 | Pure Poison by Christian DiorLove it! I had been looking for a scent that had main notes of gardenia, not just hints. This scent is divine and the lasting power is great. At first spray, I get a swirling scent of orange blossom, followed by the gardenia. Then comes the jasmine. It seems to get stronger and stronger for the first fifteen minutes after it is applied, eventually settling down, but still with the orange trying to poke through. The orange keeps this scent from just being another white floral and lends a bit of creaminess to it. 6th January, 2012. |
| | Must de Cartier by CartierWOW! I was walking through Macy's today, looking to try some new scents (before buying online for cheaper, lol.) I was leaning towards a Chanel, but they did not have in stock what I wanted. The cartier was right next to me, I picked it up and within ten seconds was having the gift set rung up. I KNOW I overpaid, but I wanted it NOW! I remember wearing this years ago and cannot remember why on Earth I ever gave it up. 19th December, 2011. (Last Edited: 23rd December, 2011.) |
| | Belle en Rykiel by Sonia RykielOoooh! This reminds me very much of Angel, even though I do not like Angel, it is too cotton candy/pine needle smelling on me. But something about this reminds me of Angel. Belle en Rykiel is what Angel WANTS to be, but isn't. It is sexy and sweet, with just the right abmount of Oooomph at the end. Fantastick, and truly overlooked. I am in love! 28th June, 2011. |
| | Rykiel Woman by Sonia RykielI bought a few bottles of this blind, based on reviews. I must say, at first I did not like it. I sprayed about four good pumps of it and it killed me all day long. Eight hours later, I could still smell it! Lesson learned, I used it again, this time only spraying once on my wrists and rubbing it on my neck. WOW! Much better without the overkill. I can immediately smell something that reminds me of YSL's Paris. I think it is maybe the dates. But about ten minutes later, the incense and leather come out to play and take over, pushing all the other kids off the swings. The dates still try to show up though, along with some violets, keeping this fragrance ever changing. I really like this, it is feminine without smelling like candy and flowers. Too bad it is getting harder to find. I got enough to last me a long time though. 19th June, 2011. |
| | Barbara Bui by Barbara BuiLove it. It is very neutral. That's good for me, since I really do not want to smell like fruits and flowers. I know this is discontinued and I had a REALLY hard time finding it. I own 16 bottles of this stuff now and have no regrets! 17th June, 2011. (Last Edited: 26th June, 2011.) |
| | Safari by Ralph LaurenI am sad I can't really find this anymore. I always liked it. To me, it smelled like DIAL soap! I know that may sound weird, but it was a very clean and airy kind of smell. 30th May, 2011. |
| | Hypnotic Poison by Christian DiorWOW! Yes, this at first smells exactly like root beer, coca cola and play-do. But after about 15 minutes, the drydown is delicious! It lasts all day, too. My own opinion is that this ends up smelling exactly like "Warm Vanilla Sugar" by Bath and Body Works. Very sexy, but never in a trashy or pushy way. LOVE IT! 14th May, 2011. |
| | Dior Addict by Christian DiorWOW! I gave this a good two sprays while I was out and abuout at the mall. Probably not a good idea for TWO sprays, since one would have been good enough for the day. I sprayed a few more scents, trying to keep them apart from eachother, on different hands and arms. Even sprayed one scent on my pocketbook. Well, after ten minutes, I couldn't smell a darn thing anymore, so I left the store. I kept smelling each wrist/arm etc... to see if anything caught my interest. A few stores later, I was nearly embarassed to say that I got this BLAST of scent from (somewhere) on me, and thought, "Oh God, floks must hate me right now." But I loved it, and tried desperately to figure out which scent it was. Well, it turned out to be addict! 28th March, 2011. |
| | Oscar by Oscar de la RentaWOW!! I had worn this years ago, and recently gave it another try, as I was looking for a new scent. I cannot believe I went so long without this stuff It is amazing!!!!! At first blast, it is way, way strong, do not let the EDT fool ya. It packs a punch. One or two sprays is enough. I also detect a slight bit of a leather smell, but it may be the patchouli I am smelling. It next settles into a sweeter, more floral smell. 30th August, 2010. |
| | La Môme by Pierre BalmainI bought this unsniffed, because I wanted something that was not readily available and would not be what every other person was wearing. I understand it was limited edition for the La Mome movie, Balmain does not even list it on their web site anymore. It was a good choice. From the first spray, it is warm and cozy, strong and long lasting, but not overwhelming. Sort of sweet, but ambery. I ended up buying six bottles of this juice! Now I am stocked for at least the next three years! This will be a perfect scent for autumn and winter months. I get lots of compliments on it. Also, a plus, was that I only paid 18.99 for each 3.3 ounce bottles!!! If you look around, you can find the Balmain perfumes usually for under 25 dollars a bottle. 16th July, 2010. (Last Edited: 23rd July, 2010.) |
