tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54582513852346088852024-03-13T05:39:31.618-07:00Pandora`s BoxMy usual ramblings and product reviews. Perfumes are my passion,and will be reviewing them to the best of my knowledge. I would love to hear from you, so please suggest and comment."A woman's perfume tells more about her than her handwriting". Christian DiorPandora`s Boxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605908549556391678noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458251385234608885.post-15194391228139832142018-02-24T04:22:00.000-08:002018-02-24T04:22:36.816-08:00Guerlain Encens Mythique D` Orient Perfume Review<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
In 2012 Guerlain came up with their spell bounding Desert collection. Exclusively destined for the UAE it has now expanded its distribution into their Paris flagship store. <br />
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The collection consists of three fragrances inspired by Arabic perfumery, but I'm glad to say one cannot miss out the very French element in these perfumes hence making them a beautiful fusion between the Eat and the West.</div>
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These three magical concoctions are called. Rose Nacree Du Desert, Encens Mythique D' Orient and Songe D' Un Bois D' Ete'. </div>
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Even though all three are works of art, Encens Mythique was love at first sniff. The sensory experience was a first for me. I finally know what real ambergris smells like.<br />
The notes consists of neroli, moss, incense, saffron, Persian rose, Ambergris mixed into the blend are also aldehydes and patchouli, which gives this perfume a distinct French character thus saving it from becoming another one of those Arabic, oriental inspired perfumes that are all the rage these days. </div>
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It opens with a blast of sweet powdery smokiness with a hint of woody notes and then melts together into something soft and inviting with a strong salty ambergris mixed in with saffron. </div>
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It's like walking in a desert with it's earthy sweet scent, and from faraway you can catch whiffs of salty air, so you know you are not too far away from the sea.<br />
The longevity and sillage are outstanding. A precious gem of a perfume to be used on occasions when you want to stand out from the crowd of sweet fruity gourmands.</div>
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TOP NOTES: Persian Rose, Aldehydes, Saffron<br />
MIDDLE NOTES: Pink Pepper, Moss, Patchouli<br />
BASE NOTES: Woody Notes, Incense, Ambergris <br />
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Pandora`s Boxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605908549556391678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458251385234608885.post-50777300194695281762017-11-07T08:03:00.000-08:002017-11-07T08:07:28.932-08:00Thierry Muglar Angel Muse Perfume Review<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Let me begin by saying that I'm not a huge fan of the original angel at all. But I'm so happy about the way the perfumer Qentin Bich created this magical perfume. It has that ANGEL DNA in th background but enough oomph to stand up on it's own as a new fragrance. I won't describe this as a flanker at all.<br />
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After around 13 angel flankers came, Angel Muse. I have never smelled anything remotely similar to this before. Love, love the bottle. It is described to be shaped like a cosmic pebble. The juice is a warm amber colour.<br />
Muse is very different from you regular run of the mill gourmands. Hazelnut is the main accord mixed in with a bitter cocoa cream. The patchouli in it is very subtle. I do not detect any citrus that's states in the opening notes. Not a hint of grapefruit. The vetiver makes it earthy and unique. I'm surprised at how much I love this even though it contains patchouli which I cant stand. The silage is a powerhouse as expected from all the Muglars, and the longevity is 12 plus hours on me.<br />
Creamy hazulnutty swirls without being overly sweet or cloying. A beautiful Fall/Winter fragrance.<br />
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TOP NOTES: Grapefruit, Pink peppers<br />
MID NOTES: Hazulnut cocoa cream<br />
BASE NOTES: Vetiver, Patchouli<br />
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Pandora`s Boxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605908549556391678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458251385234608885.post-12884101121522208672017-07-11T03:11:00.001-07:002017-11-07T08:04:26.460-08:00Pandora`s Box: Black Opium perfume review<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Pandora`s Boxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605908549556391678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458251385234608885.post-58521949132890354462017-07-11T02:02:00.001-07:002017-07-11T02:02:32.054-07:00Black Opium perfume review<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Fans of the original Opium will be disappointed with this latest addition. It has no DNA of the previous one. So keep in mind that it is by no means a flanker but a whole new scent.<br />
I came across this one in my search for the perfect coffee scent as black opium was rumoured to be a strong coffee perfume. I have finished more than half the bottle but I still couldn't detect a coffee note. What I do get is a warm vanilla enveloped in a hint of patchouli and a light jasmine.<br />
But coffee lovers do not despair. When my friend wore it, it smelled heavenly. Like a fluffy frothy cappuccino. so depends on body chemistry.<br />
This is definitely a fall/winter scent. Im just disappointed that the coffee note didn't show up on my skin. Its a beautiful warm fragrance and reminds me of a few others like `la vista `belle and Bath and bodyworks cashmere glow.<br />
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I do like the bottle. Its very edgy with a thick glass moulding.<br />
All you lovers of gourmands, sweet, warm fragrances this bottle holds a treat for you.<br />
So lets dream of cozy fall nights and crackling fireplaces.<br />
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Top Notes: pink pepper, orange blossom, pear<br />
Middle Notes: coffee, Jasmine, bitter orange, Licorice<br />
Base Notes: Vanilla, patchouli, cedar, cashmere wood<br />
MOOD: Date night. casual cafes winter, fall.<br />
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Pandora`s Boxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605908549556391678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458251385234608885.post-37204714629339855652013-06-01T21:58:00.000-07:002013-06-02T09:14:44.452-07:00Hermes Un Jardin Sur Le Toit Review<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">With un jardin sur le toit, Hermes celebrates it's deep connection with contemporary craftsmanship and invites us to discover its garden, a little slice of nature and poetry, shaped by man's hand. Secret, hidden in the heart of the city, it stands at the top of the historical 24, faubourg building in Paris. A hanging garden, which surprises and fascinates.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Wild grasses, an apple tree, a magnolia... A perfume of light and delight is born and offers a feast for the senses and the mind. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Hermes launches the new fourth fragrance from the collection of garden-inspired fragrances Un Jardin, named </span><b style="font-family: inherit;">Un Jardin Sur Le Toit</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"> or “A Garden on the Roof” in 2011. Un Jardin Sur Le Toit refers to the especially luxurious garden located on the Hermes’ headquarters building roof at 24 Rue Faubourg Saint-Honore in Paris.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: normal;">The garden is full of aromatic herbs, flowers and fruits whose flavors vary as they pass through the metamorphosis induced by the seasons. Its fresh and sweet-smelling atmosphere is captured by apple, pear, rose, green grass, basil, magnolia and compost notes.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">The composition is designed by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Claude_Ellena"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b style="text-decoration: none;">Jean-Claude Ellena</b>.</span></a></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Sur le toit is the last fragrance of the Jardin series (as of 2013)<br />A lot of reviewers complain that there is no depth to this scent and is deemed not as outstanding as the others in this collection. I like to think otherwise.<br />I think this is a coming home scent for Ellena. After his quest to Egypt, India and the med, where he created magic and captured the scents and moods of the landscapes to perfection, he came home and created a carefree scent he could relate to. Use the flora and fauna he grew up with. Nostalgia at its best. So he chose the rooftop garden of the Paris Hermes boutique as his inspiration and composed this clean uncomplicated fragrance.A simple finale to his exotic travels. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Moving on to the fragrance, Sur le toit smells like a beautiful bright summers day. Grasses and reeds sway gently in the breeze. And the air is fragranced with roses and magnolias mixed in with the scent of apples and pears from the nearby trees. The basil lends a mild herby kick in the opening. Its a tame fruity floral and has an outdoorsy quality to it. A grassy rosy apple. Sur le toit is an uplifting fragrance with a carefree exuberance.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Hermes celebrates India and sees it in an unusual light with the creation of Un Jardin Apres la Mousson ( a garden after the monsoon)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">This fragrance carries us to Kerala after the monsoon rains, offering the experience of a singular moment in time, marked by nature's rebirth.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Glowing and serene, invogating and soothing, Un jardin apres ala mousson blends the freshness of ginger and the sweetness of the butterfly-delicate kahili ginger flower with the spontaneity of cold spices and the subtlety of vetiver.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Un Jardin après la Mousson: created in 2008, it explores the facets of an unexpected India, when the monsoon restores to the earth what the sun has taken, chasing away the burning breath of drought. Ginger, cardamom, coriander, pepper and vetiver speak of the rebirth of nature captured in Kerala, a universe engorged with water. The nose behind this fragrance is </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Claude_Ellena" style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="color: #41ab27; text-decoration: none;">Jean-Claude Ellena</b>.</a><a href="http://www.fragrantica.com/" style="font-family: inherit;"> <span style="font-size: xx-small;">(source)</span></a><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">The first thing that comes to my mind at the mention of Kerala India, is coconuts.When I first read that Ellena's latest Jardin was inspired by Kerala, I was definitely anticipating a coconut in the composition. But I'm glad Ellena thought otherwise, and concentrated on something else Kerala is famous for. No, not it's delicious coffee this time, but Spices!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">As opposed to cinnamon,which has a hot and fiery quality to it, and is used mostly in colder months. Here in South East Asia, cardamom is considered a neutral spice, enjoyed in all weathers. It is used in halvas and kehvas in cold winters as well as in thirst quenching chilled sherbets and creamy cold kulfis in summers.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">I think Apres ala mousson is as much about cardamom as <a href="http://pandorasssbox.blogspot.com/2013/05/hermes-un-jardin-en-mediterranee-review.html"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Un Jardin En Mediterranee </span></b></a> is about the fig.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"> Cardamom </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px;">blooms the most prominant in the opening and lends a cold musky scent. It is all I can smell when sniffed directly from the bottle. </span><span style="background-color: white;">It then mellows down to a translucent spicy, citrusy, woody fresh scent which is a signature of all the fragrances in the Jardin series. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">I think Mousson is a very unconventional scent. Spicy, woody yet watery and fresh.</span><span style="background-color: white;"> It is inspired by the scent of rich vegetation and aromatic soil. Wet and fragrant after the heavy monsoon rains.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"> The fresh ginger is zesty and very refreshing and stops the fragrance from being too rich and spicy.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"> The image that comes to mind is of sitting in a verandah in the middle of a lush spice plantation in Kerala, enjoying the monsoon rains. The rain is heavy, yet still, without the distraction of thunder.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: white;">g </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Amidst the spices mentioned in the notes, Ellena’s minimalistic style makes it delicate, refreshing and a pleasure to wear on a hot humid summers day. An odd yet intriguing fragrance.</span><br />
