tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62728214532632054322024-02-07T06:11:29.142-08:00Scents n Scentsibility:uncovering the scent behind fragrance and consumer product marketingMrs. Scentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02424100182018019060noreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272821453263205432.post-11270116715849967192013-11-26T14:58:00.001-08:002013-11-26T14:58:30.073-08:00Latest and greatest from Bath & Body Works - Amber Blush<div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Stop press - I've got it - the best Christmas present <i>ever </i>for a girl aged 10-15! It's the latest launch from Bath & Body Works (BBW), <a href="http://www.bathandbodyworks.com/family/index.jsp?categoryId=25129606&cp=12586965.25129556&view=all" target="_blank"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: cyan;">Amber Blush</span></b></a>. But wait, there's more! Along with this, and the many other launches for the holiday season, <a href="http://www.bathandbodyworks.com/home/index.jsp" target="_blank"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: cyan;">BBW </span></b></a>is promoting their ‘All New Daily Trio’.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If you haven't had a chance to check out the Daily Trio, never fear! It is a simple concept which, at the core, is your basic fragrance layering story meant to extend the longevity of the scent. Start with the shower gel, then the body lotion, finish with the spritz – et voila - longer lasting fragrance! This means Amber Blush was launched in each of these formats (see, perfect present, right?!), but does each format live up to its ‘crystallized amber kissed with bubbly raspberry champagne’ description? Let’s see how each performed…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">As with any fragrance layering experience it’s necessary to commence with the <a href="http://www.bathandbodyworks.com/product/index.jsp?productId=23437706&cm_vc=200" target="_blank"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: cyan;">shower gel</span></b></a>. Its scent is sweet and intense! It is a cavity-causing cotton candy-berry-sugar with creamy vanilla and an ever so slight hint of coconut hiding in the mix. There aren't any amber notes, but rather the BBW vanilla-musk base that seems to be appearing in more and more of their fragrances.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Next up is the <a href="http://www.bathandbodyworks.com/product/index.jsp?productId=23437696&cm_vc=201&isCrossSell=true&cp=12586965.12587141.4191834.4191915" target="_blank"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: cyan;">body lotion</span></b></a>. I expected to have the same delightful experience - sweet and creamy. Sadly, this just wasn't the case, which must have to do with their new body lotion formula. BBW claims to have increased the shea by three times the amount in the old formula, which completely explains why the dominant note is shea butter… and base, with the tiniest bit of sweetness sneaking its surgary notes between the shea and base. To tell the truth, I'm not quite sure how this product made it to the shelves of BBW, but perhaps this is why they now encourage layering their products – they can’t get the fragrance strong enough in the formula now that it's got so much shea moisturizing power!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The final step in the scent layering experience is the spritz, or <a href="http://www.bathandbodyworks.com/product/index.jsp?productId=23437716&cm_vc=200" target="_blank"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: cyan;">fragrance mist</span></b></a> as BBW calls it. The mist does what the body lotion doesn’t: it’s all sugar-sweetness, like being drenched not just in cotton candy, but a <a href="http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1359/859854215_32d58b5f3f_z.jpg" target="_blank"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: cyan;">blue raspberry icee</span></b></a> that has the slightest dash of sweet-creamy-vanilla.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So, if you’re looking for that perfect gift the shower gel is the clear winner. But, should you want to give all three for the ultimate layering experience, this trio will leave your daughter, niece, babysitter, or whomever you gift it to, walking around in a bubble of sweet-vanilla-cream-blue raspberry icee. Though it’s not quite the ‘crystallized amber kissed with bubbly raspberry champagne’ BBW purports it to be, they will surely love it all the same!</span></div>
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Mrs. Scentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02424100182018019060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272821453263205432.post-64465761204628931602013-11-09T08:59:00.001-08:002013-11-09T08:59:16.699-08:00#thisisbrit: (another) British Invasion<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">British fashion label <a href="http://us.burberry.com/" target="_blank"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: cyan;">Burberry</span></b> </a>has taken a fresh marketing approach for their latest Burberry Brit flanker, Brit Rhythm. To attract their trendy-hipster demographic throughout the world, Burberry took the now popular '360 degree approach', which means attacking the consumer from all angles - print, digital, physical, you name it!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">One of the main aspects of their 360 approach was to align the fragrance with music. In fact, the fragrance's tag line is 'inspired by the energy of live music'. Next, to draw in this young, trend-setting group, Burberry promoted Rhythm's launch with concerts by British indie-rock bands this past October with <a href="http://whitelies.com/" target="_blank"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: cyan;">White Lies</span></b></a> playing gigs in London and Singapore while <a href="http://peaceforeverever.co.uk/" target="_blank"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: cyan;">Peace</span></b> </a>played in NYC. Burberry also supported Rhythm's launch with #thisisbrit on social media.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The bands are edgy and the marketing is stylish and very 21st century, but aren't we missing the most important part? What about the juice?! With a quick look at Burberry's website, I found the fragrance description:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The adjectives used to describe <a href="http://us.burberry.com/brit-rhythm/?WT.srch=1&gclid=CJyB1erZ1boCFQbNOgod5j0Asw" target="_blank"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: cyan;">Brit Rhythm</span></b></a> definitely entice and get the blood flowing with excitement, but boil down to the notes - basil verveina, cardamom, juniper berries, leather, patchouli, resin, cedarwood, incense, tonka bean- and you're left with a soft spicy-woody scent. Once the marketing is erased, this fragrance doesn't sound so enigmatically energetic, but rather more typical of a men's cologne. What's more, does it even smell of spices and woods? Let's find out.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It opens with fresh, light and bright tones of mint. Yes, mint. I think Burberry must still be riding the 1 Million wave here with this top note. Aspects of citrus and aromatics are also distinguishable in the cool and refreshing top, which then moves into a heart of soapy-clean freshness with a bit of wet marine thrown in for good measure (hmm, not very leather-patchouli-resin like). Finally, its true nature (or rather, the fragrance description that Burberry gives it) comes through in the base: it is soft with aspects of spice and woods resting calmly alongside tonka bean that makes it just the tiniest bit sweet and musky.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">By all marketing accounts, this should be a vibrant spicy-woody fragrance, and indeed, with its fresh top and middle, then soft and warm dry down, …it is.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It's not the most unique of fragrances, but at least it does what it says on the tin!</span><br />
