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YSL Opium Perfume Review

Perfume for if you have a driver pick you up, fur coat, your bark is worst than your bite, you’re not scared to tell people what’s up. Bright lipstick but only in shades that make your teeth look whiter. Lots … Continue reading

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YSL Rouge Volupte Shine

Do you like this kind of a formula? It’s not sticky and very pigmented but feels like a balm on instead of a lipstick or even lipgloss. I feel like these lipsticks are nice but don’t stay on but at … Continue reading

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Empties: Trinny London, Zara, Keys Soulcare, Kerastase

A set of nice sunny days that make winter weather bearable. Refillable skincare, yes or no? I’m team no. It puts the onus of being sustainable on the consumer rather than the brand and makes the packaging more clunky than … Continue reading

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YSL Lash Clash Mascara Review

YSL Lash Clash mascara. Yes, this is everything by I want out of mascara but when I was testing it out for the first time I put it on at 8 am and it was smeared on my lids by … Continue reading

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Empties: Cantu, Bliss, Naturally Serious, Sol de Janeiro, Elizabeth Arden, YSL, Blistex

Things I’ve finished and loved. Cantu Beauty Skin Therapy lotion – omg I went back and forth about this one a lot. I didn’t like the smell, but then I liked it. It’s a sweet coconut candy. I didn’t like … Continue reading

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How much do you spray?

Unpopular opinion: one spray is often enough. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Or am I a chronic undersprayer?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Here’s my travel spray of YSL Opium which never got upgraded to a full bottle, because on spray is definitely enough of this one.

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YSL Belle d’Opium

YSL Opium was launched in 1978, well before my time as well, and caused a bit of a stir at that time.  The hoopla was caused by the shock of a perfume being named after a drug (imagine a new … Continue reading

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Rose Notes

I would have to say that my most favourite floral fragrance note is that of the Rose. I know that it reminds some people of grandmothers, or of a stuffier era, but to me it’s timeless and beautiful. It always … Continue reading

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YSL Black Opium Neon

Someone that I encounter almost daily smells so good. I walk by her and sometimes catch a whiff of her perfume, and I ask her what it is and it’s always… Black Opium. Given that, I was excited to give … Continue reading

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YSL Y Eau de Toilette

A gorgeous heavy bottle, for a beautiful light scent for men. YSL Y Eau de Toilette is a fresh blend of citrus and woods. The opening has a pretty standard astringent bergamot that seems to happen with many men’s scents. … Continue reading

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