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September 1, 2007 By: American Salon Staff American Salon

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Legendary designer Norma Kamali has a mantra of "On My Own" when it comes to fashion design, but her flagship on West 56^th Street also continues to lead retail innovation. She has recently added Bar XV, an almost all-white, minimal, pharmacylike setting that acts as a beauty bar, candy bar, feel-good bar and wellness bar. Kamali loves olive oil and hers comes from some of the best orchards. She packages it up in special ways, even offering "vitamin" packs of daily doses of olive oil and lavender-honey candy. Other seductive special ingredients found in an endless array of products include rose and jasmine. The gift and beauty sets are carefully displayed alongside sleek glass bottles accented with silver labels containing sea salt scrubs and teas. Kamali has enlisted famous chefs from all over the city to create the menu. A few examples include lavender shortbread, olive oil gelato and rose meringue parfaits. And she welcomes shoppers with homeopathic remedies and "grandma" recipes for teas and elixirs. How about floral sodas in rose, jasmine and violet? normakamaliwellness.com

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