Giorgio Armani Mania Summer is a lighter fragrance than some of the other romantic scents in the Giorgio Armani perfume line. It is a bit more sophisticated than old-world, which is a mark of the Giorgio Armani style. It includes some new modern fragrance notes like pink peppercorn and tangerine. The top notes for Armani Mania Summer are: Moroccan bay leaf, green mandarin orange, black currant, and pink peppercorns. The middle notes are: Muguet, peony, magnolia, and iris. The low notes are: cedar, amber, vanilla, musk, and white sandalwood. The scent can be classified as a woody floral scent.

This is a light, fresh scent that is perfect for the summer months. Spritz it on and you can wear it anywhere. It’s casual but a sophisticated fragrance that can be worn with pride. The scent is good enough to stand up to the summer heat and sun. It’s vanilla and musk notes lend for a sweet finish to this perfume. This is sensual only in that it makes you feel good. It’s not really a sexy evening scent. It does have a hint of the same base notes that makes the other Armani scents so alluring, but in a much lighter form. It is not over-powering and wears well.

The expertise in men’s quality, luxury items extends to their fragrances. The scent is very masculine and even the advertising campaign seeks to attract men who want a more conventional, manly scent. It’s called the scent for men who crave adventure. It has patchouli, pepper, and cinnamon spice notes. It adds the requisite citrus notes along with some woodsy notes too. The bottle itself is broad-shouldered making you think of John Wayne, a man’s man with a big heart. It could best be described as an oriental spicy woody fragrance. The amber liquid is visible through the clear, glass bottle, which has little adornment.

This is a complex fragrance as well as an ultra-masculine scent. It is versatile enough to wear during the day with jeans, as it is to wear it to the office without too much trouble. People who love Dunhill fragrances will definitely love this elegant new fragrance too. It is long lasting but not too heavy. It’s character remains firm and robust throughout the day. It is classic Dunhill with the emphasis on casual elegance for the man about town. It will quickly become a favorite in your bath cabinet. It comes in a wide range of products from aftershave, shower breeze, deodorant, and eau de toilette.

• Fresh tomato leaves
• Lemon
• Fresh Basil Leaves
• Vodka
• Juniper Essential Oil
• Vegetable Glycerin

Chop the tomato leaves and the lemon zest. Put both of these in the bottom of a sterilized jar with Basil Leaves and add 225ml of Vodka – alcohol extract the fragrance from plants. Add 10 drops of Juniper Essential Oil. Leave it in a cool shady place for about 3 weeks, occasionally shaking our cologne. After 3 weeks strain our mixture through kitchen paper and add 0.5 vegetable glycerin. Pour everything into a seal bottle and enjoy :).

Well if not, you definitely should as body lotions contain way less alcohol (some are alcohol free) which is much better for your healthy looking skin than most of the fragrances, especially in a cold weather. It is good idea to find out if your favorite fragrance does not come in lotion, as most of the perfume designers make these.

Don’t think scented lotion has strong enough scent?

Well give it a try, and you’ll be actually surprised, as some of the lotions smell even longer than Eau De Toilette’s or Eau De Parfums thank to its creamy texture that does not dry on your skin, plus your complexion is moisturized. It is recommended to try small amount of tester first, leave it on for some time and see if no irritation occurs.

Coco Chanel Body Lotions

We highly recommend to try Chanel body lotions and scented face and body creams. They are all excellent, we have not even heard a single person with skin irritation’s or redness complain. Scents are distinctive and very long lasting as for skin care products.

Coco Chanel - classic and beautiful, very sensual scent, this lotion is strong enough to use for a night time as smell live is about 5-6 hours. Excellent texture, non oily, does not make your clothes look shiny ;). As Coco Chanel perfume it has floral and amber notes. Truly classic.

For people with allergies, skin irritation we suggest to take a look at Skin Redness article at Skin Care and Beauty Blog.

This fragrance uses the patchouli signature of other Angel scents to work its magic. However, the theme is one of freezing ice with a caffeine kick, like iced coffee with nutmeg. Some people refer to it as a glacial, spicy, wood fragrance due to the hint of coffee and nutmeg scents in it. The bottle itself evokes a frozen glacier with an oceanic blue hue to the entire presentation. The notes are citrus, aquatic, and spicy. There is little information on the top, middle, and low notes at this time.

This particular fragrance can be extreme, much like the packaging and namesake. It’s bound to have people who like it and those who can’t stand it. Much like all of Thierry Mugler’s extreme design concepts, this fragrance is one that is modern and trend setting. Some people think Ice For Men is very similar to Thierry Mugler’s A*Men in fragrance and that it just may be the same fragrance repackaged. If you like A*Men, you will like Ice*Men. This may be easier to wear during the day than at night. If you are a fan of Thierry Mugler fragrances be sure to add this one to your collection.

This fragrance is classified as a fougere. It is a high-powered and dynamic scent that was inspired by the Fall-Winter collection, which featured the colors of midnight blue for him. The packaging and marketing evokes a night at the local discothèque, with midnight blue packaging and electrifying silver writing on the bottle. The top notes are: basil, cardamom, and bergamot. The middle notes are: lily of the valley and mace. The low notes are: vetiver, licorice, and white musk. The result is a remix that is distinctly masculine with a sweet and fresh twist.

