Category Archives: Fragrance

genie-s – You Should Have This

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There are few things I love more than a really good idea. I wish I’d thought up a genie-s, a really cool refillable atomizer that will allow you to carry around (and easily travel with) your favorite fragrance. It works like this…

Start with your perfume and pop off the sprayer to reveal the white plastic tip.

Here’s it is!
It has an opening on the bottom just for filling, nothing leaks out. 
I thought it would make a total mess, but with just a few pumps the perfume wooshed inside without any leakage. Oh, that’s eyeliner on my thumb not dirt, my hands typically look like I was just changing oil.

Damn thing, yes gravity still applies at my house – the picture wouldn’t rotate so the liquid looks  like it’s all on the side. Anyhoo, it took just a few seconds to fill. Super cool.

I love solutions that are inexpensive ($12) and make life so much easier. I filled it up and threw it in my travel bag so it’s always on hand when I’m packing without even thinking about it. It’s just one of those things that every woman should have.

You’ll find it HERE

Summertime Scents

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Even if you aren’t changing your entire beauty routine for the summer, most women do change up the fragrance they wear for the hotter months. Musky, heavy scents take a back seat to lighter, sheer florals. Opting for a body spray or a scented lotion are good light options too, but if you like the staying power of a perfume, I have a couple that are summertime approved.

Esteé Lauder Pleasures Bloom

I am a fan of the classic (it was the first ‘grown up’ fragrance I bought that didn’t have a body spray version available in a can), but I like this one a little bit better. Pleasures Bloom smells like a sparkling, delicate, sweeter version of the original that you can spray for days and not over-do.

Jo Malone Lime Basil & Mandarin Cologne

More than once I’ve complimented someone on their uniquely sweet, but not powerful scent which turns out to be Lime Basil & Mandrin from Jo Malone. I know it sounds more like a salad dressing recipe than something you’d spray on your body, but the combination works . It’s light, zesty, and fresh – perfect for hot summer days when smelling fresh trumps smelling perfume-y.

Stella McCartney Stella

Although I do like to switch it up, I’ve been wearing Stella for years now. It’s a blend of soft rose and amber that’s intoxicating. I always get compliments on it – I think it’s because it works with my body chemistry, I can’t even smell it once it’s on anymore.

Light Summer Fragrances with Estee Lauder Pleasures Jasmine Violet Splash and Pure White Linen Pink Coral

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Everything gets lighter when the temperatures soar- makeup, the weight of clothing fabric, even fragrances. Just the weighty feeling of having too much anything on you somehow makes the temperatures just seem unbearable. Every summer I switch to a lighter sheer floral scent or body spray, the kind that lingers when you walk by and everyone asks what you’re wearing.

Pleasures Jasmine Violet Splash (limited edition) is a fresh twist on the popular Pleasures line which now includes several variations of the classic floral scent. I was so enchanted by the light scent, I sprayed it into my curtains so I could enjoy it when the breeze blew in.

8.1oz $52.00, Estee Lauder locations worldwide and EsteeLauder.com

Pure White Linen Pink Coral is the color pink in a bottle; vanilla, jasmine, cherry blossom, and apple blossom are among the sweet scents in this frosted bottle that give this fragrance a feel that’s both light and crisp. A winner for any woman who likes subtle scents with a little kick.

1oz $39.50, Estee Lauder locations worldwide and EsteeLauder.com

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Michael Kors Bermuda

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Michael Kors produces the best floral scents that are light and easy to wear. If you love one, you love them all.

Their newest fragrance Bermuda is bright and vibrant with passion flower and hibiscus. Just a spritz lasts all day and leaves a lingering, delicious spring scent behind that’s both appropriate for day and sexy for night.

Michael Kors Bermuda

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Ageless Fantasy; Because Smelling Like an Old Lady is Never Good

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Although we can’t exactly pinpoint the scent ‘old lady’ it’s one that’s easily detected. Ageless Fantasy takes what we know already about scent; lavender is soothing, rose reminds people of grandmas, citrus is exciting, etc, to produce a new fragrance they consider to be youthful.

This Q&A from their site says it all;

What you will feel and smell?

This remarkable innovation helps you smell younger and more youthful to an astonishing degree.

The blended tropical flavors of pineapple, mango and leafy greens have been known to bring a feeling of comfort often associated with positive childhood memories, thus giving a sense of coziness, youth and joy. Tropical notes bring a more youthful impression while indulgent, creamy florals – jasmine and cherry blossom appeal to the modern woman. Musk, dry woods and vanilla combine for an earthy, natural fragrance. Organic citrus natural compounds create a rich, sophisticated & energizing scent. Combined with antioxidant pomegranate AgelessFantasy® achieves powerful euphoric properties, sets off a feeling of youth and excitement. Smells youthful. Feels youthful. Is youthful.

Ageless Fantasy

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