Planning an international getaway? Make sure to pack light... you'll be filling up your bags with irresistible items from these shopping shrines:
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Benelux Beckons: Skins Cosmetics
Sunday, May 06, 2007
 | Store: | Skins Cosmetics |
 | Description: | a cross between Sephora and Kiehl's |
 | Labels: | the creme de la creme in skincare, cosmetics and fragrance |
 | Website: | skins.nl |
 | Address: | Runstraat 9, Amsterdam |
 | Phone: | 31 (0)-20-626-30-01 |
 | Price Range: | prepare to dish out top dollar |
 | Directions: | Click here for a map |
Beauty junkies rejoice! This sleek ‘n chic apothecary has an unreal assortment of indie fragrance including the in-demand Frederic Malle line from France that’s stored in a temperature-controlled refrigerator. Other must-haves to hoard in your cosmetics cabinet: Lip Fusion lip plumper, Dr. Sebagh skincare, luxurious lotions (Aveda to Aesop), pretty potions (Roses & Diamonds face oil wipes out wrinkles!) and top treatments like hair cuts and facials that will make your worries float away.
Photography © Michael Thieberg
Benelux Beckons: De Witte TandenWinkel
Sunday, May 06, 2007
| | Store: | De Witte TandenWinkel |
| | Description: | dental necessities and accessories |
| | Website: | dewittetandenwinkel.nl |
| | Address: | Runstraat 5, Amsterdam |
| | Phone: | 31-(0)-20-623-34-43 |
 | Email: | nfo@dewittetandenwinkel.nl |
| | Price Range: | $1.80-$150 Euros |
| | Directions: | Click here for a map |
This closet-sized dental shrine sells every imaginable device to whiten, brighten and perfect your pearly whites. Sure they carry basic drugstore brands like Sonic-Care and Braun, but they also stock hundreds of hard-to-find tools and treatments that make brushing and flossing fun. From plastic fish-shaped floss dispensers with Piranha-like metal teeth, Play-Doh dental kits for kids, three-sided toothbrush heads to toothbrush holders in adorable cartoon characters like Bart Simpson and Bert. Even the window display is decorated with an electric Ferris wheel that’s made from, naturally… toothbrushes!
Photography © Michael Thieberg
Benelux Beckons: Beadies
Sunday, May 06, 2007
| | Store: | Beadies |
| | Website: | beadies.com |
| | Address: | Huidenstraat 6, Amsterdam |
| | Phone: | 31-(0)-20-428-51-61 |
| | Directions: | Click here for a map |
This bustling bead emporium is the place to custom-create fashionable and affordable faux baubles on the fly. Pick from a plethora of candy-colored glass pearls, pendants (hearts, butterfly’s and tusks are all the rage) and other natural, mouth-watering materials (everything is nickel free so you needn’t worry about allergies). Not in the mood to make a masterpiece? Choose from the store’s pre-made stash of stunning necklaces, earrings, bracelets, jewel-adorned belts and bags.
Photography © Michael Thieberg
Benelux Beckons: The Frozen Fountain
Sunday, May 06, 2007
| | Store: | The Frozen Fountain |
| | Website: | frozenfountain.nl |
| | Address: | Prinsengracht 645, Amsterdam |
| | Phone: | 31-(0)-20-622-93-75 |
| | Email: | info@frozenfountain.nl |
| | Price Range: | $4-$6,000 Euros |
| | Directions: | Click here for a map |
This dynamic décor shop stocks a mind-blowing assortment of international furniture, lighting, off-the-wall accessories, clothing and art (a past exhibition showcased silhouettes from the famous Dutch design duo, Viktor & Rolf). Housed in a spectacular gallery-cum-loft space, you’ll coo over the range of contemporary couches, retro rugs, cutting-edge ceramics, Samsonite luggage and computer bags, rain boots, jewelry (Gem Kingdom rocks!) and kitschy gifts (Elvis cards anyone?).
Photography © Michael Thieberg
Benelux Beckons: Metz & Co.
Sunday, May 06, 2007
| | Store: | Metz & Co. |
| | Description: | dreamy department store with luxe labels for men and women |
| | Labels: | high-end designer labels |
| | Website: | metz-co.nl |
| | Address: | Leidestraat 34-36, Amsterdam |
| | Phone: | 31-(0)-20-520-70-20 |
| | Email: | Office@metz-co.nl |
| | Price Range: | put it this way, don't expect any bargains |
| | Directions: | Click here for a map |
A cross between Barney’s New York and Canada’s Holt Renfrew, this luxurious landmark has been luring in top designer labels since 1740. Expect seven expansive floors stocked with a mouth-watering selection of giftables (Georg Jensen to Kosta Boda), perfume (Gucci), shoes (Sergio Rossi), handbags (Furla) and ready-to-wear (Chloé to Marc Jacobs). Pooped from all that power shopping? Head to the swanky upstairs café for a jolt of caffeine and panoramic views of the city.
Photography © Michael Thieberg
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