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Notes: Cardamom, Corriander, Pepper, Ginger, Ginger Flower, Vetiver<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Hermes Parfums are celebrating the Mediterranean, that mosaic of different crafts and cultures, with the creation of an Eau de Toilette: Un Jardin en Mediterranee. This fragrance is an emotional journey, an olfactory progress, an impressionistic evocation of a garden beside the sea. It is a perfume of light and of shade where fig tree, mastic tree and red cedar blend with bergamot, orange blossom and white oleander.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Un Jardin en Méditerranée: conceived as a watercolor this perfume, composed in 2003 is inspired by a hint of the poetic in the Tunisian garden of Leïla Menchari (Director of displays for Hermès). </span></span><span style="background-color: white;"> The nose behind this fragrance is </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; text-align: center;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Claude_Ellena"><b style="background-color: white; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">Jean-Claude Ellena</b><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">.</span></a></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It smells beautiful. Of trees and summers and sea! It's like taking a walk through an aromatic </span>Mediterranean<span style="font-family: inherit;"> garden right beside the azure blue waters of the Sea. The garden has some cool shady spots nestled under the ancient fig trees with their deep green fragrant leaves.The air in the garden is still, thick and humid with the scents synonymous with this region. Cyprus, red cedar, aromatic herbs, figs, orange blossoms. </span>Mesmerizing.<span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It is more of a mood than a fragrance. Opens up very fresh with hints of citrus and figs. You must like figs to truly appreciate this scent as it dominates all the other notes right from the start. The fig note in it is not cloyingly sweet, but has a perfect balance between the sweetness of the big purple fruit, the dry bark and deep, balmy leaves, which makes it a perfect unisex fragrance. The heart is aromatic, with cedar, figs and orange blossom mixed in with a tinge of salty sea spray. After 8+ hours I can still smell the end notes of musk and woods. Thank you Mr. Ellena for taking me along on this magical olfactory journey. Loved every minute of it. A poetic sublime scent. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Top Notes: Bergamot, Lemon, Mandarin Orange</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Middle Notes: <span style="font-family: inherit;">orange blossom and white nerium oleander</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Base Notes: </span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">cypress, fig leaf, musk, red cedar, juniper and pistachio</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><a href="http://miss%20dior%20cherie/">Miss Dior Cherie</a> flew away across Paris tied to a bunch of balloons, and landed softly in the French countryside, amidst orange groves.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">L'Eau opens with a strong scent of bitter oranges and sparkling citrus. Very springy and fresh (but not soapy). Has no resemblance to <a href="http://pandorasssbox.blogspot.com/2011/07/miss-dior-cherie.html">Miss Dior Cherie</a> whatsoever. The </span>orange<span style="font-family: inherit;"> is not tart or candyish, it's quite bitter, and that's what makes the scent interesting among </span>hundreds<span style="font-family: inherit;"> of green/citrus fragrances out there.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> The magic happens when it has had some time to warm up on the skin. The scent mingles with gardenia and becomes creamy, yet remains sparkling and delicate till the end. Never imagined the heady tropical gardenia could ever smell this cold and refreshing. However, I'm quite </span>disappointed<span style="font-family: inherit;"> with its lasting power. Three to four hours maximum, and for </span></span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">$85</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> a bottle, that's just </span>unacceptable<span style="font-family: inherit;">.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I'm not a huge fan of citrus scents, but L'Eau is clean and crisp. Perfect for hot summer days. Only wish it lasted a bit longer.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-align: center;">The bottle is adorable. Heavy glass with the same houndstooth etching at the bottom as the original <a href="http://pandorasssbox.blogspot.com/2011/07/miss-dior-cherie.html">Miss Dior Cheri</a>.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-align: center;"> The only difference is that this time the shape is a bit narrower and the bow on the cap is sheer and frosted. Which I think perfectly matches the mint green liquid and the fragrance inside.</span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-align: center;"><b>Good For: Spring/summer. Day/casual</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">T</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">he sad news is that Dior is discontinuing this one. It's replaced by ''Miss Dior Cherie Eau Fraiche'' They have similar structure but different notes. The new one contains bergamot, gardenia and patchouli instead of orange, gardenia and musk and looks like this...</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">With Dior coming up with a Miss Dior Cherie flanker/reformulation every couple of months it all gets a bit confusing. Read an article <a href="http://www.footluxe.com/2012/05/miss-dior-eau-fraiche-and-miss-dior-perfume-review-part-1/">here</a> .</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">You can still find a 3.4 oz bottle Miss Dior Cherie L'Eau online for around $85 and up.</span><br />
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<br /></div>Pandora`s Boxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605908549556391678noreply@blogger.com45tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458251385234608885.post-32464217749522658472012-05-17T20:58:00.001-07:002012-05-17T20:58:44.172-07:00Dolce and Gabbana L’Impératrice 3 Review<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">L’Impératrice means The Empress in French, which reminds one of a dark, woody, oriental fragrance fit for a queen. D&G </span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">L’Impératrice is the total opposite of this. Playful, clean, fruity but not too sweet, it's the perfect scent to welcome summers.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 24px;"> I love watermelon and must applause the watermelon note used in this. Mostly watermelon in scents tend to smell excessively sweet and artificial, but here the </span></span><span style="line-height: 24px;">juiciness</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 24px;"> and watery freshness of a perfectly ripe,watermelon is captured perfectly.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 24px;"> L’Impératrice 3 </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">is a fruity, linear scent on me, with a hint of tart Rhubarb. None of the floral notes make an appearance which is a tad bit </span></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px;">disappointing,</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 24px;"> as I would have loved to experience the blooming of jasmine to give the scent some depth. I'm not complaining though. I'm enjoying this delicious mix of watermelon/kiwi/rhubarb cocktail with a bit of creamy musk in the drydown.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">The lasting power is less than average, it is a eau de toilette </span></span><span style="line-height: 24px;">after all</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">, but I find the heavy, chunky glass bottle hard to carry around in a bag for reapplication. And yes!reapply you must, many, many times throughout the day. That said, </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">D&G L'Imperatrice is indeed a summer fragrance that's easy to wear and </span>inoffensive to most people's noses.<span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></div>
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<b>Top Notes: Pink Pepper, Kiwi , Rhubarb</b></div>
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<b>Middle Notes: Jasmine, Cyclamen, Watermelon</b></div>
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<b>Base Notes: Musk, Sandalwood, Lemon Tree</b></div>
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<b>Good for:</b> S<b>pring/summer. Day/casual.</b></div>
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Dolce and Gabanna L’Impératrice 3 is part of their Anthology line, and is available in 300ml EDT for $55 to $80.</div>
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So if summertime to you means lazing outdoors with a good book,the sound of water sprinklers, the scent of cut grass, the clinking of ice in a lemonade pitcher, and cold juicy watermelon wedges, then give this fragrance a try.</div>
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</tbody></table>Pandora`s Boxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605908549556391678noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458251385234608885.post-8409627625240580202012-04-12T20:37:00.000-07:002012-04-12T20:37:48.747-07:00TAG: 7 Deadly Sins Of Beauty<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hey everyone .The 7 deadly sins tag has been doing the rounds in both blogging and YouTube communities for a while now. So when the lovely pooja from <a href="http://beautybrainsbrawns.blogspot.in/"><b>B</b><b>eauty Brains and Brawns</b></a><a href="http://beautybrainsbrawns.blogspot.in/"> </a>tagged me to do this post I jumped right in. I have enjoyed reading/watching all your answers. Here's my take on it. Enjoy!</span></span><br />
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Got this online for 99 cents. Didn't even know Nivea had a makeup line.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Most expensive would be a perfume. But when talking beauty products, it's the naked palette</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Love it as a bronzer, hate it as a contour powder, which is why I originally got it for. Hello orange undertones.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This is actually an edible product. Honey, toffee scent, filled with real dark chocolate. Yum! </span><span style="text-align: justify;">Not that I eat it or anything :)</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Only because I keep it in the bottom drawer, and sometimes when in a hurry, it's just too much of an effort to stoop all the way down to get it :P Time to change it's place.</span></td></tr>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b style="background-color: white;">5 PRIDE- </b></span><b style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Wha</span></b><b style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">t beauty product gives you more confidence?</span></b></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Tangle Teezer</span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">For me, a bad hair day is a sure confidence snatcher. Sometimes good things really do come in small packages. I haven't had a bad hair day since I bought this seemingly ordinary looking plastic bristle brush. So worth the hype.</span></td></tr>
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</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-L3tNjiJOFh4/T4cZo1PtLkI/AAAAAAAACmo/Ld3zHCcx2kc/s1600/20101017_seven_deadly_sins__envy__by_blackeri-600x899.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="line-height: 18px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-L3tNjiJOFh4/T4cZo1PtLkI/AAAAAAAACmo/Ld3zHCcx2kc/s640/20101017_seven_deadly_sins__envy__by_blackeri-600x899.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><b style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">7 ENVY</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">-</span> What item would you most like to receive as a gift?</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://namaste-beauty.com/category/brands/too-faced-brands"><span style="font-size: small;">source</span></a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Too Faced Sweet Dreams Palette</b><br />
This was a limited edition and almost impossible to find now.</span></td></tr>
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</tbody></table><span style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">In the end, I have to pass on the tag to seven beautybloggers. I tag thee: </span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://eianesxoxo.blogspot.com/">EianesXOXO</a> </span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><b><a href="http://glamarama-glamarama.blogspot.com/">Glamarama</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><a href="http://segments-of-life.blogspot.com/">Segments Of Life</a></span></span><br />
<span style="line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://pyaribeauty.blogspot.com/">Pyari Beauty</a></span><br />
<a href="http://vivaciousflair.blogspot.com/">Vivacious Flair</a><br />
<a href="http://bowerofblisse.blogspot.com/">Bower of Bliss</a><br />
<a href="http://www.beauty-traveller.com/">Beauty Traveller</a><br />
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</div>Pandora`s Boxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605908549556391678noreply@blogger.com45tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458251385234608885.post-22516102473674078322012-04-07T02:12:00.005-07:002012-04-10T00:08:01.443-07:00Spring Scents<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: inherit;">Now that the winter’s gone, the earth hath lost</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: inherit;">Her snow-white robes; and now no more the frost<br />
Candies the grass, or casts an icy cream<br />
Upon the silver lake or crystal stream:<br />
But the warm sun thaws the benumbed earth,<br />
And makes it tender; gives a sacred birth<br />
To the dead swallow; wakes in hollow tree<br />
The drowsy cuckoo and the humble-bee.<br />
Now do a choir of chirping minstrels bring,<br />
In triumph to the world, the youthful spring:<br />
The valleys, hills, and woods in rich array<br />
Welcome the coming of the long’d-for May.<br />
Now all things smile: only my love doth lower,<br />
Nor hath the scalding noon-day sun the power<br />
To melt that marble ice, which still doth hold<br />
Her heart congeal’d, and makes her pity cold.<br />
The ox, which lately did for shelter fly<br />
Into the stall, doth now securely lie<br />
In open fields; and love no more is made<br />
By the fire-side, but in the cooler shade<br />
Amyntas now doth with his Chloris sleep<br />
Under a sycamore, and all things keep<br />
Time with the season: only she doth carry<br />
June in her eyes, in her heart January _ <b>Thomas Carew</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="background-color: white; color: #741b47; font-size: large;">JO MALONE WILD BLUEBELL</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uQuBDYSjGTE/T3_Ioa4FhtI/AAAAAAAAChU/Cl8LrIrV90I/s1600/o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uQuBDYSjGTE/T3_Ioa4FhtI/AAAAAAAAChU/Cl8LrIrV90I/s1600/o.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I admit, the imagery of the advert lured me in. It's like falling down the rabbit hole, onto Alice's wonderland. A somewhat old fashioned,clean and delicate fragrance.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cxNBEQ7-Wbo/T3_NTNtcoxI/AAAAAAAACh8/OzakDuHLNug/s1600/Jo_Malone_Wild_BlueBell_Bottle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cxNBEQ7-Wbo/T3_NTNtcoxI/AAAAAAAACh8/OzakDuHLNug/s320/Jo_Malone_Wild_BlueBell_Bottle.jpg" width="201" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 15px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Vibrant sapphire blooms in a shaded woodland. The delicate sweetness of dewy bluebells suffused with lily of the valley and eglantine, and a luscious twist of persimmon. A mesmerising fragrance. <a href="http://www.sephora.com/">(source)</a></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="text-align: left;">Top notes: bluebell and cloves </span><br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;" /><span style="text-align: left;">Heart: lily of the valley, jasmine, rose hip </span><br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;" /><span style="text-align: left;">Base: white amber and musk</span></b></span> <br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #741b47; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b>HANAE MORRI BUTTERFLY</b></span></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-J1AAM8Wfut0/T3_b2K0eO3I/AAAAAAAACi0/CM68XB_wnxM/s1600/spring+butterfly.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-J1AAM8Wfut0/T3_b2K0eO3I/AAAAAAAACi0/CM68XB_wnxM/s640/spring+butterfly.png" width="452" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is very pretty, and a must have for all gourmand lovers. The playfulness of fluttering butterflies captured in a bottle.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-znknG8xKjwU/T3_b4bardgI/AAAAAAAACi8/ru-qxynwaBY/s1600/springHANAE_MORI__Butt_49ca603ef2d0d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-znknG8xKjwU/T3_b4bardgI/AAAAAAAACi8/ru-qxynwaBY/s320/springHANAE_MORI__Butt_49ca603ef2d0d.jpg" width="185" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">The fragrance is a rare blend of berries and flowers, with a distinctive tone of strawberries and almond, giving an impression of vanilla. The bottle's top is distinctly made from glass, a first for any fragrance. The top represents the beauty and delicate shape of a butterfly with folded wings. <span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.sephora.com/">(source)</a></span><br />
