Filed under: Perfume reviews | Tags: amber, apple, Britney Spears Fantasy, Candie's Heartbreaker, Candies, cassia, chocolate, dark chocolate, Fantasy, fruity, gourmand, Heartbreaker, jasmine, lily, magnolia, musk, Passion Fruit, passionfruit, peach, raspberry, rose, sandalwood, Wild Strawberry, XOXO
Candie's Heartbreaker
NOTES (as listed on fragrantica.com): passionfruit, cassia, raspberry, peach, apple, wild strawberry, magnolia, lily, jasmine, rose, sandalwood, amber, musk, dark chocolate
CLASSIFICATION: fruity, gourmand
AGE GROUP: perfect for any age / college
SIMILAR SCENT(s): Fantasy, XOXO
FORM: eau de toilette
Filed under: Perfume reviews | Tags: Citrus, honey, juniper, kiwi, lily, red currant, Tommy Hilfiger, Versace, Versace Versus Time for Pleasure
True Star Gold
NOTES (as listed on fragrantica.com): kiwi, red currant, lily, honey, juniper
CLASSIFICATION: citrus
AGE GROUP: college
SIMILAR SCENT(s): Versace Versus Time for Pleasure
FORM: eau de toilette
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: blogging, celebrity fragrances, E! Online, perfume snobs
Before I do my next review, I feel the need to vent a bit in regards to the nasty world of perfume snobs, and I figured what better place to do it than this wonderfully non-snobby perfume blog?
I recently read a review of Jessica Simpson Fancy on another perfume blog. The review itself wasn’t too bad, and surprisingly wasn’t too biased, either. I went on to read the comments and I couldn’t believe my eyes. For such “sophisticated” perfume connoisseurs to result to what these comments amounted to was pretty surprising (and ridiculous) to me. Comment upon comment poured in of how stupid Jessica Simpson is (“dumb blonde” being a direct quote), and…
Filed under: Perfume reviews | Tags: amerena heart, aniseed, floral, floriental, iris roots, ivy leaves, Lolita Lempicka, musk, oriental, spicy, tonka bean, vanilla, vetiver, violets
Lolita Lempicka
NOTES (as listed on sephora.com): ivy leaves, aniseed, amarena heart, violets, iris roots, vetiver, tonka bean, vanilla, musk
As soon as I saw the beautiful bottle that houses Lolita Lempicka, I couldn’t wait to get a whiff. I knew ahead of time from other reviews that this was not my typical cup of tea, but I still went into it with an open mind.
CLASSIFICATION: floriental, spicy
AGE GROUP: mature / slightly college
SIMILAR SCENT(s): n/a
FORM: eau de parfum
Filed under: Perfume reviews | Tags: Candies, Candies For Women, Citrus, floral, lavendar, masculine, peony, spicy, Ylang Ylang
Candies For Women
NOTES (as listed on fragrancenet.com): citrus and lavender, with floral middle notes of peony and ylang-ylang.
Candies perfume has always intrigued me, since their trendily young, sexy ad campaign years ago, which I remembered vividly when I decided to add this mini to my online shopping cart recently. From the notes, the marketing, the bottle, and some of the other reviews I had read, I was expecting something ultra-feminine, sexy, fun, young, and either very floral or fruity smelling.
CLASSIFICATION: spicy, masculine
AGE GROUP: mature
SIMILAR SCENT(s): n/a
FORM: eau de parfum
Filed under: Perfume reviews | Tags: absolute of Rose Mai de Grasse, Australian Sandalwood essence, Bulgarian Rose essence, cinnamon, cumin, earthy, Indian nagarmotha, jasmine, Lancome, Lancome Magnifique, Magnifique, mandarin, saffron essence, spicy, vetiver, woody
Lancome Magnifique
NOTES: mandarin, saffron essence, cumin, cinnamon, Bulgarian Rose essence, absolute of Rose Mai de Grasse, jasmine, Australian Sandalwood essence, Indian nagarmotha, vetiver.
I didn’t know what to expect from this juice when I sampled it, and held absolutely no expectations. I found, in that state of mind, that what I experienced was not a disappointment.
You can sample Magnifique in September’s edition of Glamour magazine, along with several other new and upcoming fragrances.
CLASSIFICATION: Spicy, woody, earthy
AGE GROUP: Mature
SIMILAR SCENT(s): N/A
FORM: Eau de Parfum
Filed under: Perfume reviews | Tags: bergamot, floral, floral oriental, floriental, freesia, gardenia, Halloween, Halloween by J Del Pozo, Halloween by Jesus Del Pozo, imosa, J Del Pozo, jasmine, Jesus Del Pozo, lime blossom, musk, rose, sandalwood, tuberose
Halloween by J. Del Pozo
NOTES (as listed on aromaboutique.com): bergamot, jasmine, tuberose, freesia, lime blossom, gardenia, imosa, rose, musk, sandalwood
The name of this perfume alone made me want to try it – Halloween is my favorite holiday and favorite time of year. How awesome would that be if I totally love the perfume?
CLASSIFICATION: floriental
AGE GROUP: mature / slightly college
SIMILAR SCENT(s): can’t quite put my finger on it..
FORM: eau de toilette
Filed under: Perfume reviews | Tags: amber, Black, Black For Her, Blush, feminine, floral, hyacinth, iris, jasmine, Kenneth Cole, Kenneth Cole Black, Kenneth Cole Black For Her, lily, lily of the valley, lotus, magnolia, Marc Jacobs, Marc Jacobs Blush, musk, sandalwood, tuberose, Ylang Ylang
Kenneth Cole Black For Her
NOTES (as listed on fragrantica.com): jasmine, ylang ylang, lily of the valley, magnolia, tuberose, hyacinth, lotus, iris, sandalwood, musk, amber
I was intrigued when I first saw Black at my local TJ Maxx. I had never gave it a second thought, but for some reason when I see bargains there, I simply cannot turn away.
CLASSIFICATION: feminine, floral
AGE GROUP: college / mature
SIMILAR SCENT(s): Marc Jacobs Blush
FORM: eau de parfum
Filed under: Perfume reviews | Tags: 2008, blonde woods, CK, CK One, CK One Summer, CK One Summer 2008, cucumber, Ed Hardy, Ed Hardy for Women, masculine, One, Summer, unisex, Usher, Usher for Women, waterfall accord, watermelon, watermint, woodsy
CK One Summer (2008)
NOTES (as listed on sephora.com): watermelon, waterfall accord, watermint, cucumber, blonde woods.
The Summery colors of this bottle instantly drew me to wanting to sample this, plus I am indeed a fan of CK One (the original) as well as most limited edition Summer scents!
CLASSIFICATION: masculine, woodsy
AGE GROUP: mature
SIMILAR SCENT(s): n/a
FORM: eau de toilette
Filed under: Perfume reviews | Tags: bergamot, black currant, carnation, chocolate cosmos, floriental, iris, patchouli musk, pink peppercorn, Ralph Lauren, ralph lauren notorious, spicy, vanilla, white frost peonies
Notorious by Ralph Lauren
NOTES: black currant, pink peppercorn, bergamot, chocolate cosmos, white frost peonies, carnation, patchouli musk, vanilla, iris
Being completely honest here, I would not under any circumstance sample this perfume when I was at the mall on a random outing. Everything about this fragrance points to fragrance that I do not like. However, as it is featured in September’s edition of Glamour magazine, I decided to give it a try, because hey… you just never know.
CLASSIFICATION: Floriental, slightly spicy, slightly sweet
AGE GROUP: Mature
SIMILAR SCENT(s): N/A
FORM: Eau de Parfum
