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.
