Chantecaille is an understated beauty line out of New York, created by a woman who’s a veteran in the biz. The line focuses on providing luxurious products and has a clean modern aesthetic. Stop by the counter at Holt Renfrew and you’re going to see pretty palettes with easy to use colours in them.
Off to the side is Chantecaille’s line of fragrances which has been rereleased this past year, and has something for everyone – by that I mean, there’s a gourmand, a floral, some herby scents, and some that are deeper and more mature.
The one that caught me by surprise is Chantecaille’s Vetyver. Though this scent has notes of citron, pepper, nutmeg, bergamot, vetiver, musk and sandalwood, this is a scent that I can only describe as a true Vetyver because it smells just like real Vetyver in India.
Let me back up for a minute. Vetyver is a grass that grows in India. Of course, distillations of its scent are not going to smell like this perfume, but when you smell Vetyver in India, you also smell all the other scents in the air – this includes spices, such as pepper, as well as musk and sandalwood which are popular with the Indian population and used in everything from body lotion to laundry detergent.
So, when I say that Chantecaille’s Vetyver smells like Vetyver in India, I mean that it has all the notes that are in the Indian air when you smell Vetyver. Vetyver by its nature has a grassy herbacious yet fresh scent that’s masculine yet light.
This Vetyver is being marketed as a feminine fragrance but I would say that it’s truly unisex. It’s an elegant composition and well balanced. The musk and woods really warm it up, while the bergamot that you smell right at the beginning makes it a fresh scent and reminds me a little of most masculine scents that are out there. This perfume has great sillage – you can smell it on yourself the whole day even when you only wear one spritz. It also lasts a very long time which is fantastic for a scent that’s this light.
You can pick up Vetyver and check out the other Chantecaille scents at the Chantecaille counter at Holt Renfrew.
It’s late in the summer for this review, and for that I apologize. I’ve been busy with weddings and house guests, and it’s finally occurred to me that I should review the scent I spritz on myself without even thinking.
Estee Lauder’s Bronze Goddess Soleil had all the beginnings of an amazing summer scent. The scent is inspired by the Mediterranean and includes notes of Bergamot, Orange Blossom, and other citrus notes.
I have a thing for body oils – you know this – and I want them to smell good and be natural, if possible.
I’m getting ready for some important events in my life, and so I’ve had a peel and my skin is flaking badly. The only thing to do is wait it out and moisturize to hide some of the flakies that can be persistent.
Strange Invisible Perfumes is an indie perfume line based out of California that makes all natural perfumes. The essences are organic, and the product is hydro-distilled. I’ve heard a lot about the line and their interesting creations, and perhaps you have as well, but this body lotion is the only one that I’ve tried. The 
