Friday, May 5, 2017

Gucci Guilty Absolute for men(new) and Cabotine Gold

Gucci Guilty Absolute

Notes-leather, patchouli, cypress, woods and vetiver.

When I was in Sephora, I actually seen two guys smell it, wrinkle their noses and put it right back. One guy even went as far as exclaim "Damn, this is bad!"
so of course I had to smell it for myself. I can see why this doesn't appeal to some(or many) people-it smells like old leather. No, really. Old cedar box and old leather. You can picture both of those things and all is missing is the horse, and a cowboy hat(at least those are the images I get from this).
I wouldn't like it on a man(that's just from my female point of view) but if someone wants to smell like old tooled boots and wood, its a free country.

Rating-1(on 1 to 5 scale)

Cabotine Gold by Gres

Notes: Orange, pink pepper, melon(I am sorry but I can't smell any of those other hint of citrus in the beginning)
Jasmin, tiare flower(none of that I can smell either) and peony
Patchouli, vetiver and amber.

Cabotine Gold is a flanker of "regular" Cabotine and its not a new fragrance(its been around since 2010). However, I didn't sample it until yesterday even though I seen it sold numerous times at CVS drugstores. I checked Fragrantica for reviews and I was intrigued by those who claimed it resembled Chanel's Coco Mademoiselle.
Upon actually smelling it, I would agree that it does bear resemblance to Coco M but Coco M is much heavier overall and more intense on patchouli. Cabotine Gold is very light, golden smelling and sparkling. Kind of like champagne. It has very light citrusy note and then it unveils the golden sunny floral which is light and unoffensive.  I really like it but lasting power is zilch. I can spray it all over myself and its barely there. It lays VERY close to the skin.

I will say that its actually closer to Chanel's Chance if anything. Also, Perry Ellis Love is another one that is rather similar except Love is "drier" and more "Astringent" .

Rating-3.5. I would happily give it higher rating if it actually projected and lasted longer

Monday, April 24, 2017

Guess 1981 -new spring fragrance

I own another perfume from Guess and in my opinion their fragrances not half bad. So when I heard they had new one, I decided to check it out on my recent visit to Guess store.

Not sure why its called Guess 1981-is it supposed to be a throwback to 1981? Not sure what is the deal with the name but its the scent itself that matters, right?

I love Fragrantica site because I can usually find notes for most perfumes on there and so here are notes for Guess 1981
ambrette seed, violet
pear, jasmine, sandalwood
cedarwood, musk and amber

Best way to describe it is woodsy floral-it opens up crisply, with tart smelling violet, but middle notes mellow out into much sweeter floral which doesn't wait too long to hit you with the woods.  Its nice.
I wouldn't say its anything earth shattering but I like it. I doubt it is something I will purchase but the ladies who enjoy woodsy florals that are fairly light, may like this. Bottle is a bit too plain and boring for my taste but different strokes for different folks. It can be purchased online or in Guess store for $52 for 1.7 oz

Guess 1981 Guess for women

Bath and Body Works new April offerings


Bath and Body Works has four new fragrances out which are available in store and on their website. I have to say that its been a while since BBW impressed me and those fragrances don’t break that mold.

Somehow, it supposed to have “French feel” to it although I still yet have to see what exactly is “French” about any of those.

So we have:

1)     Bonjour Paris-notes of Inspired by macarons at a Paris cafĂ©

Notes: pink sugarcane, whipped marshmallow, candied orange blossom, white honeysuckle, fluffy amber.

To be honest, it doesn’t smell like macarons. I get fairly basic vanilla with hint of floral scent. Meh.



2)     La Fleur-Notes-waterlily, tulips, freesia blossom, mandarin, sandalwood. This was fairly basic green floral that’s not different from thousand others.

3)     French Rivera-Notes-seaside citrus(not sure what that means-citrus eaten by seaside? Got me), jasmine water, amber musk, summer fig, driftwood. This one reminded me of BBW scent they used to have, I think it was called Dancing Waters? Very clean, fresh scent. Nothing too unique but if you like clean fresh fragrances, this maybe up your alley.

4)     Rose Champagne-Notes-clementine, bergamot, apple blossom, pink pepper, blond woods. I don’t know why its called “champagne” since nothing about it reminds me of champagne. Its kind of citrusy, “sparkling” scent, with bit of woods in the drydown. To me, it was very “eh, nothing interesting”.



I kind of feel like all four scents are VERY basic and generic. Not that BBW have not done it before but this is just more of the same.

Tuesday, April 4, 2017

Notable mention from Bath and Body Works-At The Beach

Its been a long time since I posted but I am back:)
I always been fan of Bath and Body Works but there has not been too many interesting fragrance that they put out in those last few years.
Right before the summer, they always come out with some coconut themed fragrances and this year is no different. However, in my opinion, this year selection smells just like same ol thing, they do every year. Except for "At the Beach"-it smells like coconut but not sickly sweet kind. This is tropical floral, ocean and green leaves. And light coconut.
Notes from BBW:


Top Notes: Palm Leaves, Coconut Water, Bergamot Splash
  • Mid Notes: Jasmine Petals, Fragipani, Coconut Chips
  • Dry Notes: Salty Amber, White Musk, Raw Sugar Cane
  • This is lighter and more floral than usual coconut offerings so I fell in love with it on the spot. Now, they have several items in their collection like the usual body lotion, shower gel etc but also, they had small perfume sprays for $6 bucks which is what I eagerly snagged. I am not a fan of their body sprays because its a waste of money in my opinion.
    But this fragrance I am loving. Spray "At the beach" and you will be instantly transported to the beach;)

    Another one that I really loved was from their "Tutti Dolce" collection- "Golden Honey Praline"
    if you want to smell like you are sitting in the cake, go no further than this scent.
    Notes from BBW:

    Top Notes: Pear Blossom, Hazelnut
  • Mid Notes: Salted Caramel, Cashew Milk, Sheer Jasmine
  • Dry Notes: Tonka Bean, Whipped Honey, Praline Musk
  • Those two are really nice but the rest is kind of boring in my opinion. Of course, if you like one of the other fragrances, more power to you but I find these two to be better than average. Happy shopping!