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<br />Mrs. Scentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02424100182018019060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272821453263205432.post-49361484772985549242013-10-29T20:45:00.001-07:002013-10-29T20:45:45.938-07:00Enticed by Yankee Candle fall scents<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Leaves are turning, days are crisp, jackets and scarves are making their appearance, and, of course, festive fall scents abound! Like in years past (make sure to check out <a href="http://scentsnscentsibility.blogspot.com/2011/07/fall-scents-already-i-havent-even.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: cyan;"><b>2011 </b></span></a>and <a href="http://scentsnscentsibility.blogspot.com/2012/07/its-that-time-already-yankee-candle.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: cyan;">2012</span></b></a>) Yankee Candle has launched a whole array of new scents for the season. Since we're already halfway through fall and there's not much time left before the holidays, below are three of the most interesting 2013 autumnal launches from Yankee Candle.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBVHYm0uAmsmNjI_4aiMm6b5a1KPFAJrnw8e2Y5MFmSubzFzQ_ECz5yLDLcavy2MsfojUItlD4E1Q0iYwamCfknrDvHo5w1GOAKZhmafDrvnew43NkBtcOtPedfL4m7Zu9rBFFf8DB1U0/s1600/cozy+sweater.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="145" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBVHYm0uAmsmNjI_4aiMm6b5a1KPFAJrnw8e2Y5MFmSubzFzQ_ECz5yLDLcavy2MsfojUItlD4E1Q0iYwamCfknrDvHo5w1GOAKZhmafDrvnew43NkBtcOtPedfL4m7Zu9rBFFf8DB1U0/s200/cozy+sweater.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.yankeecandle.com/detail/cozy-sweater-scented-candle/1281651" target="_blank"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: cyan;">Cozy Sweater</span></b></a> is indeed the coziest of the scents in Yankee's fall offerings. That said, it's not the coziest because it is the warm floral-musk-patchouli scent that Yankee claims it to be, but because its scent is floral and powdery with the tiniest bit of patchouli for warmth. It's like a big hug from grandma. The cold throw of this candle is amazing. It is pleasant and strong, but not overbearing (kind of like grandma). It's a mix of soft florals, though mostly rose, and powder. The hot throw produces a much gentler scent which is mostly powder and rose, with a little bit of waxy-base emerging. Despite this flaw, the rose and powder notes prevail and the candle manages to conjure memories of kind words, comforting hugs, and being surrounded by grandma's love and warmth.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2. The most delectable</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRM3Jyuh7Bvvpkark4QLjPah5CE5vTVO55reXYpyzEeEzea0UOR4oULVvVSm6j5j7X_v1UveuyGT6qjo5n0LA48k4zWxrRs8K_b5M54961Veho6RQ3SGfJJQtlwFO8oIy6wOfXr12Xpow/s1600/pumpkinwreath.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRM3Jyuh7Bvvpkark4QLjPah5CE5vTVO55reXYpyzEeEzea0UOR4oULVvVSm6j5j7X_v1UveuyGT6qjo5n0LA48k4zWxrRs8K_b5M54961Veho6RQ3SGfJJQtlwFO8oIy6wOfXr12Xpow/s200/pumpkinwreath.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The third most interesting fall scent from Yankee Candle is <a href="http://www.yankeecandle.com/detail/pumpkin-wreath-scented-candle/1270626" target="_blank"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: cyan;">Pumpkin Wreath</span></b></a>, mainly for being the most unusual of the six new scents in Yankee's fall line up. The cold throw is strong, but confusing: pastry-popcorn gourmand mixed with hot cinnamon (imagine a candy (or whisky) fire ball), spicy clove, woody-dryness. It's all over the place, but in fact, this is what it's supposed to be. Here is the fragrance description on the Yankee Candle website: oakwood, cinnamon bark, and clove! The hot throw experience isn't as confusing. The mixture of gourmand-spice-wood comes through warm, if a little waxy, and unfortunately (or fortunately?!) very weak. While it may not be one you'd want to scent your home with, for once it's a candle which matches its description!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">There you have it! Three new scents for your fall wardrobe and in the nick of time - I've just received Yankee's holiday catalog! Guess I'd better get smelling before Christmas is upon us!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>If you've enjoyed any of these three scents, or any other new candle launches this fall, make sure to leave a comment below!</i></span>Mrs. Scentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02424100182018019060noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272821453263205432.post-19042375267849037212013-10-16T14:41:00.000-07:002013-10-16T14:41:10.673-07:003 natural perfumes pour le monde<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I know this is a crazy question to ever ask any perfumista, but I'm going to put it out there - have you ever asked yourself "should I go <i>au naturel</i>?"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I can hear your sharp intake of breath and see you drawing back, repulsed at the mere thought, but one perfume lover had to do just that! Thankfully, she refused to except a non-fragranced life and took action - the result of which is our focus today.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.pourlemondeparfums.com/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: cyan;"><b>Pour Le Monde</b></span></a> is the brain child of Wendi S. Berger, a fragrance lover from childhood who found herself going </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>au naturel</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> when she was pregnant due to concern about chemicals in perfume and the potential effects on her unborn child. She looked for natural fragrance alternatives, but never found anything could matched the experience of a fine perfume. Encouraged by a friend, she eventually created Pour Le Monde - 100% natural fragrances that also give back. That's right, each fragrance is associated with a global charity and 10% of the net sale of each fragrance purchased is donated. Here are her first three natural fragrance creations:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1. <a href="http://www.pourlemondeparfums.com/shop/naturalperfumeempower" target="_blank"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: cyan;">Empower</span></b></a>: "Fresh and spirited. Playful and energizing."