Today, I bring you Fadeitak, a fragrance I was obsessed with trying to get a hold of since I saw a lady a go ga-ga for it a few years back on YouTube. But this was a time when Arabian fragrances were new and rare in Western perfumery, and that is no longer the case….
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Coromandel by Chanel
When the brand name “Chanel” gets tossed into the air, you might associate it words like classy, classic, chic minimalism, heritage, pearls, tweed, Gabrielle, the Classic Flap, the BOY bag, etc. But particularly when it comes to fragrance, the words and phrases I often associate with the brand are, sorry to say, boring, conventional, lackluster…
The Minimal Collection by ZARA
It has taken me a bit of time, but I’ve finally collected all of the fragrances in the Minimal Collection by Zara. Well, almost. There is one that I don’t have, which is Blanc-à-Porter, but from what I understand, this scent is made to enhance the scents of other fragrances in the collection. It is…
Lipstick-inspired Fragrances (Shadescents) from MAC Cosmetics
As many of you probably already know, MAC Cosmetics makes, or perhaps I should say made, fragrances! Appropriately, one of their lines of scents was inspired by a few of their famous lipsticks! Sadly, would appear that MAC cosmetics no longer sells a large amount of fragrance, at least on its website. I just checked…
Five Fragrances from Penhaligon’s
Hello, beautiful people. It’s your Scentgourmand Trine here. Welcome back to my channel, and indeed, Happy Holiday’s if you’re watching this around the Christmas season. And because it’s Christmas, I’ve decided to share with you five fragrances from the quintessentially British house of Penhaligan’s. William H. Penhaligon began his fragrance dream way back in the…
Red Temptation Elixir by Zara
The Zara Red Temptation flankers have been slower to hit the Japanese retailers here, but I finally did get a bottle of the elixir version of the best-selling Zara dupe for Baccarat Rouge (BK) 540. The Red Temptation Winter and Summer versions are also out, but I don’t have them yet, and might not get…