As I have grown more adventurous with fragrance, I've mostly abandoned the "department store" fragrance lines I used to wear in favor of niche perfumes. Burberry has been my one and only department st...
I was excited to sample SL's newest fragrance of 2007, as I've been waiting to find an almond fragrance that doesn't go the super-sweet route of most loukhoums (including SL's Rahat Loukhoum). Unfortu...
I love MelissaM's characterization of Fumerie Turque as Chergui's older, worldlier brother...very apt! If you love Chergui, you will probably love FT, too. Yes, the opening notes are a very prominent ...
For several years, this has been my HG foundation. I discovered it about 8 years ago, after struggling to find a foundation that 1) didn't feel heavy on my skin 2) didn't look chalky and obvious 3) di...
To be fair, my testing of CDM has come from a sample vial I requested with a purchase from Aedes. I've been wearing it for a week now, and I'm finding previous reviews a really interesting contrast to...
Chergui is a 4 for the first 15 minutes I wear it. But what happens after those 15 minutes becomes a 5+, and is worth the wait for me. Chergui's top notes are tricky for me, because my traditional fa...
Wet dog? Musty basement? Too much violet? Wow, I get nothing close to these "notes" from this very lovely fragrance. This is my favorite Annick Goutal. What a perfect name for a scent that is clean, f...
Unlike many previous reviewers, my first impressions of this fragrance are all lemon - bright yet soft lemon. Normally, I don't go for lemon scents (I prefer orange if I'm "going citrus"), because mos...
Well, I wanted to love L'Heure Bleue, and was so certain that I would, given that it has many of my favorite notes. While I find it pretty, I also find it rather linear. My immediate impression: Teint...
I was a bit worried about the shade of this blush when it first arrived in my Sephora shipment. When I'd comparison-viewed it on several online retail sites, it looked slightly more pink; when I actua...