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> <i> </i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Sales from this scent benefit <a href="http://www.guidingeyes.org/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: cyan;">Guiding Eyes for the Blind</span></a>.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2. <a href="http://www.pourlemondeparfums.com/shop/naturalperfumeenvision" target="_blank"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: cyan;">Envision</span></b></a>: "Daring and exotic. Irresistibly sensual."</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Opens as a calm, citral scent which seems to be muted by an extremely soft aromatic cover. As it warms, it keeps its bright citrus top notes while soft smoldering, peppery, yet woody tones emerge in the heart. As the fragrance settles into the base, these warm, peppery, woody notes continue to blend smoothly with the citrus. This is the softest of the three fragrances - not quite daring, exotic or sensual, but certainly fascinating.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> Opens with an amber, caramel warmth with dry cedarwood notes that are </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">entwined with patchouli tones</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">. As it dries the patchouli moves out of the shadows to take center stage while the dry cedarwood notes remain prevalent. Finally, at the base, the caramel, vanilla amber notes emerge once more to bring a light gourmand dynamic to the warmth of this overall woody formula. True to its marketing, this fragrance is both elegant and graceful.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> <i>Sales from this scent benefit <a href="http://www.cancersupportcommunity.org/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: cyan;">Cancer Support Community</span></a>.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Now, I have to admit, I was a bit skeptical about this perfume because Coach is not my most favorite affordable luxury, but I put my biases aside, picked up a sample of <a href="http://www.coach.com/online/handbags/-fragrance_fragrance-us-us-5000000000000318807-en?t1Id=5000000000000298805&t2Id=5000000000000318807&tier=2&LOC=LN" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: cyan;">Coach Love</span></b></a>, and breathed deeply.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Spice. That is what you instantly experience. This latest launch from Coach opens with the floral spiciness of carnation and green aspects of violet and immediately catches your attention. It warms into a sophisticated scent layered with patchouli, light musk and caramel-y amber. Finally, the dry down adds one more dulcet tone - soft wisps of powder.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Gentlemen, if your lady's cultured, refined, and possibly even a tad enigmatic ... skip the chocolates and flowers, you've just found the perfect gift! </span></div>
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Mrs. Scentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02424100182018019060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272821453263205432.post-27845662745856870122013-01-24T05:19:00.003-08:002013-01-24T05:19:33.639-08:00Yankee Candle's new spring scents<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It's the middle of January and spring is in the air! Well, it isn't really, but it is in my house and has been since December. That's when I picked up Yankee Candle's new spring fragrances!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Unfortunately I was only able to buy four out of the five new launches, Waikiki Melon, Paradise Spice, Golden Sands, and Black Coconut, </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">but, nonetheless, don't their names sound like they'll carry you away to some fantastic faraway place?? I've got high hopes for these scents, especially the exotic Black Coconut!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.yankeecandle.com/whats-new/new-spring-frag/paradise-spice" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: cyan;">Paradise Spice</span></b></a></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">'s aroma is a gentle, sweet coconut, a pina colada type fragrance, that has layers of soft vanilla intertwined with it. There is an undertone to the fragrance which is hard to discern, and mostly makes the candle smell a bit odd. Possibly this is the 'spice' of the aforementioned candle, though it isn't cinnamon or clove like the Yankee website claims it to be, but possibly a bit aromatic in nature.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But unfortunately there isn't much to say about the hot throw ... for any of these scents. I tested and re-tested, but each time I nearly burned my nose off trying to experience their fragrance as they failed to scent the evaluation room. What a disappointment! No Black Coconut to indulge in! No Waikiki Melon to delight in!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Truly, i</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">t's lovely to have an island theme in my house in the dead of winter, but I have to admit that Yankee's scents did not succeed in whisking me away to any tropical escape. Oh, Yankee Candle, what's happened to your product?? I know the economy is still slow, but does the fragrance dosage or quality of ingredients in your candles need to suffer for it?</span></div>
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Mrs. Scentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02424100182018019060noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272821453263205432.post-24193368286145790102013-01-14T04:45:00.001-08:002013-01-14T04:45:01.273-08:00Get lost in an Enchanted Forest<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Hello 2013! I'm sure you've made all kinds of resolutions (I know I've got a whole list to get through!) and I thought perhaps, like me, one of your resolutions is to do a bit of traveling. I say, why not start now with </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Enchanted Forest, the new scent from </span><a href="http://www.vagabondprince.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: cyan;">The Vagabond Prince</span></b></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">, and our debut fragrance review of 2013.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As the scent warms green and woody aspects, which mingle with the sweetness of the black currant, emerge. Though, the enjoyment of these notes is interrupted by animalic castoreum tones. Unfortunately these notes become all too evident for my liking. (Though, to be fair, I'm smelling this on a smelling strip - perhaps on the skin the castoreum wouldn't be so prevalent).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Suddenly the phone rings and I'm pulled away from this black currant heaven; b</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">y the time I return to the smelling strip, the dry down greets me. There are pine needles a plenty whose notes tingle the nose, the sweet black currant tones still cling on at the back, and yet there is also a soft undertone of cedar which intermingles with the rest and brings a distinct woodiness to the fragrance.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Intrigued? You can find out more about The Vagabond Prince Perfume House and their debut fragrance at <a href="http://www.fragrantica.com/news/Enchanted-Forest-by-The-Vagabond-Prince-3869.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: cyan;">Fragrantica</span></b></a>.</span>
