Billie Eilish Perfume

Posted on December 15, 2022 by Henna

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The caramel hot chocolate of the perfume world, the kind made with water, not milk.

I didn’t realize that the new Billy Eilish perfume was available at The Bay, so when I saw it the other day, of course I had to spray some on.

Here’s how it’s supposed to smell:”Delicate sugared petals invite you to experience the alluring fragrance as you immerse yourself in the sensorial appeal of vanilla, soft spices, and cocoa. Sleek woods and musk leave a lasting impression that is warm, sensual and powerfully you.”

But honestly, it was straight-up caramel on my skin, tons of vanilla and very sweet.

It wasn’t sold out and it seems available at a few place online too. I know this was one of the most hyped launches of 2022, and then people forgot about it.

I get that creating celebrity scents is a challenge… mostly they are licensed out and the big perfume companies are looking to launch something that will be easy to wear and successful. Sweeter scents always seem to do well and since this is one-dimensional, in a spray people can decide whether they’re buying it or not.

Have you tried it? Do you own it?

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Hermes Equipage Geranium

Posted on December 14, 2022 by Henna


When you get out of the shower and don’t want to stop smelling like the spicy Imperial Leather soap, you need Equipage Geranium. It’s the plain white tee of soapy scents. A good one is versatile and fit for many occasions.

Incidentally, this is on Fragrancenet.com right now and for less than $100 it was maybe the most satisfying perfume purchase of the year. My sample of Equipage Geranium had sat in my desk drawer and I was applying at the end of the day. When it finished, a bottle was in order.

Normally, I save my new perfume purchases and open them when I need them, but I ripped into this one so I could smell it. I find the scent quite nostalgic and the only type of clean that I really like.

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Nirvana Black Review

Posted on December 13, 2022 by Henna

TextThe year is 2013 and Mary Kate and Ashley are soooo cool, so pervasive in pop culture, that they launch a line of perfume at Sephora. And they don’t just come out with one perfume. They launch two, AT THE SAME TIME, and they’re meant to be layered. The best part is that they actually smell good. Like, eyes-rolling-to-the-back-of-your-head good. Strangers-asking-you-what-you’re-wearing good.

My favourite is Black. It’s a powdery violet-sandalwood-vanilla. pretty simple, but well done. I’m wearing the perfume oil, and it’s not very strong and doesn’t last long, so I used it in my hair in an effort to get it to last longer…. And today I wore too much and you could smell me coming…but I got some compliment too.

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Favourite Guerlain Perfumes

Posted on December 12, 2022 by Henna

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A little Guerlain round-up. Samsara EDP, L’Heure Bleue EDT, and the new Aqua Allegoria Nerolia Vetiver.

The Nerolia Vetiver is the newest to me, so I won’t say much about it. I’ve only worn it once. Ok, well I will say that there’s not a lot of vetiver especially if something like Chanel Sycomore is your reference.

L’Heure Bleue… I adore this perfume, it gets me many compliments, great in the summer time… I left this bottle with my mom and it’s weird that I really idealized how it smelled which I didn’t think I could do. I have the EDP also, and it’s much stronger. I feel like I enjoy the EDT more, maybe because I got it first.

Samsara EDP… A little old bottle I got in a swap and it smells intact. Honestly, I’ve smelled a lot of new perfumes this month, maybe too many new perfumes since a top tier fancy niche store is open 10 minutes from here, but Samsara still knocks it out of the park for me. Again, spraying from samples and in store is sometimes different from owning a bottle and living with a perfume, but yeah, it’s hard to be wowed by anything when I can come home to this.

Also, an empty fireplace seems like a nice place to store your perfume collection. This ain’t my fireplace, but these are my perfumes.

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Hair Perfumes I Love

Posted on December 9, 2022 by Henna

You know when you give someone a hug and their hair smells so good that you hug a little tighter and want to hold on a little longer, inhale a little deeper, maybe try to get a little bit of their essence too so you can have the memory of that moment a bit longer or make it a bit richer?

Maybe you’re not a perfume person but you’re a scented hair person.