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<b>Notes:<br />
Strawberries, Bilberries, Black Currant, Bulgarian Rose, Jasmine, Ylang-Ylang, Sandalwood, Almond, Praline.</b></span><b> </b><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #741b47; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>LANCOME MIRACLE</b></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XeOssNSpaCE/T3_kOZjxq4I/AAAAAAAACjk/pn6Y1GplVfA/s1600/spring+miracle_lancome.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="181" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XeOssNSpaCE/T3_kOZjxq4I/AAAAAAAACjk/pn6Y1GplVfA/s400/spring+miracle_lancome.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Launched in 2000, miracle has always amazed me on how just one note can play a key role in changing the entire composition. In this case, it's ginger. Clean and zingy, it works beautifully to lend a certain freshness and modernity to the perfume, saving it from becoming too sweet or spicy.Beautiful.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CiRJ1RJFGTo/T3_ketBbQoI/AAAAAAAACjs/iRyCKNX09Zo/s1600/nd.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CiRJ1RJFGTo/T3_ketBbQoI/AAAAAAAACjs/iRyCKNX09Zo/s320/nd.jpg" width="279" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><b style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;">Miracle </b><span style="text-align: left;">is modern, oriental fragrance with fruity opening (litchi); slightly spiced flowery heart (magnolia, jasmine, ginger and pepper); and powdery base of musk and amber.<span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Lancome/Miracle-184.html"> (source)</a></span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Notes:</b></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Litchi, Freesia, Magnolia, Ginger, Mandarin orange, Pink pepper, Jasmine, Amber and Musk</b></span></span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">GUERLAIN AQUA ALLEGORIA FLOWER NYMPHEA</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-a5inzoFSNrg/T3_MIOH2sAI/AAAAAAAAChs/jpMciTyQm2Q/s1600/flora_nymphea_adv.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="417" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-a5inzoFSNrg/T3_MIOH2sAI/AAAAAAAAChs/jpMciTyQm2Q/s640/flora_nymphea_adv.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">All honey lovers rejoice. This perfume has a sunny, happy feel to it. The magic of just three notes, has developed it into a scent, that captures how a <span style="text-align: left;">nymph from a fairy tale would smell like.</span></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cmYi4j5B3H4/T3_MMDr6LQI/AAAAAAAACh0/UTbA__MbmrE/s1600/guerlain_aqua_allegoria_flora_nymphea.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cmYi4j5B3H4/T3_MMDr6LQI/AAAAAAAACh0/UTbA__MbmrE/s320/guerlain_aqua_allegoria_flora_nymphea.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><h2 style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Lose yourself in the story of enchanting orange blossom, with hints of honey in its folds, mingling with delicate petals of the Syringa. This fruity floral tells a wonderful allegory of a springtime garden diffusing the gracious scents of nature, light and absolutely addictive. <a href="http://www.sephora.com/">(source)</a></span><br />
Notes:<br />
Orange Blossom, Syringa, Honey.</span></span></h2><div><h1 style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 0.3em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1.6em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">L`EAU DE CHLOE BY CHLOE</span></span></h1></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_3PWR5AZb4Y/T3_PRdSI8hI/AAAAAAAACiM/jE0UPHYPuwo/s1600/o.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="256" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_3PWR5AZb4Y/T3_PRdSI8hI/AAAAAAAACiM/jE0UPHYPuwo/s400/o.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Crisp, fresh outdoors interpreted into a perfume. Clean and uncomplicated. A sure crowd pleaser for the warmer months. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-F2czVFgHays/T3_PK6ZIomI/AAAAAAAACiE/Cskfb6AWsUQ/s1600/Bottle-Shot-HR-718x10241.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-F2czVFgHays/T3_PK6ZIomI/AAAAAAAACiE/Cskfb6AWsUQ/s320/Bottle-Shot-HR-718x10241.jpeg" width="311" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: #fefde0;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">L 'eau de chloe features sparkling citrus accords reminiscent of refreshing lemonade, accords of rose petals and natural distilled rose water that give a dewy character to the fragrance, and warm and elegant veil provided by patchouli. It's an utterly innate sense of chic with the fresh feeling of springtime pastels, light dresses, and rose petals. <a href="http://www.sephora.com/">(source)</a></span></span></div><div><b><span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Notes:</span></b></div><div><b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Grapefruit, Peach, Violet, Rose Petals, Natural Water of Rose, Cedarwood, Patchouli, Amber.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br />
</span></b></div><div><b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">OMNIA CORAL</span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QjNs74DT1Lo/T3_SG0-z-VI/AAAAAAAACiU/Ny_s9rV1PXE/s1600/bulgariomnia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QjNs74DT1Lo/T3_SG0-z-VI/AAAAAAAACiU/Ny_s9rV1PXE/s1600/bulgariomnia.jpg" /></a></div><div><b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A pretty fruity/floral. Very similar to Marc Jacob's Eau so Fresh. Coral is all the rage in makeup and clothing this season, so why not a perfume? A pleasant enough scent. But, why Bvlgari discontinued the original <a href="http://pandorasssbox.blogspot.com/2011/07/journey-of-discovery.html"><b>Omnia</b></a> is beyond me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WCx4n0rDPCY/T3_SUNGo6MI/AAAAAAAACic/g9O-6wDHvLM/s1600/nd.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WCx4n0rDPCY/T3_SUNGo6MI/AAAAAAAACic/g9O-6wDHvLM/s320/nd.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></span></b></div><div><h2 style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: 400;">A radiant, floral-fruity eau de toilette, this utterly joyful fragrance bursts with tasty colors, juicy undertones, and an abundance of flowers. The fragrance opens with a fresh sensation of sparkling bergamot and fruity goji berries. An unexpected blend of flowers comes forward in the heart notes. The brightly colored orange hibiscus, a flower of great originality and tropical warmth, is set against the water lily, a flower with luminous and transparent floral accents that carry gentle watery undertones. As the fragrance dries down, juicy pomegranate allies with the depth of cedar wood and musks. These notes create a smooth, enveloping trail that adds a light, sensual nuance to a joyful and colorful scent.</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-size: small;">.</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.sephora.com/"> (source)</a></span></span><br />
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<b style="font-size: medium;">Notes:</b><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Bergamot, Goji Berries, Hibiscus Flower, Water Lily, Pomegranate, Cedar Wood. </span></span></h2></div><div><h1 style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 0.3em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1.6em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #741b47; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">DKNY Sweet Delicious Creamy Meringue</span></h1></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mEcb5SsWARU/T3_W2IZzbaI/AAAAAAAACik/caAtj5ukJ1I/s1600/dkny.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="216" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mEcb5SsWARU/T3_W2IZzbaI/AAAAAAAACik/caAtj5ukJ1I/s320/dkny.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Dessert lovers, If you fancy the aroma of lemon meringue pie, get this. Enough said. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">DKNY sweet delicious is inspired by cupcakes, and comes in 3 scents: creamy meringue, pink macaroon and tart key lime. Limited edition and not released in USA.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RCodhGIkLsA/T3_W7gyyHUI/AAAAAAAACis/GFHGeiQVF-w/s1600/nd.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RCodhGIkLsA/T3_W7gyyHUI/AAAAAAAACis/GFHGeiQVF-w/s320/nd.jpg" width="274" /></a></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 17px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">A zesty citrus blend of lemon cream, bergamot and scrumptious 'crepe Suzette' mingled with a delicate pinch of yellow freesia and a burst of passion flower. <span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.dknyfragrances.co.uk/">(source)</a></span></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 17px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Notes:</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 17px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><b>Bergamot, Amalfi lemon, custard, sweetnotes, Freesia, Frangipani, Passionflower, Musk, Cedar and Amber.</b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div><b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></span></b></div><div><h2 style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-size: small;">Launching this April...</span></h2></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #741b47; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>THE BODY SHOP Summer fragrance collection</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ExWSSll4L3k/T3_gjB_8c2I/AAAAAAAACjM/hLFynSwR3Ls/s1600/2733-0021HR_INSFRRS001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ExWSSll4L3k/T3_gjB_8c2I/AAAAAAAACjM/hLFynSwR3Ls/s320/2733-0021HR_INSFRRS001.jpg" width="243" /></a></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">The new fragrances are summer versions of The Body Shop's popular fragrance collections. Dreams Unlimited Sun Fresh is a sparkling floral with hints of </span><b style="line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">mandarin, ocean</b><span style="line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> and</span><b style="line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">watermelon</b><span style="line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">. White Musk Sun Glow is a fresh take on the original White Musk fragrances with notes of </span><b style="line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">lemon, peony</b><span style="line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> and </span><b style="line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">musk</b><span style="line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">. Love Etc...Sun Kiss is a fruity floral with</span><b style="line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">sandalwood, amber</b><span style="line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> and </span><b style="line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">jasmine</b><span style="line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">.</span></span><span style="line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Each fragrance is available in a limited edition Eau De Toilette and a limited edition Body Puree.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><a href="http://beautylasvegas.blogspot.com/">(source)</a></span></div><div><br />
</div><div><b><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">MARC JACOBS DOT</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--jiIUVWs8QE/T3_hgPKfVaI/AAAAAAAACjU/gXxRLEINeWs/s1600/springMarc-Jacobss-Dot-Fragrance-Debut-July.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--jiIUVWs8QE/T3_hgPKfVaI/AAAAAAAACjU/gXxRLEINeWs/s1600/springMarc-Jacobss-Dot-Fragrance-Debut-July.jpg" /></a></div> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">The composition has been announced as floral-fruity, surrounded with exotic notes of coconut and wrapped in soft vanilla embrace. <span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Marc-Jacobs/Dot-14781.html">(source)</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">― </span><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/607354.Millard_Kaufman" style="background-color: white; color: #666600; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;">Millard Kaufman</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">, </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/1247873" style="color: #666600; text-decoration: none;">Bowl of Cherries</a></i> </div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cGC4ezYXx68/T3_q81um4mI/AAAAAAAACj0/xC3LiJLGn6U/s1600/spring+end+image.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cGC4ezYXx68/T3_q81um4mI/AAAAAAAACj0/xC3LiJLGn6U/s640/spring+end+image.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><h2 style="font-weight: 400; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">ALL IMAGES BY GOOGLE</span></h2>Pandora`s Boxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605908549556391678noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458251385234608885.post-89435494908516524772012-03-28T10:13:00.002-07:002012-03-28T10:25:39.142-07:00L'Occitane Cherry Blossom Perfume Review<div style="text-align: left;">Growing up in beautiful Quetta valley, I remember cherry blossoms meant another new school year, and an end to long icy winters. There was nothing more pleasurable than sitting under an umbrella of fluffy, pale pink cherry blossoms, and reading your favorite book. Boughs heavy, laden with fragrant blossoms, pink petals covering the ground like snowflakes, W<span style="line-height: 20px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">afts of scented air all around you, and wishing if only cherry blossom season could last forever. It was like being in Dr. Seuss world, pink trees and all.</span></span></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vA95zvWcg_Q/T3Mp5CSOA3I/AAAAAAAACfs/iH4ZSjmqw5g/s1600/cherry+animation.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vA95zvWcg_Q/T3Mp5CSOA3I/AAAAAAAACfs/iH4ZSjmqw5g/s1600/cherry+animation.gif" /></a></div>I wasn't too excited when I first saw this perfume. I'm sure you'll agree with me here that cherry blossom fragrance has been done to death. Pick up any brand and you will find some kind of product featuring this scent. Be it candles, body mists, lotions, shampoos or soaps. I have been lucky enough to grow up with the scents of apple, almond and cherry blossoms around me, and know their distinctive fragrance quite well. Sadly, most of these cherry blossom scented products do NOT smell like real cherry blossom at all.<br />
