The Spice of Life: Layering fragrances and loving it

As a young lady, when I was feeling down or a little under the weather, my mother’s advice was simple: Get up and put on some lipstick. You’ll feel better.

This did actually work. Still does.

But I’ve found as I’ve matured that perfume may even work better. When I’m feeling stressed, tired or sad, just a couple of spritzes is all it takes, and I feel so much better. And if I spritz when I’m actually feeling well, then look out, world!

The new Aerin Fragrance Collection by Aerin Lauder makes me very happy. There are five scents — Gardenia Rattan, Amber Musk, Lilac Path, Ikat Jasmine and Evening Rose — and they really smell like their names.

The press materials say that the collection “is the most personal and intimate expression of Aerin’s life and memories. Whether evoking the feeling of sunshine on a long walk on the beach or the cozy peacefulness of a quiet retreat in the mountains, each fragrance tells its own story.”


Each fragrance comes in a box featuring an Aerin for Lee Jofa design. (Courtesy photo)


Aerin Lauder may not appreciate me muddling her memories, but what I like most about the fragrances is how they layer together. (Confession: I always layer and mix complementary fragrances because it creates a unique scent I won’t smell on anyone else. So if you ask me what scent I’m wearing and I only give you one name, I’m lying. This is either because I really can’t remember what combo I put on that morning, or because I don’t like you and I don’t want you to know my secrets. Smiley face.)

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Get That Feminine Touch with a Perfume Pendant at Peacock Parfumerie

Denver, CO -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/18/2013 -- Fragrance is something that sets a woman apart from a group, making her a unique personality. Enhance your femininity and elegance with a perfume pendant, available at Peacock Parfumerie. This online store brings back the charm of perfume jewelry with their outstanding product range.

A spokesperson stated, “Carry your favorite scent in our vintage-inspired perfume pendant necklaces. The top of the necklace unscrews and a small amount of perfume or essential oil can be poured into the opening.” These pendants are available in four distinct colors, mix and match to coordinate with your mood, outfit or season.

Peacock Perfumeries’ perfume necklaces come with a pretty gift bag with a funnel and instructions. One can easily refill these pendants with artisan perfume. Just unscrew the top of the necklace, use the included funnel to fill with your favorite scent, and it’s refilled. In fact, one can also easily clean the pendant by unscrewing the top, then flushing out the inside with rubbing alcohol 2-3 times, followed by an air dry.

Moreover, their fragrances are the concentrated blend of essential oils and precious perfume accords, in a base of natural coconut oil. Available in six different scents, they are the most sought-after essential oil perfume.

Apart from perfume oils, some outstanding and elusive range of candles are available at Peacock Parfumerie. These luxury candles are dreamy watercolor landscapes of deeply saturated colored wax. Each candle is gloriously unique, hand-produced with a paraffin and soy wax blend with generous fragrance.

About Peacock Parfumerie
Peacock Parfumerie is an artisan perfume jewelry house inspired by art nouveau glamour and bohemian romance. Their concentrated fragrances contain essential oils and precious perfume accords. Fragrance has the power to evoke a memory, and to create or change a mood. Customers can envelop themselves in one of their perfumes and feel inspired by the mood it creates. They invite their customers to carry their perfume close to their heart in one of the online store’s stylish crystal pendants.

For more information, please visit: http://www.peacockparfumerie.com/store/perfumes/.

Contact:
Peacock Parfumerie
4477 Garfield Street
Denver, CO 80216

Acting student makes a splash shilling odor-masking Poo~Pourri

It’s not a criticism to say that Bethany Woodruff’s talents are going to waste.

In a star turn that — fair warning — might turn your stomach, the Brigham Young University acting student recently appeared in a popular potty-mouthed viral marketing spot for Poo~Pourri Before-You-Go Toilet Spray. At one point during a 2-minute video that had amassed more than 4 million views as of Tuesday morning, the chirpy Scot deadpans in her best high-society English, "Our business is to make it smell like your business never even happened."

