Fragrances -Donna Karan - Cashmere Mist
snakeskin 1/23/2005 9:12:00 PM
I've never smelled Chanel #5 (can you believe it? I figure, why waste my nose at the Chanel counter when I could be sniffing #19 or Cristalle again!), but this is what I've imagined it must smell like. Cashmere Mist smells "wealthy," and actually manages to be powdery without being at all sweet. Unfortunately, I just don't care for it.
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Fragrances -Lancome - Miracle
snakeskin 1/23/2005 4:29:00 PM
I like magnolia, but adding spice to it gives it the sweet-but-sharp quality I hate most in fragrances. Naturally, making it Intense only makes it worse.
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Fragrances -Caswell-Massey - Freesia Signature Scent
snakeskin 1/23/2005 4:23:00 PM
Innocent sweetness, but with an almost-fruity, buttery richness. I've never smelled a real freesia flower, so I don't know how accurate a rendition this is, but I can say it smells authentically floral, not chemical or synthetic.
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Fragrances -Chanel - Chance
snakeskin 1/22/2005 5:40:00 PM
Sorry, fruit and patchouli don't mix.
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Fragrances -Estee Lauder - Aliage
snakeskin 1/19/2005 8:40:00 PM
The greenest scent I've ever smelled. If you like the smell of new-mown grass, you'll like this.
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Fragrances -Givenchy - Hot Couture
snakeskin 1/18/2005 4:29:00 PM
I like the individual notes in this, but the combination is just too, well, forward--it's like a loud person at a party who gets in your face and won't go away. Makes me want to withdraw to my incense-filled chamber.
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Fragrances -Estee Lauder - Knowing
snakeskin 12/19/2004 9:07:00 PM
I got a sad laugh from all the "old lady" comments here. My mother didn't have a signature scent when I was growing up--I remember Norell, Replique, Ciara, Ultima (anyone else remember that one?), etc. But then she picked Knowing for herself, and I kept her supplied at Christmas for years. But a couple years ago, she told me, "Don't buy me that sexy perfume anymore. I'm an old lady now." However, she loves the 2000 Fleurs I gave her instead. Maybe she was a closet floral-lover all those years she was trying to be sexy! But she also said she's losing her sense of smell, so who knows?
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Fragrances -Chanel - No.19
snakeskin 12/16/2004 5:41:00 PM
My favorite Chanel. (I like Cristalle as well in the bottle, but #19 works better on me.)Refreshing, complex, gets even better as it dries down. Green, misty dusk combined with big-city sophistication.
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Fragrances -Annick Goutal - Ce Soir Ou Jamais
snakeskin 12/16/2004 5:30:00 PM
Annick Goutal and I do not get along. My best attempt was Heure Exquise, which smelled like cocoa with a sprinkle of Chanel #19. Ce Soir ou Jamais was a lovely, light, fresh rose until it realized it was on my skin, then it turned to cheap, sour rose soap.
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Fragrances -Tommy Hilfiger - Beyonce - True Star
snakeskin 12/11/2004 7:10:00 PM
Too wheatey. Made me feel like I'd eaten too much cereal.
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Fragrances -Burberry - Brit
snakeskin 12/11/2004 6:49:00 PM
Pear and lime topped with almonds--like an unfortunate dessert.
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Fragrance -Caswell-Massey - Verbena
snakeskin 12/1/2004 10:41:00 PM
At first it smelled like classic Lemon Pledge furniture polish. On second sniff, it had more of an herbal complexity. But it's still too relentlessly lemony to suit me.
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Fragrances -Davidoff - Cool Water for Women
snakeskin 12/1/2004 10:28:00 PM
I had a really weird reaction to this one. It grabbed me going by the counter--smelled great! Fresh and cool. Hours later, back home, it was still with me, and it sickened me. No idea why, but I couldn't wait to get it off me and out of my clothes. Update (5 minutes later!)--I was scrolling down the reviews of this to see if anyone else had my reaction, and someone mentioned that it smelled like carrot to her--and I realized the gaggy note in Cool Water is the same as the one I loathed in Hiris, which also has carrot. Even weirder, since I like carrots. Guess I just don't want to smell like one.
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Eye Shadow -Paula's Choice - Soft Matte Eyeshadow in Pale Suede [DISCONTINUED]
snakeskin 11/30/2004 11:46:00 PM
Very good shade, considering my idea of sultry eye makeup is light brown instead of beige! I considered giving it a 4 because there is some creasing, but I don't think the shadow has been created that won't crease on me.
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Gels/Soaps -Caswell-Massey - Oatmeal Garden Soap
snakeskin 11/13/2004 4:42:00 PM
Years ago, I had some Musk Rose soaps, I believe by Crabtree & Evelyn. I loved the sweet musky scent and was sorry it was discontinued. Well, this soap smells exactly the same! Like all C-M soaps, it's great quality--lathers well, lasts long. It's expensive compared to soap you find in the grocery store, but it's cheap as luxuries go!
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