It's not an easy scent to capture, it's quite abstract, and no, it does not smell of sugary sweet cherries that most brands have us believe with their never ending lines of generic smelling products.<br />
Cherry blossoms have a green smell, with a touch of soft fresh floral which is hard to describe. I think L' Occitane did a very good job at capturing that scent<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-otLiGSsC3Xk/T3BbX22eENI/AAAAAAAACec/mcADuY0cN8c/s1600/cherry+blossom+tree.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-otLiGSsC3Xk/T3BbX22eENI/AAAAAAAACec/mcADuY0cN8c/s400/cherry+blossom+tree.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 16px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">A fresh and floral fragrance that celebrates the beauty of the cherry blossoms during the first days of spring.</span> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mpTmIdN9fpU/T3BbiHJDqfI/AAAAAAAACek/pVf-G9rf9MY/s1600/cherry+blossom+advert.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mpTmIdN9fpU/T3BbiHJDqfI/AAAAAAAACek/pVf-G9rf9MY/s320/cherry+blossom+advert.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> <b style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;">Cherry Blossom</b><span style="text-align: left;"> (Fleurs de Cerisier) eau de toilet was launched in spring of 2007.</span><b style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;">Cherry blossom</b><span style="text-align: left;"> is an evitable part of the spring South France landscape, so this perfume represents the scent of an early spring. Cherry note is accompanied by freesia, black currant, lily-of-the-valley, rose tree, amber and musk. It is available as 100 ml EDT, 10 gr solid perfume and additional body care line, as well as scented candles. <a href="http://www.fragrantica.com/">(source)</a></span></span></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pv34lrv8Ks8/T3BbrxCRmyI/AAAAAAAACes/sAArI93eHAc/s1600/cherry+blossom2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pv34lrv8Ks8/T3BbrxCRmyI/AAAAAAAACes/sAArI93eHAc/s1600/cherry+blossom2.jpg" /></a></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 17px;">In Provence, cherry tree blossoms create a magical landscape of light pink flowers. L'OCCITANE's best selling fresh and floral fragrance range celebrates the poetic beauty of Cherry Blossom and its delicate flowers during the first days of spring.</span> </span></span><br />
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">L' Occitane's cherry blossom starts off green and airy, reminiscent of a mild, fresh spring day. After a while, delicate soft florals make an appearance, freesia being most prominent. Thankfully, none of the fruity notes appeared on my skin, which I think would have made the scent too sweet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> It's a beautiful skinscent that stays green and clean with the lightest touch of musk. Delicate and easy to wear throughout the hottest of weathers. The lasting power of the solid perfume is amazing. The best cherry blossom in my opinion.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-u4O3NHKd3LM/T3MwFxI9stI/AAAAAAAACf8/_CFfjIG_OFg/s1600/loccitane-cherry-blossom-solid-perfume.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="318" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-u4O3NHKd3LM/T3MwFxI9stI/AAAAAAAACf8/_CFfjIG_OFg/s320/loccitane-cherry-blossom-solid-perfume.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>CATEGORY:</b> FLORAL</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>TOP NOTES:</b> Cherry, Freesia, Lily-of-the-valley, Black Currant, Brazilian Rosewood</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>BASE NOTES: </b>Amber, Musk, Cherry blossom </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>GOOD FOR:</b> Spring/Summer. Day/Casual.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Available at<b> <a href="http://usa.loccitane.com/FO/Home.aspx">L'Occitane's website</a></b> for $12 for the solid perfume</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1MusEKfE1aM/T3NFHByvuMI/AAAAAAAACg8/X1RwY-z8O3w/s1600/ccc.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1MusEKfE1aM/T3NFHByvuMI/AAAAAAAACg8/X1RwY-z8O3w/s1600/ccc.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: justify;">The Crescent row collection comes on their own little mini houses, with interiors to match the owners unique personalities.</span></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i9EHLD_l8Oc/T2KwB7vY2MI/AAAAAAAACZU/5KoVVTzO9Uw/s1600/photo+(13).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i9EHLD_l8Oc/T2KwB7vY2MI/AAAAAAAACZU/5KoVVTzO9Uw/s320/photo+(13).JPG" width="239" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">Benefit founders Jean's daughters (and Jane's nieces) </span><strong style="line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">Maggie and Annie</strong><span style="line-height: 20px; text-align: left;"> were inspired to bring the concept of Crescent Row when they stumbled upon the incredible </span><strong style="line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">Royal Crescent</strong><span style="line-height: 20px; text-align: left;"> whilst on a trip to </span><strong style="line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">Bath, England.</strong><br style="line-height: 20px; text-align: left;" /><span style="line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">The perfumes were entrusted to perfumer </span><strong style="line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">François Demachy of LVMH</strong><span style="line-height: 20px; text-align: left;"> and developed by Jean and Jane Ford over </span><em style="line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">two years</em><span style="line-height: 20px; text-align: left;"> with fragrance companies</span><strong style="line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">Robertet and Firmenich</strong><span style="line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">. The scents are housed in flacons inspired by a cocktail shaker Jean and Jane found in their grandmother's belongings from the 1920s in their home state of Indiana. The design was modernized and recreated by </span><strong style="line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">Ateliers Dinand</strong><span style="line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">. Each is packaged in a </span><strong style="line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">mini dollhouse-esque townhouse</strong><span style="line-height: 20px; text-align: left;"> complete with interior design reflecting the furnishing and decorations of the corresponding fictional gal's eponymous fragrance.</span> <a href="http://www.beautybloggingjunkie.com/2009_04_01_archive.html">(Source)</a></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br />
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What a beautiful Georgian style front door! She has a bottle of milk and today's newspaper waiting on her doorstep. Is she even home? Let's knock and find out...<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_-NHUGRU7sY/T2KzS8uu07I/AAAAAAAACZk/RrRMqQflT1M/s1600/photo+(11).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_-NHUGRU7sY/T2KzS8uu07I/AAAAAAAACZk/RrRMqQflT1M/s640/photo+(11).JPG" width="478" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Lee lee comes out all dressed in blue. Fresh, with an innocent smile. Oh my! she has invited us inside to have tea in her beautiful garden.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The entryway has a cute little pond and a path leading inside.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-D6pNcf3AjFY/T2K0_pRXwXI/AAAAAAAACZs/iEIrZp_d-cY/s1600/photo+(7).JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-D6pNcf3AjFY/T2K0_pRXwXI/AAAAAAAACZs/iEIrZp_d-cY/s640/photo+(7).JPG" width="478" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Just like lee lee, the inside of her home has an airy, whimsical feel to it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sEd042Iy2Jg/T2K2U9HGbxI/AAAAAAAACZ0/2l_Zw44T2lQ/s1600/photo+(10).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sEd042Iy2Jg/T2K2U9HGbxI/AAAAAAAACZ0/2l_Zw44T2lQ/s640/photo+(10).JPG" width="478" /></a></div><br />
What a beautiful summer's afternoon, and you have lovely Gazebo. The garden smells heavenly. Is that jasmine and lilies I smell?<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0P9hhJlSAX0/T2K2Z78QKRI/AAAAAAAACZ8/OwWsJ1Ahmk4/s1600/photo+(16).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="line-height: 1.6em; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0P9hhJlSAX0/T2K2Z78QKRI/AAAAAAAACZ8/OwWsJ1Ahmk4/s640/photo+(16).JPG" width="478" /></a><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><ul style="line-height: 1.4em; list-style-image: url(http://www.makeupandbeautyblog.com/wp-content/themes/mabb/images/pink-bullet.gif); list-style-position: initial; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 50px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><li style="line-height: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">Top notes:</strong> cassis, melon, citrus</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">Middle notes:</strong> black violet, lily, jasmine</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">Bottom notes:</strong> blonde wood, amber, santol (a tropical Asian fruit tree with a scent often used in incense)</span></li>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IjxYDIh0YZs/T2K5xIDmrtI/AAAAAAAACaE/a78f6HZo3W8/s1600/photo+(14).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IjxYDIh0YZs/T2K5xIDmrtI/AAAAAAAACaE/a78f6HZo3W8/s320/photo+(14).JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A poem on the back of the box describes the girly and carefree LeeLee:</span></span></div><blockquote style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #373737; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 3em; margin-right: 3em; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; quotes: ''; text-align: -webkit-auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">her playful wink</span><br />
<span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">and mischievous smile</span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">the flirtatious side</span><br />
<span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">of her innocent style</span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">no thought or worry</span><br />
<span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">of what’s meant to be</span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">first laughter, then love</span><br />
<span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“…along came leelee”</span></div></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rBjTwoHCG2k/T2K7ppILyvI/AAAAAAAACaM/A_u8DzXpgw4/s1600/photo+(12).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rBjTwoHCG2k/T2K7ppILyvI/AAAAAAAACaM/A_u8DzXpgw4/s640/photo+(12).JPG" width="430" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"> Lee lee open fresh and breezy on my skin with a slight hint of floral and fruits. Lee Lee is inspired by the aromas of an English garden, and holds that airy, fresh feeling in it's opening for quite sometime. </div><div style="text-align: left;">The strongest flower that I can detect is definitely jasmine. It manages to stay right till the end. But the jasmine here doesn't have that typical heady aroma that it's famous for. Mixed in with citrus and melon, it's soft as a whisper.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">The amber/woods take a while to develop but even when they take the stage, they are still softened by the flowers. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>CATEGORY</b>: Floral/Woody</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>GOOD FOR: </b>Spring, Summer, Daytime, Casual.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-z4L0YjEIM08/T2LA1UOOwkI/AAAAAAAACac/p5X-08RglKI/s1600/photo+(15).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-z4L0YjEIM08/T2LA1UOOwkI/AAAAAAAACac/p5X-08RglKI/s640/photo+(15).JPG" width="476" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;">Overall, a nice, safe, pleasant scent that <span style="line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">smells more expensive than a $36 fragrance, and the scent lasts all day long.</span> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PRVOMpMXuAM/T2LExTB3u1I/AAAAAAAACas/O8HJOnf00hg/s1600/benefit-cosmetics-holiday-2009-crescent-row-sets-leelee.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="576" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PRVOMpMXuAM/T2LExTB3u1I/AAAAAAAACas/O8HJOnf00hg/s640/benefit-cosmetics-holiday-2009-crescent-row-sets-leelee.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br />
</span></span></div>Pandora`s Boxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605908549556391678noreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458251385234608885.post-55074889044717122652012-02-20T06:30:00.000-08:002012-02-20T06:36:31.257-08:00Fancy by Jessica Simpson perfume review<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 26px; text-align: left;">Fancy by Jessica Simpson. Launched in 2008, this oriental/vanilla fragrance is a sexy, luscious gourmand that is as alluring as it is feminine. Perfumer alexis dadier whips up a delectable scent, with top notes of pear, apricot and red berries; middle notes of gardenia, jasmine, almond and caramel; with sensuous base notes of sandalwood, vanilla and amber.</span> </span><br />
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To be honest, when I first tested this perfume a few years back, I wasn't too excited. Sniffed it at a store, rolled my eyes, and thought to myself, another toothache in a bottle. Didn't even spray it on my skin. It took a second sniffing for me to change my mind. A few months after, I was at a friends's place and we decided to go out for dinner. I borrowed her scarf as it had gotten quite chilly. The entire night I couldn't help nuzzling my nose in that scarf. It just smelled heavenly. I was so surprised when my friend told me it was fancy. It wasn't a bit like how I remembered it. Another reason to always test perfume on the skin so it can bloom.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TS0XQXC1XvI/T0JPr3TiN8I/AAAAAAAACN8/474je9pGhqE/s1600/photo+(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TS0XQXC1XvI/T0JPr3TiN8I/AAAAAAAACN8/474je9pGhqE/s400/photo+(2).JPG" width="298" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The very next day, I got me a full sized bottle. It's just gorgeous for cold winter days. Fancy opens fruity with strong hints of berries and apricot. I must admit, I don't particularly enjoy the opening hence the hate at first sniff at the store earlier. The fruits are too syrupy sweet for my liking. But be patient. Give it time and the scent develops into a warm sensual blend of toasted almonds and creamy buttery caramel with hints of soft vanilla. The Jasmine and Gardenia never appear on my skin. I wish they did.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> The bottle just reminds me of a wedding cake waiting to be cut. It's foody, sweet and fun. Not to be taken seriously. I find it a tad heavy to wear in summers, but it's deliciously thick and warm for colder months. The price is just right. I just wish it had a better name."Fancy" just doesn't sound right. The dry-down is quite similar to Burberry Brit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br />