So here are hair perfumes… some by hair companies not perfume companies. These are some that I love and have in my collection. I use them when I want to refresh my hair but I don’t want to load it up with dry shampoo.

I mean, there have been so many times I’ve used or liked a hair product solely because of how it smelled and wanted to have a hair perfume to match. But the art of creating the scents that smell exactly like the hair products is hit or miss.

TextKevin Murphy Shimmer Shine. Golden shimmer in a bottle never looked prettier. Shine spray is light on the shimmer and heavy on the shine but my favourite thing about it is that it smells like expensive perfume – patchouli and vanilla seems to be why it smells amazing and I use it just for the scent. It lasts the whole day.

If you’ve ever used Bumble and Bumble Hairdresser’s Invisible Oil and wished that it came as a perfume, (ok just me) now it’s available as a hair and body fragrance. Notes are vanilla and coconut so this is kind of a beachy scent perfect for when it’s cold.

Both Amika and Aveda have scents that smell exactly like their hair products so if you’ve enjoyed the sensory experience of using their products, they’ve got the scents to match. They are herbal, spa-like.

Diptyque’s Eau de Sens is the latest addition to my hair-scenting arsenal and it’s an orange blossom perfume in a bougie glass bottle.

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Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Brightening Flawless Finish Powder

Posted on December 8, 2022 by Henna


New Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Brightening Flawless Finish Powder in the shade fair-medium. It looks white in the pan but goes on clear. The powder is super fine and doesn’t seem to settle into lines. It helps brighten but also sets your makeup. I’m using the Charlotte Tilbury Powder and Sculpt brush to apply.

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Etat Libre D’Orange Remarkable People Perfume Review

Posted on December 7, 2022 by Henna


Remarkable people

Wear this perfume.

Fizzy microbubbles in the most bougie soft drink you can find. This is a vacation in a bottle but no sunscreen or coconut. It’s a hotel on the ocean where there’s warm weather and people in business suits. The place you book because it’s close to your meetings not because of the amenities, because the amenities are basically already included and you go home relaxed even though you were gone for a work trip.

Here’s a more complete Youtube review.

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Zara Shimmering Body Oils

Posted on December 6, 2022 by Henna

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This weekend was gold. Maybe I wasn’t as productive as I wanted to be, but I got some rest and that’s important too. I swam, cooked, read, ate. It was a rare weekend where I wasn’t overly busy and I didn’t try to make any plans for myself either.

Let’s talk about the Zara Shimmering Body Oils because ugh, for $15.90 Canadian, and in heavy glass bottles, these were in an instant “add to cart” which never ever happens. First of all, they are actually not oils, so don’t worry about being a greasy mess this holiday season. They’re actually moisturizers in a liquid gel formula that keeps the glitter suspended instead of having it settle to the bottle. Because they’re NOT oils, they absorb into your skin quickly. I would love to use them in place of hand creams because they leave your skin so soft, but they are strongly scented and I don’t know if I want to subject everyone around me to that multiple times a day. I do like them after a shower, and I think they make amazing gifts or stocking stuffers.

I got two scents: Soleil Decade and Orchid and honestly, they’re both just ok. There’s something in the Zara base that always smells generic to me. Orchid has a big citrusy opening, almost like oranges, and vanilla in the dry-down, but let’s be honest, we’re not buying them because they smell good, we’re buying them because they’re pretty… But I’ll get Wonder Rose and Gardenia the next time I’m ordering. They’re not in stores, only online.

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Dermablend Instant Mattifying Primer

Posted on December 5, 2022 by Henna

The best primer ever. I’m using the Dermablend Instant Mattifying Primer. Something interesting about Dermablend: originally created by a dermatologist, they have makeup that can cover everything and lasts a long time. It’s no wonder they make the best primer on the market. PR. #dermablend #dermablendpro #makeupprimer @dermablendpro

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Fenty Beauty Glossy Posse 5.0

Posted on December 2, 2022 by Henna


Fenty Beauty Glossy Posse 5.0, 3 gorgeous full-sized Gloss Bombs. Although I love pink, I think the Gloss Bomb Heat is my favourite. In any case, they all come together as a set.

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