Friday, August 2, 2013

MY PERFUME INVENTORY#1

TEMPTATION IS EVERYWHERE FOR ME TO BUY ANOTHER BOTTLE OF PERFUME!!!!!!!!!!!!
SO I DECIDED TO DO MY PERFUME INVENTORY SO THAT I KNOW HOW MANY BOTTLES I HAVE, WHAT ARE THE BOTTLES THAT I LIKE ENOUGH TO KEEP, AND THE REST I WILL GIVE AWAY TO MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY.

ALTHOUGH PERFUME DON'T HAVE EXPIRATION DATE (KEEP THEM INSIDE THE DARK AND COOL PLACE), I DO STILL WORRY ABOUT THE JUICE GO BAD BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW THEY ARE EXPENSIVE. RECENTLY MY SISTER TOLD ME PARIS HILTON BY PARIS HILTON PERFUME THAT I BOUGHT FOR HER ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO WENT BAD. HOWEVER, COCO CHANEL MADEMOISELLE BY CHANEL THAT I BOUGHT BACK IN 2001 IS STILL IN GOOD CONDITION. SO... I'M GUESSING IT IS DEPENDS ON THE PERFUME??????

ANYWAYS HERE WE GO!
ANNA SUI SECRET WISH MAGIC ROMANCE
I'VE BEEN HAVING THIS BOTTLE FOR ABOUT FIVE YEARS AND I ONLY HAVE A LITTLE BIT LEFT. A PRETTY, GIRLY GIRL, FRUITY FLORAL SUMMER PERFUME BUT HAS VERY BAD LASTING POWER. WELL, THIS BOTTLE WAS A BIRTHDAY PRESENT SO I DID NOT PAY FOR IT LOL! WHEN I AM DONE WITH THE BOTTLE, THAT'S IT! I WON'T REPURCHASE.

J.LO LIVE LUXE
 THIS IS A REPLICA OF RALPH BY RALPH LAUREN. I HAD THIS BOTTLE FOR ABOUT THREE YEARS AND ALSO HAVE ONLY LITTLE BIT LEFT. I DON'T CARE MUCH TO REPLACE WHEN I'M DONE WITH THE BOTTLE I HAVE. KIND OF GOT SICK OF IT.
ROYAL APOTHIC PERFUME IN HOLLAND PARK
THIS WAS MY LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT KIND OF PERFUME. IT SMELLS LIKE YOU CAME RIGHT OUT FROM SHOWER.VERY VERY REFRESHING/FRESH KIND OF SCENT. NOT VERY LONG LASTING THOUGH. BUT SOMEHOW I START TO FEEL THIS SMELLS TOO SYNTHETIC. GOOD THING THAT I ONLY HAVE 15ml BOTTLE. THIS BOTTLE IS ON MY GIVE AWAY LIST.

ROYAL APOTHIC PERFUME IN VENETIAN GROVE
I LOVE THIS PERFUME VERY MUCH! IF YOU ARE A ROSE PERFUME LOVER, YOU NEED TO AT LEAST SNIFF THIS STUFF. NOT SO COMPLICATE BUT REALLY BEAUTIFUL AND SOPHISTICATED WITH GOOD STAYING POWER. ON THEIR WEBSITE IT SAID THIS PERFUME WAS INSPIRED BY A GARDEN PLANTED BY ELIZABETH I AT WINDSOR CASTLE. YOU WILL SMELL A LOT OF FLOWERS ALL THE WAY FROM THE START TO THE END BUT SURPRISINGLY NOT HEADY AT ALL. IT HAS NOTES OF ROSE LEAF BLENDED WITH CURRENT, PLUM,ORANGE, AND CLOVE. INTERESTED????? I AM CONSIDERING TO BUY A FULL BOTTLE WHEN I'M DONE WITH MY LITTLE ONE (15ml).


ORIGINS GINGER ESSENCE
VERY CALMING, RELAXING, AND NATURAL BUT LONG LASTING! IF YOU ARE NOT A BIG FAN OF PERFUMES BUT YOU WANT TO BE SMELL NICE, TRY THIS.YOU MIGHT LIKE IT A LOT! THIS IS THE PERFUME I ALWAYS GO BACK TO WHEN I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO WEAR OR HAVE HEADACHE/ FEEL SICK BUT STILL WANT TO WEAR FRAGRANCE OR HOT AND HUMID SUMMER DAYS AND YOU NEED TO REFRESH YOURSELF, THIS IS IT! LOVE LOVE LOVE~ I WILL ALWAYS KEEP A BOTTLE OF THIS IN MY COLLECTION.

