Category: Fragrance
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Very Good Girl Glam by Carolina Herrera has my attention
I had the chance to smell this and I was wowed. If you remember, I had the chance to wear test the less glamorous forerunner, Very Good Girl. I was underwhelmed by that with its longevity and how it sat on my skin. This new member of the Good Girl family has my attention. (Image…
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Cartier Declaration Haute Fraîcheur is a fragrance I want to keep wearing
Previously I was testing fragrances while sick, which is a horrible idea. After getting a sample of Declaration Haute Fraîcheur from Cartier, I decided to spray some on before going to work. (For the record, I don’t recommend you do that.) A few spritzes on my wrists and I remarked, “Dang it! It just smells…
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Secret Genius: My go to fragrance for important events
Whenever I have an interview, important presentation, or really anything event where I need my confidence to be high, I wear Secret Genius by Pinrose. Honestly, nothing about the scent screams, “I am confident. Hear me roar!” No, it is a sweet gourmand. Pinrose Secret Genius $90 for 1.7 oz Notes Top: Mandarin, BergamotMid:Caramel, White…
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Three scents from Floris London
Floris London is a storied UK fragrance house that I don’t know much about. Honestly, I was only exposed to it because I happened to tell a man he smelled amazing. And then he happened to have samples in his pocket. So here we are. (Sidebar: If you think someone is worthy of praise, give…
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Ebene Fume: First impressions of this Tom Ford masterpiece
If you were to press me for a description when I first smelled Ébène Fumé, I would have said, “It smells like By the Fireplace but after it took a serious meditation retreat.” It has the smokiness, but it also has a calming woody note. I find it amazing, with my subpar sense of smell,…
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First impressions of Prada’s Infusion D’iris
Alright, alright. Time to talk about Prada. This is my first impression of Prada’s Infusions D’iris. It is the signature scent in their line, Les Infusions de Prada. Prada Infusion d’iris $160 for 100mL Key notes: Iris palladia, neroli, and mandarin I found it to feel like a powdery clean scent. Or at least that…
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Lucky by Christian Dior, because I needed a good luck charm
Forgive the melodrama, but it feels like nothing is going right, so I decided to wear Lucky, one the scents in the Collection Privee by Christian Dior. How can you ignore a name and backstory like that when you’re in need of good fortune yourself. The fragrance is considered a scent talisman. It’s based on…
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Sunflower Pop, fragrance for a dreary day
A rough day. Things looked bleak. I needed to reframe myself. I needed to think about brighter things ahead. I immediately thought about using fragrance to get me there. As I thought through my collection, I decided the best scent to help me navigate the literal and figurative clouds would be Sunflower Pop by Floral…
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Phluid Project Humanity: A quick fragrance review
Jumping right into the review. My first sniff of Phluid Project’s Humanity leaned heavy on the coconut and ginger in that order. Maybe there is something else. I sprayed it on at 10 AM. Taking transit at 11AM could still smell it through my mask. I hope no one was bothered. I shook it up…
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