Tag: fragrance review
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Prada Paradoxe, but make it intense
This whole week, I’ve been thinking about Prada. It was only right that I chose to finally try Prada Paradoxe Intense. I can’t say whether or not this is truly more intense than the original, but I did wonder to myself, “Is this too much?” It has an aggressively, perhaps, floral fragrance. It reminds me…
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My personal take on La Bomba, by Carolina Hererra
When I first sprayed Carolina Hererra La Bomba eau de parfum, it was instant regret. “Oh no, is this too sweet, too artificial, too not me?” But I kept it on, went on with my day, and decided to just wash it off later. Luckily, as it wore on, it was no longer as sickeningly…
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The sweetness of Madurai, by Memo Paris
I blindly took the sample from the pack and sprayed it on my wrist. With the first whiff of Madurai by Memo Paris., I thought, “I know that scent.” It was a powdery floral that registered in some part of my brain. “Jasmine, that’s what it is.” And yet at the same time, it was…
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This Louis Vuitton fragrance makes me want to be a better person.
It’s called eLVes. To be honest, looking at the bottle of this Louis Vuitton fragrance, I was not sure how to say the name, or for that matter spell it. Because it is spelled with the stacked L V monogram, I became convinced that it was Exes. That at least would speak to why this…
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The scent of Forest & Soul
With a name like Forest & Soul, I know what you might expect. Something green, maybe mossy, maybe wet, or at the very least “spiritual”. However, that isn’t exactly what this scent from Daniel’s Truth gives me. It has a quality that is more substantially floral than it is verdant. Maybe at the center of…
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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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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 beloved fragrance gets an update: Chanel No. 5 L’Eau
One the world’s most famous fragrances for women, Chanel No. 5 entered the scene and made aldehydes a more popular note for women. That clean, fresh laundry scent note gets boosted in this new lighter iteration: Chanel No. 5 L’Eau. Consider this flanker a modern take on the original. You might associate the original No.…
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When I smell Jazz Club
Imagine a distinguished gentleman, nursing a high ball glass of his favorite liquor, as the saxophonist’s melody heals his soul. This, I imagine, is the scene Maison Margiela Replica hopes to evoke with Jazz Club. To me, this scent is undeniably masculine and refined. It smells like a man in the best way. It’s not…
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