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</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Are you one of the lucky winners of a sample from Fragrantica? Do you love it, do you hate it? Make sure to leave a comment below!</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><br /></i></span>Mrs. Scentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02424100182018019060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272821453263205432.post-43043224371411028802012-09-24T15:38:00.001-07:002012-09-24T15:38:09.519-07:00bliss lemon+sage body butter<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Today we're going to check out a product which, though not exactly new, is from up and coming brand, Bliss. Bliss Spa was the creation of <a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/222602" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: cyan;">Marcia Kilgore</span></b></a>, and while success didn't happen over night, it did come very quickly for this talented entrepreneur.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In the late '80s while studying at Columbia University, Kilgore started out giving facials </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">to friends</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> out of her apartment. As her skill grew, so did her clientele and in 1991 she opened up a one room office. Two years later she opened a three-roomed spa, and by 1996, with demand exceeding her space, she opened the first <a href="http://www.blissworld.com/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: cyan;">Bliss Spa</span></b></a> in SoHo, New York.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">With an emphasis on high quality skin care and services, and offering a pretentious-free environment, Bliss Spa was a hit. In 1999 it was acquired by <a href="http://www.lvmh.com/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: cyan;">LVMH</span></b></a>, expanded internationally, and then acquired by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide. Now with spas in ten US states and around the globe, Bliss Spa is truly a success!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But, what about its products? The products that were given out on JetBlue overnight flights and that are also amenities in Starwood Hotels? Well, I got my hot little hands on <a href="http://www.sephora.com/lemon-sage-body-butter-maximum-moisture-cream-P258625" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: cyan;">Bliss Lemon+Sage Body Butter</span></b></a> (purchased at my local Sephora, and also available at Ulta), and it's scent is fantastic...it's just not lemon-y what-so-ever!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Bliss Lemon+Sage Body Butter (paraben free) is a gorgeously vibrant lime scent which has added depth from its herbaceously-green sage dynamics. It's a compelling fragrance that is both light and fresh; warm and earthy, and while the lotion itself is moisturizing, the scent is dry.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://marchesa.com/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: cyan;">Marchesa </span></b></a>designer fashion label was launched in 2004 by <a href="http://nymag.com/thecut/2008/05/georgina_champan_and_keren_cra.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: cyan;">Georgina Chapman and Keren Craig</span></b></a>. Their oft whimsical and romantic designs are inspired by the life ambition of Luisa Casati, an eccentric early-twentieth century Italian heiress, who aspired to be a living work of art. Upon its launch Marchesa met with immediate success, finding fans in <a href="http://oscar.go.com/photos/tag/marchesa/media/356dc1dab524703b35137c3e54855d92jpg" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: cyan;">celebrities </span></b></a>and critics.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Luckily this exquisite label hasn't kept their fantasy from us every day bods who can't afford red carpet wardrobes! 2012 saw Marchesa pen a deal with J.C. Penny and partner with Target and Neiman Marcus - the results of which should be in shops by the end of this year. But if you can't wait until then to get your own bit of whimsy, head to Sephora now! Just this month Marchesa launched their first fragrance (exclusive to Sephora), <a href="http://www.sephora.com/marchesa-P375714" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: cyan;">Parfum d'Extase</span></b></a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A light, yet intense floral fragrance, Parfum d'Extase is the exact embodiment of Marchesa's whimsical, romantic, and artistic label. From first whiff of the fragrance you are transported to the most fabulous floral shop you could ever imagine. You're surrounded by a gorgeous symphony of scents that, each in turn, have their own solo. Rose and jasmine meet powdery violet and sweet green iris and meld with the (synthetic) velvety, creamy, yet delicate and elegent base notes of <a href="http://perfumeshrine.blogspot.com/2010/11/ambroxambroxan-modern-fascination-on.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: cyan;">Ambrox </span></b></a>and <a href="http://perfumeshrine.blogspot.com/2009/12/musk-series-2-natural-and-everything.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: cyan;">Muscenone</span></b></a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I don't tend to like foral fragrances, but Marchesa Parfum d'Extase is a light, airy, romantic and powdery-dry floral fantasy. It is everything the Marchesa brand is: fanciful, exquisite, artistic, and while I may never wear it, I can definitely appreciate its harmonious beauty.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'm not often a BBW fan as their scents are usually overwhelmingly sweet, but not Cashmere Glow. It's warmingly subtle aroma will have you feeling comfortably confident, and others wondering what that wonderful scent you're wearing is!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Can you even see it in there?? Is that not the cutest thing?! I just <i>had </i>to buy it, and luckily it was a new variant in the range, too. Double bonus!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Aside from its cuteness, <a href="http://www.drugstore.com/vaseline-lip-therapy-lip-balm-cocoa-butter/qxp410557?catid=183853" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: cyan;">Vaseline Lip Therapy Cocoa Butter</span></b></a> has a great subtle fragrance. Its aroma expresses a creamy-vanilla-with-tiny-hints-of-chocolate bouquet, and there's no sugary sweetness to its cocoa butter balm! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Vaseline's Cocoa Butter variant definitely gets the thumbs up from me - I'm a sucker for its packaging and the scent is fab!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">On my way to the vegetable area to get my 5lb bag of fresh spinach, I was distracted by a simple, unassuming display of candles. Never one to pass up a chance to check out new products, I scuttled over and began smelling the enchanting scents of <a href="http://paradisecandlesofhawaii.com/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: cyan;">Paradise Candles of Hawaii</span></b></a>. Made in the USA, these tropical scented soy candles had fantastic cold throws and attractive natural wood containers</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">. Not yet a millionaire, there was no way I could buy a sample of each variant, so after a long debate between Coco-Mango, Gardenia of the Gods, Fruit Stand Wipeout, and Kona Coffee, I opted for Green Tea and Ginger. It's subtle sweet-apricot-ginger-freshness kept me coming back, and was what won its place in my shopping cart.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So, now I have to be honest with you (again). I haven't properly had a chance to evaluate this candle because I used it. I used it and it's all gone. That's how wonderful this candle was - I loved it so much I didn't even get the chance to share it with you. Please forgive me!</span></div>
