Filed under: Perfume reviews | Tags: bergamot, Del, Del Pozo, floriental, freesia, fruity, gardenia, Halloween, Halloween Kiss, Halloween Kiss by J Del Pozo, J, J Del Pozo, Kiss, orange, orchid, patchouli, pear, peony, Pozo, red berries, Teakwood, tonka bean, vanilla, violet, watermelon
Halloween Kiss
NOTES (as listed on fragrantica.com): orange, watermelon, red berries, pear, violet, bergamot, orchid, freesia, gardenia, peony, teakwood, vanilla, tonka bean, patchouli
CLASSIFICATION: floriental, slightly fruity
AGE GROUP: mature
SIMILAR SCENT(s): n/a
FORM: eau de toilette
Filed under: Perfume reviews | Tags: bellini, bergamot, bright blond woods, Carey, celebrity perfumes, feminine, floral, fruity, lily of the valley, Luscious, Luscious Pink, Luscious Pink by Mariah Carey, M, M by Mariah Carey, Mariah, Mariah Carey, musk, ocean breeze accord, peony, Pink, sandalwood, tiare flower, white must
Luscious Pink
NOTES (as listed on fragrantica.com and fragrancenet.com): ocean breeze accord, white must, bergamot, bellini, tiare flower, peony, lily of the valley, sandalwood, musk, bright blond woods
CLASSIFICATION: feminine, floral, slightly fruity
AGE GROUP: perfect for any age
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: amber notes, aquatic floral notes, crumpled green leaves, escada, Escada Into The Blue, Flower Princess, fresh herbs, Into The Blue, musky cocktail, peony, star fruit, tagette, water fruits, wet woods, white cedar wood
Escada Into The Blue
NOTES (as listed on sephora.com): crumpled green leaves, fresh herbs, tagette, star fruit, peony, aquatic floral notes, water fruits, white cedar wood, musky cocktail, amber notes, wet woods
Escada and I usually get along pretty well, for the most part, so I wasn’t worried when I began to investigate the sample of Into The Blue that I had received. The scariest part of my experience was how powerful the spray was on the sample-sized vial.
CLASSIFICATION: slightly clean, slightly feminine
AGE GROUP: college / mature
SIMILAR SCENT(s): slightly reminiscent of Flower Princess (minus the flowery scent)
FORM: eau de parfum
Filed under: In the press | Tags: celebrity perfumes, Elizabeth Arden, Fancy, flirty, floral, floral oriental, floriental, Jessica Simpson, lily, lily of the valley, Luscious Pink, Mariah Carey, musk, peony, pink peony, Tahitian Tiare, white musk
As reported by india-server.com, popcrunch.com, and highbridnation.com
Mariah Carey has recently announced details regarding the new perfume that she has been working on with Elizabeth Arden. The fragrance is set to be a flirty floral, with notes including the Tahitian Tiare flower, lily of the valley, pink peony, and white musk*.
Mariah Carey
Set to launch in August 2008, the bottle will be the same shape and design of her original fragrance (“M”), but this time with a girly, romantic hue of pink with a mother-of-pearlesque sheen in which blue and yellow will also be present. Interestingly enough, the bottle was not designed by Mariah – it was created by Jean Antretter, the senior design director at Elizabeth Arden.
Luscious Pink by Mariah Carey
Says Mariah, “Elizabeth Arden has been a fantastic partner and the end creation of Luscious Pink is beyond my expectatons. The response from my fans with my debut scent was overwhelming, and I can’t wait to see what happens with my second Luscious fragrance.”
Of the scent, Mariah explains that it is, “feminine, flirtatious and fun, and truly reflects where I am in my life now.”
Mariah will have some competition this August, as that is also when fellow songbird Jessica Simpson will release her debut perfume, Fancy, which is an altogether different scent (word has it that Fancy will be a floral-oriental fragrance, which can sometimes be a bit on the stronger/spicier side of scents).
*according to india-server.com
Filed under: Perfume reviews | Tags: Anna Sui, Anna Sui Secret Wish, bahia orchid, cedarwood, CK One, floated wood accord, freesia, green tea, green tea leaves, grenade, lime, musk, peony, petitgrain lime, Roxy, Roxy Love, Secret Wish, tangerine, unisex, watery, yuzu
NOTES (as listed on sephora.com): green tea leaves, lime, yuzu, tangerine, petitgrain lime, grenade, peony, freesia, bahia orchid, floated wood accord, musk, cedarwood
Roxy Love
The summery colors of the bottle, along with the Roxy name, caused this impulse buy of mine. I had never read any reviews, and there was no tester, so I was in for a surprise (whether it was a good one or a bad one)!
