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Zara Golden Decade edp review

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pictured: Zara Golden Decade edp / nail polish / sparkling top coat /

Ready for an amber eau de parfum?! Yes please! This warm and inviting amber scent from Zara incorporates warm amber, vanilla, orange blossom, and Mandarin orange. It’s a fabulous scent for fall and throughout the cooler seasons. Love!

The warm amber scent is strong in Zara’s Golden Decade edp. There is a slight hint of Mandarin Orange with the vanilla showing up during the drydown. This is also a long lasting fragrance as one spray lasts from roughly 7am to 10pm. Love that!

Golden Decade edp is a simple scent and the drydown doesn’t leave you with any surprises. If you are looking for an amber fragrance which is warm and last all day, this is the one! Plus, it’s very affordable. Love!

Zara offers Golden Decade edp in a variety of sizes, so you can find a travel size, holiday gift size and everything in between. I have the 30ml bottle, which is pictured above.

Are you an amber fragrance fan? You’ll enjoy this one!

Thanks for stopping by!

XOXO

Cathy

Chanel nail polish holidays 2025 review

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chanel holidays 2025 nail polish review

Chanel nail polish holidays 2025 from left: Chanel Alchimiste nail polish / Chanel Cosmique nail polish /

Chanel’s 2025 holiday beauty collection is here! In this cosmic beauty collection, Chanel has given us two unexpected nail polish hues for the holiday season, Alchimiste and Cosmique.

Normally during the holidays we see nail polish hues in shades of red, metallics, greens, and the like. This season, Chanel is giving us a deep, dark purple and an orange-red metallic. Quelle surprise!

I have to admit, I am in love with Chanel Cosmique. Since Chanel didn’t give us fall nail polish colors, this hue is perfect to wear right now and throughout the cold weather season. It’s perfect for winter too! Love! I feel like it can be festive for the holidays with a sparkling top coat in gold glitter or silver glitter. Hmmmmm. . .

For Chanel Alchimiste, we have an orange-red metallic which glides easily from fall into the holiday season. It is bright and very notice-me!

For both holiday nail polish colors, I used one base coat, and two coats of color. No streaking! Love that!

So, without further ado here are the two Chanel nail polish colors for the 2025 holiday season.

Chanel nail polish holidays 2025 | Chanel Alchimiste

chanel alchimiste nail polish holidays 2025

Chanel nail polish holidays 2025 | Chanel Cosmique

chanel cosmique nail polish holidays 2025

Well, there you have it. The two Chanel nail polish holidays 2025 colors from their newest beauty collection. What do you think? Which color will you wear this holiday season? I am currently wearing Chanel Cosmique nail polish and loving it!

Shop the Chanel nail polish holidays 2025 collection online:

Thanks for stopping by and stay tuned for holiday season coverage!

XOXO

Cathy

chanel nail polish holidays 2025 review

Zara Cocoa Sunset edp review

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pictured: Zara Cocoa Sunset edp / nail polish / top coat /

Did you know Zara sells perfume? This was totally new information to me a few weeks ago. I can’t believe I didn’t know; especially since I love shopping there! But, I digress. . . let’s chat about this gourmand fragrance from Zara!

Zara Cocoa Sunset edp is a sweet gourmand which is filled with bakery scents. Zara doesn’t break down which notes are top, middle, and base, but they do list them out for us. The main notes in Cocoa Sunset edp include whipped cream, milk chocolate, passion fruit, vanilla, and peach. When I first sprayed Cocoa Sunset edp, I immediately noticed the whipped cream and vanilla. As for the fruity notes, I did not detect them. This eau de parfum acted like a true gourmand and was sweet, without being too sweet, for the full day.

I am always suspicious of scents which are priced low. Zara Cocoa Sunset edp is priced under $50 for the 100ml bottle. I was surprised at how good the fragrance smelled. It did not smell like a perfume priced under $50. Love that!

Another note: Zara Cocoa Sunset edp is long lasting. One spray was perfect and lasted from 7am until 10pm when I hit the hay. This is good news because I find it annoying when a fragrance doesn’t last. This one lasts! Love!

Cocoa Sunset edp is reminiscent of the gourmand fragrances we enjoyed back in the 1990s. I love that it only needs one spray to last all day. This is a fabulous gourmand fragrance, and I find myself reaching for it often.

Since Zara Cocoa Sunset edp is a warm gourmand, it is perfect in cooler weather. This is the perfect edp to wear now during the fall season, and throughout winter, the holidays and earl spring. It will also make a great gift this holiday season. Love that!

Stay tuned for more fragrance reviews!

XOXO

Cathy