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I brought three of my favorite lush lip products with me, and thought I'll review these for all you lush heads out there.<br />
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I know you're probably tired of me raving about this brand in every lush post, but I loove lush. I really do. Have loved it since I was introduced to it a million years ago when my mom's friend brought some of their hand made soaps for me. It was love at first sniff. They weren't even that well known back then and were only located in the UK . I have been a loyal customer for years and years now, and for a very good reason. Their products really deliver what they say.<br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-weight: bold; line-height: 14px;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">LUSH:</span> When were were inventing our lip balms, we wanted to make sure they all tasted fabulous (they are meant for lips after all), so Simon Constantine and Helen Ambrosen volunteered to taste them all just to be sure (but not on each other).</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: bold; line-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 14px;"><b>There are more to LUSH Lip Balms than </b></span></span><span style="line-height: 14px;"><b>flavor</b></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 14px;"><b>; some are for shine, some are for softness and some will restore sore lips to their natural state of beauty. Choose one or choose a few. Most handbags have space for a selection.</b></span></span></span></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 14px;">Although</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 14px;"> easy to carry around, I'm really not a fan of </span></span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">tin packaging where you have to dip your finger in each time to grab product. Don't get </span></span><span style="line-height: 19px;">deceived</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 19px;"> by it's size, this little tin really does go a long way.</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>HONEY TRAP LIP BALM $6.95</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yQ_2M1oQz-U/TzDPdziPPlI/AAAAAAAACGk/TNIDFXDWqKc/s1600/photo+(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yQ_2M1oQz-U/TzDPdziPPlI/AAAAAAAACGk/TNIDFXDWqKc/s320/photo+(2).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 14px;">This has got to be my favorite. I cannot recommend this enough, especially for anyone living in a cold dry climate. It is their most sold lip product and gosh it is addictive! I cannot stop </span></span><span style="line-height: 14px;">reapplying</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 14px;"> it every </span></span><span style="line-height: 14px;">opportunity</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 14px;"> I get. Very smooth and not at all waxy. It has oat milk, almond oil, beesewax, olive oil, honey, peppermint and white </span></span><span style="line-height: 14px;">chocolate</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 14px;">. Smells absoulutely yummy. White chocolate with a drzzling of honey and peppermint candycane. The scent is quite similar to their <b><a href="http://www.lush.com/shop/products/body/massage-bars/mange-too">MANGE TOO</a></b> massage bar.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 14px;"><b>Goes on clear.</b></span></span></span><br />
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</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>WHIPSTICK LIP BALM $6.95</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tecGhWy49RU/TzDTzwXDnqI/AAAAAAAACGs/WhoYy7gbC58/s1600/photo+(4).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tecGhWy49RU/TzDTzwXDnqI/AAAAAAAACGs/WhoYy7gbC58/s320/photo+(4).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 14px;">This is a must for anyone who'se a fan of milk chocolate oranges. I'm emphisizing on the scents of these lip product because the scents are very strong in all of 'em. So if you dislike scented lip products, or are annoyed with any of the notes mentioned, then </span></span><span style="line-height: 14px;">please</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 14px;"> steer clear of these as most of them are heavily scented and you will end up smelling it the whole time you have it on your lips. This is supposed to be great for people allergic to lanolin or coca butter as it contains none. Consists of wheatgerm and almond oils mixed in with chocolate vanilla absolute and orange oil. The only downside is that the texture is not as smooth as that of honey trap, and is a bit gritty because of all the natural </span></span><span style="line-height: 14px;">ingredients</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 14px;"> accumulating together. It's exactly like putting on terry's chocolate orange on your lips.</span></span></span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>IT STARTED WITH A KISS LIP TINT 8.95</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JKXQttKLMEA/TzDWJIPhWxI/AAAAAAAACG0/VvJLCALF_gM/s1600/photo+(3).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JKXQttKLMEA/TzDWJIPhWxI/AAAAAAAACG0/VvJLCALF_gM/s320/photo+(3).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 14px;">This is not a lip balm, but a lip tint (kind of like a matte sheer lipstick) Again, a very gritty texture which melts away when applied. This lip tint contains fresh red apple infusion among other natural ingredients, and is said to be inspired by snow white :) This has a very strong delicious scent of white chocolate and cinnamon mixed in with apples. Having it on my lips almost makes me feel </span></span><span style="line-height: 14px;">guilty</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 14px;"> of indulging in some rich sinful dessert :) L</span></span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">eaves a natural looking pinkish red stain on the lips which can be built up. Can also be used as a subtle blush on the apples of your cheeks. As it's not a balm, the </span></span><span style="line-height: 18px;">moisturizing</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"> factor is low, but wearing it over a lip balm solves that problem.</span></span></span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Let's put on our woolies, and step outside for a stroll in beautiful Bhurban ....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9qgfQDHR7_w/TzDn040GGqI/AAAAAAAACIU/OgCh6IrQvl4/s1600/bhurban+pc2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9qgfQDHR7_w/TzDn040GGqI/AAAAAAAACIU/OgCh6IrQvl4/s400/bhurban+pc2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lzCgv1bChIo/TzDhxVctzQI/AAAAAAAACHc/irAZpOxEpKQ/s1600/bhrbanpc3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lzCgv1bChIo/TzDhxVctzQI/AAAAAAAACHc/irAZpOxEpKQ/s640/bhrbanpc3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 14px;">Image courtesy: blogger's own, google and pc bhurban fb page</span></span></span></div>Pandora`s Boxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605908549556391678noreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458251385234608885.post-67035096801416930812012-02-02T21:47:00.000-08:002013-01-03T22:46:51.146-08:00Vera Wang Princess Perfume Review<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Princess by Vera Wang. I'm sure most of you either have it, sniffed it, or have heard about it. This is a very popular perfume, and the first one in Vera Wang's princess series. <span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">Princess is supposedly geared towards 18-24 year olds,</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> but I for one do not believe in fragrances having an age </span>restriction<span style="font-family: inherit;">. I say wear whatever scent makes you happy, and gels with your skin chemistry. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Created for the modern day Princess, this sheer, fruity floral fragrance is definitely born to rule! The scent sparkles with the captivating, sweet, tart aroma of delicate lady apples and the coveted tahitian tiare flower and finishes with a tasty vanilla chiffon - a treat fit for royalty!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">A few years back I fell in love with this fragrance which consists of Juicy guava, pink frosting and dark chocolate among other notes. I had purchased a small bottle, and had very quickly used it all up. I am sooo happy, when the other day, my cousin gave me a huge bottle in a gift set as an early birthday present.</span></span><br />
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It comes with a huge tub of velvety body butter that smells just like the perfume...<br />
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The cap comes studded with purple stones.<br />
You can wear it as a ring, or pair it with the cute little crown cap and wear it in a chain around your neck.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I remember how surprised I was the very first time I smelt this perfume. I was expecting something very candy like, sweet and vibrant. But this princess is very soft spoken, somewhat shy and probably likes to adorn </span>herself in<span style="font-family: inherit;"> gauzy sheer </span>chiffons and delicate lace<span style="font-family: inherit;">.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Princess to me is a little bit of powder, a little bit floral and a little bit gourmand. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Sweet fluffy frosting, with hints of dark chocolate that you want to stick your finger into and lick off. </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> If you are looking for a soft fruity/ floral gourmand, but the overpowering sweetness of most celebrity scents gives you a toothache, then give princess a whiff. You won't be disappointed. Lotus, tiare flower, guava and dark chocolate are most detectable on my skin. It is blended very well with the floral notes, hence preventing it from being too foody or vanillary. I don't find it fruity at all, just a watery light guava mingled with florals and chocolate.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The pretty lilac color matches this soft scent perfectly. Use it with a light hand, as it is very long lasting, and this princess can turn into it's evil, ugly sister if sprayed too much. </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Princess is what fairy tales are made of. Wearing this makes me feel like part of a fairytale, and everything seems to end happily ever after:)</span></span> <br />
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<span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Top Notes: Apricot, Mandarin Orange, Apple, Waterlily</b></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Middle Notes: Tuberose, Guava, Dark chocolate, Tiare flower</b></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Base Notes: Amber, Vanilla, Woodsy Notes.</b></span></span><br />
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Flankers: Preppy princess, Rock princess, Flower princess, Glam princess.<br />
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<span style="text-align: left;">Princess is available worldwide at most department and perfume stores. Prices </span><span style="text-align: left;">vary</span><span style="text-align: left;">.</span><br />
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Pandora`s Boxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605908549556391678noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458251385234608885.post-92225915553229529092012-01-24T19:30:00.000-08:002012-01-25T04:21:51.233-08:00Winter Scents<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">O beautiful winters. Of cornflower blue skies and inky long, silent nights. Of creamy hot soups that soothes the soul, and snuggling up in front of a roaring fire. An ode to wintertime is: Soft fluffy duvets and long hot baths. Colorful mittens and snugly wool scarves. Listening to whistling wind, and waking up to soft fluffy snow.<br />
Now is the time when you can get away with the sweetest and heaviest of perfumes. Warm, spicy vanilla laden fragrances, that in any other season you would feel a bit cautious to wear.<br />
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Below is an example of a few notes that you should keep in mind for a winter purchase. There are no hard and fast rules, it's all commonsense really.<br />
<b>Some notes to Look out for: Amber, Vanilla, warm woods, nuts, spices, warm musks, Creamy citruses</b><br />
<b>Notes to avoid during colder months: Fresh Citruses, aquatic notes, tropical fruits or accords that remind you of summer like cucumber,watermelon etc</b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Versace Crystal Noir</span></b><br />
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<b>PERFUME NOTES: Ginger, Cardamom, Pepper, Gardenia, Peoney, African Orange Flower,Sandalwood, Amber and Musk.</b><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Y0xlCk7kx1k/Tx5GpadkILI/AAAAAAAAB5Q/fCXEd20demc/s1600/hyp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Y0xlCk7kx1k/Tx5GpadkILI/AAAAAAAAB5Q/fCXEd20demc/s320/hyp.jpg" width="292" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you like the scent of marzipan or bitter almonds mixed with vanilla, this perfume is for you. My personal favorite.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>PERFUME NOTES: Allspice, Plum, Apricot, Coconut, Tuberose, Jasmine, Lily of the valley, Rosewood, Sandalwood, Almond and Vanilla.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BXEPZe_bUZQ/Tx5NPHEG21I/AAAAAAAAB5g/wxlLfAgYfeY/s1600/cozy+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BXEPZe_bUZQ/Tx5NPHEG21I/AAAAAAAAB5g/wxlLfAgYfeY/s400/cozy+2.jpg" width="325" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br />
