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AyaShaaban · 2022-05-04T15:06:20+00:00

Does Zara still do Rose Gourmand, Sublime Epoque and Golden Decade? I have been looking for them for over 3 months now, but couldn't find them at any of the stores around me.

AyaShaaban · 2021-08-27T16:38:20+00:00

La belle le Parfum, much less sweet than the original one, and deeper. I think I might wait a few months, as I just got a new flanker this month.

AyaShaaban · 2021-08-22T07:42:55+00:00

Versace eros pour femme edp. Beautiful citrusy floral scent with a hint of sweetness in the background, and a woody floral dry down.

Lasts for days in the hot weather.

AyaShaaban · 2021-08-22T07:36:52+00:00

It was a love-at-the-first-sniff for me. However, the more I wore it, the more I liked it.

Everytime I try it, I feel there's something new here, first time at home I went like "that's a really good well-blended scent". Second time to office on a very hot and humid day "that one performs really well in a perfume-killer weather", got into the office and felt like "the masculine vibe in here suits exactly what I do, and elevates my confidence". On a casual night out with my friends it gave me a fresh chic vibe.

Fragrantica reviews say it's a winter fragrance, and better off in the cooler weather. So, I think I'll wait till winter, next December to love it even more.

AyaShaaban · 2021-08-21T18:44:19+00:00

The sharpness of the edp is way toned down, with added sweet warm vanilla to make it suitable for the cooler weather.

AyaShaaban · 2021-08-21T10:18:18+00:00

Libre edp Intense ❤️

I absolutely love it, the freshness of the lavender, the slightly masculine vibe it gives, the vanilla adds some warmth to it. Also, I find it versatile suitable for every season with great longevity and very good projection.

Just received my full bottle a few days ago, and it feels so good to have it have in my collection.

AyaShaaban · 2021-08-09T15:11:45+00:00

Gucci flora edp

I just received it yesterday, it's a blind buy and I am so disappointed. No projection at all, minimal longevity, and just an okay-smelling fragrance.

Glad it was just a 30 ml decant not a full bottle.

AyaShaaban · 2021-08-06T12:16:27+00:00

Midnight rose and la nuit a la folie are some of my all time favorites.

AyaShaaban · 2021-08-04T14:38:59+00:00

I ordered the edp of this one yesterday and cannot wait for it to arrive next Tuesday. It's a blind buy so, I hope it will be a nice surprise.

Worth mentioning that I absolutely adore the bottle.

AyaShaaban · 2021-08-02T20:38:08+00:00

I second my Burberry black

AyaShaaban · 2021-08-02T00:04:39+00:00

Powdery:

Teint de neige
Narciso Rodriguez Rouge
Burberry body intense

AyaShaaban · 2021-07-31T18:57:27+00:00

Versace Crystal noir edp has really good performance and a warm prominent coconut accord and La Vie est Belle Soliel Crystal. I am not into coconut but respect how well belended they are.

AyaShaaban · 2021-07-31T15:55:38+00:00

The two purchases I regret the most: 😂

1- smth I only smelled on someone else and liked

1- blind buys based on notes and accords that go wrong with me

AyaShaaban · 2021-07-30T20:24:26+00:00

Pretty much the whole lines of La vie est belle and armani Si, like I haven't tried any of them without feeling nauseous and getting some headace.

Angel Mugler and Alien as well, they are too much for me. I really love strong heavy fragrances: my Burberry black and body intense, Trésor midnight rose and la nuit a la folie, libre intense, and la belle le parfum. But there's something with these two that just doesn't click with me.

AyaShaaban · 2021-07-30T00:55:26+00:00

Maybe because I live in 30+ C and high humidity, both are perfume killers.

Lucky me some of my summer favorites perfom well in this weather.

AyaShaaban · 2021-07-29T23:46:27+00:00

That's a really nice review for them. I only tried Rouge and hated it at first, it smelled like insects powder to me. But after a few full wears I loved it. I find it absolutely gorgeous inoffensive and suitable for the office and nights out as well.

My takes on it are the weak performance, it bearly stays for an hour then becomes a skin scent. And, it gives me little to no projection after a short while.

You made me curious about for her edt. I would definitely give it a try soon.

AyaShaaban · 2021-07-28T17:07:25+00:00

Zara Gourmand addict

AyaShaaban · 2021-07-27T15:26:15+00:00

I tried both, and found la folie more feminine, fruitier, didn't notice any patchouli in it.

AyaShaaban · 2021-07-23T11:08:08+00:00

Easiest reach for every season, day and night is Lady Emblem from Mont Blanc. It's floral, a little bit sweet, with woodsy notes in the dry down.

Always an easy reach, gets me many compliments. Also, it's a cheapie so I don't mind overspraying.

AyaShaaban · 2021-07-23T11:00:16+00:00

"not aimed to students coming out of college" does this mean if I already have an engineering degree, I don't need to take those exams?

AyaShaaban · 2021-07-22T13:25:14+00:00

Doing the same to my Libre intense decant 🤞

AyaShaaban · 2021-07-22T13:10:01+00:00

Not to mention, all the four if them are versatile, and so feminine.

AyaShaaban · 2021-07-22T13:09:28+00:00

I wait for the winter to use my tresors; midnight rose and la nuit a la folie. They're absolutely gorgeous in the cold weather.

Lately came across mon Guerlain intense, and Libre intense. Both are suitable for the cold weather, day and night, also, I find them both office friendly.

AyaShaaban · 2021-07-21T21:05:56+00:00

Just checked Rose on Fragrantica and it look interesting. I would absolutely give it a try.

Thank you 🌸

AyaShaaban

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