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5 Flirty Fragrances For Valentine's Day


With Valentine's Day just around the corner, you are probably planning your outfit, makeup and hair. F&B Inc has already let you in one the 10 hottest lipsticks for kissable lips this V-Day, but what about perfume? The scent your valentine will remember you by is crucial! The scent must floral, but not overpowering and fresh, but not too citrus-y. F&B Inc has come up with the five best scents for V-Day that will make anyone say "yes" to being your Valentine!
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EMILY BLUNT: THE NEW FACE OF YSL'S OPIUM.


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The house of Yves Saint Laurent is pleased to announce that the talented British actress Emily Blunt is the new face and ambassador for their perfume, Opium.

Emily Blunt has become one of the most popular and respected actresses in our days. Her versatile talent, can been seen through a series of very different roles. Her memorable interpretation of Emily, the senior assistant as seen in the the award-winning comedy "The Devil Wears Prada". Equally impressive was the dramatic depiction of a new queen in the film "The Young Victoria�. Both appearances, won Golden Globe and were nominated for the BAFTA awards. Finally television gave her one of her best roles, playing Natasha in the series "Gideon's daughter", for which she won a Golden Globe for Supporting Actress.

"It is my great honor to have been selected to be the face of OPIUM. I have great admiration for the house of Yves Saint Laurent and I think that YSL always truly understood the expression of elegance - the mystique and untold strength. This is a truly exciting experience to incarnate this legendary perfume, which has stood the test of time, without ever reducing its charm. Being part of this new campaign and being able to tell the story of this very symbolic fragrance is really exciting, "said Emily Blunt.

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Opium is an Oriental-spicy perfume created for fashion brand Yves Saint Laurent by perfumer Jean Amic and Jean-Louis Sieuzac of Roure, first marketed in 1977. Its top notes are a mixture of fruit and spices, with mandarin orange, plum, clove, coriander and pepper, as well as bay leaf. Its floral middle notes consist predominantly jasmine, rose and Lily of the Valley, in addition to carnation, cinnamon, peach and orris root. It is underlined by the sweet woody base note containing sandalwood, cedarwood, myrrh, opopanax, labdanum, benzoin and castoreum, in addition to amber, incense, musk, patchouli, tolu and vetiver. ~ Extract taken from wikipedia~

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I am personally really excited for this, Emily Blunt is one of my favourite actresses, and Belle D' Opium is one of my favourite perfumes. So this one won't differ that much. I'm very eager to get this on my hands as soon as i can!

What do you think? Have you ever tried Opium? Have you ever purchased it?

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favourite fragrances of the moment

Hello ladies!

I'm sorry I haven't been taking photos with my camera, it's just that it literally died for a couple of days and couldn't take any new pictures thus putting promotional pictures on my blog and not my own. I will be a better blogger from now on i promise :)

So, since September i've noticed that my liking in fragrances has been the same. It is true that i lean towards musky, vanilla and sweet fragrances and stay away from soap smelling perfumes. I am now going to list down all the perfumes that have me sniffing them for good in the last months or so!

all these pictures are courtesy of sephora.com!

1) Alien by Thierry Muggler






A favourite of mine, perhaps my all time favourite! Its scent is very warm, very mysterious and very feminine. The moment that i wear this i instantly feel more grown up, more glamorous. They say it's 
a night fragrance but i absolutely have no problem wearing this during the day!
 The notes are: Solar Accord, Jasmine Sambac, Green Notes, Cashmeran, Vanilla, Transparent Amber
~My best friend actually told me the other day that this smells a little bit like Tsoureki which is a, Balkan cuisine, sweet bread. I can see where she's coming from as this might be from the Vanilla and Cashmera notes :)



2) Flowerbomb by Viktor & Rolf


A very feminine, fragrance. It feels sexy, femme fatale and all those bombshell adjectives you can think off! :) You need to smell this( as a polite way to say, you NEED this in your life)
The notes are : Sambac Jasmine, Centifolia Rose, Cattleya Orchid, Ballerina Freesia, Patchouli.



3) Euphoria by Calvin Klein


Just a little bit smimilar to Flowerbomb although clearly more sporty and lighter Euphoria has been a staple for many women over the years and i believe that it has rightly done so.
The notes : Pomegranate, Persimmon, Green Notes, Black Orchid, Lotus Blossom, Champaca Flower, Liquid Amber, Mahogany Wood, Black Violet, Cream Accord.


4) Angel by Thierry Muggler

The funny thing is that this clean, vanilla scent is actually very similar if not identical with a bathbomb and body lotion that i got from Fresh line( Greek equivalent of Lush) from the Cassandra range. It smells beautiful and i SO wanted them to have a perfume in this range. and then i took a sniff of Angel and oh my good, they smell alike :)
The notes: Bergamot, Hedione, Helional, Honey, Dewberry, Red Berries, Vanilla, Caramel, Patchouli, Chocolate, Coumarin.


5) Tendre Poison by Dior

I hear they discontinued this? Not sure so i'll have to check  my local sephora.
So basically the only way to describe it is that it's a softer version of the original Poison. Smells a bit fruity and musky as well, it's the perfect mixture to wear during the day and during the night :)
The notes: galbanum, mandarin and freesia. The middle notes are: orange, honey and amber and the base of the fragrance is: vanilla, sandalwood and cedarwood.




6)Belle D' Opium by YSL


The funny thing is that when i first sprayed this on my wrists i absoutely hated it and was very worried as to why people seem to love it. Nevertheless when the very top notes are gone, it has a beautiful scent, as seductive and captivating as its name :)
The notes: top notes-mandarin orange, plum, clove, coriander and pepper � mid notes of jasmine, rose, Lily of the Valley, cinnamon and peach�and rounding out the bottom with sweet base notes containing sandalwood, vanilla, cedar wood, myrrh, amber, musk and patchouli.


Sorry for the long post :) I hope you guys enjoyed reading this. What are YOUR favourite fragrances? Are you more of a sweet-scent girl? a fruity one? or maybe a soap-like one? In the comments!!!




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Top 6 summer perfumes

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ck one summer, Carolina Herrera 212 On Ice, Stella McCartney Stella Sheer, Island Michael Kors Bermuda , DKNY Be Delicious Fresh Blossom , KENZO Eau de Fleur Magnolia