Survey Says... November 22nd, 2023
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- Your skin tone/coloring:
- Last used fragrance?
- Most used fragrance this month?
- Last fragrance you tested?
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YOUR SKIN TONE/COLORING:
Under my name
LAST USED FRAGRANCE?
Elizabeth and James Nirvana Black
MOST USED FRAGRANCE THIS MONTH?
Elizabeth and James Nirvana Black
LAST FRAGRANCE YOU TESTED?
I think it was Nest NY Wisteria Blue
I love Nirvana Black. It’s too bad the Nirvana line was discontinued.
Your skin tone/coloring: above with freckles, green eyes, brown hair.
Last used fragrance? Replica By The Fireplace.
Most used fragrance this month? La Vie Est Belle or Black Opium
Last fragrance you tested? I think Le Monde Gourmande Soda Pop.
By The Fireplace is such a nice winter fragrance. It’s the only one from the Replica line that I like.
Last used fragrance? Tom Ford Tobacco vanille. Long lasting amazing smell.
Most used fragrance this month? This is Her Zadig & Voltaire
Last fragrance you tested? Fenty. I liked it a lot!
Your skin tone/coloring: pale, cool
Last used fragrance? Lavanila Pure Vanilla
Most used fragrance this month? Maison Margiela By the Fireplace (Fireside? I can never remember) or Sisley Eau du Soir (it’s a toss up as to which I used more).
Last fragrance you tested? I think it was something from YSL but I can’t remember what!
I love perfume talk! I’m fair/light neutral. The last fragrance I used was Tabacco Tuscano by Santa Maria Novella. My most used fragrance this month was Xerjoff Bouquet Ideale. The fragrance I last tested was Rouge Malachite by Armani Prive. I’m still on the fence on that one…
Last used fragrance? MAC Velvet Teddy
Most used fragrance this month? MAC Velvet Teddy or Elizabeth & James Black Nirvana
Last fragrance you tested? Valentino Roma. Did not care for it!
Your skin tone/coloring: Under my name (blue-green eyes, dark hair)
Last used fragrance? YSL Black Opium Nuit Blanche.
Most used fragrance this month? Juicy Couture Blooming Babe because it’s been a warmer November than usual!
Last fragrance you tested? The 7 Virtues Vanilla Woods, and I absolutely love it! I’m not even a fan of anything vanilla usually, but this doesn’t smell like it’s sickeningly sweet or for a teenager. Might even save up for a bottle, who knows?
Your skin tone/coloring: above
Last used fragrance? Deep Midnight Frankendoll. Notes are pears, peaches, oak wood, marshmallow, blackberries, amber, chocolate pudding, graveyard soil.
Most used fragrance this month? BPAL Ghost Milk! I really really really love this one! Notes are goat’s milk, marshmallow, vanilla cashmere, honey dust, and white chocolate.
Last fragrance you tested? BPAL Mouth So Sweet, So Poisonous. Notes are a sugared venom, dark and sweet: wild plum and crystallized honey with opium pod, bourbon vanilla, and crushed poisonous berries. I like it but I’m not swooning over it.
Your skin tone/coloring: Very fair with neutral to cool undertones, grey hair and brown eyes.
Last used fragrance? Exceptional Because You Are
Most used fragrance this month? Joy
Last fragrance you tested? Kalimantan by Chantecaille. I was at the Nordstrom’s in downtown Seattle and the Chantecaille assistant had been showing me some e/s shades and I mentioned that I had looked at them before and didn’t care for them as they were so glittery. She then said, ” I feel like I know you and I think you would love this scent.” She proceeded to spray it on me and then tried to spray Aislinn who jumped out of the way. I really did not like it and smelled like it all day. I might like it if I had chosen to try it, though, LOL!
Your skin tone/colouring: Porcelain, with pink undertones
Last used fragrance? EL’s White Linen
Most used fragrance this month? It’s a toss up between D & G’s The One, EL’s Cimmaron and Beautiful Belle
Last fragrance you tested? I haven’t tested fragrances for awhile, but the last one I did was Juliette Has A Gun (the white bottle). It was gorgeous and so expensive here.
Your skin tone/coloring: med tan, fading from less sun.
Last used fragrance? Atelier Cedre Atlas mixed with Orange Sanguine.
Most used fragrance this month? A combo, Jo Malone Basil & Neroli, with a spritz of each English Pear and Wood Sage. It’s fresh, herbal, slightly warm and creamy, it’s very Autumn.
Last fragrance you tested? Alien by Mugler, got a sample from Sephora, reminds me of a sweeter, more powdery version of Poison, which I used to wear at night years ago. This is definitely not as complex as Poison.
I hope everyone has a nice, relaxing Thanksgiving 🙂
Mugler Alien is so sad for me. I still have a little left in the bottle I bought in 2005. The current formulation is like a cheap copy of the original. It’s too bad they changed it so much.
Your skin tone/coloring:
Last used fragrance? PRADA Paradoxe
Most used fragrance this month? CLEAN Reserve Rain (I carry a roll-on in my work backpack so I end up using it every time I forget to apply fragrance before leaving to work
Last fragrance you tested? YSL Libre
MAC NC20. Last used: Coco Mademoiselle lotion. Most used this month: Coco Mad and flankers. Last sample: Jimmy Choo Fever. I love your Battito d’Ali !
Last used fragrance? My recently purchased bottle of Guerlain L’Heure Bleu which is going off, tragically
Most used fragrance this month? Estee Lauder’s Private Collection Tuberose Gardenia
Last fragrance you tested? Issey Miyake’s l’Eau d’Issey.
How is L’Heure Bleu going off? It’s such a beautiful fragrance. All I have is a decant, and it’s holding up well.
Last used fragrance? TF Tuscan leather, I have a small decant. Love this one.
Most used fragrance this month? MM Replica Autumn Vibes. One of my favorite fall fragrances, but I just broke the bottle ðŸ˜ðŸ˜
Last fragrance you tested? Very Good Girl Glam. A like, but not a love. A sample I’ll try again in the future.
Your skin tone/coloring: Olive
Last used fragrance? Boucheron Quatre
Most used fragrance this month? Boucheron Quatre
Last fragrance you tested? Lancôme idôle Now
Your skin tone/coloring: Fair to light, neutral
Last used fragrance? Back to Black By Kilian
Most used fragrance this month? Philosykos Eau de Toilette Diptyque
Last fragrance you tested? Zoologist Tiger
Your skin tone/coloring: Light neutral skin tone, green eyes, salt & pepper hair
Last used fragrance? Shalimar EDP (I wear it to bed almost every night.)
Most used fragrance this month? My most used daytime fragrances this month were Givenchy L’Interdit Rouge and Guerlain La Petite Robe Noir Black Perfecto.
Last fragrance you tested? Zoologist Bee (didn’t like it)