Posts Tagged ‘vanilla’

• Tommi Sooni Eau de Tommi Sooni II EDT Perfume Review

  Date: 2012.01.24 | Category: fragrance | Response: 3

  

  I mentioned in my best of 2011 post that the Tommi Sooni line is the luxury perfume line to try in 2012. This line has mastered the art of “modern classics”. The scents seem familiar (they are based on classic chypre formulas, etc.) but the scents are updated and perfected. This master blending paired with expensive smelling ingredients makes this a luxury line worth trying. And lovers of Guerlain-esque gourmands must try Eau de Tommi Sooni II.

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• DSH Perfumes Vanille Botanique EDP Natural Perfume Review

  Date: 2012.01.10 | Category: fragrance | Response: 12

  

  DSH Perfumes Vanille Botanique is the most decadent vanilla themed perfume that has ever touched my skin. It’s so rich and luxurious that I almost feel guilty wearing it because it’s one of the most self-indulgent, lavish perfumes ever created. And that’s why I love it.

  Vanille Botanique smells so good the opening is a rich vanilla complimented by old-fashioned mosses and a hint of retro florals. But, trust me, this is all about the vanilla. The vanilla in this is sweet, balsamic, rich… Continue reading | 12 Comments

• Smell Bent Dead of Winter EDT Fragrance Review

  Date: 2012.01.08 | Category: fragrance | Response: 0

  

  Smell Bent Dead of Winter is a fragrance in The Snow Man Cometh Winter 2011 limited edition fragrance collection. I’ve fallen for 3 in this collection, Dead of Winter being one of them. This is a “fluffy” gourmand that’s a must try for the heliotrope fan.

  Dead of Winter opens with spicy anise/licorice with vanilla sugar. If you want to smell like a Good & Plenty, here you go! And sometimes I do want to smell like candied coated licorice… Continue reading

• Patch NYC Pipe Solid Perfume Review

  Date: 2011.12.22 | Category: fragrance | Response: 7

  

  As a non-smoker, I find it odd that I define tobacco scents as my “comfort” scents. I never grow tired of the following combo in perfume: booze, dry tobacco, and sweetness. I like complicated versions of this. And I even like simple, “slow-food” versions of this combo.

  Patch NYC Pipe opens as a boozy cognac and unsmoked cigar. The tobacco is dry, crisp. And then it dries to a softer vanilla flavored tobacco. The base is soft, creamy vanilla woods. Simple and good… Continue reading | 7 Comments

• L’Artisan Parfumeur Vanille Absolument/Havana Vanille EDP Perfume Review

  Date: 2011.12.17 | Category: fragrance, video reviews | Response: 6

   

  L’Artisan Parfumeur Havana Vanille is sweet. It’s more “vanille” than “Havana”. So, perhaps that is why the name has been changed to Vanille Absolument. Or because of a lawsuit.

  

  Havana Vanille opens with a balsamic vanilla bean pod with a spiced rum. The vanilla is a realistic vanilla bean pod. It seems “leathery” and oily. The rum is there and I like it. But, the clove throws my nose off a bit. It’s medicinal to me. But, with some… Continue reading | 6 Comments