Category: Fragrance
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Blessed Baraka was the scent I needed today
I had a week. It was one of those times where I was reminded over and over again of all my shortcomings, and none of my strengths. All I wanted was to find somewhere to hide away until everything got better. But unfortunately, I had an event to run. My first thought was to find…
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One month with Byredo’s Casablanca Lily
When I made my way to the Byredo store, I fell in love with the fragrance Casablanca Lily. I sprung, against the advice of the sales associate and my own better judgement, to invest in a full bottle immediately. I usually invest in discovery sets and travel sizes for low stakes trials of fragrances, but…
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Behind your favorite fragrance is a team
Do you have a favorite fragrance? Maybe it’s a bottle of your grandfather’s cologne, your girlfriend’s shampoo, or your own diffuser. There are so many possibilities to choose from. But regardless of the form it takes, they all share something in common: You can bet there was a whole team of people who made it…
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Is it time for you to “stop spraying” your perfume?
Some of you out there have a problem. You are an oversprayer. You are going around, choking people out with your fragrances, and we don’t appreciate it. As part of your rehabilitation, I suggest you switch your application method. Maybe it’s time for you to stop spraying all together. Often you can find your favorite…
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Even as a fragrance lover, this is my pet peeve
From six feet away, I could smell him as he sat down in the coffee shop. I pulled up a parking spot and could already smell the driver who sat in his car a full car length away from me. And there was the person I could smell on a cold winter’s day, still yelling…
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Take your time with your fragrances
It’s National Fragrance Week. What better time to think about getting a new fragrance. I thoroughly recommend you go in store to try out scents before making a purchase. Before you do so, here is the biggest tip you need to help you find the right fragrance for you. Give yourself time. I must admit,…
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My most complimented fragrance isn’t a perfume
I discreetly pulled out the white metal tube from my pouch and started moisturizing my hands. “ Wow, you smell good,” says the stranger. I was taken aback, because I was trying to go unnoticed. “Thanks, it’s just my hand cream.” “Well, it smells good.” The small tube of Byredo’s De Los Santos hand cream…
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Is Victoria’s Secret Rapture just as I remembered?
It was a scent memory, one that didn’t leave my mind for years. It was a bottle of Victoria’s Secret Rapture body lotion. It was powerful, bouncing off my skin to be smelled by passersby a couple of yards away outdoors. It made me feel beautiful when I wore it. I hoped to have that…
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A new find to lift the mood
Togas. I had never heard of the brand before, but now I want to hear more. It’s yet another of my finds while exploring what’s new at Nordstrom. There the brand offers traditional diffusers. However, on their own site, they offer an array of home goods, including what they call ceramic sachets. I’m intrigued by…
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Reliving the nostalgia of Victoria’s Secret Rapture
They say you should never meet your heroes. But what about your long lost memories? Should you try to unearth them? Years ago in high school, I was obsessed with Victoria’s Secret Rapture. My mother gave me a bottle of the scented lotion she no longer wanted. As I was growing in my desire to…
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