The first sniff of this vanilla is quite strong - it reminds me of a sweet liquor. It's definitely not foody, but it's also not that smokey (like L'Artisan's). It has good lasting power and the...
Santa Maria Novella
The first sniff of this vanilla is quite strong - it reminds me of a sweet liquor. It's definitely not foody, but it's also not that smokey (like L'Artisan's). It has good lasting power and the...
I recieved a sample of this from the fantastic rosie00000, and oh wow, I am in *love*. I usually find vanillas too boring for my taste unless they are mixed with other notes, so I rarely ever try...
I recieved a sample of this from the fantastic rosie00000, and oh wow, I am in *love*. I usually find vanillas too boring for my taste unless they are mixed with other notes, so I rarely ever try...
You know what this smells like? Avon's Sweet Honesty (rose/amber/musk). Didn't everyone have this as a young girl? The name gave me the false impression that this was a warm musk scent. I was wrong.
You know what this smells like? Avon's Sweet Honesty (rose/amber/musk). Didn't everyone have this as a young girl? The name gave me the false impression that this was a warm musk scent. I was wrong.
My taste in tuberose fragrances ranges from the clasically ostentatious Fracas, to the sweet simplicity of elizabeth W Tuberose, and finally the utterly strange, yet seductive, Serge Lutens...
My taste in tuberose fragrances ranges from the clasically ostentatious Fracas, to the sweet simplicity of elizabeth W Tuberose, and finally the utterly strange, yet seductive, Serge Lutens...
I really wanted to like this. There's something so romantic about its history, and it would be super-classy to wear a perfume that's been around for hundreds of years. Alas, Renaissance tastes in...
I really wanted to like this. There's something so romantic about its history, and it would be super-classy to wear a perfume that's been around for hundreds of years. Alas, Renaissance tastes in...
To me, this smells of perfumed talcs, with no real distinguishing characteristics. It isn't bad, necessarily, but it could be a hundred different scents mixed together for all that I can really...
To me, this smells of perfumed talcs, with no real distinguishing characteristics. It isn't bad, necessarily, but it could be a hundred different scents mixed together for all that I can really...
The more I try this, the more I like it. It's rich, deep, elegant, not at all like a marshmallow. Not cloying, and not like suntan lotion, either - very different from CSP. It takes a few minutes...
The more I try this, the more I like it. It's rich, deep, elegant, not at all like a marshmallow. Not cloying, and not like suntan lotion, either - very different from CSP. It takes a few minutes...
Thanks to the generosity of Kushka, queen of musk (and that's a good thing!) I was able to sample this. My, how this has opened my eyes. I always thought of any musk fragrance -- those in which...
Thanks to the generosity of Kushka, queen of musk (and that's a good thing!) I was able to sample this. My, how this has opened my eyes. I always thought of any musk fragrance -- those in which...
SMN Melograno comes across to me
as powdery and leathery. Bears
a resemblance to Chanel Cuir de
Russie in that regard.
SMN Melograno comes across to me
as powdery and leathery. Bears
a resemblance to Chanel Cuir de
Russie in that regard.
Gold musk (Muschio d'Oro) is a bright aldehydic fragrance, reminds me a lot of Chanel #5. I like it slightly better than #5 EDP, so it may be full bottle worthy.
Gold musk (Muschio d'Oro) is a bright aldehydic fragrance, reminds me a lot of Chanel #5. I like it slightly better than #5 EDP, so it may be full bottle worthy.
SMN Iris is a shapeshifter on me. Starts out fruity iris, but dries down
to something rather unpleasant.
SMN Iris is a shapeshifter on me. Starts out fruity iris, but dries down
to something rather unpleasant.
Hmm. Interesting. I find this soapy. I asked my husband what he thought, and he said "soapy." This could be because we have a bottle of L'Occitane's liquid shea butter soap in Honeysuckle in our...
Hmm. Interesting. I find this soapy. I asked my husband what he thought, and he said "soapy." This could be because we have a bottle of L'Occitane's liquid shea butter soap in Honeysuckle in our...
These world-reknown foot soak salts are wonderful! I never travel without taking them along with my inflatable footbath. The perfect thing for "museum feet"!!!!!!
FYI, inflatable footbaths...
These world-reknown foot soak salts are wonderful! I never travel without taking them along with my inflatable footbath. The perfect thing for "museum feet"!!!!!!
FYI, inflatable footbaths...
I NEVER review a product the same day I try it, especially when less than an hour has passed since first application, but I am making an exception for this scent. IT IS WONDERFUL. If it ends up...
I NEVER review a product the same day I try it, especially when less than an hour has passed since first application, but I am making an exception for this scent. IT IS WONDERFUL. If it ends up...
Yesterday evening I had a most enjoyable pedicure experience thanks to a generous sample of SMN Foot Bath Salts from our resident SMN expert, rosie00000. The smell of the salts in the package was a...
Yesterday evening I had a most enjoyable pedicure experience thanks to a generous sample of SMN Foot Bath Salts from our resident SMN expert, rosie00000. The smell of the salts in the package was a...
This seems to be a pretty standard vanilla scent and not very interesting, though that may very well be because I'm a guy and don't usually go for the vanilla scents for myself to wear.
This seems to be a pretty standard vanilla scent and not very interesting, though that may very well be because I'm a guy and don't usually go for the vanilla scents for myself to wear.
Very fine citrus scent from SMN.
Very fine citrus scent from SMN.
I thought Acqua di Cuba was going to be a lot more 'leathery', but it wasn't to be. It's not a bad scent by any means, but just not that interesting to me.
I thought Acqua di Cuba was going to be a lot more 'leathery', but it wasn't to be. It's not a bad scent by any means, but just not that interesting to me.
Maybe it's because I'm a guy, but SMN Mughetto is just way too flowery and cloyingly sweet. It reminds me of Diptyque's Jardin Clos in its sickly sweetness. Way too feminine for me.
Maybe it's because I'm a guy, but SMN Mughetto is just way too flowery and cloyingly sweet. It reminds me of Diptyque's Jardin Clos in its sickly sweetness. Way too feminine for me.
This is a terrific citrus scent. SMN definitely has itself a winner with Acqua di Sicilia.
This is a terrific citrus scent. SMN definitely has itself a winner with Acqua di Sicilia.