Tag: floral fragrances
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The Michelle Pfeiffer of fragrances
Scrolling along Sephora’s fragrance new releasees one day, I came across a brand that I had never heard of: Henry Rose. First and foremost, I am a sucker for a new release. Second, a person’s name as the name of the brand? Color me intrigued. However, Henry Rose is not the founder, but the inspiration.…
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Byredo’s Casablanca Lily was love at first spray
I went in to the Byredo store on a mission: I was going to buy something. After falling in love with Blanche, perhaps that would be the one. But as I sniffed my way through the Night Veil collection, my goal shifted. This is the one I should get: Casablanca Lily. To say that it…
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Trying Valaya from Parfums de Marly
It was a nice summer day. I wanted to smell pretty. I decided to spray on Valaya from Parfums de Marly. As soon as I smelled it on my skin, I thought, “I regret this.” The while floral scent felt more overpowering than I was hoping for. I feared what others close to me all…
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The smell of summer, from Aerin
Mediterranean Honeysuckle by Aerin doesn’t smell quite the way that I initially thought it would. Upon seeing honeysuckle in the name, I immediately called to mind the scent of honeysuckle bushes, that sweetness that calls pollinators and young children alike. I expected to be washed with memories of tasting that nectar in my childhood. That…
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Carmina might change my mind about Creed fragrances
I sprayed it on my wrist. Breathed it in. Yes, that’s what I want to smell like tomorrow, Carmina from Creed. It is floral, but softly sweet. As I run through my limited scent vocabulary, I guess that it has lily in it. Something to make it feminine and demure. Not at all, it is…
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The pleasant Miss Dior Rose n Roses
In full disclosure, I was rushing out the door today and realized that I didn’t put on any fragrance. I decided to put on Miss Dior Rose n Roses. It is of course, a take on the original, with even more of a nod to bright roses. It feels wrong to say it is this…
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Martin Margiela Replica (fragrances) for a dream
As I was browsing the Norstrom page for new releases, I gasped and immedieatly clicked. There were new fragrances by Martin Margiela Replica. I must admit, the thing the most triggered my interest was a new bottle design. The two new scents, Soul of a Forest and Dancing in the Moonlight featured a departure from…
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Quick review: Chris Collins Lost in Paradise
It is winter, so I need a bit of an escape. Lost in Paradise by Chris Collins takes me away to a tropical paradise. It smells of coconut without leaning too far in to the “sunscreen” territory. As it dries down on my skin, it becomes much more floral forward. If you like fragrances like…
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Donna Born in Roma Gold has some staying power
I am shocked at by the staying power Donna Born in Roma Gold. After trying some new fragrances that have faded fairly quickly from my skin, I thought it was me. Fragrances just don’t stay on my skin. But this solar floral is making me change my mind. Donna Born in Roma Gold eau de…
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Metal Flower, by the Harmonist is the floral fragrance for me
Metal Flower by The Harmonist smells like a soft floral, at odds with the chill outside. I enjoy how bright it smells. When I first spray it, it feels rather plain, but it starts to develop more and more on me into something more delicate. There is something pretty about this fragrance, that I enjoy…
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