LOVE AT FIRST GLOW BY JLO
NOTHING SO UNIQUE OR AMAZING ABOUT IT YET VERY LOVELY/PRETTY SCENT THAT WILL NOT OFFEND ANYBODY. YOU MIGHT WANT TO WEAR THIS ON A DATE, WORK, AND SCHOOL. DEFINITELY A SPRING/SUMMER FRAGRANCE THAT HAS A DECENT STAYING POWER CONSIDERING IT IS A CELEBRITY FRUITY FLORAL PERFUME. I GET COMPLEMENTS FROM MY CO-WORKERS WHEN I WEAR THIS. MY HUSBAND LIKES IT AS WELL.
CHLOE EAU DE PARFUM
SOME PEOPLE SAY IT SMELLS TOO SOAPY BUT I DON'T MIND THAT CLEAN FRESH SOAPY SCENT. SOMETIMES WHEN I WEAR IT, I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A BIT TOO PERFUMY BUT I LIKE IT MOST OF THE TIME. I WENT TO SEPHORA LAST WEEK AND I HAPPENED TO SPRAY THIS PERFUME AND SHALIAMR BY GUERLAIN RIGHT NEXT TO EACH OTHER (NOT LAYERING) AND THEY SMELL SO SO SO WONDERFUL TOGETHER!
WHEN I'M DONE WITH THIS BOTTLE THOUGH I WOULD LIKE TO PURCHASE L'EAU DE CHLOE. THEY BOTH SHARE SIMILAR NOTES BUT THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT L'EAU DE CHLOE THAT I LIKE MUCH MORE THAN CHLOE EAU DE PARFUM.

COCO CHANEL MADEMOISELLE
IF YOU READ MY EARLIER POST ABOUT THIS PERFUME, YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I LOVE THIS PERFUME. I KNOW I KNOW TOO MANY PEOPLE WEAR THIS BUT I STILL LOVE IT SO MUCH!!!!! I WILL RE-PURCHASE AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN.

FANCY YOU BY JESSICA SIMPSON
A PERFECT REPLICA OF BURBERRY EAU DE PARFUM FOR WOMEN. HOWEVER, YOU MIGHT WANT TO USE BURBERRY VERSION DURING FALL/WINTER SEASON WHEREAS FANCY YOU IS PERFECT FOR SPRING/SUMMER. I USED TO OWN A BOTTLE OF BURBERRY VERSION AND LOVED EM SO MUCH BUT SINCE I'M LIVING IN HAWAII, IT IS A BIT TOO HEAVY. NOW I FOUND FANCY YOU! PERFECTION!!! THE PRICE IS EVEN BETTER (I PAID $25 + TAX FOR 100ml BOTTLE AT ROSS). HOPEFULLY THE JUICE DON'T GO BAD AS FAST CAUSE SOME OF THE CELEBRITY PERFUMES LAST ONLY LIKE TWO YEARS OR SO.

FREDERIC MALLE LIPSTICK ROSE
I'VE READ GOOD REVIEWS ABOUT THIS PERFUME BUT I DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT AND I DON'T BLIND BUY ANYMORE (I'VE LEARN MY LESSONS) SO I WAS HOPING TO FIND A DECENT PRICED SAMPLE.
SO LUCKY! I COULD FIND 8ml DECANT BOTTLE OF THIS ON EBAY FOR $28 SO I SNATCHED EM LOL! OH MAN~ TOO BAD!! SOOOOOOOO BAD!!!! I'M HOOKED! LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS STUFF! I WAS MOSTLY USING COCO CHANEL MADEMOISELLE AND THE DECANT BOTTLE OF THIS PERFUME LAST FALL/WINTER AND LOVED BOTH PERFUMES SO SO SO MUCH.

WHEN I WEAR IT I FEEL BEAUTIFUL, GLAMOROUS, ELEGANT, FEMININE BUT! AFTER ALL IT IS NOT THAT SERIOUS. IT HAS A BIT OF CHEEKY/NAUGHTINESS TO IT!
YES IT IS VERY VERY PRICEY FOR A BOTTLE OF PERFUME BUT WITH THIS A LITTLE BIT GOES A LONG LONG WAY. THIS IS A MUST BUY WHEN I'M DONE WITH MY DECANT BOTTLE BUT I DON'T THINK I WILL BE DONE WITH IT ANY TIME SOON.