A Shipley & Halmos Scent; December Sales; A Marchesa Clutch

Racked is no longer publishing. Thank you to everyone who read our work over the years. The archives will remain available here; for new stories, head over to Vox.com, where our staff is covering consumer culture for The Goods by Vox. You can also see what we’re up to by signing up here.

We scan the inbox so you don't have to. Today, three items of note:

Best Bets Daily: Shipley & Halmos' debut fragrance, CO/FL (pictured)
Brooklyn Based: North Brooklyn's own currency, the Brooklyn Torch
DailyCandy: A list of December sample sales
DailyCandy Kids: Not updated
I Heart Daily: The Books of 2011 contest
MUG: Not updated
Refinery29: A guide to shopping for combat boots
The Skint: REI Soho's official opening, more
Thrillist: November's best restaurant openings
UrbanBaby Daily: Not updated
WWWD: Style spotlight: Amber Heard
The Zoe Report: Marchesa Gunmetal Embroidered box clutch