| | 5th Avenue by Elizabeth ArdenOK, so my mom gave me a gift card for 25 bucks to Marshalls. I recently got a promotion at work, and will be transferring to another store, so I wanted to treat myself to a new "office scent." I had been used to BIG fragrances, but a lot of my previous co-workers often told me I seemed too tiny for such big scents (I am 5'4" and 105 pounds.) I came across this scent, and it was only 19.99 for a big 4.2 ounce bottle of the EDP. I know a lot of times discount stores end up carrying the bulk of the "failed" fragrances, but I had remembered all the ads for this one, and figured it would be a safe chance to take. I bought it unsniffed, since it was in one of those tamper-proof plastic cases. 3rd July, 2010. |
| | Joop! Femme by Joop!WOW!!! I came back to this fragrance recently after remembering I used to wear it years and years ago in college. Now I cannot get enough, and wonder why I ever stopped wearing it. It is soooo long lasting. I spray it in the morning around 9am before work, and can still smell it on my clothing and skin at 10pm when I come home. My clothing smells for days! 27th September, 2009. |
| | Obsession Night by Calvin KleinI must say, I discovered this one by mistake. I had gone to Marshalls the day before, and seen Secret Obsession by CK, and intended to buy it. I had also planned on picking up Gucci by Gucci. When I went back today, I sprayed the Secret Obsession, and came to hate it with a passion. Then, I found the Gucci was in the EDT, not the EDP as I had thought. Bummed out, I saw this, and remembered looking it up on Basenotes earlier. Hey, it was so cheap, I figured I'd give it a shot. 22nd September, 2009. |
| | Cabochard by GrèsAHHH. This is perfect! I wear Bandit and Cabochard exclusively. The scents of "today" seem nothing, compared to the classics of the 40s and 50s and earlier. Too many of them smell like candy, or worse yet, flowers. All my co-workers slather themselves with creations from Bath and Body Works, smelling of one dimensional fragrances of vanilla, peaches, blackberries...ick. 1st September, 2009. |
| | Bandit by Robert PiguetWhew!!! What a lovely mess this is. I actually got this really cheap in the 3.4 ounce EDP (with the certificate of authenticity sticker on the wrapper) from someone who couldn't stand it. I am now the proud owner of EIGHT large bottles, enough to keep me happy for about ten years, lol. 20th August, 2009. |
| | Opium by Yves Saint LaurentAHHHH Opium. How lovely you are. Just like the drug, you are intoxicating and addictive. I am not a fan of "girly" scents. I love the powerful scents that mean business. Even after 32 years on the market, this scent still screams "OBEY ME." Not for the playful type of gal. This is for the lady that knows how to demand what she wants. 1st August, 2009. |
| | Knowing by Estée LauderThis is about the only Este Lauder scent I like. I wore it all the time at one point. It has a lovely woodsy drydown. I remember that I wore it while dating a guy about 15 years ago. I had left a bottle of it on his dresser. Years later, we remained friends (long story) and I took a visit to see him at his new house. There was my bottle of Knowing sitting on his dresser. He had moved it with him to his new home! I quickly sprayed it on. Even after all those years, it was still the same great fragrance I remembered. To this day, it is the only perfume I have ever owned that an ex-boyfriend like so much he kept it long after our breakup. That really impressed me. I also took the opportunity of spraying it on his pillow and bedsheets before I left, when he wasn't looking. He called me the next day, laughing, swearing he had dreams of me. 1st August, 2009. |
 | Eternity by Calvin KleinICK. I bought this in college, when it was the "in" fragrance. I didn't like it then, and still do not. Eternity is a good name for it, but it doesn't say "where" your eternity will be spent while wearing it. How about the hot inferno of Hell? It is definately a floral scent, but all I ever smell in it is Lilly of the Valley. No, no, no. Eternity is the reason I cannot, to this day, ever stand the smell of Lilly of the Valley in anything, even a scented candle. Like many other Calvin Klein scents, this one stays on my skin and in my nose forever, leaving me with a headache. 1st August, 2009. |
 | Trésor (new) by LancômeOK, so I remember being all of 21 years old, and my soon to be (much older) husband came home with a bottle of this for me. I wore it, and liked it, but wasn't a big fan. It was too sweet. But, all said, he had picked it out himself for me to wear, so I finnished the bottle. HA, I soon found out that he would pick out everything for me, based on whatever HE liked. Needless to say, we are divorced, after ten years of my living in Hell with an absolute control freak who wanted me to be a dress up doll. I smelled this on a customer the other day at work, and was instantly transported to all places evil. It was a dark reminder of my ex, and I nearly fainted. Maybe my thoughts on this would be different if not for such bad memories. But it is a no-no in my book. It also lasts a horribly long, long time. 31st July, 2009. |
| | Jil Sander No. 4 by Jil SanderAh.... I used to wear this years ago. I loved it. I so wanted to go back to it now, as I was recently on a mission to find a new signature fragrance. Sadly, it is quite expensive, and hard to find in the larger size. I refuse to buy 1.7 ounce bottles of any fragrance, when I can pay on average about ten dollars more to get the 3.4 ouncers. Ever place I searched on line, it was out of stock. I still hope that one day, I will find it available in the larger size, and then I can snatch up a few bottles of this. It is wonderfully refreshing. It is great for romantic wear, but also a great office scent, as it screams "POWER" with a "I'm in charge" sort of scent. This is a fragrance with confidence. 31st July, 2009. |
