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" What makes gift sets, kits and do-it-all palettes so appealing to such a wide range of people is also what makes them kind of annoying: Inevitably, some shadows are going to be too bold, some lipsticks too off, some scents too cloying\u2014you&amp;#039;re left with just a few things you love and the deal isn&amp;#039;t such a value anymore. But I grew up in L.A., where the ivy-covered Fred Segal stores are something of a state treasure for the cool crowd and the Santa Monica outpost is the place to go for bespoke perfumes with cult celebrity followings; I knew if any fragrance set could actually nail all the scents within, it&amp;#039;d be theirs.  The kit contains 10 perfume oils in rollerball form that can be worn alone or blended together. Recipe cards provide equations for how to combine multiple oils together on your pulse points, but it&amp;#039;s more fun to make up something new each day. My favorite of the moment is an imprecise mix of No. 1 (Water Lily), No. 9 (Ocean) and No. 10 (Citrus), though every combination I&amp;#039;ve played with has felt fresh, beachy and quintessentially Californian, which is exactly the talisman I need on the East Coast.  The Blend by Fred Segal Custom Fragrance Blending Kit, $150, sephora.com. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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