Tag: bay rum

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Envoyage Vents Ardents EDP Perfume Review

May 28, 2014

Envoyage Vents Ardents

Envoyage created two “beach scents” and I get the impression that they were designed for beach weddings or for those that wish they could have had a beach wedding! I have reveiwed Nectars des Îles which seemed to bring back special memories for a stranger. Vents Ardents continues the tropical theme but with less florals.

Vents Ardents opens as a spicy, boozy cocktail. It’s creamy and milky. I would call Vents Ardents a “tropical masculine”. The rum is spiced. The spices-vanilla-tonka-tobacco combo in this reminds me of… Continue reading | 6 Comments

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Smell Bent Otter Luvr Perfume Oil Review

November 30, 2011

Smell Bent Otter Luvr perfume oil

I admit that I love otters. Who doesn’t? Why haven’t they been domesticated to be my little pets yet? Why? Anyways, Smell Bent Otter LUVr is a fragrance in the limited edition collection, North by Northwest, that is inspired by the Pacific Northwest.

FYI – Otters are real. My guests from the Southeast come out and think that they are only little things that live at aquariums. On the island, you will see dead little ones by the road. They… Continue reading | 4 Comments

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Classic Cool in a Bottle: Korres Juniper & Rum Natural Shower Gel Review

December 30, 2009

Korres Juniper & Rum Shower Gel smells amazing. It is one of my favorite Korres scents ever. I know that it is marketed for their male audience but I adore it. It is such a sexy woodsy scent. It smells like a mix of dry woods and a sophisticated bay rum. It is “classic cool” in shower gel form. It is like putting a 50’s swooner in a bottle. It’s a blend of dried out woods. It isn’t evergreeny or fresh juniper. It’s just dry woods with a hint of tropical… Continue reading | 2 Comments