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Mrs. Scentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02424100182018019060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272821453263205432.post-66610585567857219892012-08-23T19:02:00.002-07:002012-08-23T19:02:52.598-07:00The Naked Bee<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A gift! A gift! I've been given a gift! A friend was wandering around a shop checking out their inventory when she came across something she thought I'd love. The next time I saw her she excitedly presented me with it: <a href="http://www.nakedbee.bz/products_nl.htm" target="_blank"> <b><span style="color: cyan;">The Naked Bee Orange Blossom Honey Moisturizing Hand & Body Lotion</span></b></a>.</span><br />
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Mrs. Scentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02424100182018019060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272821453263205432.post-4138395362715592362012-08-15T14:49:00.001-07:002012-08-15T14:49:14.679-07:00Purbliss: Killer Kandles<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This week we're experiencing pure bliss! Wait a second, I spelled that wrong! We're experiencing <a href="http://www.purbliss.com/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: cyan;">PurBliss</span></b></a>, all natural soy wax candles. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Purbliss is a family run business out of California. Their candles are sustainable and eco friendly, which is great news for the environment! </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I've been lucky enough to receive some samples of two of their ranges and today we're focusing on PurBliss's <a href="http://www.purbliss.com/products/killer-kandles?pagesize=40" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: cyan;">Killer Kandle</span></b></a> range because, as I've just learned</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">, it's being phased out! So, since they'll only be around a short while longer, let's get started.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'm just going to jump right in and say it: this fragrance is a complete deviation from Dior Addict. There are no hints of the luscious vanilla or the heady jasmine that so enraptured me in the original juice. I'm not sure why Dior (other than for pure marketing reasons) attached this scent to the Addict line. It truly is its own fragrance. But, enough of my ranting. Let's get on to the evaluating...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://www.dior.com/beauty/usa/en/women_fragrance_and_men_fragrance_by_christian_dio/women-fragrance/dior_addict/dioraddict2life/y0628240/py0628240-cdioraddictfpl.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: cyan;">Dior Addict Eau Sensuelle</span></b></a> is an extremely soapy-clean fragrance. It opens with light rose aromas that subtly warm into fresh, light, and clean lilac notes. They blend together flawlessly with the clean dry down of white musk which defines t</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">his scent and gives it a </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">powdery-soapy-clean depth. It triggers memory cues of Ivory soap... Did I mention this fragrance was clean?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If you read Scents n Scentsibility's post on <a href="http://scentsnscentsibility.blogspot.com/2012/07/flanker-alert-dior-addict-eau-so-fraiche.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: cyan;">Dior Addict Eau Fraiche</span></b></a>, you'll know there's some confusion regarding these flankers. Reviewers on <a href="http://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Dior/Dior-Addict-Eau-Sensuelle-15269.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: cyan;">Fragrantica </span></b></a>overwhelming think Eau Sensuelle is only Addict to Life rebottled.<span style="color: magenta;"><b>*</b></span> Or if it's not Addict to Life they are comparing it to then they say it's a reincarnation of Forever and Ever Dior, which they prefer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As for me, I'm wondering if this is Dior's take on Estee Lauder's groundbreaking 1996 pure and soapy-clean Pleasures. And now that just leaves you - what do you think?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The advert for <a href="http://www.givenchyconversations.com/2012/07/26/luminous-fruits-dahlia-noir-eau-de-toilette/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: cyan;">Givenchy's Dahlia Noir</span></b></a> is intoxicating. Did you watch it? If not, take a second and enjoy...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Scents n Scentsibility looked at this fragrance last year at its <a href="http://scentsnscentsibility.blogspot.com/2011/08/new-august-launches-candy-and-black.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: cyan;">launch</span></b></a>; a year on I thought it would be good to revisit it. Instead of merely testing the fragrance in store, I was able to snag myself a sample so I could properly evaluate this scent at home. With the ability to analyze over time and re-test, do I still find the fragrance a</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">'Flower Soixante Plus' - a fragrance for the over 60s?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Hmmm. I believe it could best be described as "</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">a delicate powdery note as subtle and sensual as the velvety texture of a newly opened flower blossom." Which, unfortunately for Dahlia Noir, is the product description for Glade's (yes, Glade the <i>air freshener</i>) <a href="http://www.poundland.co.uk/images/3675/original/glade-soft-petals.jpg" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: cyan;">Soft Petals</span></b></a> variant (available in the UK). It is a heavy powdery-floral-vanilla-musk scent that immediately triggered scent memory cues of grandmothers and old skool aerosol air fresheners à la Soft Petals. So, to answer the earlier question, yes, I still find the fragrance one for the older generations.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">But, that's not to say that you will! I decided to research Dahlia Noir reviews to see if others had the same opinion. Some did, but there were many positive comments as well. For example at <a href="http://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Givenchy/Dahlia-Noir-12146.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: cyan;">Fragrantica</span></b></a>, reviewers found the fragrance sophisticated, soft and feminine, and also romantic.