</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Armani Code For Women</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CiKNrseyrAY/Tx6LewaOAKI/AAAAAAAAB5o/C2GhgnwMjrM/s1600/ar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CiKNrseyrAY/Tx6LewaOAKI/AAAAAAAAB5o/C2GhgnwMjrM/s320/ar.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Spicy honey laden bitter oranges with a touch of white flowers. Modern yet sensual.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>PERFUME NOTES: Jasmine, Bitter Orange, Italian Orange, Honey, Orange Blossom and Vanilla.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PYt9epgnq5Y/Tx6NJ5atSAI/AAAAAAAAB54/lU82WZwW03U/s1600/winter+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="427" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PYt9epgnq5Y/Tx6NJ5atSAI/AAAAAAAAB54/lU82WZwW03U/s640/winter+5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>The One by D&G</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-01qTPM9zpWw/Tx6N5wov4lI/AAAAAAAAB6A/VFRLZLI8G_A/s1600/t.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-01qTPM9zpWw/Tx6N5wov4lI/AAAAAAAAB6A/VFRLZLI8G_A/s1600/t.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A warm Oriental Floral, with the golden sweetness of peaches and vanilla. Smells divine in colder months,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>PERFUME NOTES: Litchi, Mandarin orange, Peach, Bergamot, Lily, Plum, Jasmine, Lily of the Valley, Amber, Musk, Vanilla And Vetiver.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ksxV9BrF6Js/Tx6PyjUzomI/AAAAAAAAB6I/KRHbn07s_Uc/s1600/winter+fireplace.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ksxV9BrF6Js/Tx6PyjUzomI/AAAAAAAAB6I/KRHbn07s_Uc/s640/winter+fireplace.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Harajuku Lovers Jingle G</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aXBhCQnS3do/Tx6QbgtMBxI/AAAAAAAAB6Q/apwWrklfWdU/s1600/hh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aXBhCQnS3do/Tx6QbgtMBxI/AAAAAAAAB6Q/apwWrklfWdU/s400/hh.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><h2 style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Decked out in a festive red and white suit, Jingle G is a warm and comforting fruity </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">oriental</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> with soft vanilla and woods.</span></span></h2><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><b>PERFUME NOTES: Gardenia, Tangerine, Starfruit, Jasmine, Honeysuckle, Orange Flower, Vanilla, Cedar and Lace Benzoin Tears.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-q8k_aTAVzNg/Tx6SHfZboyI/AAAAAAAAB6Y/ST2LArKmHug/s1600/winter8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-q8k_aTAVzNg/Tx6SHfZboyI/AAAAAAAAB6Y/ST2LArKmHug/s640/winter8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Hermes Elixir des Merveilles</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iFSwK34ueVM/Tx6VQcEyUHI/AAAAAAAAB7Q/dgSSEUv5bS0/s1600/ee.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iFSwK34ueVM/Tx6VQcEyUHI/AAAAAAAAB7Q/dgSSEUv5bS0/s320/ee.jpg" width="261" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></b></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">A spicy woody scent with hints of caramel, chocolate covered orange peel, balsam and resins. You can read my review on it <b><a href="http://pandorasssbox.blogspot.com/search/label/Hermes">HERE</a></b></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">PERFUME NOTES: Peru Balsam, Vanilla Sugar, Tonka Bean, Caramel, Amber, Patchouli, Sandalwood, I</span>ncense<span style="font-family: inherit;">, Orange Peel, Creamy Milk, Oak And Ambergris.</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TVsyzEKk6h4/Tx6XONxnxjI/AAAAAAAAB7Y/jRzDTsIiqzY/s1600/winter+aqua+allegoria.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TVsyzEKk6h4/Tx6XONxnxjI/AAAAAAAAB7Y/jRzDTsIiqzY/s1600/winter+aqua+allegoria.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">FANCY BY JESSICA SIMPSON</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rg19Uc0No88/Tx6Zu12JfmI/AAAAAAAAB7g/AgBZjxCsjHM/s1600/ff.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rg19Uc0No88/Tx6Zu12JfmI/AAAAAAAAB7g/AgBZjxCsjHM/s400/ff.jpg" width="317" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A warm Oriental Vanilla with notes of almonds and fruits. Cozy and comforting. Perfect for days when you're craving warm rich desserts.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">PERFUME NOTES:</span> P<b>ear, Apricot, Red berries, Gardenia, Jasmine, Almond, Caramel, Sandalwood, Vanilla and Amber.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>PRADA L 'EAU AMBREE</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IrHd72nTGL4/Tx6b7dFIa6I/AAAAAAAAB7w/SqidoqPA-PQ/s1600/pp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IrHd72nTGL4/Tx6b7dFIa6I/AAAAAAAAB7w/SqidoqPA-PQ/s1600/pp.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A sophisticated woody amber for chilly provocative nights.Velvety soft and musky.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>PERFUME NOTES: Amalfi Lemon, Citruses, Patchouli, Rose, Opoponax, Amber And Vanilla</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br />
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</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="font-size: x-large;">L 'INSTANT de GUERLAIN</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ni-i98MuK-U/Tx6fFIU5ssI/AAAAAAAAB8A/hjF6sMSKWPI/s1600/ll.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ni-i98MuK-U/Tx6fFIU5ssI/AAAAAAAAB8A/hjF6sMSKWPI/s1600/ll.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>A powdery sweet floral with hints of honey and vanilla.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>PERFUMENOTES: Bergamot, Red Apple, Mandarin Orange, Jasmine, Iris, Ylang Ylang, Magnolia, Musk, Benzoin, White Honey and Vanilla.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">CHANEL ALLURE SENSUELLE</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lAtmr02Z-os/Tx6ke7W7anI/AAAAAAAAB8Q/2lDix3XA0os/s1600/aa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lAtmr02Z-os/Tx6ke7W7anI/AAAAAAAAB8Q/2lDix3XA0os/s1600/aa.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A powdery oriental with sensual spices and <span style="background-color: #fefde0;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">frankincense.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #fefde0;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>PERFUME NOTES: Patchouli, Mandarin Orange, Bergamot, Peach, Iris, Pink Pepper, Jasmine, Labdunim, Turkish Rose, Bulgarian Rose, Pink Pepper, Sandalwood, Spices, Lavender, Vetiver And Vanilla.</b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--Ehj4AIR7So/Tx6mmu_rnII/AAAAAAAAB8Y/2-UtyPpCHl4/s1600/pp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--Ehj4AIR7So/Tx6mmu_rnII/AAAAAAAAB8Y/2-UtyPpCHl4/s1600/pp.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #fefde0;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><br />
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</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">And on my wish list.......</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><b>If this picture could be translated into a perfume</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CE7j1W4rTGo/Tx6prcXPkUI/AAAAAAAAB8w/vm7Hdef0xn0/s1600/aqua+alegoria+winter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CE7j1W4rTGo/Tx6prcXPkUI/AAAAAAAAB8w/vm7Hdef0xn0/s640/aqua+alegoria+winter.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><b><br />
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</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This perfume was a limited edition and is almost impossible to find now. It was launched in 2005, </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Top note is fir; middle notes are pine and resin; base notes are opoponax, vanille and sugar.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sigh! This perfume would be my dream perfume for winters. It's like a walk in the forest with snow covered treetops surrounded by pines and resins.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Image courtesy:Pinterest, google and weheartit</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br />
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</b></div></div>Pandora`s Boxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605908549556391678noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458251385234608885.post-1566605129222245482012-01-23T20:18:00.000-08:002012-01-23T22:25:13.302-08:00Anna Sui Forbidden Affair Perfume Review<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Anna sui is an American Fashion designer with Chinese origins, and is known for her colorful, cheerful, vivid designs. She is also famous for her fragrances, cosmetics and eye-wear and has stores across 50 countries world wide. You can see her playful side in her creations...<br />
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I had a little test vial of Ana's perfume 'Forbidden Affair' that I decided to review<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Love the cascading glass all around the edges...</span><br />
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And the elegant crown shaped ring...<br />
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>ANNA SUI: </b>Live inside a fairytale fantasy! Dabbing a little forbidden affair fragrance behind each ear is like putting on a Tiara. Enter through the gates of the forbidden affair garden and find your prince charming. Discover what it feels like to live happily ever after!</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Enticing piece of writing. Head over to her<a href="http://www.annasui.com/"> <b>website</b></a> and be part of her magical world. It really is worth a visit.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The whole design concept is dedicated to a secret rendez vous between a prince and a princess with the taken from traditional fairy tales like Cinderella, Snow White and Sleeping Beauty. It was inspired by Baroque and Rococo gardens, Baroque palaces, boudoirs, royal fashion and the lavish lifestyle. This style brings us back to the mid-18th century.</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A secret garden and a gate where lovers meet in the dusk, in order to remain unnoticed by king and queen, is portrayed on the perfume box. The bottle itself is shaped like oval mirrors of baroque boudoirs. The stopper is shaped like a rose bud that is about to blossom, symbolizing the <b style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Anna Sui</b> brand.</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The well-known British model Lily Donaldson is the face of the campaign, shown standing near the gates of the palace dressed in a princess lavender dress, with tiara on her head and crown jewelry making her dreamy and stylish. (<a href="http://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Anna-Sui/Forbidden-Affair-10452.html">source</a>)</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qxsJvFzk_D4/Tx2BRr8OMGI/AAAAAAAAB4I/qRno3sNaaac/s1600/aa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qxsJvFzk_D4/Tx2BRr8OMGI/AAAAAAAAB4I/qRno3sNaaac/s640/aa.jpg" width="561" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The interesting thing about this perfume is, that, for the first time ever, Cyclodextrin technology was used in it's composition. The technology claims to allow the top notes to re-emerge over and over again for an ongoing sparkling fresh fragrance experience.</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">I found it to be a fresh fruity floral rose with a strong jammy blackcurrant note. It is quite interesting and different from the usual fruity florals churned out by barrel loads these days. I think the tart </span><span style="background-color: white;">pomegranate</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> and lemon saves it from being too sweet. The cedar gives it a tinge of </span>pleasant<span style="font-family: inherit;"> sharpness. I don't own a full size bottle, but somehow looking at the bottle I was expecting a richer vanilla laden spicy scent.I'm not complaining, it's quite unique, and a </span></span><span style="background-color: white;">pleasant</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"> enough scent. I really like it, quiet fresh and well balanced without being too fruity or too floral.Lasted a good 5 hours on me </span><span style="background-color: white;">without</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"> reapplying.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><b>CATEGORY: Fruity Floral</b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><b>Top Notes: Lemon, black currant, Red currant</b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><b>Middle Notes: Rose, Raspberry, Pomegranate</b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><b>Base Notes: Musk, Virginia cedar and Violet</b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This can be purchased from most large stores that stock designer perfumes so check locally for availability and price.</span></span> </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-top: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> In the end I would like to share the artist who created this magic. While googling for the package design, I came across this talented artist who did two silhouette </span>illustrations<span style="font-family: inherit;"> for</span><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 20px;"> this perfume's box</span><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 20px;">.</span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</div>Pandora`s Boxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605908549556391678noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458251385234608885.post-34240343289609797342012-01-20T01:40:00.000-08:002012-01-20T04:01:32.072-08:00Daisy by Marc Jacobs Perfume Review<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_ZArR-iL-sA/TxktDvkz_AI/AAAAAAAAB1Q/1cbZvQu4IvU/s1600/daisy2.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_ZArR-iL-sA/TxktDvkz_AI/AAAAAAAAB1Q/1cbZvQu4IvU/s1600/daisy2.gif" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">It's a grey, gloomy afternoon where I am. Pretty soon the rain will start falling<span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> heavily, creating a pewter gloss on the road.</span></span><br />
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</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> Cold winds will nip at people's necks, making them pull their woolen scarves a little bit more tighter. Days like these make me dream of long, lazy, summer days. I am wearing daisy today to cheer myself up. A perfume that holds memories of golden sunshine, flower fields and picnics near my secret little stream that I like to think no one else knows about. </span></span></div></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Daisy by Marc Jacobs, smells like a carefree day spent in wild summer meadows and sunshine.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G0APIyEXo1Y/Txkd1B0iBqI/AAAAAAAAB0g/g30diKIJsRM/s1600/daisy+meadow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G0APIyEXo1Y/Txkd1B0iBqI/AAAAAAAAB0g/g30diKIJsRM/s400/daisy+meadow.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> My<span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> infatuation with daisy fields started way back when I was a little girl. I used to sit </span><span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">mesmerized</span><span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> </span><span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">in front</span><span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> of the TV, watching Alice sing her heart out amid the daisies.</span><br />
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Nice to know that somewhere out there,a place like this truly does exist :) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-y0lsiXsXGAc/Txkf0MfExhI/AAAAAAAAB04/D1drBpqEnsk/s1600/DSC_0001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-y0lsiXsXGAc/Txkf0MfExhI/AAAAAAAAB04/D1drBpqEnsk/s400/DSC_0001.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">I fell in love with the bottle alone, and bought it unsniffed a few years back, somehow knowing that I wont be disappointed.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PhwNDBtQsGs/TxkiGum0YGI/AAAAAAAAB1A/K9Nw3VSuwu0/s1600/005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PhwNDBtQsGs/TxkiGum0YGI/AAAAAAAAB1A/K9Nw3VSuwu0/s400/005.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LlvHzyALWQU/TxkiQ9eCEYI/AAAAAAAAB1I/BUYFHFBX-xE/s1600/007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LlvHzyALWQU/TxkiQ9eCEYI/AAAAAAAAB1I/BUYFHFBX-xE/s320/007.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">Somehow I can't detect separate notes too clearly. It's so well blended, that all I get is an airy composition that stays linear from start to finish with hints of violet leaves and woods. It's a simple, fresh, innocent, everyday perfume with no hidden agenda.I don't find is floral at all, but rather green and outdoorsy. Like cut grass and fresh air. I can't detect gardenia, jasmine or vanilla on my skin. Lasts a long time on me without reapplying. Not to argue with mother nature, but if daisies had a scent, I think this perfume would fit the flower perfectly.</span><br />