Giorgio Armani Emporio also created a matching Remix She for women. The idea was to pair the two fragrances for a wild night out on the town. The woman’s fragrance took the electric lavender color of the Fall-Winter collection as its base too. The two scents are said to be a duo that dance together very nicely. It makes a lovely and entertaining couples gift, for those of us who want to spend a night on the town.

Well, there’s nothing wrong about both and it’s good to know that synthetics are nothing new in perfume industry. They’ve been around since 19th century, for example Chanel Number 5 - classic has 250 natural and synthetic ingredients, including very popular - aldehyde. One of the most commonly used perfume ingredients these days - gardenia loses its natural scent when distilled, so fake replica is always in use.

ARE SYNTHETIC INGREDIENTS A COMMON THING IN TODAY’S PERFUMERY ?

We found “synthetic” in perfume world is absolutely normal, it’s just a shortcut when creating perfect scent. Using synthetics helps to preserve our Planet’s natural resources. Did you know that it takes one ton of jasmine to make one kilogram of jasmine concrete which costs about $8000 per kilogram ?

HOW NATURAL PERFUME DIFFERS ?

All natural fragrances have complexity and allure that’s distinctive, so the process of creating desired scent is much longer. Once person finds their true natural scent, it’s hooked to it forever. These scents are just so seductive, beautiful and luxurious and that’s why perfumers pride themselves on the process of creating and hand-picking ingredients.

HOW LONG CAN  SYNTHETIC AND NATURAL FRAGRANCE SIT  ON THE SHELVES?

Synthetic:  the typical shelf live of synthetic scents is two years due to natural oxidization process.

Natural: Natural perfumes last for a much shorter amount of time - around one year because of less preservative ingredients.

Lacoste is a high-end company, which retails luxury goods. Some of their items are: perfumes, clothing, footwear, watches, eyewear, and watches. The logo is a green crocodile with the name “Lacoste” underneath. Although the company is French, the mark is well known in the United States. Tennis player Rene Lacoste, who began the company with a line of tennis shirts, founded Lacoste. The brand is equated with the preppy look.

Lacoste Inspiration for Women is a scent that caters to the free-spirited modern woman. It is a classic floral fragrance. The top notes are: pink peppercorn, pomegranate, plum, and mandarin zest. The middle notes are: Muguet, peony, jasmine, and tuberosa. The low notes are: white sandalwood, vanilla, musky accord, and iris. The scent is casual and good for everyday wear, much like the rest of the Lacoste line of products. The bottle was designed by a French design agency that was inspired to ride the edge between elegance and playfulness, with a flirty feel. It is a pleasing oblong thin-shaped perfume dispenser with a light blue liquid inside. It makes you think of a cloudless summer day when you might be up to some fun and frolic.

This is a good perfume for college-aged co-eds. It is very floral and light. There is nothing really unique about it, but it can be a very pleasing casual scent for every daywear. It would fit well with the Izod line of clothing from Lacoste and for times when you are outdoors and in a sporty and playful mood. The lightness of the scent makes it good for daytime wear, but not for evening. The idea is to wear this perfume for yourself, to celebrate your own independent spirit and femininity, and not exactly as a come-hither type of scent.

Similar to Chopard Pure Wish

Calvin Klein is stirring the pot again, this time with its new fragrance called CK IN2U. It is notable for being the first fragrance to be launched in an online virtual reality world, Second Life. The marketing campaign is eager to portray CK IN2U as the fragrance that connects everyone with everyone else, much like technology and the Internet. The notes used throughout this perfumes are: red currant leaves, bergamot, pink grapefruit, sugar orchid, white cactus, red cedar, amber, and vanilla. The packaging, unfortunately, resembles a carafe of wine, the kind with a cork made of plastic.

The ads for this fragrance that was launched in 2006 appear to be targeted to co-eds and teens. The fact that the product was launched in Second Life, also leads one to believe that the scent is being marketed for young adults. Regardless, this is a scent that can be worn during the day. It is meant to be trendy and pleasing to the masses. It has heavy citrus top notes of grapefruit, which quickly tones down. The low notes of amber and vanilla are also a crowd-pleaser. While the fragrance itself is not highly innovative and slightly reminiscent of Calvin Klein CK One, the way it is being marketed is ingenious and modern.

Calvin Klein

The BVLGARI name is associated with a bold but elegant style. The company is known for setting trends and creating their own paths to fortune and fame.

Bvlgari Pour Homme Soir For Men is one of their newest fragrances, released in 2006. It is categorized as woody scent with notes of amber. The top note includes lifescent Darjeeling tea. The middle note has papyrus wood in it, and the low notes have amber and musk. The packaging is one of pure elegance with bold flair, very typical of Bvlgari products. The bottle has a classic black and white theme, like a formal dinner affair. The bottles have a steel chrome cap with black accents on the top. It is decidedly masculine with an air of the man about town to it.

The fragrance was created for men who are want a sensuous evening fragrance. It has a distinctly cosmopolitan flair to it. The tea scent can throw some people off, while others find it novel and engaging. As a top note, it will fade to be replaced by the amber and musk after a short time. It is perfect for a romantic dinner or an elegant black tie affair. Any time there is a special event at night, this mysterious and woody scent can help to set the mood and is meant for people who enjoy the bold Bvlgari style.