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: 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, Review On The Run | Tags: apricot, Benghal, Charms, ginger, Incanto, Incanto Charms, jasmine, Lancome, Lancome Benghal, mandarin, mandarin orange, musk, orange, osmanthus, Review On The Run, sandalwood
Benghal by Lancome
I want to apologize for the lack of updates. We have tons of perfumes to update and we’re ready! So let’s kick it off by introducing something new to Scent Addicts – Review On The Run. We’ll be posting these when doing a review on a perfume in which there is not a whole lot to say – namely because it may smell extremely similar to another perfume that we have recently tested/reviewed, or because it’s very easy to describe, and not a complex enough of a smell to write an in-depth review of. In today’s example, it’s because Benghal is very similar to Incanto Charms. Let the fun begin!
NOTES (as listed on fragrantica.com): ginger, mandarin orange, apricot, osmanthus, jasmine, sandalwood, musk
CLASSIFICATION: spicy, slightly fruity
AGE GROUP: mature
SIMILAR SCENT(s): Incanto Charms
FORM: eau de toilette
Benghal smells almost identical (to my nose, anyways) to Incanto Charms. This is a more spicy than fruity fragrance, but the fruitiness is apparent enough to mention in the classification. While I wore it, the smell was very consistent from the first application to the end of the day (no surprises or sudden twists). It lasted a very long time on my skin; reapplication would not have been necessary at all. No other reason worth-mentioning factors – this smells identical enough to Incanto Charms that you can get an accurate review of Benghal by reading my other review [of Incanto Charms].
Click here to read my review of Incanto Charms!
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: 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: 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: cherry, floral, fruity, jasmine, lily, lily of the valley, Love de Toi, mandarin orange, musk, orange, pear, pink grapefruit, pomegranate, raspberry, rose, sandalwood
Love de Toi
NOTES (as listed on fragrantica.com): mandarin orange, raspberry, pink grapefruit, pear, pomegranate, jasmine, lily of the valley, rose, sandalwood, musk, cherry
I ordered a sample of this on a whim while purchasing some other fragrances. I pretty much knew nothing about it, other than that it was a fruity/floral scent, which is what I usually go for. I hadn’t read any reviews about it prior to adding it to my order, but would have probably still added it even if I knew what a terrible reception it had with most online perfume reviewers.
CLASSIFICATION: floral, fruity
AGE GROUP: young
SIMILAR SCENT(s): n/a
FORM: eau de toilette
Filed under: Perfume reviews | Tags: amber, Baby Phat, celebrity perfumes, chinese osmanthus, coconut, coconut milk, Fabulosity, juicy plum, Kimora Lee Simmons, orange, orange blossom, patchouli, plum, purple violet, tasmanian honey, tiger lily, vanilla, violet, woodsy
Fabulosity
NOTES (as listed on fragrancenet.com): juicy plum, orange blossom, tiger lily, Chinese osmanthus, coconut milk, purple violet, Tasmanian honey, patchouli, amber, vanilla
Having been relatively satisfied with Kimora Lee Simmons’s first fragrance (Baby Phat Goddess), my interest was piqued when I heard of Fabulosity.
CLASSIFICATION: woodsy
AGE GROUP: mature
SIMILAR SCENT(s): n/a
FORM: eau de parfum
Filed under: Perfume reviews | Tags: ambrette, Blue, floral, gardenia, jasmine, jasmine petals, lotus, lotus flower, mousse de chine, muguet, musk, orange, orange flower, pink peony, Ralph Lauren, Ralph Lauren Blue, rose de mai, sandalwood, sparkling jasmine accord, tuberose, vetiver
Ralph Lauren Blue
NOTES (as listed on beautyencounter.com): lotus flower, muguet, gardenia, sparkling jasmine accord, pink peony, rose de mai, tuberose, jasmine petals, orange flower, musk, ambrette, sandalwood, mousse de chine, vetiver
At work, a new girl that we had just hired always smelled wonderful to me. I finally asked her one day what she was wearing, and it was Ralph Lauren Blue. It was always in the back of my mind to go out and get it for myself, but I had put it off for years, until about a month ago. Some things just aren’t the same as you remember them…
CLASSIFICATION: floral
AGE GROUP: college, mature
SIMILAR SCENT(s): Britney Spears Curious
FORM: eau de toilette
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