June 30th, 2008 — , Announcement, other, winner from Divina @ Fragrance Bouquet
Goodmorning dears! I’ve been impatiently counting down the days left till my vacation and this Wednesday I am finally flying to Greece. It’s going to be Thessaloniki-Syros-Mykonos this time around. I will be taking a much needed rest (no, no, it’s a lie - I will be partying! And shopping. And partying!) until the 26th of July. Expect the Bouquet to be back in full force on Monday the 28th! I am
Continue reading → Fragrance Bouquet on Summer Vacation and Draw Winner Announcement
June 27th, 2008 — , Customize Your Perfume Bottle, Diesel, Fuel for Life, Perfume Accessories, Pouches from Divina @ Fragrance Bouquet
So, you already know I love Diesel jeans, clothes and accessories, and if you’ve read my reviews of the Fuel for Life fragrances you’ve probably already gathered I find them delightful - in fact, I am wearing the female version today, just as I am getting ready to go and grab a nice cup of coffee in the sun with my best friend. Oh yes, its light patchouli scent is definitely perfect to accompany
Continue reading → Dressing Up Your Perfume: Ready, Set, Customize… Diesel Fuel For Life!
June 25th, 2008 — , Balenciaga, Feature, Forget me Not, Fragrance, La Fuite des Heures, Le Dix, Monthly Feature, Perfume, Review, Vintage, quadrille from Divina @ Fragrance Bouquet
For Basque-Spanish designer Cristóbal Balenciaga success came easily, if not effortlessly. Having spent countless hours of his early childhood by his mother’s side while she was working as a seamstress, Balenciaga went on to study tailoring formally in his teenage years. His designs instantly became highly sought after and he managed to open his first couture workshop, named Eisa after his
Continue reading → Forget me Not: Balenciaga’s Treasures – Le Dix, Quadrille et La Fuite des Heures
June 23rd, 2008 — , 1740, 1873, Fragrance, Perfume, Review, histoires de parfums from Divina @ Fragrance Bouquet
In favor of rounding off our exploration of the Histoires de Parfums library instead of breaking the series up, today’s scheduled Forget me Not feature will appear later this week. Today, we sit down with two more tomes from this intriguing line of fragrances.
· 1740: Whether the outward manifestation of the powerful emotions the libertine writer Marquis de Sade provokes in those who attempt to
Continue reading → 1740 & 1873 by Histoires de Parfums : Perfume Reviews
June 20th, 2008 — , 1969, Ambre 114, Fragrance, Gourmand, Oriental, Perfume, Review, amber, ambergris, histoires de parfums from Divina @ Fragrance Bouquet
It’s Friday and as promised, we’ll once again be visiting the Histoires de Parfums library. The two perfumes we’ll explore today are Ambre 114 and 1969; together they form the “Cult Books” subcategory in Histoires de Parfums’ collection of tomes.