CLASSIFICATION: unisex, watery
AGE GROUP: perfect for anyone
SIMILAR SCENT(s): Anna Sui Secret Wish, CK One
FORM: eau de toilette
Filed under: Perfume reviews | Tags: feminine, floral, fresh, Gucci, Gucci Envy Me, jasmine, Litchi, peony, pineapple, Pink Musk, pink pepper, pomegranate, powdery, sandalwood, Sensual Musk, seringa, sophisticated, Teakwood, White Tea
Gucci Envy Me
NOTES (as listed on sephora.com): Peony, Jasmine, Pink Pepper, Litchi, Pomegranate, Pineapple, Pink Musk, Seringa, White Tea, Sandalwood, Teakwood, Sensual Musk.
I purchased Gucci Envy Me after reading a few online reviews. I, like always, was on the quest to find a new perfume favorite, and everything I read about this fragrance seemed like it would be right up my alley. When I received it in the mail, however, I smelled it in the bottle, and disregarded it for several months. What was I thinking?
CLASSIFICATION: Feminine, floral, fresh, sophisticated, very slightly powdery
AGE GROUP: Perfect for anyone
SIMILAR SCENT(s): N/A
FORM: Eau de Toilette
Filed under: Perfume reviews | Tags: acajou, Bright Crystal, clean, feminine, floral, Flower Princess, Guess New, iced accord, lotus flower, magnolia, musk, peony, pomegranate, vegetal amber, Vera Wang Flower Princess, Versace, Versace Bright Crystal, yuzu
Versace Bright Crystal
NOTES (as listed on sephora.com): iced accord, yuzu, pomegranate, peony, magnolia, lotus flower, acajou, vegetal amber, musk
I had heard of Versace Bright Crystal (and even had smelled it) before, but I must not have gotten a very good whiff, combined with that I didn’t get to smell it on my own skin (a co-worker brought it in, but I was already wearing perfume; I only got to smell it on other girls), because it didn’t leave a lasting impression. Upon receiving a sample of it a few days ago, I was eager to test it on myself. I was very pleasantly surprised!
CLASSIFICATION: feminine, clean, floral
AGE GROUP: college
SIMILAR SCENT(s): Vera Wang Flower Princess, Guess New
FORM: eau de toilette
Filed under: Perfume reviews | Tags: amber, Bright Crystal, clean, feminine, floral, freesia, fresh, green apple, Guess, Guess New, muguet, musk, New, peach, peony, romantic, tangerine, Versace, Versace Bright Crystal
Guess New
NOTES (as listed on fragrancenet.com): amber, freesia, tangerine, muguet, green apple, peach, peony, musk
I bought this on a whim, with a gift card that was going to expire. I wanted to smell it prior to purchase, as I hadn’t even so much as READ about it at that point, but there was no tester. Since I had to spend the gift card or lose it, I went ahead and got it. Quite the opposite of my Wrapped With Love purchase, Guess New went down in history as one of my best “uneducated” perfume purchases.
CLASSIFICATION: clean, fresh, feminine
AGE GROUP: college
SIMILAR SCENT(s): Versace Bright Crystal
FORM: eau de parfume
Filed under: Perfume reviews | Tags: peony, amber, spicy, Moschino Funny, woodsy, masculine, bitter orange, pink pepper, red currant, green tea, jasmine, violet, cedarwood, moss musks
NOTES (as listed on basenotes.com): bitter orange, pink pepper, red currant, green tea, jasmine, peony, violet, cedarwood, amber, moss musks
Moschino Funny!
I first came across Moschino Funny! on Nordstroms.com and instantly became interested in smelling it. Wherever I went, however (including Nordstrom’s), I was unable to find it. With my anticipation growing more and more, I finally ordered samples. My excitement quickly turned to fear as I opened the fateful vial…
CLASSIFICATION: spicy, woodsy, masculine
AGE GROUP: mature
SIMILAR SCENT(s): n/a
FORM: eau de toilette
