My all time favourite perfume, is Daisy by Marc Jacobs and I am currently on my second bottle. This fragrance has heart notes of violet, top notes of wild strawberries and base notes of white woods accord. This is a beautiful floral fragrance and can be worn both day and night, although it is slightly on the heavier side, so I reserve it for evening wear. As well as owning this fragrance in EDP, it is very long lasting as I can always still smell it at the end of an evening out. This is a such a unique fragrance and is one that always attracts compliments. The bottle is also adorable, and one that I always display on my dressing table. All of my friends are fans of this scent and rightly so, its beautiful. The 20ml bottle I have is £24.50 and the 50ml EDP retails for £53.50.
The most expensive and no doubt most prestigious of all the fragrances I own, is Coco Mademoiselle by Chanel. I recieved this as a gift and wore it for my graduation earlier this year, so it will always remind me of that special occasion. I always thought Chanel scents were more suited to the mature woman, but this one is very subtle and sophisticated. This fragrance is described as "Oriental-fresh, a floral jasmine-rose accord, as light as a petal" by The Perfume Shop and I would defintely agree with this description. This is a very feminine scent and a good comparison is the scent of the Soap and Glory 'Clean on Me' range. The bottle is not only elegant but a classic, and is one I love to display. This makes a lovely gift or treat and retails for £66.50 for the 50ml EDP.
Besides the Marc Jacobs and Chanel fragrances, my other higher end scent is YSL's Parisienne. This is a woody floral scent that I can only desribe as smelling like palma violets. This scent has heart notes of damas rose, violet and peony. Its has top notes of cranberry and blackberry, as well as base notes which include patchouli, musk and sandalwood, which is very similar to the Wonderstuck ingredient list. I find as this is more of a heavy scent, it is best suited to night time wear and it will last all through the night without a need for reapplication. The bottle is also very elegant and almost vintage looking with the golden cap. You can get your hands on this for £57.50 for a 50ml EDP.
From left to right, YSL's Parisienne 90ml, Chanels Coco Mademoiselle 50ml and Marc Jacobs Daisy 20ml.
One perfume that I have adored for years, is Vera Wang's Princess. The first of her 'Princess' line of fragrances, this is a sexy and subtle fragrance, that has heart notes of pink guava, top notes of waterlily and base notes of chiffon vanilla. I always get through a 30ml of this in around 4 months as I use to wear it religiously, so I have gone through many bottles of this. The bottle is adorable, in a heart shape and the golden crown cap, can be made into a necklace or another trinket once you have finished with the bottle. This perfume retails for £44.50 for a 50ml EDP. I also own the Preppy Princess fragrance, which I am not as keen on, so I would definitely recommend the original Princess fragrance.
Vera Wang's Princess in 30ml and Preppy Princess in 100ml
The newest addition to my collection is Ralph Laurens No 2 in The Big Pony Collection. I am not a huge fan of the bottle, but the lovely sweet scent really drew me in. The main ingredients in this scent are cranberry and tonka mousse, creating a very fruity and delicious aroma. This fragrance is only made in EDT and so is quite weak which I only find this lasts on the skin about an hour, so I use it more as a body spray (although it is very expensive for this purpose) and so regular reapplications are needed. If you are looking for a fragrance that lasts well on the skin, this isn't the one, but it is lovely, especially for the summer. You can pick this up for £36.99 for a 50ml bottle.
One of my more inexpensive scents, is Wonderstruck by Taylor Swift. Now I usually do not buy into the hype and marketing of celebrity fragrance launches, but I stumbled across this in Boots when the gift set was on offer for Mothers Day. This fragrance has heart notes of Hawaiian white hibiscus and honeysuckle, top notes of freesia, green tea and apple blossom, as well as base notes of amber, sandalwood and musk. I wear this as a day perfume and it is lovely, and it has great staying power for the price point. A 30ml EDP retails for £19.50 and even comes with a free charm bracelet. I would highly recommend this for anyone with a smaller budget who wants a great quality fragrance. I am also a huge fan of the bottle.
The final fragrance and a newer edition to my collection is Juicy Couture's Viva La Juicy. Now, this wasn't a fragrance that I tried for years as the bottle is hideous. I believe that if you are spending a lot of money on a fragrance, then it should be packaged nicely,especially if you like to display them like me, as nobody wants to splash out on a luxury item and then keep it hidden away in a cupboard! But after hearing so many people rave about what a lovely fragrance this is, I rushed out to try it and they weren't wrong. This is a beautiful floral fragrance, which has heart notes of honeysuckle, gardenia and jasmine. Top notes of wild berries and mandarin and base notes including amber, caramel and vanilla. This has great staying power on the skin and is perfect for summery evenings. This was a great discovery and is not far behind Daisy in my favourite fragrances of all. If you can get past the tacky bottle, this is well worth a try. This retails for £46.50 for a 50ml EDP and there are also 'Noir' and 'La Fleur' editions available.
Juicy Couture's Viva La Juicy in 30ml, Ralph Lauren No 2 50ml and Taylor Swifts Wonderstruck in 30ml
All prices included are from The Perfume Shop's website, 50 ml prices have been included but most of the fragrances are available in a range of sizes.
What are your favourite fragrances?
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