Showing posts with label mimosa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mimosa. Show all posts
Monday, June 10, 2013
Pig & Pepper - Twyla Perfumes
Details:
Pig & Pepper
Twyla Perfumes & Apothecary
Notes:
Cyclamen, raspberry, rose, milk accord, amber, mimosa, honey and pink pepper.
Sometimes I have a week where everything seems like a dud, and sometimes I have a week where I like pretty much everything I test. I wonder if that's just chance or if there is a body chemistry thing going on. For example, I wonder if I'm having 'lady's days', my skin chemistry changes to make everything smell either really crap or really good. Interesting. Or maybe just creepy.
Anyway, this has been a pretty decent week and this is the third one in a row that I've tested and really enjoyed. In the vial I can smell rose, mimosa and honey, it's bright and sweet and a tiny bit fruity. Once applied the pepper gives it a bit of a spicy kick, and the raspberry adds a nice tart element to balance the sweetness. The amber is there in the dry down but doesn't amp on me for once - it just makes everything else smell a bit deeper. There's a creaminess that I attribute to the milk accord, and overall this is a lovely bright perfume that I'd probably wear more in the spring and early summer.
Sillage was medium, as was lasting power. I reapplied after about 6 hours.
Rating:
4/5
Day 158!
Labels:
amber,
cyclamen,
feminine,
floral,
honey,
milk accord,
mimosa,
pepper,
pink pepper,
raspberry,
rose,
sweet,
twyla perfumes
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Beatrix - Twyla Perfumes
Details:
Beatrix
Twyla Perfumes & Apothecary
Notes:
Beatrix (as in Beatrix Potter) - a scent evocative of spring blooms, warm bunnies, cotton dresses, ripe fruits and honey. Jasmine, melissa and mimosa; warm fuzzy musk, honey, grapefruit, sandalwood, clean cotton and peaches.
In the vial Beatrix smells like a fizzy floral - I realise that sounds weird but that's what comes to mind, as though there were sherbet in it. When I sniffed it my nose twitched AND WRITING THIS I JUST REALISED LIKE A RABBIT!! I have no idea whether that is deliberate but I'm delighted by it nonetheless.
Once applied I smell a very feminine, pretty floral, daubed with honey (which I realised later reading the notes is actually honeysuckle). I could smell something citrus and it took me a few seconds to work out it was grapefruit - one of the rare fruits I actually enjoy the smell of. The tart of the citrus early on tempers the sweetness a bit, but that disappears in the dry down, which is a honey musk, but one of those floral honeys like orange blossom or the like. Thankfully the peach never made an appearance on me, and the cotton just added a 'clean' element that wasn't so much a smell as a vibe. This perfume is gorgeously sweet but not sugary. Ultra girly but not sickly. I really like it. The sillage is fairly high for the first half hour or so - sensitive types could find this one a bit headachey. Lasting power is good - I put it on in the morning and reapplied mid-afternoon.
Rating:
4/5
Day 136!
Labels:
cotton,
feminine,
fruit,
grapefruit,
honey,
jasmine,
melissa,
mimosa,
musk,
peach,
sandalwood,
spring,
twyla perfumes,
white floral
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