· Ambre 114: If you are a fan of amber fragrances, and especially if you like huge, golden holy dragons of scents, like Maître Parfumeur et Gantier’s
Continue reading → Ambre 114 & 1969 by Histoires de Parfums : Perfume Reviews
June 18th, 2008 — , 1826, Fragrance, Patchouli, Perfume, Review, histoires de parfums from Divina @ Fragrance Bouquet
Histoires de Parfums, an artisanal, family owned, niche maison de parfum, was created by the devilishly handsome Gérald Ghislain, entrepreneur, art lover, chef, restaurateur and ISIPCA trained nose. I have been discussing this line of fragrances for about a week now with my closest friends and the comment I most often hear first is that the name of this house is the most beautiful they’ve ever
Continue reading → 1826 by Histoires de Parfums : Introduction and Perfume Review
June 17th, 2008 — , Beachy Scents, Bond No. 9, Bronze Goddess, Cocunut, Coppertone, DSH, Estee Lauder, Fire Island, Hula Hula, Monthly Feature, Perfume for the Occasion, The Body Shop, beach, ormonde jayne, sampaquita from Divina @ Fragrance Bouquet
Ah, summer..! The occasion for this month’s PFTO is versatile and malleable: a summery state of mind. Whether you’ll be making your escape to an exotic local, a cosmopolitan resort, a blindingly white Mediterranean isle set against the endless blue, a relaxed camping where you’ll be spending your days at the beach bar and your nights drinking frozen beer around a campfire on the sand or right
June 13th, 2008 — , Acqua di Parma, Every Man Jack, Father's Day, Gift Ideas, Handmade Naturals, Neil Morris, Reviews, suggestions from Divina @ Fragrance Bouquet
Have you already done your Father’s Day gift shopping? Judging by the hordes of last minute shoppers I encounter every year right before Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, most will be rushing out in panic to try and find something just a day or two before the holiday. This year, this sometimes forgotten –in comparison to the widely advertised Mother’s Day, that is- holiday falls on the 15th of July
June 12th, 2008 — , Announcement from Divina @ Fragrance Bouquet
Are you planning on burning some cash on samples or decants any time soon? The lovely, warmhearted Abigail over at the Posh Peasant is having an early summer special! With any purchase of $50 or more, shoppers receive three 1.5 glass spray decants of the following perfumes for free:
- Estee Lauder’s newly launched Sensuous
- This year’s summer must-have, Bronze Goddess by Estee Lauder and
June 12th, 2008 — , Announcement, Sample, decant, links from Divina @ Fragrance Bouquet
I often receive emails and occasionally comments here on Fragrance Bouquet, from readers wondering where they can sample or purchase this or that hard-to-find fragrance. I have decided to create a new links section (easily found if you scroll down on the right hand bar), listing all the webshops I know of where you can purchase samples and decants of many of these elusive scents, not only to help
Continue reading → New Link List : Niche Sample & Decant Websites
June 11th, 2008 — , ByRedo, Chembur, Fragrance, Fruity, Perfume, Pulp, Review, fig, incense, resinous, smoky from Divina @ Fragrance Bouquet
Word on the street is that Ben Gorham is one of us. Yes, the ex-professional basketball player is really a perfume junkie, a fragrance nut, just like us. Mr. Gorham founded his own company, ByRedo (By Redolence) in 2006, and started testing the scented waters first with high quality candles, room sprays, soaps and body products. Earlier this year, he launched his first personal fragrance line, a
Continue reading → Pulp and Chembur by ByRedo : Perfume Reviews
June 9th, 2008 — , Divine, Floral, Fragrance, Perfume, Review, White Florals from Divina @ Fragrance Bouquet
One of the houses I feel a certain affinity towards is Divine, and to their credit, these feelings have been built not on artificial branding strategies or clever advertising, but purely on their scents. Their masculine scents, although perhaps a little safe, are elegant, luxurious and refined. Their female scents have had this rare effect on me, making me wish I owned them from the moment I
June 6th, 2008 — , Cleansing, Fragrance Bouquet Loves, Kanebo, Moisturiser, Peeling, Pores, other, skincare from Divina @ Fragrance Bouquet
Fragrance Bouquet doesn’t just love Kanebo, Fragrance Bouquet adores Kanebo! We were long overdue for another FB Loves feature, so today I would like to present to you the five Kanebo products I simply cannot live without.
