is an oldie but | | | | more frequently than on European shores. |
| goodie - Clinique Wrappings Perfume. | | | | So, imagine my excitement when earlier this year I |
| For those of you old enough to remember, | | | | received a press release that Clinique would be |
| Wrappings for Women was Clinique's second | | | | re-introducing its Wrappings women's fragrance to |
| fragrance, introduced in 1990. It is said to enjoy a cult | | | | the Europe/Middle East/Africa travel retail region, for |
| following. According to the company, the intent was | | | | a period of approximately six months. Being a regular |
| to create a link between clothing and fragrance, | | | | traveller, I planned to stock up on supplies to last me |
| something to be reached for automatically each | | | | well into the future. I was also careful not to let the |
| morning, and worn with great pleasure. Personally, I | | | | secret slip, lest word got out to other die-hard fans. |
| only wear it on special occasions - it is much too | | | | Sadly, I have yet to see any in the airport shopping |
| precious and hard to find to wear on a daily basis. | | | | lounges of London, Amsterdam or Barcelona, and |
| The juice features a complex blend of ingredients, | | | | now I fear it is too late. Perhaps they just sold out |
| such as basil, sage artemesia, jasmine, hyacinth, | | | | very quickly, or another beauty journo got there |
| cypress, vetiver and oak moss. It is described as | | | | first? |
| light, fresh, clean - and very distinctive, as fans will | | | | I will keep on looking. If you find any, I don't expect |
| testify. It is the only perfume which regularly causes | | | | you to let me know. |