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 …
Review: “5th Avenue Royale” by Elizabeth Arden
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 …
Review: “Stash” by Sarah Jessica Parker
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 …
Review: “Wild Vanilla Orchid” by Floral Street
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 …
Review: “Amarige” by Givenchy
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 …
Review: “Marshmallow Addiction” by Zara
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 …
“Alf Zahra Wa Zahra” by Ard Al Zaafaran
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 …
Review: “Si” by Giorgio Armani
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. …
Review: “Unusual Gourmand” by Zara
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 …
Review: “Woman” by Ralph Lauren
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 …