Posts Tagged ‘pink peppercorn’

• Obaapa Purple EDP Perfume Review

  Date: 2011.06.30 | Category: fragrance | Response: 4

  

  Obaapa Purple, a niche British fragrance, is a spicy oriental fragrance with some “umph”. Like biting into an unexpected chili pepper in  a savory dish, Obaapa Purple wakes up your senses and energizes. It’s a rush.

  Purple opens up a very good pink peppercorn spice with an added kick of mouth-watering cardamom. The blend is spicy and acrid with a meditative frankincense and red cedar woodiness. The pepper fades with time. I get clove, a clove pipe tobacco with an accent of sheer spiced… Continue reading | 4 Comments

• Hermes Eau des Merveilles EDT Review

  Date: 2011.06.13 | Category: fragrance | Response: 8

  

  Hermès Eau des Merveilles is a woodsy but clean fragrance. It’s described as “A surprising, woody-amber fragrance capturing the spirit of wood, the memory of the oceans and the sparkle constellation.” I am reviewing the EDT. This is very, very different than the EDP and the elixir.

  When I sniffed Eau des Merveilles, I was surprised by its cleanliness. It smelled of soapy-citrus wood and spicy pink pepper. So, I guess that is the “memory of the oceans”. This top is light and zesty, packing… Continue reading | 8 Comments

• Lolita Lempicka Si Lolita EDP Perfume Review

  Date: 2011.04.25 | Category: fragrance | Response: 6

  

  The Mainstream Monday : Sniffing a Popular Perfume

  Lolita Lempicka Si Lolita has been around for a few years but recently it has hit the American market hard. I think in time for Mother’s Day. I’ve seen it in many stores and catalogs. The SA was giving me a hard sell, telling me that the four-leaf clover shaped bottle represents Lolita Lempicka and her 3 daughters. Um, OK, I like symbolism but this was useless information for me. However, I think the bottle… Continue reading | 6 Comments

• Burberry The Beat EDP Perfume Review

  Date: 2011.01.03 | Category: fragrance | Response: 3

  

  The Mainstream Monday: Sniffing A Popular Fragrance

  Burberry The Beat reminds me of how a GAP store smells. It’s difficult to explain,  but it does. It is a mix of air conditioner, cotton, and obviously, GAP scents (specifically GAP Stay, so maybe it isn’t so difficult to explain). The Beat opens with a kick of bergamot and tea. It reminds me of unbrewed Ceylon earl grey black tea. But, The Beat isn’t tea earthy or dried black tea like… Continue reading | 3 Comments

• Salvatore Ferragamo F for Fascinating Night EDP Perfume Review

  Date: 2010.11.22 | Category: fragrance | Response: 3

  

  Salvatore Ferragamo F for Fascinating Night is a perfume or stronger formula of Ferragamo’s F for Fascinating. Described as a sophisticated floral-woody-chypre, it wears more like any other pink fruity-floral.

  Fascinating Night opens up like many generic “pink” florals on the market. You sniff it and it smells pink. I really do get lots of mandarin “sorbet”. It really doesn’t smell citrusy like grapefruit zest or lemon juice. It’s more like mandarin cotton candy. It’s very sugary with a hint of berry. It’s almost Pez like. There’s pink pepper, a… Continue reading | 3 Comments