Beautiful White Floral with Sweet Ylang-Ylang
Top Notes: Mandarin Orange, Peach, Ylang-Ylang, Bergamot. Heart Notes: Aldehydes, Tuberose, Orange Blossom, Gardenia, Jasmine, Lily of the Valley. Base Notes: Sandalwood, Amber, Musk, Vanilla, Woodsy Notes. I recently acquired a vintage bottle new in box bottle of Rare Gold, the one with the fan shaped top. Upon first...
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Forgotten Beauty From the House of Matchabelli
Top notes: Aldehydes, Calabrian Bergamot, Cloves, Coriander, Cinnamon, Allspice, Bay, Marjoram Middle notes: Lavender, Basil, Thyme, Frankincense, Carnation, Rose, Myrrh, Jasmine, Orris Base notes: Oakmoss, Benzoin, East Indian Vetiver, Patchouli, Mysore Sandalwood, Abyssinian Ambergris, Cedar, Tibetan Musk Released in...
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Pleasant Yellow Floral
New for 2020 from B&BW is this yellow floral called Golden Sunflower. This is a pleasant little yellow floral fragrance with notes of sunflower and orange blossom. It definitely has a "yellow colour fragrance" about it although I cannot say I know how "sunflower" smells. I can only tell you it has a nice floral opening...
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Addictive Cool, Green Floral
Top Notes: Neroli, Hyacinth, Coriander, Bergamot, Peach, Aldehydes. Heart Notes: Carnation, Jasmine, Narcissus, Ylang-Ylang, Orris, Rose, Lily of the Valley. Base Notes: Musk, Sandalwood, Amber, Styrax, Tonka Bean, Vanilla, Civetta. This review is for a vintage EdC. Recently, I purchased some newer Avons that impressed...
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Floral to Sweet Gourmand
Top Notes: Persimmon, Winter Water Lily, White Iris, Pear Blossom. Heart Notes: Almond Blossom, Coconut Cream, Jasmine. Base Notes: Vanilla, Sandalwood, Musk. Magic in the Air, released in 2016, is a bit of chameleon. It starts off purely floral, but as it develops, it turns into a quite sweet gourmand and loses most o...
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Floral to Sweet Gourmand
Top Notes: Persimmon, Winter Water Lily, White Iris, Pear Blossom. Heart Notes: Almond Blossom, Coconut Cream, Jasmine. Base Notes: Vanilla, Sandalwood, Musk. Magic in the Air, released in 2016, is a bit of chameleon. It starts off purely floral, but as it develops, it turns into a quite sweet gourmand and loses most o...
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Not As Expected
I have had UA on my radar for a few years now after reading many glowing reviews of it. EA discontinued it, and then it was relaunched just a couple of years or so ago. Sellers were asking exorbitant prices for it, so I eventually bought a bottle of the relaunched fragrance. I never knew the first iteration, so I canno...
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Fleeting but Beautiful, Feminine Floriental
Review of vintage Houbigant Raffinée Eau de Parfum. Top Notes: Carnation, Orange Blossom, Plum, Clary Sage, Jasmine, Lemon, Bergamot, Rose. Heart Notes: Mimosa, Tuberose, Tonka Bean, Orchid, Osmanthus, Orris Root, Hyacinth, Ylang-Ylang. Base Notes: Spices, Cyprus, Sandalwood, Cinnamon, Musk, Vanilla, Vetiver, Incense....
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Fleeting but Beautiful, Feminine Floriental
Review of vintage Houbigant Raffinée Eau de Parfum. Top Notes: Carnation, Orange Blossom, Plum, Clary Sage, Jasmine, Lemon, Bergamot, Rose. Heart Notes: Mimosa, Tuberose, Tonka Bean, Orchid, Osmanthus, Orris Root, Hyacinth, Ylang-Ylang. Base Notes: Spices, Cyprus, Sandalwood, Cinnamon, Musk, Vanilla, Vetiver, Incense....
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Not As Expected
I have had UA on my radar for a few years now after reading many glowing reviews of it. EA discontinued it, and then it was relaunched just a couple of years or so ago. Sellers were asking exorbitant prices for it, so I eventually bought a bottle of the relaunched fragrance. I never knew the first iteration, so I canno...
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Lily Warmed by a Soft, Gentle Vanilla
This is a very lovely lily and vanilla fragrance. I purchased Baiser Vole first, and whilst I liked it, I felt it belonged to a subclass of my collection that pretty much only included Dior Diorissimo. I like Diorissimo, but I do not reach for it very often. I liked Baiser Vole, but like Diorissimo, I felt I would not...
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Disappointing Fruity Mishmash
Firstly, let me say that Estee Lauder has produced some of my most beloved fragrances such as Private Collection, Cinnabar, Youth Dew, Beautiful, and Tuscany per Donna, but Modern Muse Le Rouge is disappointing. It is really nothing more than a mishmash of fruit and some weak florals that could easily be a B&BW body sp...
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