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Fragrance Review: CK2 – A Safe Scent You Can Wear Everyday
If I had to be honest with you, I really thought the whole CK2 being marketed as a gender-free scent is a load of bull. Why? Because CK One, the first and the original; was marketed as a unisex fragrance. Both for men and women. But after a few moments of realization, gender now goes beyond a boy or a girl. It can be both or anything in between. Whatever you like. Sparkling like champagne, I’ve been using CK2 as a summer fragrance since its release. It just smells attractive Calvin Klein made a hit with its unisex fragrance CK One from 1994, which marked the urban youth of the nineties. It was followed by…
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Dolce and Gabbana Light Blue Dupes – A Piece of Nostalgia
What’s your perfume story? Dolce and Gabbana Light Blue Eau De Toilette always has a special place in my heart. I remember catching a whiff of this from my highschool classmate who’s ironically a popular cheer leader. I couldn’t afford to buy my own bottle so I settled for dupes like the Dew Drops from Lewis and Pearl (yes they smell similar). So my highschool is basically lewis-pearl scented. Dolce and Gabbana Light Blue Dupes ! Dolce and Gabbana Light Blue Dupes – 1 D&G Light blue is a casual and breezy, sparkling fruity-floral scent that evokes the spirit of the Sicilian summer.Mouth-watering and fresh notes of lime and cedar are bringing an image of…
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Fragrance Review: Les Delices de Nina
Brand : Nina Ricci Product : Les Delices de Nina Price : Php 3,900 for 50ml / 5,050 for 75ml Where to Buy? Perfume Counters Nina Ricci annually launches a new version, a limited edition of the original Nina from 2006. The edition for 2015 is called Les Délices de Nina, inspired by strawberry candy. Perfumers Marie Salamagne and Olivier Cresp collaborated on the creation of this new, fresh, fruity and sweet composition. The fragrance opens with fresh notes of mandarin and lemon leading to the core—a combination of mara strawberry and white caramel. All of this is laid on the soft base of raspberry extract, praline and white musk. From Fragrantica.com Perfume Pyramid Top Notes…
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Review: Issey Miyake L’eau d’Issey City Blossom
What? L’Eau d’Issey City Blossom How much does it cost? P5,900 (90ml) P4,400(75ml) Where to buy? It’s available in leading department stores nationwide. When the photos you use in your blog resembles the filters you use on your instagram grids, that’s a surefire way to know you’re getting OC na on how everything looks! Hahaha.. Sweet, clean, and crisp. These edits also resemble how the latest flanker from Issey Miyake from L’eau d’Issey 1992. flanker – a flanker refers to newly created perfume that shares some attributes of an already existing perfume. These attributes may be the name, packaging or notes of the existing fragrance. Fragrance Inspiration It’s a joint collaboration with perfumer Alberto Morillas and visual street artist…
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Eau my Gold! Paco Rabanne Give-away and I’m a New Swiftie!
Paco Rabanne Lady Million Eau My Gold will be available end of November. 50ml (P5,100) and 40ml (P4,100) The Christmas season is making everyone more generous no? If you remember my post on Paco Rabanne’s One Million and Lady Million fragrances which was more emotional than usual, I mentioned that I was hoping for a youthful version of Lady Million. Wish granted! Straight from their perfumery. Give-away at the end of the post. On a personal note, I’ve been listening to a lot of Taylor Swift from her 1989 Album, I’m especially digging the song “Blank Space” because it’s so damn relatable. I can relate to 100% of the lyrics. What makes Taylor…
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Perfume for Work – Incanto Bloom
Quick post! I got this pretty bottle of Ferragamo Incanto Bloom a couple of months ago on a perfume sale near my workplace. I dont know the original price but I got this tester bottle for only 1000php. Not bad eh? The smell? It reminds me of fresh roses mixed with lilies. It opens up with a sparkling note of lemon then warms up to cozy florals. This type of fragrance is perfect for daily use in the workplace because it’s safe and unoffensive. This however smells nothing special so wearing this will not make you stand out. Just smell good and decent. Staying power is a good 6 hours Sillage is…
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Perfume 101
GO HERE TO READ ALL MY PERFUME REVIEWS https://www.kikaysikat.com/category/perfume-reviews I regret throwing away old bottles of perfumes I had when Geof and I have to move out of our previous home. I threw them away not because they were “trash” rather they trigger memories that I don’t want to go back to. If you remember my 2011 posts; I’m “rebuilding” my collection again. Some are gifts, some are purchased. But I would never buy a perfume just because it’s popular or it smells good on someone else. Fragances, evolve depending on your own body’s chemistry making each scent unique. Some may smell good on others but won’t have the same effect on yourself.…
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Perfume Review: Narcisso Rodriguez For Her EDT vs EDP
Hello everyone! How are you all guys doing? I missed blogging, but most of all I missed interacting with my readers. I’ve been busy with reality lately. In the past few years, actually since highschool; Most of my “life” existed online. From studying, to games, even my social life. It only existed online. It’s just this recently that I’ve begun to enjoy reality and not drown myself in a world that i made up. It’s nice. I’m happy 🙂 So spreading good vibes… kikaysikat is back, up and running! Inspired again! Haha we have those days right? Now on to the review. I’ve been addicted to perfumes since elementary and collecting perfume bottles,…
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Sexy Scents That Are Proven To Seduce
Have you ever caught a whiff of someone’s scent and suddenly thought that they were looking mighty fine? You’re not alone:The link between seduction and smell is as old as civilization itself. According to the story of Cleopatra, not one but two great leaders of the ancient Roman Empire fell under her spell after smelling her perfumed concoctions. So what is it about fragrances that can bring even warlords to their knees? Psychologists believe that the area of the brain that processes scent is also the part that processes emotions — and certain odors can make us feel stimulated, aroused, and excited. We consulted master perfumer Christine Nagel, the nose behind Jo Malone London,…
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Spend vs Save: Bath and Body Works Sweet Pea vs HBC Body Recipe Sweet Pea
I know most of us have been fans of Bath and Body Works fragrances, especially their bestsellers, Cucumber Mellon, Warm Vanilla Sugar, and Sweet Pea (they have so many I think ALL are faves). A 200ml bottle costs around 350php-550php at resellers and mall (not bad) but when there’s the BOGO sale at BBW it really comes cheap. But wait.. there’s more! If you’re the type of person who does not mind using a different brand but get a similar fragrance and get to save up to more than 50% of your usual BBW, you can try using HBC’s Body Recipe Body Care Collection. I was blessed to have been given the opportunity…
