In this month's Cosmo, there's a feature in which men are asked to describe different perfumes after blind-testing them. I'm a big perfume collector so I thought it would be fun to get Rich to do this too. I chose six perfumes, from celebrity to designer, and asked him to describe them to me. He's such a bloke, bless him!
Lolita Lempicka- Lolita Lempicka
I say:
This is my favourite winter perfume! It has top notes of licquorice and dries down to a vanilla praline. Such a warm, cosy gourmand. I love it!
Rich says:
"Smells like alcohol... It smells like cheap vodka. Reminds me of an autumn day. I imagine it's probably quite cheap"
Be Delicious- DKNY
I say:
I'm pretty sure everyone remembers the Be Delicious phase of 09. I have to admit that these days, I find it quite sickly and overpowering, although I do still get hankerings for it on breezy summer days. The apple top notes are sharp and strong, contrasting with the smooth amber base notes.
Rich says:
"It's very appley. Probably middle sort of price. It's quite nice. It's very fruity and appley. I think probably this one's my favourite"
Coco Mademoiselle- Chanel
I say:
This was one of my first perfumes and the one I've worn the most. My mum actually has the same one so it reminds me of her. It's a very soft, delicate, feminine fragrance with fruity top notes and a warm, snuggly patchouli drydown.
Rich says:
"[Choking] Again, it smells really alcoholic. Quite nasty and a bit spicy, I suppose. I imagine quite cheap again"
Classique- Jean Paul Gaultier
I say:
Iconic bottle aside, Classique is an autumnal fragrance that can sometimes be a little overpowering on the musk and orange blossom, although I do like it from time to time.
Rich says:
"[Choking, again] Reminds me of sweets. It smells quite cheap, so I imagine it's targeted at a 14 year old girl"
Daisy- Marc Jacobs
I say:
Every blogger has Daisy. Although it's a little oversaturated these days, I still like it: A light, breezy floral that's perfect for early summer. Although it has a lot of fruity notes within it, I mainly notice the musk and jasmine notes in the middle and base.
Rich says:
"It just smells identical to the last one. Again, with the alcohol, the vodka smell. Just an overpowering smell of booze. It smells quite nasty. It smells quite flowery"
Our Moment- One Direction
I say:
A very sweet, girly fruity floral that is perfect for young women on summer days.
He says:
"It smells like CyberCandy. Like I've walked into a CyberCandy shop and been attacked by the sweets. Probably sort of middle price range. Summery. Probably worn by a young teenage girl".
Very cool!My favourite perfume is the original Chanel no.5 because it reminds me of my Grandma,it's so expensive but I long for a bottle of it-its so classy!
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If he's only smelling alcohol you haven't let the fragrance die down long enough. The alcohol evaporates off around 5-15 minutes (depending on the quality of the perfume) so I would expect Coco's alcohol to dry off after 15 mins - 1 Direction after five minutes lol.
ReplyDeleteMy bf loves Coco Noir and Shalimar but I always waft around with it on for a bit first before letting him smell it on my wrist.
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Haha! Oh man, what a bummer that everything smells like cheap vodka to Rich! This was so funny to read.
ReplyDeleteI guess he got the 1D one spot on!
ReplyDeleteYou should try it again but leave the alcoholic notes to simmer down a bit!
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I love the coco mademoiselle!!!!
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So basically the lesson is that Vodka is the perfect dupe for all perfumes! Haha. :D
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this is such a good post! i couldn't help but laugh. i do have to admit without knowing that chanel fragrances are chanel, i would too think they are very cheap. however, i love the smells of them! i think it's because they are so potent. but the 1d fragrance looks so adorable!
ReplyDeleteHahaha this is a great post. I must try this out with my boyfriend! I really want a bottle of Daisy.
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Ha ha - this is brilliant! I so need to try this with my fella x
ReplyDeleteThis is classic! Thanks for sharing
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