Fragrance


Escada Turquoise Summer eau de toilette review

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Pictured: Fragrance c/o Escada. Escada Turquoise Summer eau de toilette

Escada has a beautiful new, limited edition fragrance for summer 2015; Turquoise Summer EDT. Escada Turquoise Summer eau de toilette is a light, fruity gourmand fragrance. 

Turquoise Summer by Escada starts off with a sweet, fruity scent which is laced with a light, vanilla sheen. After about twenty minutes, the fragrance settles into a fruity bouquet with smooth, sweet undertones. As the day goes on, Escada Turquoise Summer EDT takes on a sweet, floral scent which ends with a woody base. The EDT mixture is light; lasting about three quarters of a day.

Top Notes: Strawberry, Raspberry, Blackcurrant

Middle Notes: Peach, Violet, Orange flowers

Base Notes: Vanilla, Sandalwood

Escada Turquoise Summer EDT is a fabulous fragrance for the warm summer months. The sweet, fruity gourmand scent works perfectly in warm, and hot weather. The light composition lends itself well to being worn in tight quarters, such as the office, or theater.

I rate Escada Turquoise Summer eau de toilette, five out of five stars.

Escada Turquoise Summer eau de toilette is a limited edition scent. It can be found online here, and here.


Gucci Guilty pour homme after shave review

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After-Shave c/o Gucci. Gucci Guilty pour homme after-shave.

Gucci Guilty pour homme after-shave is a classic scent from Gucci for men. The after-shave itself instantly calms the skin after an electric shave, or manual shave. In addition to calm skin, the fragrance experience is crisp, warm, and everything a man should smell like. Love that!

Top notes: zesty lemon, cool lavender, spicy pink pepper.

Middle notes: orange blossom

Base notes: patchouli, cedar, sandalwood, and amber

Gucci Guilty pour homme after-shave offers a warm citrus fragrance experience which ends the day with a warm, woody base. The light, spicy zing from pink pepper combines with lemon and orange blossom to create the ideal fragrance experience for moderate to warm weather. It is refreshing and warm; all at the same time!

I tested out Gucci Guilty pour homme after-shave on my husband. It calmed his skin after he shaved with an electric razor. The overall fragrance experience throughout the day was refreshing, crisp, warm, and inviting. Loved it!

Gucci Guilty pour homme after-shave will make a great gift for Father’s Day, or any upcoming, gift-giving occasion! Five out of five stars 😉

Gucci Guilty pour homme after-shave can be found online here.


Top five rose fragrances for spring summer 2015

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From top left: Acqua di Parma / Dolce & Gabbana / Diana Vreeland / Van Cleef & Arpels / Victor & Rolf

Rose is the fragrance note of the moment. This means, rose-based fragrances are hotter than hot for the spring and summer 2015 seasons. If you love sweet florals, this is the season for you!

Rose scents offer a sweet floral fragrance experience which is easy to wear on a daily basis. Rose is not an overbearing fragrance note; making it inoffensive to most people. Rose based scents can easily be worn to the office, in the theater, and on warm days. Rose is a versatile fragrance note which works well under cold, moderate, and warm temperatures. Although normally associated with spring and summer, rose can easily be worn in the fall and winter months due to the warmth of its’ natural scent.

Although there are many rose-based scents on the market which offer classic, sweet floral fragrance experiences; spring and summer 2015 are offering new, more exotic mixes of the popular fragrance note. Victor & Rolf are offering a special edition of their popular “Flowerbomb” fragrance infused with rose as the heart of the fragrance. Some perfumers have even mixed sweet rose with far-east oud!

One of my favorite rose-based perfumes is Van Cleef & Arpels “Extraordinaire Rose Velours.” This rich rose fragrance offers a sweet rose fragrance experience which is not sticky. It is smooth and luxurious; much like all the of the fragrances in Van Cleef & Arpel’s “Extraordinaire” collection. If you love vanilla, I highly recommend “Orchidee Vanille.” It is rich, smooth, and arguably the most luxurious vanilla-based fragrance on Earth. Love! Now, I digress, we are talking about rose, not vanilla!

Dolce & Gabbana’s “Velvet Rose” is from the designing duo’s luxurious line of “Velvet” perfumes. “Velvet Rose” is an amazing blend of several rose notes with a slight musky base. This creates an incredible, rose-based fragrance experience, which is sweet, yet not sticky; and as luxurious as possible. 

The rose trend is not just limited to fragrance. Rose-based home fragrances are also all the rage this season. Rose lipstick is also a beauty trend for the spring and summer seasons. Of course, rose lipstick may not look good on everyone, nor will it match every outfit in ones’ closet. This makes a rose-based fragrance the easiest way to rock the rose trend this season. Rose-based fragrances work well for both casual and dressy occasions; and they are easy to wear both day and night. Love rose!

Here are my top five picks for rose scents this spring and summer season. Hope you love them! Happy shopping, and stay fabulous 😉