<span style="line-height: 24px;"><b>Perfume Category: Floral Woody Musk</b></span><br />
<span style="line-height: 24px;"><b>TOP NOTES: Violet leaf, Blood Grapefruit, Wild Strawberry</b></span><br />
<span style="line-height: 24px;"><b>MIDDLE NOTES: Gardenia, Violet, Jasmine</b></span><br />
<span style="line-height: 24px;"><b>BASE NOTES: Musk, White Woods, Vanilla</b></span><br />
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<div><span style="line-height: 21px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;">The best part about Foster’s story is that she’s not a professional designer (she’s a fiscal administrator), she’s not rich (Foster’s other house a trailer). And U</span></span></span><span style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;">sing vintage columns, flooring and wavy glass windows,<span style="font-family: inherit;">she t</span></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">urned a Catskills hunting cabin into the romantic Victorian cottage she had always wanted.</span></span></span><span style="line-height: 21px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> Her amazing little cottage makes me feel like I can do just about anything I set my mind to!</span></span></span><br />
<span style="line-height: 21px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Lets take a little tour of this gingerbread house set deep in the woods.....</span></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">You have to cross a rippling stream in Catskills forest NY to reach this whimsical little one room dollhouse.</span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2youNC6chyk/TxZi2cUPZVI/AAAAAAAABxA/HKC24WduvA8/s1600/cottage13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2youNC6chyk/TxZi2cUPZVI/AAAAAAAABxA/HKC24WduvA8/s1600/cottage13.jpg" /></a></div><div><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This Beautiful little escape didn't always look this charming...</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">She took a 9-by-14-foot cottage (an old hunting cabin) that happened to be on her property and renovated it herself for only $3,000 – Furniture and accessories included Wow!</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QTc2mZxtp5s/TxZmUYgU81I/AAAAAAAABxY/lAyz4s-ClzU/s1600/cottagepicture-25.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QTc2mZxtp5s/TxZmUYgU81I/AAAAAAAABxY/lAyz4s-ClzU/s400/cottagepicture-25.png" width="311" /></a></div> <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The cottage fulfills a dream for Ms. Foster, whose middle-class family lost their home when she was a teenager on Long Island.</span></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2jkPy5djHXM/TxZmahJ-FZI/AAAAAAAABxg/HVOVgZ_eYqw/s1600/cottage+with+sandra.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2jkPy5djHXM/TxZmahJ-FZI/AAAAAAAABxg/HVOVgZ_eYqw/s400/cottage+with+sandra.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">The shabby-chic retreat doesn't have a bathroom or a kitchen, but it is a dream of Victoriana: stacks of Limoges china with tiny rosebud patterns; chandeliers dripping crystal; billows of tissue-paper garlands. Many of the furnishings, like the $15 chandelier hanging over the sitting area, were flea market finds.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sDJjF0cmYGc/TxZnoxqYICI/AAAAAAAABxw/pPmnPkD7tEI/s1600/Cottage-2-popup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sDJjF0cmYGc/TxZnoxqYICI/AAAAAAAABxw/pPmnPkD7tEI/s640/Cottage-2-popup.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The loft bedroom is reached via a ladder...</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--y_i6EN9Hag/TxZndGmNaHI/AAAAAAAABxo/NUQWnSwNvvY/s1600/cottagesandra-foster-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--y_i6EN9Hag/TxZndGmNaHI/AAAAAAAABxo/NUQWnSwNvvY/s640/cottagesandra-foster-1.jpg" width="506" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 32px;">The lace fabric used throughout was $2 a </span></span><span style="line-height: 32px;">meter</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 32px;"> at Wal Mart</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-crGfcCUtvQs/TxZp1VU3vUI/AAAAAAAAByA/aSPztol4hZA/s1600/cottage12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-crGfcCUtvQs/TxZp1VU3vUI/AAAAAAAAByA/aSPztol4hZA/s400/cottage12.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">For the china closet below, Ms. Foster built the shelves, then added arched French doors that she found at a yard sale for $15 each. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5tLHk-WmydQ/TxZrIo7uJwI/AAAAAAAAByI/c4CjaJDyQo4/s1600/cottagesf2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5tLHk-WmydQ/TxZrIo7uJwI/AAAAAAAAByI/c4CjaJDyQo4/s640/cottagesf2.jpg" width="506" /></a></div><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 32px;">The beautiful wooden mirror was a garage sale find at $22</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-L3-CLr-vKm8/TxZr2dV1FKI/AAAAAAAAByY/YKSaJ-LCTQE/s1600/cottagesf3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-L3-CLr-vKm8/TxZr2dV1FKI/AAAAAAAAByY/YKSaJ-LCTQE/s640/cottagesf3.jpg" width="506" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 32px;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Image </span></span><span style="line-height: 18px;">courtesy</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">: Google images, some of the extracts from NYtimes</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">If you love shabby chic, then drop by Sandra Fosters blog <a href="http://myshabbystreamsidestudio.blogspot.com/">MY SHABBY STREAMSIDESTUDIO</a> and get inspired by her style and ideas.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"><br />
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I was invited to a fabulous New year's eve Party by the lakeside at a dear friend's place.Their new year's eve bash is always the talk of the town. It was great this year too, even though there was a bit of a hurdle by some gate crashers. But hey, I ain't complaining, I had a really great time.<br />
Check out one of my favorites from the goody bag we all received<br />
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I was concerned about what to wear<br />
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perfume-wise that is :) Was debating between two great perfumes, but in the end I'm glad I chose Yvresse by Yves Saint Laurent.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Yvresse was first launched by Yves Saint Laurent in 1993.<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"> </span><span style="line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">A crisp,woodsy, chypre fragrance.</span></span> Back then it was called Champagne, named after the sparkling bubbly.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">The French wine industry filed a lawsuit against YSL, claiming this was not Champagne produced in the Champagne Region of France so they must change it's name. The French winegrowers even smashed bottles of <span style="line-height: 20px; text-align: left;"> champagne in front of the journalists who had arrived in Paris for the launch party.</span> YSL lost the case and came up with the name Yvresse which means<span style="line-height: 20px; text-align: left;"> </span><span style="line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">"intoxication/drunkenness"</span> in French.</span> <br />
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</tbody></table>Yvresse is a vibrant, sparkly fruity chypre on my skin. A very unique and interesting scent. When first sprayed on, a juicy golden ripe aroma of peaches and apricots is very noticeable. Minutes later the most delicious aroma of anise and mint appears mingled with a hint of cinnamon. Litchi then makes an appearance and stays till the end mixed in with woods, <span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">patchouli, vetiver and oakmoss</span></span> . It is quite potent and more suitable for evening wear. Lasts for hours on the end.<br />
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Wear it and celebrate life!<br />
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<b>TOP NOTES:</b> Apricot, Peach, Nectarine, Mint, Caraway, Anise<br />
<b>MIDDLE NOTES: </b>Litchi, Orris, Cinnamon, Carnation, Violet, Jasmine, Rose,Lily of the Valley, Rose Oil<br />
<b>BASE NOTES: </b>Amber, Patchouli, Musk, Benzoin, Cocnut, Vanilla, Oakmoss, Vetiver, Styrax and Cedar<br />
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<div> Pink with a splash body mists come in 8.4floz and 4.2oz and has aloe and chamomile to lightly moisturize your skin. You can get them for $12 to $15 dollars from <b style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://www.victoriassecret.com/">Victoria's secret.</a></span></b><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Scents I have chosen to review today are called, Warm and Cozy (for winters) and Fresh and Clean (for summers) </div><div><span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"><b>PINK WITH A SPLASH IN 'WARM AND COZY'</b></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><div>NOTES: Toasted Vanilla, Pink Peony and Raspberry</div><div>I love the name warm and cozy and it really is a warm comforting scent. The toasted vanilla lends a warm nuttiness to the scent making it a great winter staple. The peony is not overpowering, and the raspberry lends a subtle sweetness to it without making it overly fruity. It's a sweet, comforting vanilla for when it's cold outside and you want to snuggle in by the fire with your favorite book and a hot drink.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dUWbThGOICE/TwRms-pNkvI/AAAAAAAABqY/3TkSkyXSGXg/s1600/cozy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dUWbThGOICE/TwRms-pNkvI/AAAAAAAABqY/3TkSkyXSGXg/s400/cozy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br />
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</tbody></table><div>Notes: Apple and Lily.</div><div>This has a "just stepped out of the shower" scent. It's very fresh and has a crispness to it with a slight apple note. Great for those summer days when you just want to lounge around the house and can't be bothered with wearing a "proper'' perfume.<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 19px; text-align: left;"> </span><span style="line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">I find the staying power to last quite long for a body splash. It's not too sweet or cloying making it perfect to wear in warmer months.</span></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">Another good one for summers from the line is, "Sweet and Tart" which smells like strawberry lemonade.</span></span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tVlJTeSC4E8/Tv_t_u6FKnI/AAAAAAAABkM/FYeisn5LtmQ/s1600/lush2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tVlJTeSC4E8/Tv_t_u6FKnI/AAAAAAAABkM/FYeisn5LtmQ/s400/lush2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Like a kid, I get really excited each year when they launch new and old Christmas products. The normal range at lush is good too but there is something extra special about their Christmas edition products. Love the sweet,spicy, boozy scented stuff that comes out only once a year and makes the wintertime a little more special.<br />
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My first review is for their scrumptious cleanser that comes out every Christmas called Buche de Noel. I love that name.<br />
<div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><em style="font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">Buche de Noel</em><span style="line-height: 16px;"> is french for yule log.</span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 16px;">One of many traditional cakes baked at Christmas</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"> and this cleanser was inspired by that yule log shaped cake.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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It comes in a 100g tub chock full of goodness<br />
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<b>LUSH:<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">Feed your face this Christmas with this lovely gentle winter face cleanser.</span><span style="line-height: 16px;">Buche De Noel is made by taking fresh satsumas and blending them with dried cranberries, vegetable glycerine, brandy, almond essential oil, vetiver oil and cedarwood oil. When that’s all whizzed up, we mix it with grated cocoa butter, ground almonds and kaolin until it becomes a thick paste. We then shape and roll it and finally cover it in a sheet of nori seaweed and pop on a little Christmas decoration.</span></span></b><br />
<span style="line-height: 16px;">I looove this cleanser and cannot rave about this enough. It has made such a difference to my skin. I have combination/oily skin prone to frequent breakouts, and I thought this cleanser will be too greasy for me. I'm glad I was wrong. Turns out, this is just what my skin needed, as using too many products for oily skin stripped my skin of all it's natural oils making it itchy and hence producing more oil and breakouts.I'm so happy I broke that cycle with this cleanser. I love how it smells too, like a boozy almondy fruit cake. I </span><span style="line-height: 16px;">don't</span><span style="line-height: 16px;"> mind it being a limited edition winter product cuz I think it will be too </span><span style="line-height: 16px;">heavy to use</span><span style="line-height: 16px;"> in the hot </span><span style="line-height: 16px;">humid</span><span style="line-height: 16px;"> summers we have here. Using Buche de Noel in winters and Angels on bare skin in summers would be perfect, as both are quite similar in texture, buche being a bit less </span><span style="line-height: 16px;">exfoliating</span><span style="line-height: 16px;">. Using it can be a bit messy but you get used to it soon enough.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large; line-height: 16px;"><b>LUSH MAGIC WAND BUBBLE BAR:</b></span><b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"> </span><span style="line-height: 18px; text-align: center;">£4.95</span></span></b><br />
