Panama Jack EDT Sprays: Pure Sunshine & Island Cove

Though summer is coming to an end in a few weeks, it doesn’t mean that you can’t enjoy the gorgeous late summer weather! And Panama Jack has two gorgeous eau de toilette sprays that are the perfect way to extend the summer mood. Eau de toilette has more staying power than the Panama Jack body… Continue reading Panama Jack EDT Sprays: Pure Sunshine & Island Cove

Spongelle New Private Reserve Spongettes

PR Samples, Affiliate Links Spongellé is always coming out with something new for the fragrance lover! Private Reserve Diffusers   Before Mother’s Day, I introduced you to Spongellé’s gorgeous, truly gift-worthy Private Reserve Diffusers (reviewed here). I was gifted the lovely fragrance Morning Bloom. I had the milk glass vase with the lovely white flower… Continue reading Spongelle New Private Reserve Spongettes

Iris Fauve EDP from Atelier des Ors

In 2020, I discovered a couple of new-to-me online retailers that sell decants, fragrance samples of different sizes. Because of COVID, I am not shopping in stores and I don’t think that stores have testers now anyway. Plus who can smell with a mask on? I Bought This, Affiliate Links I ordered a Sampler Set… Continue reading Iris Fauve EDP from Atelier des Ors

La Vie Est Belle EDP from Lancome, Perfect for the Holidays, Giveaway

Lancôme has a perfectly gorgeous sparkly holiday collection at a time when we can all use a lift! PR Sample, Affiliate Links A week or so ago, I wrote about the stunning La Rose Highlighter and the already sold out Crystal L’absolu Lipsticks here. Now, I’d like to tell you about this year’s La Vie… Continue reading La Vie Est Belle EDP from Lancome, Perfect for the Holidays, Giveaway

Comptoir de Sud Eclats d’Amandes EDP

The Facebook Fragrance Friend group strikes again. One of the members posted her experience with Comptoir de Sud Éclats d’Amandes eau de parfum not too long ago, and I knew I had to try it. Fortunately, this is a more affordable fragrance than some of the others I’ve succumbed to! I Bought This, Affiliate Links… Continue reading Comptoir de Sud Eclats d’Amandes EDP

More from Sylvaine Delacourte Paris Fragrances: Purse Spray and Vanilla Discovery Set

Last fall, I wrote about my experience with the Musk Discovery Set from the new fragrance brand, Sylvaine Delacourte Paris. As I mentioned previously, Sylvaine Delacourte was the longtime creative director of Guerlain before striking out on her own. I love getting to know new fragrance brands via discovery sets. Having a decent amount of… Continue reading More from Sylvaine Delacourte Paris Fragrances: Purse Spray and Vanilla Discovery Set

An Introduction to La Collection Muscs Fragrances from Sylvaine Delacourte Paris

I must be Facebook’s favorite customer because the ads they post get me every time. Well, not every time but often enough.  😀   I’ve been a fragrance lover since I was a little girl. Instead of my interest in perfume slowing down, it has actually increased. Facebook is primarily responsible because through FB I… Continue reading An Introduction to La Collection Muscs Fragrances from Sylvaine Delacourte Paris

Exotic Perfume Oils from eNVie Parfum

I adore perfume and fragrances of all kinds. In order to get more information about fragrances in general and to find out about more scents, I joined a Facebook group called Facebook Fragrance Friends. Tthrough that group, I often get turned on to scents that I would never have known about. Perfume oils are often… Continue reading Exotic Perfume Oils from eNVie Parfum

Scent Trunk: Fragrance Designed Just For You

The holidays are about two months away, and time always flies once the holidays are in sight. I have discovered an awesome gift idea for the fragrance lovers in your life as well as a treat for yourself. Scent Trunk. Scent Trunk is a super cool service. They call it “your own personal fragrance lab”.… Continue reading Scent Trunk: Fragrance Designed Just For You

Alkemia Perfume Oil: Conjure and The Academy of Pleasure

credit: Alkemia Perfume

I’m a fragrance fanatic, and I’m always on the lookout for the next scent that I can add to my stash. Though I occasionally like mainstream scents, I am more often than not intrigued by the unusual including scents made by independent perfumers. A year ago or so, Alkemia Perfume Oil came up probably as… Continue reading Alkemia Perfume Oil: Conjure and The Academy of Pleasure