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Doing this definitely altered my experience; it allowed me to ignore my memory cues and appreciate the depth of the fragrance. The powder, the tiny hints of citrus in the top notes, the soft floral notes in the heart of the fragrance, the warmth of the dry down.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.dior.com/beauty/usa/en/women_fragrance_and_men_fragrance_by_christian_dio/women-fragrance/dior_addict/dior-addict/eau-de-parfum/py0072801-cdioraddictfpl.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: cyan;">Dior Addict</span></b></a> is a sensual floriental which was originally launched in 2002 to great success. Since then <span style="color: magenta;">flanker after flanker</span><b><span style="color: magenta;">*</span></b> has been rolled out and this summer is no exception! The Dior Addict range has expanded by two, the first of which we'll be looking at today.</span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.dior.com/beauty/usa/en/women_fragrance_and_men_fragrance_by_christian_dio/women-fragrance/dior_addict/dior-addict-2/eau-de-toilette/py0062801-cdioraddictfpl.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: cyan;">Dior Addict Eau Fraiche</span></b> </a>opens with a delightfully bright bergamot hit entwined with juicy mandarin hints. It quickly warms and a</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">s the fragrance progresses to the heart a vibrant musk and quiet rose character emerge.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">In truth, I wasn't expecting much from this fragrance, but it's not the first time I've been proven wrong. Dior Addict Eau Fraiche is simply a great fragrance!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b><span style="color: magenta;">*</span></b><span style="color: magenta;">After doing some research</span>, it's clear that the range of Dior Addict flankers is actually getting quite confusing! Dior launched an Addict Eau Fraiche in <a href="http://www.basenotes.net/ID26123689.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: cyan;">2004</span></b></a>, but, looking at the 2012 </i></span><i style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Eau Fraiche </i><i style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">olfactive triangle, it is a completely different fragrance. That said, if you compare this review to the 2004's olfactive triangle it appears that the fragrances are quite closely related to one another, if not in fact one and the same!</i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Do you have clarity on this confusing situation? Make sure to leave a comment below!</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The DKNY Be Delicious range first came into being with the launch of <a href="http://www.osmoz.com/Find-a-fragrance/Haute-Couture-Brands/Donna-Karan/DKNY-BE-DELICIOUS" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: cyan;">Be Delicious</span></b></a> in 2004. Since then the apple shaped bottle has graced fragrance shelves in a multitude of variations - Be Delicious Men, Golden Delicious, Delicious Night, Delicious Candy Apples, Red Delicious, Red Delicious Men... The list is long and has not stopped growing; the newest fragrances in the DKNY Hearts The World range all 'heart' a major city: <a href="http://www.sephora.com/be-delicious-heart-nyc-P374900" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: cyan;">NYC</span></b></a>, <a href="http://www.sephora.com/be-delicious-heart-paris-P374903" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: cyan;">Paris</span></b></a>, <a href="http://www.sephora.com/be-delicious-heart-rio-P374902" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: cyan;">Rio</span></b></a>, and, of course, <a href="http://www.sephora.com/be-delicious-heart-london-P374901" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: cyan;">London</span></b></a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So, what does DKNY think London's scent should smell like? Sweat in honor of the athletes participating in the Olympics? Rose in honor of England's national flower? Let's find out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.sephora.com/be-delicious-heart-london-P374901" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: cyan;">DKNY Be Delicious Heart London</span></b></a> opens with a bright sweet citrus scent tinged with the tiniest hint of bubble gum. It quickly warms to a gentle aroma of white floral and (yep!) rose. The dry down remains rose-y and settles on the skin well due to its creamy amber and soft musk undertones.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Have you tried this scent? Do you love it, do you hate it? Make sure to leave a comment below!</i></span>Mrs. Scentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02424100182018019060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272821453263205432.post-71430955054012616102012-07-25T09:34:00.000-07:002012-07-25T09:34:27.840-07:00Yankee Candle Fall 2012: Harvest Welcome<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">You know what I love? I absolutely love an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curry" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: cyan;">Indian curry</span></b></a>. My taste buds delight in the exotic cardamom, cumin, and chili pepper flavors. I think it is one of my favorite foods, if not my most favorite food of all time. Hmmm, I'm getting hungry just thinking about it!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">But unfortunately this love has a draw back. A</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">fter a delectable curry the cardamom, cumin and chili pepper aromas suddenly aren't so pleasingly exotic, but are desperately, overwhelmingly strong and, yes, even malodorous. Shirts, pants, jackets are all in need of either a good Febreze dousing or heavy duty washing!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Now, you must be asking yourself, why the heck is Scents n Scentsibility carrying on about Indian curry? Aren't we were here to learn about the new fall scents from Yankee Candle?!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Right you are! And Yankee Candle's new fall scent <a href="http://www.yankeecandle.com/whats-new/new-fragrances/harvest-welcome" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: cyan;">Harvest Welcome</span></b></a> smells of ... can you guess? Indian curry!! </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I have no idea how this one got past the evaluation team unless YC marketing truly wanted a fragrance ripe with cumin, cardamom seed, and curry powder. And t</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">his is no </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">over-exaggeration!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Upon first indulging in the aroma you're greeted with a punch in the face of Big Red cinnamon, spicy cardamom, and also, disturbingly, a dirty note in the undertones reminiscent of vomit. A person dear to my heart described it very elaborately as "gross".</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Interested to see what the fragrance would progress to in use, I lit it and anxiously waited to see what would happen.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">And what happened is my evaluation room smelled like curry! It is <i>strong - </i>the scent seeping through the cracks in the door and infiltrating the outside space. It is pure cumin, curry and cardamom seed and I immediately snuffed the candle out!