As promised last week, I’ve got my review of FlowerByKenzo Essentielle Eau de Parfum. The fragrance is a powdery floral. It opens with a top note of Rosa Damasacena, which is also known as the Damask Rose….
…or rose of Castille; a hybrid rose species, first brought to Europe in the 13th century. Its pink petals are used to create essential oils and absolutes for perfumery. They have been prized for their fine fragrance for centuries.
I’ve always loved roses. When I was about 11, my friend, Tanya, and I tried to make our own rose perfume by boiling rose petals. It …read more

I got some new scents to try in the mail this weekend. As usual, my girls fought over who got to open the box. Silly girls. We received GUESS by Marciano, Jessica Simpson’s Fancy, and Paris Hilton’s Fairy Dust. I’ll get to the GUESS first – the reviews for Fancy and Fairy Dust will follow soon.

The GUESS bottle is lovely. It has an interesting shape with a climbing vine and blossom on it. Pretty. I liked the fragrance more than my daughters did, but I think they were blinded by thoughts of smelling like Jessica Simpson. What do those kids …read more

Have I mentioned before, how much I love my job?  Well, I really, really do. Recently, I had the opportunity to try Kenzo Amour le Parfum.  Amour is a warm, woody, oriental – perfect for the cooler Winter weather. 

I wore it when I went to see Twilight with my girlfriends. With the opening weekend crowds, we arrived early to get good seats. At one point, I got up to go purchase a soda. When I got back to my seat, my friend, Leah, leaned in to tell me that everyone was talking about how great I smelled, as I walked by.  Nice.
The …read more

This week I had the opportunity to try the new Vera Wang scent, LOOK.
Two things…
One, I loved it!  And, two, my job rocks!  Trying gorgeous new scents?  How lucky am I?
After receiving it, I wore it everywhere and had all my friends sniff me - when I wasn’t sniffing myself.  (Seriously, this stuff smells good). “Fresh,” was the comment that I heard the most and I’m in complete agreement.  LOOK does not smell like every other fragrance out there. It’s a very feminine fragrance with a lovely, layered, floral scent. It has a nice balance – textured, modern, and sophisticated.
The bottle is modern and …read more

 
This week I had the opportunity to sample some products from Merlot USA. 
I was very excited to try the Merlot Divine Eau de Parfum Spray. My oldest daughter was home when the mail arrived and we quickly spritzed ourselves.  I liked it. It’s a fresh, light fragrance. I think it had an “earthy” quality to it.
I hope they decide to come out with a candle, because it would make a great home fragrance, as well. We all liked the bottle.  It is tall, thin, and can be used later for a bud vase. 
I had seven ladies try the fragrance. Five of them loved it, …read more