So my girlfriend and I did some impromptu shopping on Saturday and, because she’s an enabler, I found myself at Ulta buying new facial cleanser – I snagged Dermalogica’s special cleansing gel because my face is still peeling just a bit as I am in week three of my Retin A treatment….. To add to my “booty bag” [is that not proper to say I ahve one…?!?!], I got a travel size of the Mario Badescu drying lotion and Origins checks
This scent has been written about in all of the fashion magazines and apparently even Rihanna wears it! S0 I was super excited to get this Escentric Molecule 01 …. The ‘word on the street‘ was that contains one single ingredient – the aroma chemical ‘Iso E Super’. It’s essentially a base note that when combined with your natural scent is like pure yumminess. To date, EVERYtime I’ve worn it, I’ve received multiple comments on it… I’m only sharing because
I admit that I’ve spent the last month or so trying to nail down a few new scents ~ my girlfriend Julia says a lady should have more than one. I found two new scents from some well-known designers but I had the opportunity to try a botanical perfume and essence from Esscentual Alchemy. I’m a floral, woodsy, amber, smoky scent girl so opted to try autumn spice ~ yummy and perfect for fall! Not that I’m not addicted to
Tom Ford did it. Again. Luxurious and sensual. Spicy. Elegant. Iconic. Black Orchid. On Friday, I headed to one of my favorite Thai restaurants, Beau Thai, to grab dinner and enjoy an evening at home. As I’m coming out of the restaurant, I see my PR guru and give her a hug. I lingered longer than I should have….because she smelled so good. I asked and she said it Tom Ford’s Black Orchid. Needless to say, I was at Nordstrom
Pierre Francois Lubin became the apprentice of Tombarelli, a master perfumer of Grasse, in the south of France He completed his apprenticeship under Fargeon, perfumer to the Royal Court Jean Louis Fargeon created a special fragrance for Marie Antoinette which she carried in a small flask of black jade everywhere she went Once the house of Lubin was established in 1798, the fragrance was resuscitated….soft, feminine fragrances of rose and jasmine and exotic tones of patchouli, cinnamon, sandalwood and vanilla
What’s the difference between eau de parfum and eau de toilette? Well, here’s the deal: The different names indicate the concentration of aromatic compounds (meaning the scented particles suspended in oil) within the solvent (ethanol, water, or most likely a combination of these). Eau de parfum (EDP) typically contains somewhere between 10-20% (depending on the perfume house) aromatic compounds and contains more ethanol than water solvent. Eau de toilette (EDT) contains less aromatic compounds than EDP
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