Archive for the ‘fragrance’ Category

• Sonoma Scent Studio Velvet Rose EDP Perfume Review

  Date: 2012.02.06 | Category: fragrance | Response: 2

  

  Rose Week 2012

  I love rose perfumes and I find that I wear them the most in late winter. January hits and I start to crave fruity roses, dirty roses, attars and freshly picked roses. I typically like complex roses and shy away from soliflores. But, there is something about this soliflore, Sonoma Scent Studio Velvet Rose, that makes me rethink rose soliflores.

  Sonoma Scent Studio Velvet Rose is a big, dewy rose. It’s undeniably a rose. It’s rose with a a raspberry fruitiness over crisp, dewy greens. With more time, I pick up on more bright citrus and raspberry rose. The dry-down reminds me of rose, powdery orris and a musk. This is a luscious rose in 3-D.

  This scent really does smell like a Damask rose. I find it interesting because my husband describes this scent as foody, Indian and delicious. And it is. Damask roses are used in Middle Eastern and Indian cuisine. This scent smells culinary to me as well.

  

   This is a dewy, bright, fresh rose. It isn’t any more complex than a living rose. Because of this, this is something that you’ll like or dislike. I find that rose is a polarizing note. I love it but many people find it dull or old-fashioned.

  Notes listed include Damask rose, bergamot, carnation, violet leaf, musk and patchouli. PERFUMER – Laurie Erickson

  Give this scent a try if you are looking for a Damask rose soliflore or a green rose that doesn’t contain rose geranium. Try it if you like perfumes like Malle Une Rose, Diptyque Eau Rose, LUSH Imogen Rose, and/or Montale Aoud Damascus. Yes, this is rose but I find it unisex. There’s something so intriguing about a man in rose.

  Projection and longevity of this scent is above average. I think it’s an excellent scent for the price.

  Sizes vary with prices ranging from $32-$60. You can get this scent as a splash, EDP, or a parfum at Sonoma Scent Studio.

  Victoria’s Final EauPINION – A green, crisp rose. I typically dislike rose soliflores but there’s something about this one that I love. This is a rose soliflore that I would wear. It has a thickness and it shows the natural complexity of a Damask rose.

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  Fragrantica – member reviews

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  Sakecat’s Scent Project

  *Sample given to me by the fabulous Undina’s Looking Glass. Product pic from Sonoma Scent Studio. Painting is Alma Tadema “Roses of Heliogabalus”.

• EauMG in NYC – Caron Boutique

  Date: 2012.02.04 | Category: fragrance | Response: 10

  

  Operation Caron Powder Puff: 2012

  My trip to NYC.

  Hidden in a difficult to find tropical oasis in Midtown East is a Caron boutique. The Caron boutique hides above an ordinary Express in a Phyto Universe. It’s hot and humid with tropical plants growing up the walls. Inside this strange ecosystem in the city is a gilded oasis within an oasis. It’s Caron. This small space is filled with decadence, with luxuries, with pale peach powder puffs, rose scented powders, fountains filled… Continue reading | 10 Comments

• A Dozen Roses Iced White EDP Perfume Review

  Date: 2012.02.01 | Category: fragrance | Response: 5

  

  A Dozen Roses Iced White is a fruity-floral that smells naïve and innocent. Iced White isn’t marketed towards young people, but it should be. It seems to me to be a “starter fragrance”.

  Iced White opens as  peachy peony. It actually smells “dainty” and like white petals. The peony is very prominent and it compliments “aquatic” peaches, melon and freshly sliced apples. Actually at this stage, it reminds me very much of Creed Spring Flower, the perfume that we are told… Continue reading | 5 Comments

• Parfumerie Generale No. 25 Indochine EDT Perfume Review

  Date: 2012.01.31 | Category: fragrance | Response: 6

  

  I have limited exposure to Parfumerie Generale and because of Indochine, I realize that I need more exposure to this line. If half of their fragrances are as good as Indochine, then this is a line worth checking out.

  Indochine is a rich, sweet tonka-benzoin-vanilla. You do smell the dried resinous benzoin. But, what makes this better than sniffing a jar of benzoin resins is that Indochine is complimented by cool spices like cardamom. The honey shows up on my skin. Remember, honey likes… Continue reading | 6 Comments

• Smell Bent Snobirds EDT Fragrance Review

  Date: 2012.01.29 | Category: fragrance | Response: 0

  

  Smell Bent Snobirds is a limited edition fragrance in The Snowman Cometh Collection. Snobirds has this tagline:
  Winter somewhere warm.
  Yes, I want to spend winter somewhere warm. I’m sick of cold weather. I’m sick of snow and rain. But, for me, Snobirds smells warm but it still smells like winter. It smells like a “winter neroli”.

  Snobirds opens as a sweet orange. It’s like if an incense manufacturer attempted to do an orange creamsicle fragrance using all of their natural resins. A pop of cool… Continue reading