The Avon Fragrance Top Ten 2023
I Scent You A Day
by iscentyouaday
3M ago
As you know, I’m a huge Avon fragrance fan and have been since my first bottle of Pretty Peach age 6. This year Avon has kept up the good work of providing on-trend affordable perfume, often made by world class perfumers such as Olivier Cresp, Nathalie Lorsen, and Maurice Roucel to name but a few. This year I was particularly delighted to see the return of some old favourites: Avon Passion Dance, Avon Perceive Dew, Avon Cherish and Avon Celebre, all of which I snapped up! 2024 also saw a new addition to the flagship Far Away collection: Far Away Beyond the Moon, which will, of course be in my ..read more
Visit website
Eau de Boujee: What I did on my holidays by Lisa Jones, aged 57 1/2
I Scent You A Day
by iscentyouaday
4M ago
Lisa Jones writes: At the beginning of this month, I spent a few days in Leighton Buzzard, doing something new and exciting. TL:DR I was helping to bottle a new range of perfumes from Boujee Bougies – Eau de Boujee. They’re available via their website now. Currently, there are travel sprays online, and Pia tells me that the boxes for the 100ml bottles finally arrived, so they should be available within a matter of days. The long version of this story is that I’ve known Nick Gilbert and Pia Long for 17 years, since meeting online on the basenotes.com forums. Perfume is a thread that binds ..read more
Visit website
Star (Seren) by Louise Smith for Wales Perfumery
I Scent You A Day
by iscentyouaday
4M ago
“STAR-SEREN embodies the essence of Wales, from the sparkling night sky to the serene landscapes.” -Louise Smith, founder and perfumer, Wales Perfumery Being Welsh and a perfume nerd, I was always going to support a Welsh perfume house. Wales Perfumery is the only Welsh perfumery and the fact that I am in all love with all four fragrances makes being a fan an absolute pleasure. The house was founded by Pembrokeshire-born Louise Smith whose HQ is based down a little lane off a country road on the way to Monmouth. This was my third visit with my partner-in-fumes Lisa, who kindly drove. On this o ..read more
Visit website
Yo! ho! ho! And a barrel of rum. 4160 Tuesdays Pirate Queen X ÇaFleureBon
I Scent You A Day
by iscentyouaday
5M ago
“ She’s the captain of a pirate ship in full sail, her aroma is rum, leather, spices, coffee, tobacco, sea water and well-scrubbed wooden decks. The scent of defying convention. it’s not just for women, of course; it’s for everyone who wants an adventure.” -A note from the brand Shy retiring wallflowers may want to sit this one out, because this one will get people sniffing the air and asking what you’re wearing. Hopefully in a good way. Perfectly seasonal for both autumn and winter, Pirate Queen succeeds in making you feel cosy, even Christmassy and ever so slightly rebellious, like a vicar l ..read more
Visit website
Ormonde Jayne Arabesque EDP 2023
I Scent You A Day
by iscentyouaday
6M ago
“Arabesque takes you on an olfactory journey through the enchanting and mystical Middle East, based on flowers, fruits and woods entwined together and found in Islamic art.” Linda Pilkington, owner and founder, Ormonde Jayne Oud fans, gather round. This one’s for you. Arabesque is the latest launch from luxury perfume house Ormonde Jayne and it’s a traffic stopping head turner. Once again, owner and founder Linda Pilkington worked closely with renowned perfumer Geza Schoen to create this oud- centric statement fragrance in a stunning blue tinged bottle. Although oud is in the base, it accomp ..read more
Visit website
Aftelier Hey Jude by Mandy Aftel 2023
I Scent You A Day
by iscentyouaday
6M ago
“Something I had read about in antique perfume books but had never done before: I used all three historical animalics together – musk, civet, and ambergris. I was amazed at the elegant synergistic way that all three together made the rose shimmer. “ -Mandy Aftel Juicy, startling, fruity, musky and roses, roses roses. That was my first impression of Aftelier Hey Jude. Mandy Aftel is known for her fully natural ingredients, something very hard to do within EU Compliance (which is there to protect not oppress by the way). Over in Berkley California, Mandy the Powerhouse brews her own exquisite fr ..read more
Visit website
Moon Palace by Karen Timson 2023
I Scent You A Day
by iscentyouaday
6M ago
“The air is heavy with the scent of these solar flowers. The palm leaves gently sway as the lightest whisper of coca de mer beckons you on the evening breeze”. –a note from the brand Karen Timson Fine Fragrance is a one-woman band. A retired NHS nurse with a passion for perfume, she learned her craft at Cotswold Perfumery and established her own perfume house, so small, you could almost call it a perfume cottage. You can find reviews of her other fragrances on this blog, and I’ve reviewed and enjoyed every one of them, especially Rosa di Rio, which was my Christmas perfume choice for 2022. Moo ..read more
Visit website
The Perfume Society Garden of Delights Discovery Box
I Scent You A Day
by iscentyouaday
6M ago
I’ve long been of these boxes and I’m always recommending them to people. Let’s face it, only The Perfume Society has the kind of clout that can get these kind of samples into one box. It would take you or I a lot of time, Googling, money and shoe leather. I think they’re worth every penny. Incidentally, I paid for mine and put my money where my mouth is. The box, with  a beautiful slip cover and smelling notes by my good friend Stephan Matthews, contains the following: (cut and pasted from the website for accuracy). Adscenture Secret Garden 2ml eau de parfum Cosmoss Sacre ..read more
Visit website
Avon Pur Blanca Hope EDT 2022
I Scent You A Day
by iscentyouaday
7M ago
The Avon Pur Blanca range can be defined by its affordability and inoffensiveness. That’s not to say this is a range of blandness, far from it, but you’re likely to get “Mmm, you smell nice,” rather then”What the hell is THAT?”. The latter response is one you might get if you arrived in an office wearing say, a heavy dose of Bal A Versailles, for which I have a sneaking affection. The former is for when a colleague needs to ask you something and therefore comes within range and comments favourably. Unless you work solo, or in certain industries that would welcome it, the former is more desirab ..read more
Visit website
Avon Today, Tomorrow, Always Wonder by Guillaime Favigny 2023
I Scent You A Day
by iscentyouaday
7M ago
As ever, I’m very much in an Avon mood with a few more to share with you after my recent review of Avon Far Away Beyond The Moon. Today I’m reviewing Avon Today, Tomorrow, Always Wonder, known as TTA Wonder to friends.  Avon continues to do what it does best: produce affordable and on trend fragrances for those outside the mega wad budget bracket, like me. Working with world class perfumer Guillaume Favigny, who created Tom Ford Rose Prick and Elizabeth Arden White Tea, this latest offering is a summery, floral delight. Covering pretty much all of my favourite notes, TTA Wonder includes n ..read more
Visit website

Follow I Scent You A Day on FeedSpot

Continue with Google
Continue with Apple
OR