Smells Like a Winner

Mix-your-own perfume boutique wafts into Dallas' West Village

This will be the brand's ninth location, and first in Texas.

Photo courtesy of Olfactory NYC

Tom Ford once said, "There is no one-size-fits-all in fragrance, just as there is no one-size-fits-all in life." Dallasites will soon be able to put that into action when Olfactory NYC, a craft-your-own-scent chain, opens in Uptown's West Village.

According to a release, the store will debut in October at 3699 McKinney Ave., #103A, two doors down from Van Leeuwen Ice Cream.

This will be the first Texas location for the modern fragrance house, which offers in-store blending or curated sample kits by mail for customers to create their unique, personalized fragrance.

The experience goes like this: First, customers choose a favorite from nine gender-neutral core fragrances. Then, with the help of a scent advisor, they layer in different accords to create a personalized blend. Guests get to choose their fragrance's bottle label color and hand-stamped label name before it’s created fresh in-store. All custom scents are available for under $100.

For customers who can’t make it to these scent studios, the brand offers an "at-home" version of the custom experience. In addition to fragrances, Olfactory NYC offers body washes, lotions, and solid scent palettes in core scents, all of which are available online.

The new location will be the brand’s ninth retail store and is part of a recent expansion from the original shop in New York City to Atlanta, Boston, Miami, and Washington D.C.

“We look forward to welcoming Dallas into our quickly growing family of stores," says Olfactory NYC founder JJ Vittoria. "For us, retail is designed to create an experience that you can’t find anywhere else — it’s where our customers get to explore, play, and create a fragrance that feels deeply personal to them."

Say Yes to the Dress Sale

Longtime Dallas bridal gown shop to close with half-off sale

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A Dallas bridal boutique is closing after 56 years: Mockingbird Bridal Boutique, which has been open at 5602 E. Mockingbird Ln. since 1969, will close on December 31.

According to a statement, the owners were facing retirement, and sold their ownership share of their building location.

Mockingbird Bridal was founded by Helen Shelton and has since been owned and operated by her granddaughters Amber Harris and Ashley Pappas — spending more than five decades dressing generations of North Texas brides.

"Mockingbird Bridal has been my life’s joy for over 56 years,” Amber Harris says in a statement. “Watching generations of brides — and often their mothers and daughters — find the gown that made them feel truly beautiful has been the greatest privilege. While saying goodbye is bittersweet, I’m filled with gratitude for every bride, every tear of joy, and every ‘yes to the dress’ we’ve shared.”

Until they close, Mockingbird Bridal is holding an Everything Must Go Closing Sale beginning immediately and running through December 31.

Designer gowns are 50 percent off, and this will include:

new, never-worn samples and in-stock styles
Iconic collections from Demetrios, Pronovias, Casablanca, Allure, and Stephen Yearick
Sizes 0–30 available

No appointment necessary — walk-ins welcome during regular business hours.

“We want every last gown to find its bride,” Amber and Ashley say. “These are the same world-class designers and impeccable quality brides have trusted us for since 1969 — now at half the price."

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