Woodruff moved to Utah at 18 and has bounced from the College of Eastern Utah to Utah Valley University to BYU. In the bit, the 21-year-old espouses the odor-masking properties of the toilet spray in a variety of places where it might be embarrassing to use the bathroom. She never imagined she’d get her break waxing poetic about fecal matters.

"It completely happened on a whim," says Woodruff, whose background is in dramatic acting. A BYU adjunct professor, Ben Hopkin, told her about the audition, and she surprised herself by winning over viral marketing whiz Jeffrey Harmon (of the Orabrush campaign that generated more than 40 million YouTube views) and director/writer Joel Ackerman. "I really had no idea that this was going to be my first real big exposure," she said. "Doing something as comedic and crass as this is not [how] I thought I’d start out."

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Fancy Perfume: Olfactive Studio Chambré Noir perfume

Olfactive Studio Chambré Noir perfume. I fell in love with a sample of this Schinus- jasmine-papyrus-violet-incense-prune-sandalwood-patchouli-musk-vanilla-leather concoction before discovering it’s sold at Forty Five Ten. A good perfume is the ultimate luxury.

This is a sensual and mysterious fragrance, Chambre Noire reveals itself from the shadows using the spotlight of the vibrant top note. A fragrance to be shared in the privacy of some far-off hotel room. It reveals its character gradually, exuding sensual notes of leather against a backdrop of warmth and opulence.

Welcome in Summer with a New Bottle of Perfume

Old World Fragrances, LLC wants to celebrate summer by giving away a bottle of their flagship fragrance, Frond eau de Parfum.
WHO:
Old World Fragrances is a distributor of unique fragrances in the United States
WHAT:
They are giving away one bottle of their flagship fragrance, Frond eau de Parfum.
HOW:
To participate, follow @OldWorldFragran on Twitter and Tweet this: "RT to be entered for a bottle of perfume from @OldWorldFragran #FrondPerfume
One bottle to be awarded. Enter no more than once a day. Only U.S. residents are eligible to win.
WHEN:
The contest begins June 1, 2013 and ends at midnight June 14, 2013 PST.
WHY:
Old World Fragrances wants to welcome in the summer by introducing the public to one of their favorite scents, Frond eau de Parfum.
For complete contest rules and entry information, please visit Facebook/OldWorldFragrances.
About Old World Fragrances
They are a U.S. fragrance import company selecting unique, eco-friendly fragrances that are not widely available in the United States. Currently they are working on their own line of spa soaps and scented palm was candles as well.
Frond, was discovered by owner Debbie Gallant while traveling in Ireland at a quaint perfumery, The Burren Perfumery. Her passion for travel and fragrances led her to open Old World Fragrances. Every fragrance sold at their online boutique has been personally selected by Ms. Gallant

Former Baseball Player Jose Canseco has invented a manfume.

Yep, a perfume for men. You know, like cologne, but with some extra femininity. Or maybe it’s like a perfume, but with some extra manliness. Whatever it is, it’s weird, it contains dragon blood, and if you want to buy a case of it you’ll have to contact Canseco’s agent directly. Oh, it can also transfer Canceco’s powers to you when you wear it.

Jose Canseco Manfume Contains Dragon Blood, Magical Properties  The former baseball player explained the new fragrance on Twitter.

Speaking of ingredients, the other three “secret ingredients” are odors from our collective youth and according to Canseco, they will transfer the baseball player’s powers to us when we wear his manfume. What could those ingredients be? Steroids? Is Jose Canseco trying to sell a dragon blood perfume laced with steroids? 