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The only time I want my house smelling of curry is when I am cooking it, and even then, after the delicious meal, I do malodor control and open windows and spray air fresheners and light candles.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Wow, Yankee Candle. I have no idea what you were thinking when you ok'd this fragrance for production! 'Farm fresh pumpkins spiced with just the right amount of brisk autumn air' it is not - Indian curry it definitely is!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Have you tried this scent? Do you love it, do you hate it? Make sure to leave a comment below!</i></span>Mrs. Scentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02424100182018019060noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272821453263205432.post-28381488858983751462012-07-23T21:35:00.001-07:002012-07-23T21:35:36.024-07:00Yankee Candle Fall 2012: Whoopie Pie<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><u>whoopie pie (<i>n</i>)</u>: <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>a confection of two small and flat chocolate cakes with cream frosting in the middle; also called whoopee pie, black-and-white.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This delicious goodness originates from the <a href="http://www.discovernewengland.org/about-new-england-usa/new-england-usa-quick-facts/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: cyan;">New England</span></b></a> area of the United States. Although, interestingly, there is controversy as to which state this scrumptious treat hails from. Is Maine its home, or is it Pennsylvania? Or possibly New Hampshire or even Massachusetts?</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Unbelievably</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">, this is such a heated debate that Maine proposed legislature in 2011 to make the Whoopie Pie its official state pie, and thus staking claim to it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I don't know the answer to its origins, but it is unsurprising, knowing Yankee Candle's New England roots, that they have a Whoopie Pie variant in their Fall 2012 candle range! And my! What a heavenly <a href="http://www.yankeecandle.com/yankee-candles/new-fragrances/whoopie-pie" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: cyan;">Whoopie Pie</span></b></a> they have created!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The first experience of the candle is intoxicating! Its scent is rich with dry cocoa notes which blend seamlessly with soft mint tones and creamy marshmallow hints. It is chocolate cake batter in a candle. Delish!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">In use a pleasant mouth-watering chocolate scent fills the room. Infused within these chocolatey notes is the creamy marshmallow aroma which was present in the cold throw. The mint notes disappear when the candle is burned, but it doesn't lessen the loveliness of the fragrance, just makes it less mint-chocolate-y.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">As a chocolate lover myself, I can see only one problem with this scent - in use it isn't very strong! </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">What a pity - warm chocolate cake is one thing I don't mind my house smelling of!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Have you tried this scent? Do you love it, do you hate it? Make sure to leave a comment below!</i></span></div>Mrs. Scentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02424100182018019060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272821453263205432.post-4753339427401170382012-07-18T08:44:00.000-07:002012-07-18T08:48:54.021-07:00Yankee Candle Fall 2012: Apple Pumpkin<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Have you ever eaten an <a href="http://www.nutrigrain.com/product-detail.aspx?product=336" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: cyan;">Apple Cinnamon Nutri Grain</span></b></a> bar? If so, then you can perfectly imagine the aroma of the new Apple Pumpkin variant from Yankee Candle's Fall 2012 candle range. It is an instantly recognizable apple-cinnamon-</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">crumble-y-</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">pie crust scent. It's pleasant, but disturbingly 'foody'. Nutri Grains are definitely tasty, but to be honest, I'm not quite sure I'd want my home smelling of 'em!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">With trepidation I wondered, would the foodiness aspect of the fragrance be present in use? I had to find out, so I hurried to my evaluation area and anxiously lit the candle.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Sadly, the strong notes that are easily perceived in <a href="http://www.yankeecandle.com/whats-new/new-fragrances/apple-pumpkin" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: cyan;">Apple Pumpkin</span></b></a>'s cold throw are all but missing in the hot throw! Yes, the disliked foody-Nutri-Grain aspects have disappeared to leave a soft apple-cinnamon scent behind, but the fragrance itself is completely unexciting and boringly status quo. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Where is the pumpkin? Where is the clove and ginger the website claims is in there?! </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">What a (wholly unsurprising) bummer that Apple Pumpkin isn't as dynamic as the marketing portrays it to be!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Oh well...despite the disappointment in what Apple Pumpkin could have been, at least it is an overall decent apple-cinnamon scent!</span><br />
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<i>Have you tried this scent? Do you love it, do you hate it? Make sure to leave a comment below!</i>Mrs. Scentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02424100182018019060noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272821453263205432.post-87859526614015700802012-07-16T17:56:00.000-07:002012-07-16T17:58:22.071-07:00Yankee Candle Fall 2012: Treehouse Memories<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I don't know about you, but for me <a href="http://petenelson.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/img_4268.jpg" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: cyan;">tree houses</span></b></a> are a thing of folk lore - I've never had one, nor have I ever seen one! To me, they are the special places that kids on TV retreat to, and also where they have their secret club meetings. They are the coolest thing ever and to this day I'm jealous of Bart Simpson for having one!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Unfortunately, what this means is that <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bart_Simpson" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: cyan;">Bart Simpson</span></b></a> is way more qualified than I when it comes to knowing what Treehouse Memories could possibly smell like. But, of course, I'm going to give it a go despite my deficiencies in this area!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.yankeecandle.com/whats-new/new-fragrances/treehouse-memories" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: cyan;">Treehouse Memories</span></b></a> from Yankee Candle's Fall 2012 range is warmly masculine. It has a generic clean-woody-musc-y essence, much like a traditional men's cologne, but it is also intensely smoky, making it a more modern scent.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">In use, Treehouse Memories is not very strong, but it does still manage to fill the room with a wonderfully woody-earthy-smoky aroma.