Over in one corner of my bedroom the view represents something like a perfumery - there are now 10 bottles of fragrances adorning my chest of drawers, some with their accompanying moisturisers (scattered in amongst a hair salon's worth of hair products, but that's for another day!)
I realised that I've never done a perfume review or run-down so I decided that today's post would change all of that, especially as perfumes make great Christmas gifts for loved ones and ourselves of course! Seeming as there are 10 scents to cover I thought it best I break the post into two parts. Today's will be covering the first five scents; tomorrow's post will break down the remaining five.
First thing's first, you may be surprised to find that I haven't got any of the classics like Calvin Klein's CK One, a Jean Paul Gautier number or a Georgio Armani fragrance. I couldn't figure out why I don't have a Chanel number either.
The other day whilst in House of Fraser I popped over to the Chanel counter and picked up Coco Mademoiselle and remembered why... For some reason Chanel fragrances remind me of unpleasant perfumes that smell too alcoholic - the type our beloved grandmothers might wear - contraversial, yes, but I'm afraid it's the first thought that jumps to mind when I smell them. It's such a shame because every woman should have a Chanel scent and I want to like them but they've never agreed with me...
Ralph Lauren Blue
This has got to be one of my all-time favourite fragrances. There's something about Ralph Lauren's collection that I love, love, love! I don't think I've ever tried a scent of theirs that I haven't fell in love with. To be honest, if I didn't have so many perfumes to get through I'd have tonnes more from the collection like Ralph Lauren Romance, my Mum has a bottle and it's so beautiful!
As for this scent it's musky but light and sexy and makes a perfect summer time fragrance. Sometimes, depending on my mood I feel it's best for evenings rather than daytime because it can be too heavy but in small doses it's still very versatile. The men's cologne version is heavenly as well so if you're hunting down a cologne for your other half, etc. then I thoroughly recommend this one. I have an ex who wore this and it's so dreamy - it sounds mad but if I ever detect it in a crowd it makes my heart skip a beat and that's a testament to the cologne not the ex...
Ralph Lauren Ralph Cool
This one is a fresh, breezy, woody alternative to that of the original Ralph Lauren Ralph scent that tends to lean to the more youthful side. This is one of my favourite daytime scents, especially for work for some reason and seems to last the day as you wear it. A great quality scent in a very pretty pink bottle!
Benefit B Spot
This was thrown in free when I nearly cleared Benefit's counter of all their stock. The branding and idea behind this scent is to apply it to any of the areas of your body that work well with perfume - normally seductive points like the decolletage, the stomach (try it) and even the backs of your knees! It's very fruity and for some reason it reminds me of honeydew melons and has a musky undertone. It's quickly become one of my favourites, I wore it a lot on holiday this year and now it reminds me of Brighton - fun times!
DKNY Be Delicious
Smells like apples. Which is hardly surprising considering their marketing campaign was full of apples and the bottle is designed to look like one. In fact I still think that this is one of the most original and prettiest fragrance bottles I've ever laid eyes on. This scent's perfect for daytime and is a very fresh, summery scent. It's not too girly either, I feel it's quite the sophisticated number actually. There's also a nighttime version available which is equally as delicious, just a bit sweeter!
Estee Lauder Beyond Paradise
You may remember Madonna starring in the advert for this particular fragrance a few years ago. The bottle is as multicoloured as the advert was and a very cute teardrop shape. The scent's quite heavy so I tend to turn to it less than my other perfumes; I've taken to wearing it at night now, but when I do get it out again I always fall back in love with it! This scent is possibly the most floral in my entire collection - there are notes of orchids and honeysuckle in it making it rather delish : )
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