Not So Secret! Victoria Secret Ultimate Eau De Parfum Gift Set 12 Perfumes

I have yet to see a perfume gift set that can beat the volume here. Victoria Secret Ultimate Eau De Parfum Gift Set 12 Perfumes Bombshell, Dream Angels Heavenly, Love Is Heavenly, Very Sexy, Very Sexy Touch, Victoria's Secret Angel, Victoria's Secret Angel Gold, Body By Victoria, Sexy Little Things Tease, Sexy Little Things Noir, Rapture, and Incredible


I don't know what Victoria's Secret is. I may never know what she is hiding. That being said, I love the product line and this is no exception. The set is a sampling of each perfume with enough included to give you a good idea if it's a scent you would like to purchase in the full size. We've all purchased a full sized bottle of perfume and had it sit on a shelf in the bathroom gathering dust and whispering to us to throw etiquette aside and re-gift at the first possible opportunity. This set gives you the opportunity to avoid a costly mistake and/or the wrath of Heloise. Love it.

It's perfect for people who like a whole lot of choices and the fragrance was nice from all the bottles. I will be able to get the one I liked the most when i need to. like me who want to tried more scent.I like all the scents in this collection,and it is not strong.but the perfume did not last long.

If people are always telling you about their favorite Victoria Secret scent and you are afraid to buy until you try then this is the kit for you. They have one bottle of each of their scents in small purse size bottles. I never can quite choose my favorite, so this was a perfect gift for myself to change it up daily. The box isn't as nice as some as the other VS perfume gift sets and the bottles aren't the cute miniature versions of their full-size selves, these are essentially the small tester tubes. But this is still a neat set with many great fragrances.

As for the company, they benefit by exposing their prospect customers to what other scents they have and that might have gone unnoticed.

Femalefirst's Perfume Picks And Quick Reviews

The fun and youthful Lovestruck by Vera Wang (It smells clean and a bit fruity, the guava is the most dominant. The musk and the lotus smells gorgeous. The dry down is sweet and musky.).

It's hard not to fall in love with the bottle. Decorate your dressing table even when it's empty. 

Nina Ricci's Nina is favored (This is so sexy, it brings the boys to the yard. It's my signature "going out" scent, it's a bit much for everyday wear. It's a sweet apple scent, similar to DKNY Be Delicious but much more interesting). 

Very Irresistible by Givenchy. (I - and my husband - love this fragrance! I've been stopped so many times by complete strangers to ask what fragrance I'm wearing because they like it. It's a fairly light scent)

Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue (Balmy, lemony citrus with fresh green accords and some white floral thrown in for good measure. It totally conjures up thoughts of the coastal Italy, the beach, summer, etc for me. When I use this, I think of a perfect romantic vacation. )

Paco Rabanne Lady Million EDP 30ml (iI comes of quite sweet on my skin with a bitter edge to it. Slightly musky but not overwhelmingly so. I like the design of the bottle too, it looks like a huge diamond and sits prettily on my vanity table) 

Gucci by Gucci. (beautiful, delicious, feminine fragrance I have ever smelled. It's very soft for daytime but warm and lightly spiced so evening would be good too. Men should like it because it's not flowery.)

The classic scent that will still be adored for years to come. Coco Mademoiselle by Chanel. released in 2001 Coco Mademoiselle is marketed to women in their 20s and 30s, leaving Chance to the younger crowd, and Coco and No. 5 to the more mature, I guess. For me, the real curse of Coco Mademoiselle is the musk in its base. I like musk in general, but the last couple of years’ new releases have taught me I don’t like, at all, the bug spray-like musk infesting such fragrances as Lanvin Rumeur, Dolce Gabbana The One, and even Guerlain Idylle.

