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Bath & Body Works Review: Be Enchanted Triple Moisture Body Cream Review Be Enchanted is berries for sure... Fragrance Notes: Frosted Florals, Sparkling Sugared Pomegranate On cold sniff, I get berries for sure, but I can't make out what berries/fruit I am smelling. It smells very pretty, looks pretty and softens my hands & elbows. I bought a few B&BW body creams and this was one of my favorites. It's a keeper! This is a nice blend, if a little sweet. There is a citrus-tinged floral here that keeps this from just being sweet & fruity. Something warm and feminine but unfortunately B&BW were extremely vague on the actual fragrance notes. What is the "sparkling sugared" part of the pomegranate? What kind of flowers are the "frosted petals?" I can only guess. I would like to know more so I can find more scents like this in the future. Especially since this is listed online as a "retired fragrance", so it could go away at any minute. That would be a shame because I like this. I don't have a lot of fragrances that run this sweet & don't give me a headache. Brittany Spears' Fantasy comes to mind. This is that without the cotton candy/gourmand vanilla notes. If you like sweet berries w/ a lighter, citrus-leaning mystery floral, you will like this. A++ Fragrance A+ Cream A Until Next Time, my Candle Subjects! 💗The Candle Queen Fine Fragrance Mist Review: It just doesn't last.. Fragrance Notes Top: citrus, iced pomegranate, chilled wildberries, crystallized passionfruit Mid: sheer honeysuckle, frosted floral bouquet, sugared violet, dewfruit, asian pear Base: whipped vanilla, creamy musk, sandalwood (The fragrance notes listed are from the 2011 Perfume Notes via Fragantica.) I was quite the fan when I reviewed the body cream in 2019. I wish I could say the same for the FFM, but the lasting power is abysmal. It doesn't make it past the 1 hour mark on me. The spray doesn't last, nor does it project well. I'm not nose-blind to it either. No one has ever complimented me on this scent, which is usually the sign of a fragrance that doesn't work on me. Why wear something that only lasts an hour? I'm glad I got this spray on sale. Paying full price, for something that lasts less time than a Calgon Body Spray, would have been disappointing to say the least. Now that I got that out of the way, let's get to sniffing. Cold Sniff: Very pretty & feminine, conjuring up pastel colored visions of Princesses in Fairytale Lands. It reminds me of Sunset Glow, but set in springtime, as opposed to late summer. BE is softer on the sweet & heavier on the floral, though the fragrance itself is lighter than SG. This is probably why Sunset Glow has staying power on me and Be Enchanted does not. Both SG and BE share the same whipped vanilla base note. Thankfully, it is missing the plastic-tones found in BBW Whipped Vanilla Chiffon. Beyond the sugary floral notes, hiding in the background to temper the sweetness, is a fresh bite of citrus. It gives off a Clementine Orange vibe, not quite as sweet as a tangerine. The pear IS there, but only just, and i think it'll pair (sic) nicely with the whipped vanilla and musk base notes. On Me (no cream): On my bare arm, the citrus & fruit notes bloom, not the floral. Sadly, it doesn't stay that way. If BE kept smelling like the initial spray, I'd buy the perfume off Ebay. After 10 Mins on my arm, the citrus is gone and the floral notes have taken over. One good thing about this spray is it's honest with you to begin with. The initial cold sniff is accurate, at least, it is on me. After half hour and no outdoor exposure, I had my SO sniff my arm. His exact words. "it's pretty faint". I agree. On Me (with cream): I think I'm reaching the end of my body cream's shelf life. The lotion on it's own carries a little musty/musky-ness that wasn't there in 2019. I can't rate the scent, but I can gauge how long the FFM lasts with the body cream layered under it. The body cream doesn't make too much of a difference as far as that's concerned. Layered or not, the lasting power of this fragrance is short-lived, Conclusion: It's sugared florals and whipped vanilla, with citrus floating off into the abyss 10 minutes after application. That's too bad because it's the citrus notes in this fragrance I love the most. Once a Clinique Happy Girl, always a Clinique Happy Girl, amirite? The Body cream has more of the berries and the fruit. If you are younger than 25, start with the body cream. Sniff the FFM first to make sure it isn't too floral for you, because that is what carries the mid notes best. It's is a light enough spray you could mix with similar noted perfumes. I'm thinking of mixing it with my VS (Pink) Golden Honey body spray because that particular scent pairs beautifully with Sunset Glow. Fragrance B+ (nice but a little basic) Spray D+ (lasting power is non-existent and body cream barely helps) Until Next Time, my Candle Subjects! 💗The Candle Queen 3/15/2022 0 Comments my old home for candle reviewsI just realized there was no link here for my old candle reviews. Here's a list of all fragrances/candles I reviewed in 2019, and their corresponding blog posts:
All My Reviews (so far) I thought it might be a good idea to have a page listing all my aromatic reviews so far. I will update, every time I do a new review, w/ the corresponding link to that blog post. I just want to thank my Loyal Subjects for going on this journey of the senses, with me. It means a lot. Without further ado, Bath & Body Works Reviews: Goose Creek Reviews: Yankee Candle Reviews:
Misc: Feel free to send/post/comment with some of YOUR reviews. I would love to hear from you! *I'll be adding these entries to the blog, but it will take some time. Bear with me. Til Next Time my Illuminating Subjects, 💗The Candle Queen Yankee Candle: RED APPLE WREATH My Review for: Yankee Candle- RED APPLE WREATH Size: 22 oz. Double Wick Tumbler Yankee Candle Description: A happy holiday homecoming with the festive aroma of sweet apples, cinnamon, walnuts and maple. Fragrance Notes: Top: Golden Apples, Cinnamon Leaf, Clove Mid: Apple Peel, Cracked Walnuts, Brown Sugar Base: Amber, Melted Butter, Maple Syrup, Vanilla My Boyfriend Loves this scent! I used to visit Yankee Candle all the time, when I lived closer to their shop in Downtown Burlington. I saw a really good deal (5/55$) on large candles, so I took them up on it. Out of the 5 candles I bought, this is the one my boyfriend liked the most. I had planned on giving one or two away as Christmas gifts. This was one my boyfriend INSISTED we keep. I have to admit, I am NOT the biggest fan of Apple-Cinnamon scents. I find them to be a bit overplayed and boring. Red Apple Wreath is primarily an Apple Cinnamon fragrance, but it isn't generic. People talk about the "warmth" element they feel when they burn this candle. There is a vanilla & nutmeg under-layer to the dominant apple-cinnamon notes that takes this away from being a Glade-plug in scent. It is definitely a warm & cozy apple. Not crisp and fresh. It's the type of spiced apple, warm from the oven, ready to be made into a pastry. The throw is excellent, as it fills the largest room in my house with it's soft sweet smell. It's the type of smell that permeates but doesn't dominate. It's always present but not nauseating nor headache inducing like a lot of "food-like" scents can be. It's definitely a late fall-mid winter fragrance, perfect for the holidays. If you like apple-cinnamon scents but you want something just a little deeper, look no further. I am kicking myself for giving half of this candle to my friend, but he really loved the scent too. I figured I would get another one in the future, or find something similar out there. There isn't. At least, not yet. I hope my friend appreciates just how special this candle truly IS. For those of you that like to play around with different scent combinations, I have burned, Luscious Pumpkin Trifle along with Red Apple Wreath. Luscious Pumpkin Trifle helped tone down the apple cinnamon, enhancing the notes of walnut, maple & vanilla. They work wonderfully together, If you want to try something different, (and you happen to have Luscious Pumpkin Trifle on hand!), you might want to try it. Conclusion: IF You find this candle, You BUY it. Thank me later. Fragrance: 8/10 (simply because of my dislike for apple-cinnamon)
Throw: 8/10 Overall Grade: A Until Next Time, 💗The Candle Queen My Review for: Yankee Candle - MAGICAL FROSTED FOREST Size: 22 oz. Double Wick Tumble Yankee Candle Description: An enchanted place where icy breezes playfully dance through tall, snow-coated pines. Official Fragrance Notes: Top: Icy Eucalyptus, Frozen Strawberry Leaf, Raspberry Ice Mid: Pine Needles, Balsam Fir, Crushed Pineapple Base: White Cedar, Tonka Bean, Golden Amber Sledding at Pat Root's House...
Fragrance:10/10 -Throw: 8/10 -Performance: 4/10 -Overall: B+ Until Next Time, My Illuminating Subjects! 💗The Candle Queen My Review for: Yankee Candle- ALL IS BRIGHT |
Yankee Candle Description: A blend of sparkling citrus scents drifting on warm musk. Fragrance Notes: Top: Grapefruit, Orange Mid: Red Currant Base: Sweet Musk Warm, Sugar Sprinkled Currant w/ Citrus Notes.
-Fragrance: 9/10 -Throw: 10/10 -Performance: 10/10 -Overall: A+ (it doesn't get much better than this!) Until Next Time, my Candle Subjects! 💗The Candle Queen |
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