A blogging friend from New Orleans sent these from New Orleans for New Year – they are body shop gifts that I loved so much. Thank you so much – June! you are too sweet lah!! I loved all my body shop gift – from face cream – to home fragrance and even something for Chloe.
10 bottles of cranberry fragrance oil – woohoo!! now that would last me for a year at least.
And 2 bath lilies for Chloe – thank you very much. I know all the above must have cost you a lot of money – I don’t know how to thank you for your generosity.
My kid spends Saturdays at her grandparents but at times she doesn’t want to go – because she needs to wash her hair as soon as she gets home – why? both grandparents smoke like a chimney although they don’t smoke in front of her when she is around or in the house. But years of smoking and spending a few hours a week with Grammie sure leaves my kid feeling almost cranky from the smell of the cigarette. So this Easter, we started looking into electronic cig for both grandmother and grandfather – not only can they save money – no more smelly hair and clothing for all of us visiting them.
Seriously, I hope they use the electronic cigarette because we try our darnedest not to visit because we hate the smell of cigarettes and the spouse has asthma and it definitely doesn’t help spending a lot of time with the in-laws. But we need to be sensitive too – since they won’t like the idea – so we are just going to buy it and say that our advertisers sent them to us for reviews – muahahahaha!!! so if you have in-laws like mine – who needs to smoke every 30 minutes – you can do exactly like us.
My very first perfume that i bought was Shiseido, Zen . .that must have been like 25 yrs ago. The reason why i bought this was because my then b/f’s best friend liked this gal from the Shiseido counter and i’ll have to say that that gal was quite pretty. Dexter was the name of the ex-b/f’s buddy.. and the name of the gal..?? i can’t remember .. but anyways.. we both liked it.. and i think he used it more than I. This Classic Zen Eau de Parfum Pure Mist is at $20.00, affordable. I’m going to order it.. and see if i feel the same as i did 25 yrs ago.
I was looking for the best acne treatment but got distracted instead by Marc Jacobs New Collection 2010 Splash fragrance at the local mall. Truth be told, I’m not a huge fan of Marc Jacob till a friend bought a jacket from Marc Jacob’s boutique one spring.
The girl at the counter told me that this Splash collection for spring/summer was from last year and they brought it back because there was a new addition to it. I had fun trying out the Apple and Pomegranate fragrance and liked the freshness of the perfume and the color stylist boxes. At $86 a bottle – i can definitely see some people buying them. I like the Apple best because of its refreshing fruity smell. They are limited edition – so get it while it last.
I used to buy perfumes at every DFS shop in the airport – you see i used to travel a lot for work – but now that I don’t and of course, not making as much money to splurge, one can only buy them when you find a good deal for it right? Plus someone who did green study told me once that too much perfume in the environment can hurt the environment…?? So this is my current excuse for only buying perfumes when it is a very good deal.
So just after Christmas – a good deal came along and i tested a few and ended up buying the one i like most – the Burberry Weekend. The smell? it’s light .. and citrusie and also a woody smell after a few mins. The woody smell was what attracted me to it . At $20 – I think I got the best deal, so yes, perfumes need not be expensive, if you wait long enough or be at the shop at the right time, you will get great deals.
You all should know by now.. that i’m a huge fan of Calvin Klein. I’ve been using Eternity for ages now.. more than 10 years to be exact. Although Calvin Klein has more than just Eternity.. i am stucked with Eternity.. because the rest of the perfume… just donch entice me enough. Having said that.. I think this new Spring Temptation may be a new bottle that i may come to like.
Love the bottle..and love the light floral fragrance too. It’s a great going for cocktail after work perfume.. and even if you wear it first thing in the morning.. it would leave one feeling really fresh.. with a great start for a day’s work. And I know a Chicago injury lawyer wearing it too.
Was out looking for office furniture and came back to the store with this Donna Karan’s Be Delicious. It isn’t new at all .. this perfume, in fact it was launched in 2004. You must be wondering why i took so long to try it.. ?? well.. as you all know.. i’m into the don’t need to be expensive to look and feel good about oneself right..?? But since it was on sale .. and came with some body lotion.. i saw it as a treat to myself.
The Delicious Series was named because of the inspiration of New York City.. “The Big Apple” that everyone calls it. Don’t the perfume look like a green apple to you ..?? albeit having a metallic cover. Smells a wee bit like apple and some exotic flowers .. with some wood smell.. but not the woody smell that the men like .. almost sensuous. If you had seen the commercial.. you will know why .. they said it’s so delicious .. i just wanna take a bite – corny eh..? At $68 .. not a bad price.
Nice packaging not..??
November 13th, 2008Moschino
The bottle was so cute.. !!! i was really tempted to buy it. But do anyone buy the perfume.. just because the bottle is cute..?? i took a sniff on an open bottle.. and it had like an orangy smell to it. It was also on sale.. for like $29.99 .. but i really didn’t take to the smell to well.. it reminds me of a perfume bottle that i had bought .. when i was in New Brunswick many years ago.. and it’s still there.. unused. And I told yer.. right.. i do buy discounted perfume.
Told yer.. i was gonna check it out.. but i wasn’t really impressed. Seriously, the perfume didn’t really smell like something i would like a lot… and i feel like i was actually only paying for the pretty bottle. I mean it fascinates me now.. but i know it is only gonna go on my dresser .. and collect dust.. plus I am not gonna pay $49 for a cute figurine eh.
The perfume is inside the dolls.. so you can imagine how small a bottle they are eh. Only 15 ml i think… and $49 !!!! but most importantly like i said.. the smell wasn’t what i had expected .. nor something i went like wow..!!! i have to have it. I think i am still a very much Eternity and Dune kinda woman.
The packaging is not the prettiest.. but if you’ve been to Tokyo, Japan .. to the Harajuku Station .. you will probably understand the packaging a lot better. True to its name .. Harajuku.. it’s pretty much identify with the mode.. and the spirit and color at the Harajuku station in Japan.
So yes..! you heard right.. ! i looked out for discounted perfume.. or perfume on sales.. and when i was back home.. they had a place for discounted perfume.. and discounted skin care.. in a place near Clarke Quay.. but i heard they closed shop .. even before i left for Canada.
Well.. coming back to the present.. do you buy discounted perfume..?? or you just buy whatever you fancy..?? i used to buy them from the airport. .since i traveled so much for work.. and i buy whatever i liked.. since at that time.. i had a really good paying job.
Some may think that discounted perfume are not that good anymore.. but i’m tell yer.. it’s not true.. i’ve bought discounted perfume.. at as much as 50% discount.. and they still were good.. and lasted till the last drop. So there.. you have the expert opinion.. about discounted perfumes.. but for skin care lotions.. now that’s another story.. for another day.
