I have not used a bar of soap to wash my face for many years, when I was using Clinique's bar soap as a teenager. I thought I tried a soap again, but was dubious as soaps tend to make my face...
Santa Maria Novella
I have not used a bar of soap to wash my face for many years, when I was using Clinique's bar soap as a teenager. I thought I tried a soap again, but was dubious as soaps tend to make my face...
Today I sampled this for the second time. Applied lightly yesterday and didn't have strong feelings either way. Today I dabbed a lot more and then had to drive about 1 1/2 hours (the true test of...
Today I sampled this for the second time. Applied lightly yesterday and didn't have strong feelings either way. Today I dabbed a lot more and then had to drive about 1 1/2 hours (the true test of...
So different than what I expected -- when you think Potpourri you think dried florals and very feminine. But this is more unisex with rich spices -- resins and fruit mixed into some spicy...
So different than what I expected -- when you think Potpourri you think dried florals and very feminine. But this is more unisex with rich spices -- resins and fruit mixed into some spicy...
salted marzipan and a little of that green that lets you know SMNs come straight from the plant, the florals at any rate (most of them.
It's a bit femme for a boy but. . . . I'll wear it!
salted marzipan and a little of that green that lets you know SMNs come straight from the plant, the florals at any rate (most of them.
It's a bit femme for a boy but. . . . I'll wear it!
Stinky! An instant and powerful scrubber. Smells musty and old and herbal.
Stinky! An instant and powerful scrubber. Smells musty and old and herbal.
This is more contemporary than I would have ever thought. I thought it was going to be overbearing pipe, leather, and tobacco. Instead it's a hint of leather, with sweet honey, but not at all...
This is more contemporary than I would have ever thought. I thought it was going to be overbearing pipe, leather, and tobacco. Instead it's a hint of leather, with sweet honey, but not at all...
This does not appeal to everyone, but you must give this scent TIME. It changes throughout the day and becomes less like potpourri and more like incense mixed with some spice. It really is like...
This does not appeal to everyone, but you must give this scent TIME. It changes throughout the day and becomes less like potpourri and more like incense mixed with some spice. It really is like...
YES! I cannot get enough of this scent. It smells so off-putting in the sample vial... yet after two minutes on your skin, it smells almost identical to some wonderful Italian unisex scent that I...
YES! I cannot get enough of this scent. It smells so off-putting in the sample vial... yet after two minutes on your skin, it smells almost identical to some wonderful Italian unisex scent that I...
I wanted to have the transcendent experience some of the other reviewers had, but unfortunately after this scent settled into my skin, it basically turned into the smell of Ivory soap, which is...
I wanted to have the transcendent experience some of the other reviewers had, but unfortunately after this scent settled into my skin, it basically turned into the smell of Ivory soap, which is...
Can't say that I mind this scent-- it doesn't BOTHER me, that is. In fact, I found it rather interesting. Then I put my sample vial under the DH's nose for his opinion. He hasn't spoken to me in...
Can't say that I mind this scent-- it doesn't BOTHER me, that is. In fact, I found it rather interesting. Then I put my sample vial under the DH's nose for his opinion. He hasn't spoken to me in...
I have just returned from travelling around Italy and made it a point while in Florence to visit the Officina Profuma Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella and it did not disappoint! However I was...
I have just returned from travelling around Italy and made it a point while in Florence to visit the Officina Profuma Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella and it did not disappoint! However I was...
I as so excited to try this. I am an eye cream junkie and being 42 now, the skin around my eyes is drying out and I am getting fine lines that never used to be there. This is an herbal gel that...
I as so excited to try this. I am an eye cream junkie and being 42 now, the skin around my eyes is drying out and I am getting fine lines that never used to be there. This is an herbal gel that...
I recently went to the Santa Maria Novella boutique here in NYC to purchase a hand cream (also reviewed) and was taken by suprise by this. I sampled a bit of it, rubbing some into the ends of my...
I recently went to the Santa Maria Novella boutique here in NYC to purchase a hand cream (also reviewed) and was taken by suprise by this. I sampled a bit of it, rubbing some into the ends of my...
Finally, after years of wanting this very badly I gave in. $45 for a small jar of hand cream really seemed insane to me.......till I began to use it every night before bed. Working in healthcare,I...
Finally, after years of wanting this very badly I gave in. $45 for a small jar of hand cream really seemed insane to me.......till I began to use it every night before bed. Working in healthcare,I...
well I was clearly very excited when I wrote the below. but here's a warning: reforumulation may have hit this baby. The Company of Nuns or whatever it is, insists this is not the case, that...
well I was clearly very excited when I wrote the below. but here's a warning: reforumulation may have hit this baby. The Company of Nuns or whatever it is, insists this is not the case, that...
this is one of SMN's most exciting, daring, darling offerings: a melange of musk and dial soap!
It's the scent of a young buck fresh out of the shower after basketball practice. or of an...
this is one of SMN's most exciting, daring, darling offerings: a melange of musk and dial soap!
It's the scent of a young buck fresh out of the shower after basketball practice. or of an...
I loved the opening of this - citrussy with a hint of pepper, refreshing! I was thinking, great, I've found my summer scent. All too soon, the drydown began and it was so much wood that I felt...
I loved the opening of this - citrussy with a hint of pepper, refreshing! I was thinking, great, I've found my summer scent. All too soon, the drydown began and it was so much wood that I felt...
There is nothing more nostalgic to me then the smell of tobacco smoke and leather seats in a fine sportscar; it reminds me of my dad. Leather and tobacco are two of my favorite accords in a...
There is nothing more nostalgic to me then the smell of tobacco smoke and leather seats in a fine sportscar; it reminds me of my dad. Leather and tobacco are two of my favorite accords in a...
As I've indicated in previous reviews, I'm not traditionally a "floral" person, as I find them too strong and dominating. I like a scent that evolves, and most florals don't do that on me. Angels...
As I've indicated in previous reviews, I'm not traditionally a "floral" person, as I find them too strong and dominating. I like a scent that evolves, and most florals don't do that on me. Angels...
The opening of this fragrance reminds me a bit of L'Artisan's Dzonghka--cool iris balanced with pepper and woody notes, bold but meditative. But whereas Dzonghka remains earthy and bold, Citta di...
The opening of this fragrance reminds me a bit of L'Artisan's Dzonghka--cool iris balanced with pepper and woody notes, bold but meditative. But whereas Dzonghka remains earthy and bold, Citta di...