Filed under: Perfume reviews | Tags: clean, delicate flowers, escada, Escada Island Kiss, Escada Moon Sparkle, feminine, flowers, fresh, fruity, heavenly mango, hibiscus, Island Kiss, magnolia, mango, Moon Sparkle, musk, orange, passion flower, Passion Fruit, raspberry, sandalwood, sweet raspberry, white flowers, white peach, white wood, wood
Escada Island Kiss
NOTES (as listed on fragrantica.com): white flowers, magnolia, heavenly mango, passion flower, orange, passion fruit, sweet raspberry, white peach, hibiscus, delicate flowers, musk, sandalwood, white wood
I’m generally a fan of the limited edition Escada fragrances, so I plan on trying all of them. Island Kiss was next on my list!
CLASSIFICATION: Fresh, clean, feminine, slightly fruity
AGE GROUP: college / perfect for all ages
SIMILAR SCENT(s): n/a
FORM: eau de toilette
Filed under: Perfume reviews | Tags: amyris wood, Charms, fruity, honeysuckle, Incanto, Incanto Charms, jasmine, musk, ottoman rose, Passion Fruit, salvatore ferragamo, spicy
NOTES (as listed on sephora.com): honeysuckle, passion fruit, jasmine, ottoman rose, amyris wood, musk
Incanto Charms
Incanto Dream is one of my top five favorite fragrances, Jax had some pretty positive feedback on Incanto Shine, and neither of us thought that Incanto Heaven was terrible. So of course, I naturally wanted to try Incanto Charms.
CLASSIFICATION: Spicy, every so slightly fruity
AGE GROUP: college / mature
SIMILAR SCENT(s): n/a
FORM: eau de toilette
Filed under: Perfume reviews | Tags: Blackcurrant, cashmere wood, escada, Escada perfume, Escada Sexy Graffiti, Escada Tropical Punch, feminine, fresh, fruity, Muget, musk, pink grapefruit, raspberry, Red Peony, sexy graffiti, vanilla, violet, Wild Strawberry
Escada Sexy Graffiti
NOTES: Wild Strawberry, Raspberry, Pink Grapefruit, Blackcurrant, Muget, Red Peony, Violet, Cashmere Wood, Vanilla, Musk
Escada launched their limited edition summer scent, Sexy Graffiti, in 2002. Hailed as a young, fresh, and fruity fragrance, I took it upon myself to sample it. I do not have much luck when it comes to the Escada line, and that’s probably for the best; as most of their perfumes are limited edition, purchasing a full size bottle of one of their perfumes no longer in production may just set you back $100-$200.
CLASSIFICATION: Feminine, fruity, fresh
AGE GROUP: Perfect for anyone
SIMILAR SCENT(s): Escada Tropical Punch
FORM: Eau de Toilette
Filed under: In the press | Tags: absinthe, agarwood, bergamot, black burrant, blood orange, Britney Spears, cardamom, cedarwood, celebrity perfumes, cherry blossom, Christian Audigier, Christina Milian, Citrus, cypress, dark vetiver, earthy, Ed Hardy, Ed Hardy for Men, Ed Hardy for Women, Ed Hardy Love and Luck, forbidden plum, heart of black currant, Heidi Montag, jasmine, jasmine petals, Love and Luck, Love and Luck by Ed Hardy, madarin, musk, nectarine, orange, patchouli, pink peppercorn, plum, red sake, red sake accord, sage, sandalwood, Sensual Musk, vetiver, violet
As reported by The Scented Salamander
Get ready for another insanely awesome perfume bottle to drool over – designer Christian Audigier, the man behind the Ed Hardy name, is launching a new fragrance, Love and Luck. The fragrance will be available in both a mens and womens version, and will be available in December 2008.
Ed Hardy Love and Luck (L-Mens, R-Womens)
The womens version seems like it will have a Japanese feel to it, with Cherry Blossom and Red Sake being two of the notes listed. You can also expect to smell sandalwood and patchouli, giving it an earthy feel. As for the mens, expect a relatively citrus concoction with such notes as bergamot, orange, and mandarin.
Designer Christian Audigier has recently become a celebrity favorite, as his swimwear has been seen this summer on Britney Spears, Heidi Montag, Christina Milian, and others. His previous scents, simply titled Ed Hardy for Men and Ed Hardy for Women have also tasted sweet success, no doubt in part because of their trendy packaging and appeal to the tween and twenty-somethings markets.
Christian Audigier, the man behind the Ed Hardy line
The bad news is that we have to wait so long to get a whiff of these exciting new scents. The good news is that they’ll be launched just in time for Christmas, so perhaps our stockings will end up smelling really good this year! Read further for detailed note listings for each fragrance.
Filed under: Perfume reviews | Tags: amber, Anna Sui, Anna Sui Dolly Girl, Anna Sui Dolly Girl On The Beach, apple, bergamot, cassia, citrusy, Dolly Girl, Dolly Girl On The Beach, freesia, lemon, lotus, mandarin orange, marigold, musk, On The Beach, orange, peach, rose, spicy, unique, white woods
Dolly Girl On The Beach
NOTES (as listed on fragrantica.com): mandarin orange, cassia, peach, apple, marigold, bergamot, lemon, freesia, lotus, rose, amber, musk, white woods
Couldn’t wait to try this! doesn’t even BEGIN to sum up how badly I wanted to smell Dolly Girl On The Beach, to cradle it in my arms and love it as if it had come directly from my womb (and, yeah, I’M JOKING to anyone who is laughing AT me and not WITH me). I F*&#ING KNEW IT! pretty much covers my reaction once I had inhaled my first whiff of this nose-tease fragrance.