First of all, a few words about Sensai, the line I use: Sensai means “delicacy” or “finess” in japanese, but it also expresses an ideal of beauty and grace. Perhaps it wouldn
June 4th, 2008 — , Fragrance, MAC, MV2, MV3, Milk, Milky, Oriental, Perfume, Vanilla from Divina @ Fragrance Bouquet
Drum-roll please! Made my last exams for the year – and with an excellent grade too. Am I happy? Proud? Elated? Well, yes, but most of all, I am tired. All I did for the last ten days was study. No, seriously, you don’t want to see what my house actually looks like from all the neglect. Thank you so much for your patience during my absence and for your supportive comments and emails. Usually the
May 23rd, 2008 — , Ferre, Fragrance, Perfume, mini review, perfume tip, scent from Divina @ Fragrance Bouquet
Good afternoon lovelies,
I have already started studying hard for my upcoming last exams of the academic year, which are ten days away. I do not expect to be able to post much in the next ten days, but I will do my best to bring you at least a couple of smaller posts. Today just a little tip for those of you living in Den Haag and those of you that live close enough to shop there: Douglas Den
May 21st, 2008 — , Fragrance, Greece, Perfume, bottle, other, scent from Divina @ Fragrance Bouquet
Perfume containers in ancient Greece were most often earthenware, spun ceramics, whose shape reflected the type of perfume held within. Lekuthos, slim elegant vials, were often made of glass and were mostly used for liquid perfume. Aryballes were used for perfumed oils, balms and ointments. Alabastron bottles were very collectible perfume containers, often branded by the craftsmen who made them,
Continue reading → Would you Like this on Your Dresser? Greek Gems
May 19th, 2008 — , Fragrance, Perfume, Review, Spicy, burberry, the beat, warm from Divina @ Fragrance Bouquet
The dry, wonderful skin-scent Burberry Classic, the lightly sweet, summery, honeyed Weekend, the exuberant, succulent Brit and the lovely, warm and comforting Brit Red, are all favorites, quality mainstream scents, that have made Burberry a brand that is well loved among perfume lovers. Even though neither the fragrances, nor the packaging and advertisements can be described as groundbreaking,
May 12th, 2008 — , Announcement, other from Divina @ Fragrance Bouquet
Dear Readers,
The next post here on Fragrance Bouquet is due this Wednesday - I have to skip today’s post due to a rather hectic schedulle. The reason? This week I am devoting most of my energy to a big project I have been working on for the past few months: I am directing a play I translated earlier this year and this will be staged for one night only this Saturday evening. We have gone from
May 7th, 2008 — , Fleur Defendue, Gourmand, Josiane Pividal, Lolita Lempicka, Oriental, Patchouli, Vanilla, anis from Divina @ Fragrance Bouquet
Long before it became en vogue to take vintage clothes and redesign, modernize and/or embellish them, Josiane Pividal did just that, soon becoming a success, and after designing for Cacharel for a while, she went on to create her own label in 1983. The label was christened Lolita Lempicka (correctly pronounced Lem-PI-tska by the way, even though the intro on the official website would have you
May 5th, 2008 — , Anais Anais, Andy Tauer, Bride and Groom, Feature, Gray Flannel, Perfume for the Occasion, Wedding Perfumes, carnal flower, chamade, eau de merveille, fahrenheit 32, l'air du desert marocain, wedding from Divina @ Fragrance Bouquet
For last month’s Perfume for the Occasion Feature, For the Love of Perfume and Fragrance Bouquet devoted a post on perfumed suggestions for the guests –both male and female- of spring and summer weddings. Now it’s time for the second installment of wedding suggestions: this time we focus on fragrances for the bride and groom.
I’ll be honest with you: when Tamara and I came up with the wedding
Continue reading → Perfume for the Occasion : Spring and Summer Weddings (part 2, Bride & Groom)
May 2nd, 2008 — , Art, Chandler Burr, Feature, Fragrance, JCE, Natural Perfumery, Perfume, Perfumed Thoughts, jean claude ellena, scent from Divina @ Fragrance Bouquet
Today I want to touch on a subject that is slightly difficult for me to broach, not only because of its slightly controversial nature, but also because, admittedly, I am not as well informed as I would like to be. Still, it is something that has been on my mind for over a week now and I would rather take the chance to share my thoughts with you while they are fresh, rather than wait. Today’s
April 30th, 2008 — , Cyclades, Douglas, Estee Lauder, Guerlain, Jicky vintage, Oleander, Travel Retail Exclusive, emerald dream, jicky, lancome from Divina @ Fragrance Bouquet
After our healthy serving of ensalada mista a couple of weeks ago, it is now time for another round of perfumed tidbits and thoughts. It might be rather early in the day, but how about a little cocktail?
