A Tropical Escape: Saffron James Perfumes

I would loooove to go to Hawaii, but that kind of trip isn’t really in the budget right now. But there are little things we can do to help transport us there in our minds – like use Saffron James Perfumes. This little line of tropically inspired fragrances uses essential oils and is free of [...]

Smell Like Spring All Year Round With Pacifica French Lilac Fragrance

Next to jasmine, lilac is my absolute favorite flower. I get positively giddy each spring when the lilac burst forth all over town. I’ve been known to steal blooms from neighbors bushes when I lived places that didn’t have any lilac bushes. And one of the first things I planted when we moved into our [...]

The Scent Of Spring Is In The Air: Banana Republic’s Wildbloom Fragrance

If you are as ready for spring as I am, you can get a jump start on it with Banana Republic‘s new Wildbloom fragrance. Chock full of fresh florals, this is a standout fragrance, not your auntie’s potpourri scent. Top notes of pear, guava, kumquat and pink grapefruit give a citrusy splash to the hydrangea, [...]

Smell Like A Dozen Roses With Pacifica Persian Rose Solid Perfume

Who needs to get a dozen roses for Valentines Day? If you love the scent of roses, Pacifica has a lovely re-released scent: Persian Rose. I used to wear a rose perfume in high school and this is the grown-up, more sophisticated version rose. Persian Rose blends Bulgarian rose, violet, myrrh and fruit to create [...]

Show You CARE To Support Sustainable Living: pureDKNY Fragrance

In my day job, I work for a poverty eradication project operating in Uganda, BeadforLife. So I was excited to see the press release that came with a sample of the new pureDKNY fragrance. Usually a fragrance is hard to review – I can tell you what scents are in it, but liking it or [...]

Smell Like Summer With Atelier Cologne’s Orange Sanguine

Citrus seems to be popping up in new fragrances left and right. It’s a trend I’m on board with. The citrus is incredibly refreshing and reminds me of warmer weather. I’ve been test driving Atelier Cologne‘s Orange Sanguine. The scent has top notes of blood orange and bitter orange, heart notes or jasmine and geranium [...]

Dare To Be Unique With Kilian L’oeuvre noire Fragrances

It seems like every new perfume these days is linked to a celebrity. If the bottle doesn’t bear a celebrity name, there is certainly a celebrity spokesperson gracing the ads. The result is that it can be hard to find a unique fragrance for yourself. I’ve stumbled upon something for those of us looking for [...]

Challenge Day 17: Bergamotto di Calabria by Acqua di Parma

So the Tom’s natural deodorant isn’t really cutting it anymore. It lasts most of the day, but by about 4:00 I can tell I’m not smelling my freshest. Determined to find an aluminum-free solution, I’ve taken up fragrance in the meantime. It helps disguise my not so freshness all day long. Isn’t that why they [...]

For The Woman Who Has Everything: Lisa Hoffman Variations Fragrance

If you’ve been searching for something unique for a mother, sister or friend who already has everything or is tough to buy for, I’ve got a gift idea for you. Lisa Hoffman’s high quality line of bath and body products is pretty fancy on it’s own. The Variations Fragrances are something I’ve never seen anywhere [...]

An Elegant Floral: In Bloom By Reese Witherspoon

Avon’s latest team up with a celeb, has produced In Bloom, a fragrance co-created by Reese Witherspoon. I generally don’t think of Avon as a source for fragrances (how do you check them out if there’s no store to smell that at?), but I’ve been seeing some good ones from them. Check out the review [...]

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