It wasn’t until I
switched my beauty room from one spare room to the other that I realised how
many perfume bottles I actually own (hint: a ridiculous amount!) What makes
this fact even worse is that more often than not I forget to apply a spritz
from a bottle before I head out the door, relying on my Travalo purse atomizer to
keep me smelling sweet throughout the day. At the moment it’s filled with Vivienne
Westwood’s ‘Flirty Alice’ so that is getting a good workout, but I
thought it was time to rotate and show some love to other scents in my
fragrance wardrobe. Here are the scents I wore last week!
Saturday 21st
March - Vivienne Westwood 'Flirty Alice'*
“Embodying the flirtatious
charm of the Westwood heroine, this composition begins with fresh and sparkling
citrus notes of bergamot accented by aquatic shades of green tea. Its feminine
heart captures the scent of rose buds that are ready to bloom. Vanilla and
blonde woods blend in the carefree base of the perfume.” (Fragrantica notes)
This
is definitely my fallback perfume at the moment, it’s light and easy to wear
but still has a bit of spunk about that I think comes from the citrus tones in
the fragrance. I feel as though my nose can tell this isn’t an affordable
fragrance and that it’s been made by a designer brand, which I also tend to really
like. Despise the name but adore the perfume!
Sunday 22nd March - Elizabeth and James
'Nirvana White'
“Both [Nirvana] perfumes are described as
sensual, edgy and mysterious. Nirvana White is a musky - floral fragrance
composed of peony, lily of the valley and musk…” (Fragrantica notes)
This is a strong,
sexy floral scent that reminds me of many of the Stella McCartney scents that Mumma Bovary wears. It’s a punch of
fragrance and I love it for that, just wish I had’ve bought the full bottle on
our honeymoon! If you follow me on Pinterest you might have noticed my
undeniable obsessed with the Olsen family – they can do no wrong in my eyes!
Monday 23rd
March - Benefit ‘So Hooked on Carmella’
“So Hooked on Carmella by Benefit is a Oriental
Floral fragrance for women... launched in 2010. Top notes are grapefruit,
amalfi lemon and rhubarb; middle notes are tiare flower, peony and cyclamen;
base notes are sandalwood, amber and vanilla.” (Fragrantica notes)
This is all about
the vanilla and amber for me – my two favourite notes in any fragrance! This
induces headaches almost immediately in Mumma Bovary so I can’t wear it around
her, but Mister and I love a good strong sweet vanilla scent so I adore this
cute perfume.
Tuesday 24th
March – 'Lolavie' by Jennifer Aniston
“Lolavie by Jennifer Aniston is a Floral
fragrance for women. Lolavie was launched in 2010. Top notes are citruses and
rose; middle notes are jasmine, violet and lily; base notes are musk,
sandalwood and amber.” (Fragrantica notes)
Back again with a
white floral amber, I just can’t seem to help myself when it comes to scents
like this. I originally had this on my wishlist after seeing Allison Andersen
(Amarixe on YouTube) talk about it in some videos and I ended up buying this
little travel bottle in Vegas and wearing it through our whole holiday. I love
how scents can bring back such strong memories with ease!
Wednesday 25th March - Ralph Lauren
'Midnight Romance'*
“Passions are awoken by raspberry, Italian
bergamot and juicy litchi in top of the composition; the heart encompasses
seductive peony, sambac jasmine and freesia warmed with a sexy blend of black
vanilla, ambroxan and iris absolute.” (Fragrantica notes)
I’m not sure that
this sweet and fruity scent awakens passions in me, but I can see where they
were going with it. This reminds me of Lancome Tresor Midnight Rose which also
has peony and vanilla, but in this Ralph Lauren scent I feel like a bit of
blackcurrant comes through alongside the litchi/lychee aspect of the fruit
notes.
Thursday 26th March -Demeter ‘Daffodil’*
“Daffodils come in
many types and variations. We chose the Poeticus Daffodil for the heart of
Demeter's Daffodil, creating a light, almost playful floral scent with hints of
greenery. Very feminine and slightly sweet, Daffodil is in the tradition of
other Demeter florals that are inspired by the living flower, not a concentrated,
perfumed version of Daffodil.” (Demeter Fragrance Library notes)
Mumma Bovary’s
favourite flowers are daffodils and mine are jonquils, so it made sense to
choose this fragrance to test from MU Australia when they reached out
to me. I definitely sense the ‘greener’ aspect of this and it doesn’t really smell
as strongly as a jonquil flower (which is probably better for most people as they find it too strong, but the scent happens to be my
all-time favourite natural scent!!) I love how original and inventive Demeter fragrances are!
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I found changing up
my perfume everyday a really positive experience, it was great to use unloved
bottles and it has made me notice trends in my scent wardrobe which I think
will be helpful when I decide to buy another bottle of the pricy juice. My
favourite picks from the week would have to be ‘Nirvana White’ and ‘So Hooked
on Carmella’ – the sweet and strong prevail, it seems!
What perfumes have
you been wearing this week?
-Emma
*Provided for
consideration. Honesty, always.