· Let’s start with some news first: Emerald Dream, Estee Lauder’s 2007 travel retail exclusive, is currently making its way to select beauty counters. Here in the Netherlands, Emerald Dream is
Continue reading → Cocktail : 1 oz vintage, 1 oz modern, 2 oz new, splash of musings
April 29th, 2008 — , Announcement, Nina Classic, Nina Original, Nina Ricci, Sample, winner from Divina @ Fragrance Bouquet
Goodmorning everyone!
The winner of last week’s draw for a sample of Nina by Nina Ricci is Tamara! Results were obtained by random.org.
I regularly post on Mondays but yesterday proved quite impossible since I was dog tired after my exam and promptly fell asleep when I came home. I wish I could make up for it today, but I have classes starting in half an hour, so we’ll have the regular post
Continue reading → Winner Nina (Original/Classic) by Nina Ricci
April 25th, 2008 — from Divina @ Fragrance Bouquet
Due to midterms, I am not sure whether I will have time to finish the post I have been preparing for today, however I wanted to post this little announcement: When I posted the winner for the Zen White Lotus Body Serum, I forgot to ask the winner (Anita!) to send me her address. Please email me with your details! Your packet will be going out on Tuesday 
Have a great day, everyone. I will try
April 23rd, 2008 — , BBW, Bath and Body Works, Blushing Cherry Blossom, Body Splash, Enchanted Orchid, Exotic, Fragrance, Perfume, Reviews, Rose, Summer, spring from Divina @ Fragrance Bouquet
The weather has been absolutely lovely the last few days: the sky a gorgeous blue without a cloud in sight, the chestnut trees blossoming, the central heating turned off (hopefully) for good and the French doors leading to my balcony left open all day long in order to let the light breeze caress my skin as I work. The days are lasting longer, and all I can think about as evening approaches, is
Continue reading → Enchanted Orchid & Blushing Cherry Blossom by Bath & Body Works : Scented Reviews
April 22nd, 2008 — , Announcement, Therme, Zen White Lotus Body Serum, draw, winner from Divina @ Fragrance Bouquet
Hello hello!
The winner of last week’s draw for Zen Lotus Body Lotion is Anita! I am preparing a few more goodies to go in the packet and I hope it will be a real pleasure to receive I have my last midterms of this last trimester on Monday, so the packet will most likely be posted on Tuesday, unless I nip out earlier, in desperate need of distraction!
Congratulations! For the ones that
April 21st, 2008 — , Forget me Not, Green Floral, Monthly Feature, Nina Classic, Nina Original, Nina Ricci, oakmoss from Divina @ Fragrance Bouquet
Maria ‘Nina’ Nielli was born to an Italian family from Turin. The family relocated to France in 1895 when Nina was just 12 and by the age of 13, the young girl was already an apprentice to a dressmaker. Her considerable talent did not go unnoticed: by 18 she was already the head of the salon and at 22 she became its chief designer. Her marriage to jeweler Luigi Ricci bore an only son, Robert
Continue reading → Forget me Not: Nina (Original) by Nina Ricci
April 18th, 2008 — , Psychology, luca turin, perfumes the guide, tania sanchez from Divina @ Fragrance Bouquet
The newest book by Luca Turin and co-author Tania Sanchez has had several online perfume communities abuzz ever since it hit the bookstores. I have not participated in any of those (often) heated discussions because one, I regretfully don’t have the time to post on any fora at the moment, two I don’t actually own the Guide, and three, I am put off by some of the ugliness that is being generated
Continue reading → Perfumes : The Guide VS Psychology, or In Defense of What I Love
April 16th, 2008 — , Chypre Fruite, For the Love of Perfume, Fragrance, Fuity Chypre, Montale, Pineapple, Review, Rose from Divina @ Fragrance Bouquet
Those of you that read Fragrance Bouquet regularly probably already know of my love for Pierre Montale’s line of perfumes. My feelings for the house can be compared to the feeling of helplessly falling in love with someone whom you realize deeply understands you and what you are about the moment you start talking with them. Suddenly a connection is built, much faster than you’d normally expect.
