Juicy Couture's Eau de Parfum

I've never been a fan of Juicy Couture's - partly because its style doesn't appeal to me so much. I've always seen it a a chav-ish attempt at fashion (look at their pieces and you'll see what I mean!). Although, that being said, there are a things I do like about Juicy Couture, one of which is their Eau de Parfum below...

I was lucky enough to grab this last remaining box at the Boxing day sales for half price!

I haven't tried the Body Sorbet yet, although I assume this is another name for lotion.

The bottle of this perfume looks refreshing, different, young and bursting with the scents it contains.

It's a fun chore opening and closing the bottle top ^.^

The scent is slightly sweet, slightly musky but its main composition is a delicate blend of floral notes - reminding one of a bouquet of flowers (it's almost as if you've carefully selected every flower in the bouquet yourself). I'm not fond of florals, yet this has a more friendly approach to its floral notes...which makes it pleasant to the wearer...

The downside is I can't say I'm able to wear this perfume any time I want. It'll depend on my mood. Due to its floral notes, I'd definitely avoid this if I had a headache!

It's a wonderful, refreshing fragrance for spring (and summer), reminding one of every leaf and flower that will soon bloom under the warm rays of the sun.

If you happen to find this for a decent enough price... it's a good way to start off spring time =)

Its average price now (for 50ml) is around £46, for just the perfume alone. So for those who want to get their hands on this, I'd wait and look out for any promotions (of course there's ebay too ^.^)

Liking this distinct feature of the bottle.

P.S. The fragrance does last for a long time but might need top ups depending on the wearer as it settles to a light fine blend of notes, which I prefer much more than its top notes because it's as if only you can smell it and no one else around you can! Although, of course, this depends on how much you spray on.

Girls Next Door on Crescent Row - featuring: Rita, Eva, Lee Lee & Carmella ... Unique, Free & Beautiful ... by Benefit !

I got this at Boxing Day's sales after wanting a collection of these for a while now. I remember testing these a long while ago and each of the fragrance always left a wonderful impression to me. So I spotted all 4 fragrances in a set and had to grab it!

However, after I bought it and smelt them again...and again...and again...I felt like I made a mistake buying these because I'm suddenly not so into the scents (strange huh? >.>)

The packaging as you can see is beautiful, very girly & arty. It's a nice present to give because of the whole presentation of it.

I'm impressed...!

Each mini bottle is 10 ml. You can't spray these on so to apply, you'd have to rub it on your wrists and apply the fragrance. These are very handy for handbags - practical and easy to open, just twist and lift its secure top and it's ready to use...

At the back of the box, there's a little story on each fragrance, which I thought was pretty cool! If you want, you can have a little bit of fun and decide which character's description fits a friend and send the relevant mini fragrance to them as a gift to see if you got it right. Though that would be a bit like russian roulette I'd say =P (haha...)

Okay, so a description of each of the scents....(I should have known they'd all have a heavy floral scent!)

Eva - To me, this is definitely the best out of the 4. It smells fresh, not too overpowering, with a good balance of floral and cologne type of scents. As part of its name mentions 'Garden Good & Eva' somehow reminds me of a garden blossoming with flowers.

Rita - This used to be the best out of the 4 on first impressions. Although...after I tried to let it settle to its middle notes...I just couldn't bear it any longer! The scents of coconut, herbal & floral don't go together for me. It gave me a headache... I found it too conflicting, too overpowering & even managed to remind me of coconut hair oil =/ (hah...)

Carmella - This smells a bit herbal to me. You can make out strong scents of caramel (herbal caramel perhaps?? If you can imagine that...) and a strong floral scent which almost attempts to mask the caramel scent. So good choice for a name - Carmella. I couldn't stand the top notes so I wasn't able to smell the rest...

Lee Lee - This is the least floral scenting bottle out of the 4. It smells fresher, lighter and reminds me a bit of cologne. I'd describe it as more of a masculine scent with a hint of distinct floral note...

To summarise...I would recommend getting this set as long as you sample each one of them properly! Let them sit on your skin for a few hours and decide then whether you love it or hate it.

I don't think it's for someone who's not into floral scents. But for those who love floral scents...this might just be the perfect combination of fragrance to opt for.

Give it a try for yourself!

YSL's Mysterious Belle d'Opium

I've been wanting to get this perfume since it came out in Dubai in the summer. I got it as a gift instead!

This fragrance is my favourite evening scent at the moment. It represents a younger, yet mature, feminine scent. It's a very well made potion in comparison to its original decomposition in YSL's Opium .

I cannot emphasize just how wonderful this perfume smells like. It's not over-powering and has a balance of musk, jasmine, floral scents. You feel almost as if the numerous layers of scents leave you guessing what else you can smell in between...which makes it very mysterious to me.

I would not recommend this for everyone. Some of you might find it too overpowering or not suited to your taste! Years back, I probably wouldn't have gone for this scent, but as we know...scents change with time and age =)

Don't you just admire the bottle? Compared to YSL's Opium, where I would resemble that to a mature middle-aged woman; Belle d'Opium would resemble a young girl reaching womanhood and rejoicing to what wonders it brings her...

The Sex Bomb is Lush indeed

Behold.....the *Sex Bomb* from Lush!

With its sweet hint of bubble gum scent, followed by a whoosh of floral (and no, not the kinds of floral scents that will leave you with headaches). Smell some more and you can make out a burst of calming musk (if you've used white musk from the Body Shop, this is the smell!)

Bathe in it and it will fizz for 2-3 minutes, leaving a mini rose behind, floating on you...

One of my favourite bath bombs.... worth every penny!

Recommended for going out on occasions as this lingers on your skin for a long long while ;).

Get it now at http://www.lush.co.uk/