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<span style="line-height: 16px;">I<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"> haven't used this as yet but it smells exactly like the snow fairy shower gel. Smells very sweet and girly. You are supposed to</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"> wave your wand under running water several times, like casting a spell :) while the cute little bell on it jingles, and watch it make heaps of bubbles in your tub. It's good for several uses, so s</span><span style="line-height: 18px; text-align: center;">tand whats left of your wand up to dry.</span></span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QcdEql9HkEA/TwAB_-z5KOI/AAAAAAAABmE/jasXFr9lkGI/s1600/IMAG0236.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QcdEql9HkEA/TwAB_-z5KOI/AAAAAAAABmE/jasXFr9lkGI/s400/IMAG0236.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">How cute is this Massage bar with that glittery Santa's mustache! Sadly it didn't come out this year, fingers crossed for next Christmas.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This is </span></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">the most Christmassy massage bar I have ever smelt. It's supposed to have brandy,hazelnut and almond oils.The scent of it is very unique, not overly sweet but a lovely mixture of brandy/hazlenut oil and maybe nutmeg.What makes it even more festive is the gold glitter on the cute 'tache. The rest of the bar is glitterless.I like to rub the bar on my skin and massage it in like a lotion, then turn it over and lightly stroke the glittery mustache onto any areas where I want a bit of sparkle.Even though I don't drink, I find this massage bar a welcome boozy treat on cold winter nights.Plz bring it back next year!</span></span><br />
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</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: large; line-height: 18px;"><b>LUSH SNOWGLOBE SOAP:</b></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">£2.95/100g</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8Y0X4IKnlVM/TwAIB_2uSBI/AAAAAAAABmc/3xCe_bJNA9w/s1600/lush+snow+globe+soap.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="342" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8Y0X4IKnlVM/TwAIB_2uSBI/AAAAAAAABmc/3xCe_bJNA9w/s640/lush+snow+globe+soap.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Is this not one of the most beautiful soaps ever?! Snowglobe is the perfect name for it. It does remind you of shaking a snowglobe and watching all that glitter and fake snow falling inside the glass globe.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6Jsl54Y-xuI/TwAJY11o9oI/AAAAAAAABmo/zoeUPE1chig/s1600/snowgobe.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6Jsl54Y-xuI/TwAJY11o9oI/AAAAAAAABmo/zoeUPE1chig/s320/snowgobe.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">LUSH: I</span><span style="line-height: 20px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">magine yourself inside a snow globe – snow fluttering all around and a feeling of being refreshed, revitalized and uplifted. Well, this soap will make you feel all of the above, with a citrusy lemon myrtle, grapefruit and lemongrass blend that will bluster your senses and wake you up on cold winter mornings. The whole soap is in the shape of a snow globe, with white circles to imitate the snowflakes. A beautiful alternative to all the traditional festive offerings.</span></span></b><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 20px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">I'm not a fan of citrus scents in the winters, but this soap has a kind of wintery freshness to it. It's a yummy blend if grapefruit and and lemongrass. Yum! It is my new favorite and I thought I would never like a Christmas edition soap as much as father frost.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large; line-height: 20px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><b><span style="background-color: white;">LUSH ANGELS DELIGHT SOAP</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">:</span></b></span></span><b style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">£</span></b><b style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 16px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">2.50</span><span style="line-height: 16px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">/100g</span></b><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-f2UqtrCu8uc/TwAMJXbBFfI/AAAAAAAABnA/ubqUYjZrX1c/s1600/5702-Angels_delight_940.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="272" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-f2UqtrCu8uc/TwAMJXbBFfI/AAAAAAAABnA/ubqUYjZrX1c/s640/5702-Angels_delight_940.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">This is another soap that took me by surprise, It's very tropical and fruity, not at all winter appropriate. It reminds me of juicy </span></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">luscious</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="line-height: 20px;"> mangoes and warm summer days. Leaves skin soft and lightly scented.</span></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lucIueoTWRA/TwANJxW66_I/AAAAAAAABnM/RfDej0Qk8MU/s1600/angels+delight.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lucIueoTWRA/TwANJxW66_I/AAAAAAAABnM/RfDej0Qk8MU/s320/angels+delight.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">Divide your soaps into pieces and store into a drawer. Lush soaps cut very easily, and this way you </span></span><span style="line-height: 20px;">don't</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 20px;"> spoil and melt away the entire bar in one shower.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large; line-height: 20px;"><b>LUSH CANDYCANE SOAP:</b></span></span></span></span><b style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">£</span></b><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">3</span></b></span><b style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">.45 for 100g</span></b><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sKRXPENH46Q/TwAO0Bbaw1I/AAAAAAAABnY/TrxbgBVyc9s/s1600/candy_cane_soap.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="253" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sKRXPENH46Q/TwAO0Bbaw1I/AAAAAAAABnY/TrxbgBVyc9s/s320/candy_cane_soap.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">I had high hopes for this one but was somewhat disappointed. Only because I was expecting it to smell like a real candycane,</span><span style="line-height: 20px;">but it is more of an almond fragrance with cherries and a hint of peppermint.</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Aww! look at that adorable little snow man during mid-melt. This reminds me of the snowcake soap. It has that same yummy marzipan scent. Melting snowman is a fizzy bath melt packed full of cocoa and shea butter to soften the skin.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">And last but not the least the lovely </span><span style="line-height: 17px;">Pudding </span><b><span style="line-height: 17px;">Knot</span><span style="line-height: 17px;">-</span><span style="line-height: 17px;">Wrap</span><span style="line-height: 17px;"> £2.50.</span></b></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;"><b> </b></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">It's a great way to wrap presents without wasting any paper.</span><br />
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<div>Burberry Brit Red came out as a special edition in 2004 in a vibrant red plaid packaging which instantly puts you in the mood for the Holidays and celebration.</div><div><b><br />
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<b>BURBERRY: </b><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Brit red by burberry is a special edition fragrance with that fun, exciting playful british attitude. The vivacious red bottle is a perfect blend of oriental fruits with sensual florals. The feminine scent possesses a blend of mandarin, red rose, gingerbread, patchouli, jasmine,sandalwood, vanilla beans.</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-N37CjLHfB6E/Tvg1H_7pjDI/AAAAAAAABfA/PdbSlvntMOg/s1600/399112_2863465666332_1250451800_3115170_631888994_n_large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-N37CjLHfB6E/Tvg1H_7pjDI/AAAAAAAABfA/PdbSlvntMOg/s400/399112_2863465666332_1250451800_3115170_631888994_n_large.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br />
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</div><div> It is marketed as an oriental floral. Some of the notes include red roses, spices, Jasmine, rhubarb , gingerbread and vanilla. the nose behind this sensual fragrance is <b><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://www.fragrantica.com/noses/Nathalie_Gracia-Cetto.html">Nathalie Gracia-Cetto</a></span></b> who also created the famous Burberry Brit.</div><div>First of all I must say that Brit Red is not at all similar to the original Brit, but does share it's trait of juicy tart opening which then settles into a warm vanilla scent. The opening of brit Red is juicy Rhubarb and ginger, which makes it somewhat sharp but by no means unpleasant. The sharp opening settles very quickly and makes way for the warm gingerbread and cuddly vanilla mixed in with benzoin. I didn't detect any Jasmine or thankfully too strong a patchouli on my skin. Just roses, gingerbread and lots of Rhubarb.The spices reminds one of the spicy scents lingering in the kitchen during Christmas when you bake tons of gingerbread or ginger cookies and throw in a rhubarb pie.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4y2vHa6J7wM/TvgvjBoO-5I/AAAAAAAABeo/dBe4WhHvmkA/s1600/f2043c8a43dfdf63cb914b4d7f1ec20d_large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4y2vHa6J7wM/TvgvjBoO-5I/AAAAAAAABeo/dBe4WhHvmkA/s400/f2043c8a43dfdf63cb914b4d7f1ec20d_large.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YACIMDo7rEU/TvgvsBPbF5I/AAAAAAAABe0/HIvTNccJ3Ug/s1600/gingerbread+cookies+brit+red.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="272" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YACIMDo7rEU/TvgvsBPbF5I/AAAAAAAABe0/HIvTNccJ3Ug/s400/gingerbread+cookies+brit+red.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><h1 style="margin-bottom: 0.3em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1.6em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">It's a cheerful winter fragrance for anyone who loves spicy Christmas puddings, ginger bread and rhubarb. The addition of roses and sandalwood makes it interesting and not your average foody vanilla scent. It remains linear on my skin after the sharp juicy notes fade and I really enjoy that. The drydown is soft and cuddly with hints of vanilla and sandalwood. The silage is not overpowering and the lasting </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">strength</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> is excellent.</span></span></h1></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><b>Perfume Category: Oriental Floral</b></span></div><div><b>Top Notes: Jasmine, Mandarin Orange, Rhubarb</b></div><div><b>Middle Notes: Ginger, Rose, Patchouli </b></div><div><b>Base Notes: Benzoin and vanilla</b></div><div><b>Great for : Day or nights in winters especially around Christmas :)</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CsHhhomyv_A/Tvg4DuBtCkI/AAAAAAAABfY/7Ty-L3muK6U/s1600/tumblr_lwrislEZml1r639pqo1_500_large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CsHhhomyv_A/Tvg4DuBtCkI/AAAAAAAABfY/7Ty-L3muK6U/s640/tumblr_lwrislEZml1r639pqo1_500_large.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Images: weheartit and bloggers own</span> </b></div>Pandora`s Boxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605908549556391678noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458251385234608885.post-35726361670534107262011-12-17T04:04:00.000-08:002011-12-17T04:04:29.322-08:00L'Occitane Miel Citron Pailletee Shimmering EDT review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It would be an understatement to say that I love honey scents. Now that I think about it, most of my shower gels lip balms and and shampoos contain either pure honey or honey mixed in with some other scent like milk or vanilla etc. I find the scent very soothing and nostalgic. Full of childhood memories when honey was given with warm milk at night accompanied by a bed time story, as a treat straight out of the jar oozing strands of golden goodness, or mixed into a hot drink with lemon to ward off winter colds.So it's no surprise that I'm forever searching for perfumes with a strong honey note, but unfortunately it is also a very tricky note and with the wrong composition can get sickeningly sweet and synthetic with disastrous results.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> I know from experience that L'Occitane en Provence makes some of the best honey scented products. Their Miel creme was the best smelling honey nectar scent EVER!! You can imagine how crushed I was when I read that the whole ''honey'' line had been discontinued. <span style="background-color: white;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">PETA was down their throats because L'Occitane claim to be an "all natural" product store and were wondering why they weren't concerned about the declining Bee population!!! Fine fine! Long live </span></span></span><em style="font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Provençal</span></em><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> honey bees :) But that also meant</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"> that I had very little chance to find this lovely honey scent called Eau de Miel.I mean, how can you not like a perfume that comes in an ice cream container?! It was alcohol free and I had previously used the cream version of it and was so looking forward to owning it's perfume.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Luckily I came across another discontinued beauty from them called Miel and Citron Pailletee shimmering on ebay and managed to get my mitts on this one.<br />
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I cannot capture the beauty of this bottle in pictures. This is happiness in a bottle. It has such an airy, sunny outdoorsy quality to it. Reminds me of sunny days and honey hives. Bees buzzing through blossoms gathering their sweet nectar. <span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Miel Citron Pailletee has notes of Lemon, cut grass, Freesia,honey, orange blossom, Apricot and Vanilla.</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;">I know honey and lemon makes one think of cold remedy teas but this is gorgeous.</span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The lemon is very fresh in the opening and cuts through the honey beautifully.Honey and apricot notes takes over right away.The honey is very clean, light and natural. More of the white honey variety than the rich golden one.White chewy honey fresh from the hive with wax still sticking to it. Freesia </span>doesn't<span style="font-family: inherit;"> make an appearance on my skin at all. Just lemon and honey and maybe a wee bit of vanilla mixed in with some natural green notes. It's not a complicated fragrance with mish mash of too many notes trying to take up the stage. It lasts a long time for an EDT and the drydown is honey ambrosia with a slight waxy feel to it. Simply gorgeous.</span></span></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dDEIqzhvVnM/TutS07PeY4I/AAAAAAAABdQ/3dKAYtMkeCA/s1600/photo+%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dDEIqzhvVnM/TutS07PeY4I/AAAAAAAABdQ/3dKAYtMkeCA/s400/photo+%25281%2529.JPG" width="298" /></a></div><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It comes in a beautiful honeycomb textured bottle with very fine shimmering mica pieces. Not at all glittery and </span>doesn't<span style="font-family: inherit;"> leave your skin with that disco ball effect.<span style="font-family: inherit;"> I wish </span></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">there was such a thing as </span><em style="font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">scratch and sniff computer</em><span style="line-height: 16px;"> screens so I could share this with you. Can't stop smelling myself :)</span></span><br />
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