Continue reading → Chypre Fruite by Montale : Perfume Review
April 15th, 2008 — , Feature, Fragrance Bouquet Loves, Therme, Zen White Lotus Body Serum, lemon blossom from Divina @ Fragrance Bouquet
I have really, really dry skin. This is not an exaggeration… I never (ever!) neglect my face, but I’ll sadly admit that sometimes I am too lazy or tired to do the whole body thing. If I do have such a lapse in my body routine, I end up with itchy skin that is so dry you can actually draw white squiggly lines on with your nail if you so please. Nice, huh? Attractive. Now, the product I am
Continue reading → Fragrance Bouquet Loves… Zen White Lotus Body Serum by Therme
April 14th, 2008 — , Bronze Goddess, Champaca, Commes des Garcons, Estee Lauder, Fragrance, Fragrance Bouquet Loves, Gold 8.88, Layering, Luxe Series, Monocle Hinoki, Patchouli, Perfume, Tuberose Gardenia from Divina @ Fragrance Bouquet
I tried to be a trooper most of last week and managed to post on both Monday and Wednesday… As some of you perhaps read in the comment section I have been suffering from the flu, yet again. Friday morning I was taken to the doctor because I was suffering such pain that I thought the neighbors were bound to come knocking at my door to see what all the screaming was about. I seem to be getting
April 9th, 2008 — , Feature, Fragrance, Reviews, Spring perfumes, Spring top 5 from Divina @ Fragrance Bouquet
Shapeless see-through shifts, 80’s inspired man-jackets that make me think of Don Johnson circa Miami Vice, garish combinations of colors, high-waisted trousers of tent-like proportions we’d need stilts to make work, hand painted silks noone but a fashion victim would want to wear (why, Dries?), matronly full-skirts and florals, florals, florals - the only one of the aforementioned spring trends
April 7th, 2008 — , Monthly Feature, Perfume for the Occasion, Spring and Summer Wedding, marriage, perfumes for wedding guests, suggestions from Divina @ Fragrance Bouquet
Without a doubt, as the weather gets better and better, we are entering wedding season again. Couples do tend to choose to hold their wedding either in spring or summer, perhaps due to the fact that the weather matches their high sprits, allows for wonderful outdoor parties, eliminates worries about blue-soled Loubutins getting ruined in rain or snow and ensures the strapless wedding gowns that
Continue reading → Perfume for the Occasion : Spring and Summer Weddings (part 1, Guests)
April 2nd, 2008 — , Announcement, other from Divina @ Fragrance Bouquet
After a week’s silence, Fragrance Bouquet is back. Thank you so much for your patience and my apologies for being absent this past week. I finished my exams with great success: I passed two and still waiting for the results of the last one. The reason I am returning with more delay than I originally anticipated is that I booked a last minute weekend trip to Greece and only returned late last
April 2nd, 2008 — , Ambery, Fragrance, Mona di Orio, Nuit Noire, Perfume, Review, balsamic, dirty, floriental from Divina @ Fragrance Bouquet
Mona di Orio is the type of house one wants to love: It is a house with integrity, solid background, commitment to high quality and last but certainly not least, wonderfully thoughtful packaging. Having said that, I’ll have to admit that even though it’s been more than a year since I first discovered the line, I never actually felt motivated enough to actually devote skin space for one of the
Continue reading → Nuit Noire by Mona di Orio : Perfume Review
March 23rd, 2008 — , Fragrance, Perfume, Review, Tarantella, Tommi Sooni from Divina @ Fragrance Bouquet
Good morning, lovelies! This post is coming with rather more delay than I expected, but it will be an understatement to say that this week has been… rough. However, I am very excited to present here on Fragrance Bouquet the first blog review of Tommi Sooni’s debut fragrance, Tarantella. Are you excited? Let me tell you all about it.
