scented for life!!

my perfume collection is large, but not nearly as vast as some aficionados out there. while you would think their reviews and musings would encourage me that i'm not as obsessed as they are, more often than not it nudges me that i've got a lot of catching up to do.

one of my favorite perfume blogs, nowsmellthis, recently pondered about how long their perfume collection would last. i haven't done the math on mine, but this article sure has me feeling like i'm living in excess (just a bit....).

product crush.....burberry brit red

lately i've been exploring older scents, because none of the new releases have blown me away.

i have a respect for scents that intrigue me. i like a fragrance that makes a statement, but i also like when they aren't straightforward with their intent. i have this issue with tom ford's black orchid, but i also have this puzzlement with burberry brit red. it's a floral, but it's not. it's a gourmand, but it's not. it's a...flourmand? so many things about the notes of this fragrance surprise me. you never know what to expect when you smell it.

Top Notes:
Fresh jasmine (i whole-heartedly admit i don't care for jasmine AT ALL), Mandarin orange, Rhubarb (uh...what??)
Middle Notes:
Intense red rose (there's your floral), Gingerbread (who knew you could mix gingerbread with roses?!), Patchouli (i like a well done patchouli, it dirties things up and keeps them from being sickly sweet)
Base Notes:
Benzoin, Sandalwood (i'm a fan of the woodsy fragrances anyway), Vanilla bean

what ends up happening (on me, at least) is that is wears all day long and it's a spicy, sweet smell. and it changes on me throughout the day, so i'll smell something and think, "somebody or something smells good!" and realize that it's me.

to my knowledge, there isn't anything else out there that smells remotely like this, which totally feeds my desire not to smell like anybody else.

you never forget your first....

this was my first "expensive" perfume. it was loud and proud, and it flung me headfirst into years of fragrant hunting, trying to pin down scents that fit me. i didn't even really like it back then...i just liked the name, i think.

my ten warm weather scents....for now

here are ten scents that will be getting me through spring and summer (in no particular order):

1. burberry summer
2. ed hardy
3. yves st. laurent babydoll
4. estee lauder bronze goddess
5. stella by stella mccartney
6. lancome tropiques
7. flirt! glamourazzi
8. escada sunset heat
9. alfred sung paradise
10. alfred sung bijou

the list is subject to change, of course, because i have a wee habit of buying new scents.....