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Reader Review of the Day: Aquolina Pink Sugar Eau de Toilette
If you like sweet scents, aka gourmand, here's a real treat for you. Reader RacerWife7 loves the sugary sweetness of Aquolina Pink Sugar Eau de Toilette Natural Spray ($55). It's a bit too candy-shop for me, but it's a popular scent that features notes of cotton candy, strawberry, vanilla, and musk.
Six Fragrance Types at a Glance
The big trend right now in fragrance is gourmand, or food-based aromas, according to perfume expert Mandy Aftel. So what does it all mean anyway? Are you a floral kind of gal or does chypre do it for you?
Perfumer Mandy Aftel on Food-Based Fragrance Trend
Last week, I met renowned natural perfumer, author, and owner of Aftelier Perfumes, Mandy Aftel, in her visually stunning Berkeley, CA studio.
With wood built-ins, glass bottles lining the windows, and apothecary style furnishings, it was a little Frank Lloyd Wright with a pinch of Harry Potter. Topped off with the collective smell of essential oils and perfumes?
Definition: Gourmand
If you're a "foodie" like Yum, a gourmand is someone who truly appreciates good food. In Bella's world, however, gourmand is a classification of the fragrance kind.
While often associated with sweeter notes, gourmand fragrances encompass edible, food-flavored aromas, such as coffee, cupcake, whiskey, chocolate, almond, caramel, vanilla, and even cotton candy.
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Fragrance Review: Is Bond No. 9 Right on the Money?
I like perfume and I certainly like money, so I when I heard about a fragrance inspired by cash, I was intrigued by the concept. Add a little Andy Warhol in the mix, and it's all the more intriguing. Next month, Bond No.
Chocolate: The Best Perfume Note?
Yesterday, I snuck in a packet of delicious milk chocolate raisins after my healthy salad lunch, and afterward, I was awash in sugary sweet happiness (and guilt). But my candy got me thinking about the smell of chocolate which, inevitably, made me think of fragrance. And I realized what a delicious note chocolate is.
What to do When Your Favorite Fragrance Gets Discontinued
Recently, a fragrance that I've loved for years, Comptoir Sud Pacifique Vanille Peche, disappeared from Sephora and from store shelves in general. I use a ton of different fragrances, and I fall in love with something new every week, but there was something special about this one; it just smelled like me. I was incredibly bummed and almost panicked.
Coming Soon: Thierry Mugler A*Men Pure Malt
Not sure I'd want Mr. Bella to show up at home, or the office, smelling like whiskey. But something about a boozy-based fragrance piques my curiosity. Thierry Mugler — the mind behind the honey-vanilla-chocolate gourmand scent Angel — will release A*Men Pure Malt, a limited-edition man's fragrance based on pure malt whiskey extract.
Beauty Mark It Results: Fragrances Under $25
Cheap perfume — doesn't exactly conjure up pleasant images, now does it? But, there are several on-the-cheap perfumes available that are actually quite low on the funk factor. For last week's Beauty Mark It challenge, I asked you to share your opinions on perfumes under the $25 mark.
Angel the Fragrance Has a (Perfume) Posse
Even if you don't think you know Thierry Mugler's famous fragrance, Angel, you would probably recognize it. Launched in 1992, the scent is a perennial best-seller in both France and the United States. It's a honey-vanilla-chocolate confection — after all, it did launch the gourmand genre — and it's definitely a classic.
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