Tommi Sooni is a brand new, Australian niche perfume line,
Continue reading → Tarantella by Tommi Sooni : Perfume Review
March 17th, 2008 — , Announcement, other from Divina @ Fragrance Bouquet
Good morning everyone,
today a small announcement: This week and the one after mean one thing for me… Exams. Yay… Filled with stress over here. So, as you might imagine, I won’t be posting much for these two weeks. I will be posting a review for Tarantella somewhere this week, so look forward to that though! There will also be a review the week after that too. Just not the usual schedulle,
March 14th, 2008 — , Cinnamon, Dark Season, Fragrance, Neil Morris, Oriental, Perfume, Review, animalic, gotham, resin from Divina @ Fragrance Bouquet
It’s Friday, which means we have reached the last day of Neil Morris reviews here on Fragrance Bouquet. I am closing this week -which has been incredible fun by the way- with a review of my personal favorite, Gotham. For those of you who have already tried Neil’s perfumes, I have a question: Which one is your favorite and why? There are still a number of perfumes by Neil I really want to try and
Continue reading → Dark Season & Gotham by Neil Morris : Perfume Reviews
March 12th, 2008 — , Burnt Amber, Chayaruchama, Fragrance, Ida Meister, Neil Morris, Perfume, Review, dark earth, forest, resin, resinous, tobacco from Divina @ Fragrance Bouquet
Good afternoon everyone! Today we continue delving in the wonderful world of Neil Morris perfumes and put the focus on two fragrances that are wondrous journeys in olfactory magic.
Burnt Amber:
As is the case with Parfum d’Ida, Burnt Amber is a scent that Neil Morris has co-created with the lovely Ida Meister. How I wish I could have insight in the creative process of this marvelous
Continue reading → Dark Earth and Burnt Amber by Neil Morris : Perfume Reviews
March 10th, 2008 — , Chayaruchama, Floral, Fragrance, Ida, Neil Morris, Parfum d'Ida, Perfume, Review, Spectral Violet, aldehydic, civet, violet from Divina @ Fragrance Bouquet
Dearest Ida, better known to most as Chayaruchama, was kind enough to send me a whole bunch of Neil Morris fragrances to sample, after I said I was really curious to try them. This week (on Monday, Wednesday and Friday) I invite you to explore the samples Ida sent me, here on Fragrance Bouquet. The first two perfumes are Parfum d’Ida and Spectral Violet.
Parfum d’Ida:
Parfum d’Ida is a
Continue reading → Parfum d’Ida and Spectral Violet by Neil Morris : Perfume Reviews
March 7th, 2008 — , Fragrance, Perfume, cultural anthropology, folklore, per fumum, scent from Divina @ Fragrance Bouquet
In their paper “Chirality and Odor Perception – Scents of Precious Woods”, authors Leffingwell and John C. review the effect of chirality on the odor of “sandalwood odorants (beta-santalols, 3-isocamphylicyclohexanols & Ebanol((R))s), patchouli odorants (patchoulol & spiropatchoulolone), agarwood (karanone dihydrokaranone & jinkohol II) as well as the odor active components of other woody
March 5th, 2008 — , Bath Oil, Cologne Spray, Cuba, Czech and Speake, Fragrance, Opoponax, Perfume, Review, balsam, resin, tobacco from Divina @ Fragrance Bouquet
Cuba is the first fragrance of British luxury brand Czech & Speake I’ve had the pleasure of sampling. Smelling the beautiful composition for the first time, I realized that it is not just the company’s fittings that have bespoke appeal: this eau is every bit as artisanal and exclusive in feel. Part of their Aromatics line, Cuba was directly inspired by company owner and designer, Frank Sawkin’s
March 3rd, 2008 — , Chypre, Fragrance, Green, Green Floral, Monthly Feature, Perfume, Perfume for the Occasion, Review, Saint Patrick's Day from Divina @ Fragrance Bouquet
Originally celebrated mostly in areas with large and active Irish communities such as the US and Canada, as well as the UK and Ireland itself of course, Saint Patrick’s Day has, in recent years, become more and more popular: The 17th of March has become a celebrated holiday in many countries as diverse as Japan, Russia, Germany, Argentina, Denmark and South Korea.
