Now that the SOLD sign is up and our settlement date is less
than a month away, I have decided it is time to try to use up as much of my
beauty loot as I can before we move into our first home. Rather than taking all
the bulky half-finished products with me, I hope to have them done and dusted
and be able to celebrate with a big ol’ empties post! The first products I’ve
set my target on is my perfume stash, which is overtaking space right now…
Though I love having lots of perfume bottles to enjoy and
will continue to have a good rotation happening, it is time to get rid of
bottles with nothing but a dribble left inside, or those that I like but don’t
really love.
FCUK For Her is a total cheapie that you can pick up
for peanuts at most perfume stores, and mine was a gift from my brother long
ago. It’s a nice enough scent, but nothing amazing, so it should be easy enough
to use up.
Paco Rabanne Black XS For Her was the signature scent
of my cousin when she lived with our family for a few years, but now that she
is back in the UK my Mum grabbed a bottle of this sweet stuff to use. Sadly it
was too strong for her, so I nabbed it and really like the way it smells on me.
It reminds me of my feisty cousin, and has notes of cranberry, pink peppercorn
and cocoa blossom.
Vera Wang Princess was my most lusted over product
for a long time during my teen years. The sweet vanilla fragrance is still
something I love, but I’m not sure if I’d buy this again these days. This is my
second bottle, and I love the shape of this range (I actually received Glam
Princess as a gift recently!)
Elizabeth Arden Mediterranean is a musky floral sort of scent, and every single time I wear it someone comments on how great I smell. Reason enough to buy a big bottle in the future, right?!
Bvlgari Rose Essentielle is yep, you guessed it, essentially rose! Powdery and beautiful, this is one of the few perfume bottles I actually purchased myself. I really only receive perfume as gifts from family members (sometimes requested, sometimes random) but it is rare for me to hand over dosh for a bottle myself. I think I would buy another bottle of this in the future, and because it has the most juice left I think it will be harder to use up in this time frame.
I have my eye on some body mists from Hollister so these being gone should make space for them – has anyone tried a Hollister scent? How often do you finish up perfume bottles? Do you jump from scent to scent as well, or are you loyal to one or two favourites? Give me your scent recommendations in the comments below, I would love to hear of some new bottles to sniff at the shops.
I jump around a lot, but having said that, there are some that I have been neglecting a bit as they aren't on my favourites list!
ReplyDeleteI am presently loving Elie Saab, Thierry Mugler Alien and Pure DKNY A Drop of Rose.
Marc Jacobs Honey is on my list to sniff when it comes out, but I've heard it doesn't last long on the skin, which is a shame. Same problem I have with Dot!
I really should be doing this too. I have so many half-used bottles that I really need to either use or throw away. Sigh.
ReplyDeleteOooh how exciting! Moving is a great time to reassess your stash and do a cleanup cull. I love Kai, L'Eau D'Issey, and Gucci II
ReplyDeleteSeem like a bunch of lovely scents..Paco Rabanne seems most interesting to me :)
ReplyDeleteI have three scents that I jump between now a days.. I did a post about my best summer scents yesterday :)
My favorite scents come from Avon, Yves Rocher and The Body Shop :)
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I jump around a lot - I can't resist a good sale and a good smell! At the moment I have Marc Jacobs Daisy (becoming my signature smell), DG Light Blue, SJP Lovely, Vera Wang Princess, those colourful Mariah Carey ones, Kardashian something or other,Pure DKNY rose and a few more. It sounds like a lot, but when I scatter them around, I look like a less of a hoarder :P
ReplyDeleteI jump from scent to scent all the time - not sure if I've ever finished up a perfume, though some definitely are more favoured than others. I remember being really attracted to the packaging of the Vera Wang Princess perfume, though I think I'm a bit too old right now for their primary audience :p A colleague wears Elizabeth Arden Mediterranean - it smells really good on her, as I'm sure it does you!
ReplyDeleteI try not to have too many scents on the go at once - mainly because of the lack of a real dressing table and the lack of bathroom bench space! Good idea focusing on using a few up before the move :)
ReplyDeleteGood luck! Last year I went through and used up all of my half empty perfumes, it's so nice to get rid of them!
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love Vera Wang's Princess. It was one of my most used perfumes previously until I finally finished it. I may need to convinve hubby to buy me some more soon :-)
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