NY NY part 3

More notes from the fragrance wonderland


CB I hate perfume : The new Cradle of Light is a beauty, a complex beauty. It is a white floral bursting with jasmine, but is not floral-y. It is not pretty per se. More deep and green. Very different. It has 5 different jasmines as well as the other flowers. It is one of the most expensive in this line, and a very interesting fragrance.


I also got samples of Wild Pansy and To See a Flower, which I plan to review later. Wild Pansy is very green, dirt encrusted floral. and yes that actually is a nice scent it seems.




Annick Goutal: I have an up and down thing with Goutal perfumes. Some I like, many I don't. Neroli is a nice enough perfume, but it isn't special or unique. It reminded me a lot of L'Occitane Feuille De Oranger. Neroli is less unisex and more floral, however. There is also a new Eau D'Hadrien Body cream out to celebrate the anniversary of this fragrance. I would have liked to try that but didn't even think of it.



Bain De Marais: Finally got to try and buy this. Luckily I tried first, as the paste soap is not very nice smelling. The body wash is. Bain De Marais is based on the Hamman bathing principles. These soaps are made from black soap. It is exfoliating and moisturizing. This is a great bath product. You hardly need any moisturizer after using it, and in warmer weather , will need none. sells for 28.00 at Aedes.com





Corrections: yesterday I mentioned the new Darphin fragrances. I now have names. Lilas Jasmin, green tea-capucine( which is actaully much nicer than I would have ever thought) and Mandarine Menthe ( refreshing).


The Chantecaille Corail Compact in the fancy version is not 550.00 but 420.oo I think. Not that I anticpate a buying rush over this. The store didn't even have any to sell if you did want it.



Thanks to all the great people I got to sniff with in the city. A great group who all love beauty stuff and do not care what you do , or how much money you have. Non judgemental fun.