Celebrations are, of course
Continue reading → Perfume for the Occasion : Saint Patrick’s Day
February 29th, 2008 — , Floral, Fragrance, Hermes, Kelly Calèche, Leather, Perfume, Powdery, Review, iris, skin scent from Divina @ Fragrance Bouquet
*This post is dedicated to the wonderful, warmhearted, generous friend who recently gifted me with a bottle of Kelly Calèche. She always impresses me with her great manners and thoughtful character. May her generosity find its way back to her tenfold.*
Last summer, Hermès’ newest launch, caused quite a stir among perfume aficionados: Everyone wanted to have a whiff of the newest member of the
February 27th, 2008 — Dior Addict, Dior Addict 2, Dior Addict Eau Fraiche, Dior Addict Shine, Fragrance, Perfume, Review, dior, review from Divina @ Fragrance Bouquet
Welcome back for the second part of “Dior Addict Extravaganza”. Today, reviews of Addict Shine and Addict 2:
Dior Addict Shine:
Dior Addict Shine starts out with an intense and rather generic, rather synthetic smelling hit of tangerine and grapefruit. Upon first try, I completely dismiss this as a disappointing failure. I forget about it and start going about my day, when about half an hour
Continue reading → Dior Addict Extravaganza : Perfume Reviews (Part Two)
February 25th, 2008 — Dior Addict, Dior Addict 2, Dior Addict Eau Fraiche, Dior Addict Shine, Fragrance, Perfume, Review, review from Divina @ Fragrance Bouquet
After recently being pleasantly surprised by Dior Addict Shine, I decided to explore the whole Dior Addict line, which I must confess, I never paid much attention to. So, today and Wednesday Fragrance Bouquet takes a look at the whole Addict fragrance lineup. Let’s start with part 1, exploring Dior Addict and Dior Addict Eau Fraîche.
Dior Addict:
The original Dior Addict is, in my opinion, a
Continue reading → Dior Addict Extravaganza : Perfume Reviews (Part One)
February 22nd, 2008 — Fafi, Feature, Fragrance Bouquet Loves, MAC, lipglass, lipstick, other from Divina @ Fragrance Bouquet
So, I’ve come down with the flu… The nose still works fine, but I can’t even bear the thought of wearing/sniffing perfume. Still, I didn’t want to let the day pass without a post, so I thought I’d inject some fun in my day, and if you’ll indulge me, I’ll tell you about my latest non-scented discoveries. What am I loving lately? Well, I’ve fallen hard for the MAC Fafi collection! Have you tried
February 20th, 2008 — Fragrance, Isfarkand, Oriental, Perfume, Review, Tolu, encre noir, ormonde jayne, perfume comparisons, review from Divina @ Fragrance Bouquet
The last couple of weeks have been an olfactory delight – I finally got acquainted with the Ormonde Jayne line of fragrances via their sample program (definitely worth it by the way if you can’t get to the boutique – the price to sample the whole range is 28 pounds, or about 37 euro, postage is complimentary and the presentation is simply delightful!) and even though I have not ended up loving
Continue reading → Isfarkand & Tolu by Ormonde Jayne : Perfume Reviews
February 18th, 2008 — Chloe, Floral, Forget me Not, Fragrance, Green, Monthly Feature, Perfume, Review, review, tuberose from Divina @ Fragrance Bouquet
It would be hard to imagine fashion in today’s world without prêt-a-porter. Up until the 50’s however, luxury ready-to-wear fashion was unheard of. When it comes to the question of who popularized high fashion as we know it, most remember Yves Saint Laurent who was indeed the first couturier to open a ready-to-wear boutique, Rive Gauche in 1966. Some will even remember that Givenchy and the
Continue reading → Forget me Not : Chloé (Original) by Chloé
February 15th, 2008 — other, scents from Divina @ Fragrance Bouquet
After a bitingly cold winter, this week has seen the advent of spring here in tiny, beautiful Holland. I smelled spring coming, just like I smell the first day of winter. It is no big feat to smell spring coming here, if you are a foreigner. There are telltale signs if you are not born Dutch: even though I live in a city, the air carries with it a certain scent only detectable by us, non-natives