Coco Mademoiselle by Chanel: Perfume Review / Fragrance Review

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Reviewing The Estee Lauder Mini Bottles Perfume Set

Cannot make up your mind on what perfume to get? Not sure if the person you want to give a perfume to as a gift likes a certain fragrance? No need to panic, go with the set. This gift set includes 5 of your favorite Estee Lauder Fragrances: Beautiful Love EDP 4.7ml, Beyond Paradise EDP 4ml, Sensuous EDP 4ml, Pure White Linen EDP 4ml, Pleasures EDP 4ml Fragrances include notes of fresh cut flowers rose jasmine and carnation. With fruity notes of citrus melon peach and plum; citrus and florals with lower notes of sweet woods and vanilla; fresh florals including jasmine rose berry moss and amber

I pretty much only purchase Estee Lauder perfumes and I tell anyone that will buy perfume for me as a gift that this is all I wear. I purchased this product on a flight to the Caribbean a few years ago. I love Estee Lauder so this was perfect for me. I travel quite a bit for pleasure and I always like to smell nice when I get where I am going. Since you cannot take anything over 3 oz. on a flight for carryon, this is the perfect size for traveling.

For those who  love to experiment with perfumes, and this great collection of Estee Lauder mini bottles has scents you may have used or samples before and longed to use again. You get to try them all including Pleasures before, and now that I've actually worn it for a few days, it's become a new favorite that I'll certainly purchase for myself.

This is an amazing find. My wife loves Estee Lauder and especially loves the mini collections. To find this set was a stroke of luck. It was in great condition. The package wasn't even open and the seller was very prompt with mailing it. It will be the perfect Christmas gift.

On the plus side, the TSA won't throw those away from your carry on. The bottles are a little smaller than they appear online, but this is a good bargain for the price. I like having a variety of scents to wear from day to day, and this makes that possible w/o having to purchase bigger bottle of each scent.

Salvador Dali Sun & Roses (2013): Solar Rose, I'm In Love

Ever since I visited the Salvador Dali museum in St. Petersburg, Florida and I am hooked at all things Salvador Dali. I sampled all his fragrances and then went home to Amazon and purchased them all--even the female ones. Now, we are ushering in a new fragrance from the same line

While roses are usually associated with fresh, early-morning dewiness in garden-rose type of perfumes, or on the contrary nocturnal depth in darkly handsome rose interpretations, Salvador Dali Parfums are launching a solar rose composition from April 2013 called Sun & Roses...

The musky fruity-floral eau de toilette is signed by perfumer Dorothée Piot of Robertet who also did Crazy Kiss by Salvador Dali, Memoir Woman by Amouage, Chambre Noire by Olfactive Studio, L'Occitane Fleur Chérie and Pivoine Flora, amongst others.

The line offers many feminine, carefree and vibrant line of fragrances that sing lively upbeat notes of celebration, love and happy times. Sun & Roses is in perfect tune with this fragrance collection designed for the modern and active young woman: a bottle and a fragrance full of life, an arty and creative look.

"Sun & Roses eau de toilette is that unique happiness of summer so spontaneous and luminous, like the hot pink that adorns the flacon and a solar sensuality full of energy and desire which irradiates from within every women, all at the same time."


Designer Salvador Dali has 45 known perfumes. The earliest edition was created in 1985 and the newest is from 2013. Salvador Dali fragrances were made in collaboration with perfumers Antoine Lie, Dorothee Piot, Alberto Morillas, Olivier Pescheux, Michel Almairac, Sidonie Lancesseur, Philippe Collet, Martin Gras, Mark Buxton, Evelyne Boulanger, Karoline Vieth, Henri Bergia, Philippe Romano, Gerard Anthony, Guillaume Flavigny, Emilie Bouge, Celine Ellena, Delphine Lebeau-Krowiak, Francis Kurkdjian, Daphne Bugey, Ilias Ermenidis and Thierry Wasser.

The brand underlines the fact that the fragrance is meant to be easy to use on an everyday basis, expressing "a youthful yet chic and self-assertive femininity"


Perfume opens on top notes of pink grapefruit, bergamot, and crunchy apple. The heart rests on a bouquet of fresh roses together with powdery violet and delicate lily of the valley. Base notes are more Oriental with white musks, cedar wood, vanilla and sandalwood.

Via press release

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