INFO Cashmere Rose by Zara EDP 100ml. HOW DID WE GET HERE? This is yet another purchase that was made while I was queuing to pay for clothes in Zara. One day my willpower will be stronger. Le sigh. HOW DOES THIS FRAGRANCE MAKE ME FEEL? I would describe this scent as unabashedly feminine. If …
INFO 5th Avenue Royale by Elizabeth Arden 75ml EDP HOW DID WE GET HERE? A friend told me that she thought I would love this because of the listed notes. So I decided to make a blind-buy purchase. HOW DOES THIS FRAGRANCE MAKE ME FEEL? To put it simply, this smells like your inebriated great …
INFO Stash by Sarah Jessica Parker 100ml EDP. HOW DID WE GET HERE? A friend told me that this is the most boozy fragrance she owns. As I love all things boozy and it was on sale for less than £20 at the time, I felt like I had nothing to lose. HOW DOES THIS …
INFO Wild Vanilla Orchid by Floral Street 50ml EDP HOW DID WE GET HERE? I was wandering through Covent Garden in London and I noticed Floral Street’s very colourful boutique. As they are one of the few British-owned perfume brands I was also curious to see what they had to offer. The lady at the …
INFO Amarige by Givenchy 100ml EDT HOW DID WE GET HERE? I read a book called “Perfumes: The A -Z Guide” by Luca Turin and Tania Sanchez. This fragrance was listed in the book as being among the “greatest fragrances of all time”. I decided to hunt this down to see if the authors were …
INFO Marshmallow Addiction by Zara 100ml EDT HOW DID WE GET HERE? I was shopping with friends in Zara and this rainbow bottle caught my eye. When I saw the name of the fragrance I assumed I would be experiencing a dupe of Kilian’s “Love Don’t Be Shy”. Boy was I wrong! HOW DOES THIS …
INFO Alf Zahra Wa Zahra by Ard Al Zaafaran 100ml EDP HOW DID WE GET HERE? This fragrance was recommended to me by a fellow fragrance fanatic. She knows that I love a good woody floral so I decided to take the blind-buy plunge. HOW DOES THIS FRAGRANCE MAKE ME FEEL? This is an absolutely …
INFO Si by Giorgio Armani 50ml EDP HOW DID WE GET HERE? I was reading an issue of Vogue during the pandemic, there was an ad for this fragrance with a “peel and sniff” sample. For the first time in my life, I was compelled to make a purchase solely because of a magazine advertising. …
INFO Unusual Gourmand by Zara 90ml EDP HOW DID WE GET HERE? I was queuing to pay for some clothes in Zara and the name of this scent caught my eye. I love all things gourmand so I was curious to find out exactly what would make this fragrance so “unusual” compared to everything else …
INFO Woman by Ralph Lauren 50ml HOW DID WE GET HERE? I absently-mindedly sprayed this fragrance while I was on my way to start my shift at my workplace at the time. By the end of the month I was responsible for a 75% reduction in the volume of the store tester bottle because I …