Tag: fragrance review
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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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The fragrances I’ve been wearing this week
This week, I’ve been going back to some old favorite scents. Here’s what I’ve been wearing. From Kilian Paris Apple Brandy on the Rocks $275 for 50 mL Notes: Bergamot, apple brandy accord (rum, moss, vanilla), cedarwood, ambroxan, cardamom I have a travel size of this sitting on my desk. I sprayed it on for…
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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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Smelling Blue Talisman in the air
“What fragrance is that?” I noticed my coworker’s scent as he walked by. I was intrigued and had to know what it was. It smelled good, yes, but it also had the kind of projection that I don’t think I often get when I wear scents. “Blue Talisman,” he said. I didn’t think much of…
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Aqua Media is what I want you to smell like
Aqua Media Cologne Forte from Maison Francis Kurkdijan is what I imagine the perfect man would smell like smells proper, clean, a bit like being hit by the ocean breeze. There is leisure, a bit of calm collectedness in this fragrance. Yes, there is something deeply, powerfully, yet gently masculine, but I certainly don’t mind…
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A fragrance for a bombshell
One of my least favorite activities is taking pictures of myself. And yet, there I was, tasked with having headshots taken. As I got ready that morning, I knew exactly the scent I should try: Bombshell by Daniel’s Truth. The name alone called to mind the greatest supermodels and how well they would command the…
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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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This masculine scent from Dolce and Gabanna surprised me
I received a sample of Dolce and Gabbana Devotion for Men. I don’t review nearly enough men’s fragrances. I figured I would give it a little sniff. And then that turned into, I want that on me. There was something about it that didn’t scream overly masculine, as if I was trying hard to be…
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A bit Chance (eau vive)
I sprayed on Chanel Chance eau vive before heading out the house for a grand opening event. I felt it was important that I be in the room, but I dreaded it. So many people, so many I don’t know, so much anxiety bubbling up. I made my way through the crowd to an open…
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A shining release from Clean Reserve
I am fairly certain that the last time I tried a fragrance from Clean Reserve was back in my teenage years. But this week I tried Radiant Nectar, their slightly fruity and definitely musky release. Today, as I sit and smell the fragrance instead of rushing off immediately after spraying it, I notice those fruity…
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