Stash SJP Eau De Parfum, Sarah Jessica Parker’s New Scent

Sarah Jessica Parker introduced a new fragrance in the fall of 2016 that she called the “naughty, subversive sibling” to her most popular scent, Lovely. Fragrance preferences are completely personal, and since Lovely didn’t suit me at all, I was curious about Stash SJP in spite of the fact that I’m seldom interested in celebrity scents.… Continue reading Stash SJP Eau De Parfum, Sarah Jessica Parker’s New Scent

Hermes L’Ambre Des Merveilles Eau de Parfum

On rare occasion, a sales associate makes a fragrance recommendation for me that nails it and sometimes they don’t! I remember on my first trip to Paris, a sales associate embarrassed me when I wanted to buy Je Reviens by Worth. She told me in French that it was for grandmothers, and she suggested a… Continue reading Hermes L’Ambre Des Merveilles Eau de Parfum

Quickie Giveaway: Juliette Has A Gun Eau de Parfum, Lady Vengeance & Announcement of Shiseido Giveaway Winner

I’ve been a subscriber to Scentbird for almost a year (reviewed & explained here), and I’m really expanding my horizons with it. I discovered a few new scents that really suit me. I’m taking chances like I never used to do. Some are hits and some are misses, but each one is fun to try.… Continue reading Quickie Giveaway: Juliette Has A Gun Eau de Parfum, Lady Vengeance & Announcement of Shiseido Giveaway Winner

Assorted Cosmetics Giveaway in Maleficent Disney Villains Makeup Bag!

Keeping my word, I’m back to announce the cosmetics giveaway that I mentioned in my review of the Disney Villains Soho Beauty Makeup Bag for Halloween 2015. I’ve been putting away makeup, skincare and fragrance items that I thought would make a nice gift and here they are. To refresh your memory from yesterday 🙄… Continue reading Assorted Cosmetics Giveaway in Maleficent Disney Villains Makeup Bag!

Giveaway: Bvlgari Omnia Crystalline Eau de Toilette Purse-Size Spray

I am a subscriber to Scentbird. Back in March, I reviewed Scentbird, the subscription service that sends a different 30 day supply of fragrance in a distinctive glass purse-size spray tube every month for $14.95. The 30 day supply is great because it’s enough for me or for anyone I would think to decide if a… Continue reading Giveaway: Bvlgari Omnia Crystalline Eau de Toilette Purse-Size Spray

My Barney’s Mini-Haul & Cosmetics Gift with Purchase Goody Bag

About three times a year, Barney’s New York has a cosmetics, fragrance and grooming event where if you spend $200+, you will receive either a woman’s or a man’s goody bag filled with cosmetics, fragrance and grooming products. I just got mine today, and I was blown away by it! They extended the event so… Continue reading My Barney’s Mini-Haul & Cosmetics Gift with Purchase Goody Bag

Beauty Blog Coalition Memorial Weekend 2015 Roundup

The Red Sox won! Even though we were sitting in the bleachers about as far away as we could possibly be and the overpriced food at the ballpark was terrible, it was still a fun time and I was thrilled to get to go. So it’s late now, and I’m just going to post the… Continue reading Beauty Blog Coalition Memorial Weekend 2015 Roundup

Scentbird Monthly Fragrance Subscription

I am a true fragrance lover. I love to look at all the bottles of perfume as well as the perfume decanters on my vanity table. In the past, I went through periods when I had a signature scent, and I would wear nothing but that scent. Over the past year or so, I’ve expanded my scent horizons… Continue reading Scentbird Monthly Fragrance Subscription

My Favorite Fragrance: Musc Ravageur by Frederick Malle

I love scents, but like with wine, I feel that I lack the vocabulary and nuance to adequately describe them to others. And it seems even more of an issue for a fragrance or a wine that I really love. And I really love Musc Ravageur by Frederic Malle.   The members of the beauty blogger collaborative… Continue reading My Favorite Fragrance: Musc Ravageur by Frederick Malle