Filed under: Perfume reviews | Tags: amber, Believe, Believe by Britney Spears, Britney, Britney Spears, Britney Spears Believe, celebrity perfumes, honeysuckle, linden blossom, patchouli, praline, Spears, spicy, tangerine
Believe
NOTES (as listed on fragrancenet.com): linden blossom, tangerine, honeysuckle, amber, praline, patchouli
CLASSIFICATION: spicy
AGE GROUP: college, slightly mature
SIMILAR SCENT(s): n/a
FORM: eau de parfum
Filed under: Perfume reviews | Tags: Be My Valentine, carmelized sugar, Demeter, Demeter Fragrance, floral, fruity, peach skin, spicy, strawberry leaf, unique, Valentine, Ylang Ylang
Be My Valentine
NOTES (as listed on sephora.com): peach skin, strawberry leaf, carmelized sugar, ylang ylang
CLASSIFICATION: unique, slightly spicy, very slightly fruity, slightly floral
AGE GROUP: college, but more so mature
SIMILAR SCENT(s): n/a
FORM: cologne spray
Filed under: Perfume reviews | Tags: Addict, Benghal, bergamot, cedarwood, Charms, Dior, Dior Addict, Dior Addict 2, freesia, fruity, Grapefruit, grenadine, Incanto, Incanto Charms, lily of the valley, lotus flower, orange, pineapple, sandalwood, spicy, watermelon, white musk
Dior Addict 2
NOTES (as listed on fragrancenet.com): Grapefruit, Orange, White Musk, Grenadine, Freesia, Cedarwood, Lotus Flower, Pineapple, Bergamot, Sandalwood, Lily of the Valley, Watermelon
CLASSIFICATION: floral, slightly fruity, slightly spicy
AGE GROUP: college
SIMILAR SCENT(s): Benghal, Incanto Charms, Flower Princess
FORM: eau de toilette
Filed under: Perfume reviews | Tags: amber, Charms, fragipani flowers, fruity, gardenia, Heaven, Incanto, Incanto Charms, Incanto Heaven, jasmine, melon, Musks, Oscar, Oscar de la Renta, Oscar Tropical Flower, passionfruit, raspberry, spicy, tiare, Tropical Flower
Oscar Tropical Flower
NOTES (as listed on the box itself): passionfruit, melon, gardenia, jasmine, tiare, fragipani flowers, musks, raspberry, amber
CLASSIFICATION: fruity, ever so slightly spicy
AGE GROUP: perfect for any age, college
SIMILAR SCENT(s): Incanto Heaven
FORM: eau de toilette
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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, 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
Filed under: Perfume reviews | Tags: bitter orange, chipotle woods, Grapefruit, herbaceous, mandarin, oceanic, oriental, spicy, Tommy Girl Jeans, Tommy Hilfiger, Tommy Hilfilger Tommy Girl Jeans
Tommy Girl Jeans by Tommy Hilfiger
NOTES: mandarin, grapefruit, bitter orange, oceanic, herbaceous, chipotle woods
My great-Aunt bought the original Tommy Girl perfume for me not long after its debut in 1996. Although I liked it, and wore it from time to time, I never loved it. However, when shopping for perfumes last weekend, I happened upon a tester and sprayed it, and I find that I like it now much better than I did twelve years ago. As soon as I saw Tommy Girl Jeans for a super low price online, I decided to take the plunge, as it claims to be a fruiter version of the original.
CLASSIFICATION: Oriental/Spicy
AGE GROUP: College/Mature
SIMILAR SCENT(s): N/A
FORM: Cologne Spray
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