| | B by BoucheronOh well, the high cost was short lived for B. I had been looking to try this, and it is available now all over online stores, a 3.3 ounce bottle for as low as 45 bucks. That's great if you like it. But sadly, such a drop in price, so short after release had me wondering. Well, I got to give B a try. It is nice, it is long lasting, but it is nothing wonderful. Even with they hype of "the over 20 natural ingredients..." it still fell a bit short of my expectations. Even the original Boucheron as well as Jaipour now fetch a higher price tag than B does in most perfume online stores. The bottle is wonderful. Such a great feeling in my hand. Such luxury. Such taste. But such "plain" is what sprays out. Yes, it is a great powerhouse scent, great if you are one tough as nails corporate female exec....but don't expect men to be swooning at your feet. Even my husband's reply was, "Oh, yeah, you smell nice." What I was looking for was not corporate. I was looking for "nibble on your neck" kind of scent. 16th July, 2009. |
| | Crystal Noir by VersaceUgh. I read all about this, and when I went to Macy's, I was thrilled to try it. I sprayed a card, and sniffed away as i shopped around. There was something comforting about it. I smelled creamy coconut. Somewhat convinced that it might be a "me" fragrance, i sprayed it on my arm. OK, it's good. But oh no! Even hours later, I could still smell it, and I was becoming sick of it. Coconut, coconut, driving me coconuts-o! It seemed to be flat. No interesting notes here, just plain coconut, overpowering everything else. Frankly, it is sickening. 12nd July, 2009. |
| | Michael by Michael KorsWhere is it???? I am a huge fan of the original KORS from 2002. Big and boozy, with lots of red wine and roses. (I have three bottles of the juice stashed away.) I guess I expected the same from the "new" Michael Kors. I sprayed this twice, and oh....maybe the bottle was full of water, but i got nothing. Light, airy scent. BORING! This would be perfect for a schoolgirl skipping jump rope, but not for a 30 something year old woman. This is so casual, so plain. Not worth the money. 12nd July, 2009. |
| | Marc Jacobs by Marc JacobsOK, so this is another run of the mill, office scent in my book. Overpriced. I love the bottle design. Something so remarkable about it. Shame the stuff in it is boring and stale. I sprayed this all over me in the store. It was barely noticable. Later on, my husband leaned over while I was on the computer and said, "Your shampoo smells nice." yeah, I guess this would be good for shampoo. That's about the smell. 12nd July, 2009. |
| | Angel by Thierry MuglerI wore this when it first came out. I always got the impression that I smelled like a Christmas tree for some reason. Then cotton candy. Even now, when I smell it on others, it makes me sick, sick, SICK! Angel is today, what Poison was in the 80s. Overworn and overdone. I still get the smell of pine needles mixed with sugar. Strangely, as much as I hated Poison in the 80s, I have an appreciation for it today. I don't think that will be the case for me with Angel 20 years from now. It is pure ICK!!!!!!! 11th July, 2009. |
| | Poison by Christian DiorThis scent always brings me back to eighth grade. All the cool girls wore it, and over wore it. Nothing but grape juice. 2nd July, 2009. (Last Edited: 27th April, 2011.) |
| | Covet Pure Bloom Sarah Jessica Parker by Sarah Jessica ParkerUgh. Pure Bloom? How about Pure Blah! I bought this because the Lovely line is so talked about, and figured this must be just as good. Sadly, it smells cheap. At first blast, it is some sort of floral smell mixed with grapes. Then, it dries down to a chemical tuberose smell. I tried to like this, I really did. I wore it and even asked co-workers to smell my wrist. Most said it was a faint smell. Not what I was looking for. The bottle is cute, but there is nothing special about this fragrance that makes me want to feel sexy or even fresh. Just plain boring and sort of gross. 2nd July, 2009. |
| | Michael for Men by Michael KorsBought this for my husband, and must admit that I wear it as well when I want. It is a smack in the face of full on booze and sex. Love it! Nothing girly or uni-sexy about it. Leather and cigar, ah, to die for. 2nd July, 2009. |
| | Kors by Michael KorsIt is a shame this is so hard to find now. most unique and interesting. The scent notes are always changing, with the top notes moving to the bottom, then back up to the top. Always a pleasure to wear. It is nothing like the stuff Michael Kors has out now, none of which I find spectacular. I love this so much, I bought four big bottles and stashed them away so I can keep wearing this for as long as I can. 2nd July, 2009. (Last Edited: 13rd July, 2009.) |
| | Coco by ChanelThe scent I always return to. COCO is truly a classic, and well woth the money. It stays with me all day long, and dries down to a sort of powdery honeyed vanilla scent with a hint of musk. I don't think anyone can go wrong with this one. 2nd July, 2009. |
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