CLASSIFICATION: unique, semi-spicy, very slightly citrusy
AGE GROUP: mature
SIMILAR SCENT(s): Dolly Girl (original)
FORM: eau de toilette
Filed under: Perfume reviews | Tags: bergamot, citrusy, Cool Water, Cool Water Summer Fizz, fresh mint, honeysuckle, juicy peach, lemon, mint, peach, sandalwood, Summer Fizz, white musk
Cool Water Summer Fizz
NOTES (as listed on fragrantica.com): bergamot, juicy peach, honeysuckle, lemon, fresh mint, white musk, sandalwood
I am usually interested in limited edition summer fragrances; I have been pleased by many that I have smelled (most often by those from Escada and Ghost). I was very excited to try Summer Fizz.
CLASSIFICATION: citrusy
AGE GROUP: young / perfect for any age
SIMILAR SCENT(s): n/a
FORM: eau de toilette
Filed under: Perfume reviews | Tags: celebrity perfumes, feminine, floral, freesia, Frozen Apple, fruity, jasmine, mimosa, Oakmoss, Paris Hilton, Paris Hilton perfume, Peach Nectar, Pheromone, sandalwood, sexy, skin musk, Sparkling Muguet, tuberose, Wet Ozone, Ylang Ylang
Paris Hilton for Women
NOTES (as listed on sephora.com): Frozen Apple, Peach Nectar, Wet Ozone, Sparkling Muguet, Freesia, Mimosa, Jasmine, Tuberose, Skin Musk, Sandalwood, Ylang Ylang, Oakmoss, Pheromone.
As this is easily one of my favorite perfumes of all time, I should have written this review on day one. However, I just kept putting it off, since I figured my review would contain nothing more constructive than “RAH, I LOVE IT!” Which is basically what my review turned out to be, because, rah, I love this fragrance.
CLASSIFICATION: Playful yet sexy, feminine, fruity, floral
AGE GROUP: Perfect for anyone
SIMILAR SCENT(s): N/A
FORM: Eau de Toilette
Filed under: Perfume reviews | Tags: blonde woods, celebrity perfumes, champagne mimosa, dewberry blossom, flirty, floral, fruity, grenadine, Heiress, honeysuckle, orange, Paris Hilton, Paris Hilton Heiress, Paris Hilton perfume, Passion Fruit, peach granita, star jasmine, sweet, tiare flower, tonka, vetiver, violet leaf, Ylang Ylang
Paris Hilton Heiress
NOTES: passion fruit, orange, peach granita, champagne mimosa, star jasmine, tiare flower, ylang-ylang, honeysuckle, dewberry blossom, grenadine, violet leaf, vetiver, tonka, blonde woods
All celebrity jokes aside, the original Paris Hilton fragrance is one of my favorite perfumes, ever. I took it upon myself to sample her collection, and Heiress was the second fragrance I purchased in her line. While I was not nearly as impressed with Heiress, I wasn’t terribly disappointed, either.
CLASSIFICATION: Flirty, fruity, floral, sweet
AGE GROUP: Teen / College
SIMILAR SCENT(s): N/A
FORM: Eau de Toilette
Filed under: Perfume reviews | Tags: amber, celebrity perfumes, floral oriental, floriental, gardenia, M, M by Mariah Carey, Mariah Carey, marshmallow, moroccan incense, oriental, patchouli, sea breeze accord, Tahitian Tiare
M by Mariah Carey
NOTES (as listed on fragrancenet.com): tahitian tiare, gardenia, amber, marshmallow, sea breeze accord, patchouli, moroccan incense
I know full well that M by Mariah Carey is not my fragrance style by any means, but I wanted to try it open-mindedly, just to see what I’m missing. At the fragrance counter, I sprayed it once, not even generously, on just one of my wrists, then went home. As soon as my fiance came upstairs to greet me, he exclaimed “What did you just spray? YOU SPRAYED WAY TOO MUCH PERFUME!”
CLASSIFICATION: floriental (floral oriental)
AGE GROUP: college / mature
SIMILAR SCENT(s): n/a
FORM: eau de parfum
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: escada, Escada Pacific Paradise, freesia, fruity, Ghost, Ghost Summer Flirt, Grapefruit, japanese yuzu, lotus, lotus blossom, musk, Pacific Paradise, peach, pink freesia, powdery musk, raspberry, ruby red grapefruit, sambac flowers, Summer Flirt, tropical, violet, violet leaves, white wood, yuzu
Ghost Summer Flirt
NOTES (as listed on perfumeemporium.com): Japanese yuzu, ruby red grapefruit, peach, raspberry, pink freesia, lotus blossom, violet leaves, sambac flowers, white wood, powdery musk
I bought Ghost Summer Flirt on a whim, I had never smelled it but it was a very bargain price; an offer I couldn’t refuse. What a unique excitement a scent addict feels when she gets a new bottle of perfume in the mail! It is a glory only a small few women will ever experience to it’s fullest, and I experienced it with Ghost Summer Flirt today!
CLASSIFICATION: fruity, tropical
AGE GROUP: college / mature
SIMILAR SCENT(s): Escada Pacific Paradise
FORM: eau de toilette