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This fragrance is a mature scent </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and I'd be surprised if it reminded anyone of their own tree house memories. But hey, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_rose_by_any_other_name_would_smell_as_sweet" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: cyan;">what's in a name</span></b></a>?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I love that purple is the color of <a href="http://www.yankeecandle.com/yankee-candles/new-fragrances/seasons-blessings" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: cyan;">Season's Blessings</span></b></a>, the next variant in our search for the best new fall fragrance from Yankee Candle. Really, how often do you see a rich and sumptuous plum colored candle? Not too often, which has got Yankee earning some brownie points!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Season's Blessings is a scent targeted at <a href="http://www.osmoz.com/Encyclo/Olfactory-groups/Man-Oriental/Woody" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: cyan;">oriental-woody</span></b></a> lovers. The cold throw is an intricate mixture of berry, clove, and cardamom. This sweet-spicy concoction is not at all food-y in nature, but is rather complex and enticing due to its base note of dry cedarwood.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">In use, it is immediately apparent that the fragrance has lost a lot of its original strength. A waxiness comes through and distracts away from the fruity sweet-spicy-woody tinged notes that should be taking center stage. It is a shame that this happens because the scent would otherwise be warmly intoxicating!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The hot throw of <a href="http://www.yankeecandle.com/whats-new/new-fragrances/seasons-blessings" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: cyan;">Season's Blessing</span></b></a> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">has really let this fragrance down, which is unfortunate because the cold throw implied it would be an aroma abundant in opulent notes. Oh well, maybe we'll have better luck with the others!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Have you tried this scent? Do you love it, do you hate it? Make sure to leave a comment below!</i></span>Mrs. Scentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02424100182018019060noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272821453263205432.post-3815347756283555952012-07-11T08:25:00.002-07:002012-07-11T08:25:11.026-07:00Yankee Candle Fall 2012: Caramel Pecan Pie<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We begin our quest for Yankee Candle's best new fall fragrance with the scent that the sales assistant preferred the most: <a href="http://www.yankeecandle.com/detail/caramel-pecan-pie/1245587" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: cyan;">Caramel Pecan Pie</span></b></a>. She thought it was absolutely delectable; let's see if we do, too!</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-U-NpcpIDicNNFVMnyVCbRY6_YMhekEus7HJ5Tjry29SYx8d2m2AM7ZOColq-ztKOkgqh4b5ZVOJh4y-wUHWutIY5rH3SNFI0l6-kRyLWtxYetE_eYnWEQF54TUbjIpgf9r6gWrn_e64/s1600/YC2012caramelpecanpie.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-U-NpcpIDicNNFVMnyVCbRY6_YMhekEus7HJ5Tjry29SYx8d2m2AM7ZOColq-ztKOkgqh4b5ZVOJh4y-wUHWutIY5rH3SNFI0l6-kRyLWtxYetE_eYnWEQF54TUbjIpgf9r6gWrn_e64/s1600/YC2012caramelpecanpie.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Yankee Candle describes Caramel Pecan Pie as 'a</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> mouthwatering invitation . . . serve up a buttery slice of gooey goodness with this scrumptious recipe of walnuts, pecans and creamy caramel.' I'm not too sure about the gooey goodness, but buttery it definitely is!</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Upon first indulging in this scent a <a href="http://www.bellasugar.com/Definition-Gourmand-2327273" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: cyan;">gourmand </span></b></a>mixture greets your nose: creamy butter, soft wisps of cinnamon, hints of fresh red apple skin ... and popcorn. Wait - what?! Popcorn?? Maybe they made this scent a little too buttery!</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">In use the aroma is not heavy or overpowering. It is a pleasantly sweet, cinnamon, buttery fragrance which fills the room and pleases the senses.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Caramel Pecan Pie is an inviting fragrance which gourmand lovers will easily approve of. That said, with the lack of walnut, pecan and creamy caramel and the presence of cinnamon, red apple and popcorn, maybe they should have named this Cinnamon Apple Snack instead!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Have you tried this scent? Do you love it, do you hate it? Make sure to leave a comment below!</i></span></div>Mrs. Scentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02424100182018019060noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272821453263205432.post-10971025301840084652012-07-09T10:57:00.001-07:002012-07-25T19:20:28.823-07:00It's that time already: Yankee Candle launches 2012 seasonal scents<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://scentsnscentsibility.blogspot.com/2011/07/fall-scents-already-i-havent-even.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: cyan;">Fall scents already? I haven't even perfected my tan yet?!</span></b></a> Little bit of déjà vu there for you? That's because last July Scents n Scentsibility's inaugural post was a review of Yankee Candles' fall scents for 2011! As I had only begun working on my tan, I couldn't believe that the warming scents of clove and cinnamon were already on the shelves. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">But this year, being more seasoned (pardon the pun!), I was prepared, mentally at least, for the launch of Yankee's 2012 Fall Fragrances.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The next six posts will focus on their newly launched scents: <a href="http://scentsnscentsibility.blogspot.com/2012/07/yankee-candle-fall-2012-caramel-pecan.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: cyan;">Caramel Pecan Pie</span></b></a>, <a href="http://scentsnscentsibility.blogspot.com/2012/07/yankee-candle-fall-2012-seasons.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: cyan;">Season's Blessings</span></b></a>, <a href="http://scentsnscentsibility.blogspot.com/2012/07/yankee-candle-fall-2012-treehouse.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: cyan;">Treehouse Memories</span></b></a>, <a href="http://scentsnscentsibility.blogspot.com/2012/07/yankee-candle-fall-2012-apple-pumpkin.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: cyan;">Apple Pumpkin</span></b></a>, <a href="http://scentsnscentsibility.blogspot.com/2012/07/yankee-candle-fall-2012-whoopie-pie.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: cyan;">Whoopie Pie</span></b></a>, and <a href="http://scentsnscentsibility.blogspot.com/2012/07/yankee-candle-fall-2012-harvest-welcome.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: cyan;">Harvest Welcome</span></b></a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Now, I am of the opinion that it is still too hot to be concerned with pumpkin pie, leaves falling off trees, and snow arriving ...but which fall scent do you think your favorite will be?</span></div>
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