Jo Malone’s Refreshing Orange Blossom Scent
July 28, 2009 by Michelle Smith
Filed under Fragrances
Jo Malone’s Orange Blossom fragrance collection includes just about anything you’d need for home or personal fragrance. My favorite is the Orange Blossom Luxury Candle that burns for hours and casts a lovely light with it’s 4 wicks.
Orange Blossom is a light, fresh scent – very refreshing to wear during this hot, steamy weather (over 100F where I live today. Ack!!).
Also included in the collection are Cologne, Shower Gel, Orange Blossom Body Creme, Body Lotion, and a smaller candle.
Fragrance notes: Clementine, Orange Blossom, Water Lily
You can receive a free 9ml sample of Jo Malone’s Grapefruit Cologne by using the offer code JMFLORALS …read more
An Explanation of Fragrance Families
March 15, 2009 by Michelle Smith
Filed under Fragrances
Fragrance is divided into basics types or families. Once you figure out what notes or combination of notes appeal to you, you can narrow down the fragrances you sample to just a few, making perfume shopping infinitely easier.
Fresh or Citrus scents are those with clean notes like citrus fruits, lavender, green, or marine. These are the fresh scents that we associate with healthy beauty.
Oriental scents are spicy with earthy notes like amber, resins, vanilla, musk, or patchouli. I’m partial to orientals – I love the richness of the amber or musky notes. Orientals appeal to men or women.
Woody or chypre …read more




