perfume help

[HiHeels]

i'm looking for a solid or oil, and my preference is something vanilla-y, but i'm open to something orange-y/fresh too. just can't use a spray.
can anyone help?

 

[ilzabet]

sonia kushak for target has a few perfume solid palettes...i think one of them is orange-y. it's the only solid i've ever seen though. :\

 

[joanna]

If you are looking for hardcore vanilla.. I thought the best would be THE BODY SHOP and add vanilla scent to anything from oil to lotion...


I've found this for now:

#5. Best new celebrity fragrance: Live Jennifer Lopez The fourth of J.Lo's scents, 'Live' was created with 3 things in mind, according to J.Lo in Harper's Bazaar: 'a baby's head, warm yellow cake' & her 'favorite red currant candle.' Lopez apparently sent the formula back 'a million times' before it was perfected & you'll smell the candle & the cake but not the baby powder. What it is: A blend of orange, lemon, pineapple, peony, violet, caramel, vanilla, Tonka beans (a luxurious vanilla scent) & sandalwood. A bonus: It lasts all day but is best left for night (it's very urban & bit dangerous).

http://beauty.about.com/od/fragrance/a/perfume2.htm


I also found Aftelier interesting
You can sample particular scents and combine several of them...some oil and bar...

How about: Amber and Bloor orange?

http://beauty.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ&sdn=beauty&zu=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aftelier.com%2Fcgi%2Fhome.pl


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Personally I love Jo Malone Grapefruit. It's very clean and refreshing without smelling like sweet citrous fruit.

 

[HiHeels]

thanks joanna, are any of those solids or oils?
i had a bad reaction to a spray earlier this year and now i'm afraid. i was using hermes rouge solid until recently, when i felt the desire for vanilla, but sometimes vanilla isn't done well. butterfly by hanae mori was fantastic, just amazing, but that was what i had the bad bad reaction to.
and i used to use one from annick goutal, but discovered that it smelled delicious in the bottle but not as good on me - weird how perfumes change when they're on our body...

 

[joanna]

Yes. Definitely. Perfume changes its scent depending on the person so it's one of those things you just have to try it on.

I Loved the scent of Burburry Brit until I wore it. It doesn't smell good on me. It's vanillay too.

I know Aftelier makes bars and oils..
And Jo Malon makes oils too.
I have my reservations about the whole JLO perfume thing....it's just my bias against celebrities and their prefume lines but in all honesty I haven't tried it myself so I can't say I like it or not....

How about scented body lotion?
I liked the Escada perfume lines several years back. Lovely summry scent with vanilla tint.

 

[HiHeels]

Yes. Definitely. Perfume changes its scent depending on the person so it's one of those things you just have to try it on.

I Loved the scent of Burburry Brit until I wore it. It doesn't smell good on me. It's vanillay too.

I know Aftelier makes bars and oils..
And Jo Malon makes oils too.
I have my reservations about the whole JLO perfume thing....it's just my bias against celebrities and their prefume lines but in all honesty I haven't tried it myself so I can't say I like it or not....

How about scented body lotion?
I liked the Escada perfume lines several years back. Lovely summry scent with vanilla tint.

very interesting. i will check out burberry brit - thank you so much for the info.
and i like what i've seen of jo malone so i will investigate further.
i totally agree about celeb scents. licensing gone wild. for my fragrance, quality above all else.

 

[sw0pp]

chocolate-vanilla : The Body shop amorito, it's one of the mix/create your own scent bottles (the brown one), though it might be more on the chocolate side... but check out the reviews on makeupalley

 

[gucci_girl_gg]

i was about to suggest burberry brit too until i read down and saw somebody already had. I highly recommend this perfume its gorgeous and gets me the most complements. Or i dont know if its still out but Burberry Brit Gold is the ltd edition and its what i wear atm. Its more of an evening smell i think though.

Definately check burberry brit out though, i fall in love agian every time i smell it.

 

[elle]

I love Hanae Mori's Butterfly. Since you can't do the spray...have you tried the body cream or lotion?

Another vanilla-y scent I like is Stila's Creme Bouquet. That comes in a solid and also a roll-on.

I love vanilla scents. I'm going to have to try out Burberry Brit someday

 

[HiHeels]

burberry brit and stila's creme bouquet. i'm very excited about these 2 new options. thank you so much.

i loved the butterfly scent like crazy, but it didn't love me. i tried the body lotion and maybe i'm paranoid but i felt my nose get really congested soon after.

 

[satine112]

i believe body shop had vanilla solid.

 

[fashionplate]

Another vote for the Hanae Mori. I love this stuff. I never use perfume down to the last drop and I did for the first time with Hanae Mori. It has a really nice light vanilla-y scent. I wear it year round.

 

[HiHeels]

Another vote for the Hanae Mori. I love this stuff. I never use perfume down to the last drop and I did for the first time with Hanae Mori. It has a really nice light vanilla-y scent. I wear it year round.

yup, i loved it. had a terrible allergic reaction to it.

 

[Chaneller]

If you are looking for hardcore vanilla.. I thought the best would be THE BODY SHOP and add vanilla scent to anything from oil to lotion...

I was going to recommend this one too. It smells like true and natural vanilla, nothing synthetic, plastic or sugary there.

 

[fendifemale]

Another vote for the Hanae Mori. I love this stuff. I never use perfume down to the last drop and I did for the first time with Hanae Mori. It has a really nice light vanilla-y scent. I wear it year round.

all of her stuff is nice. gets my vote too.