Smell This: Viva La Juicy Gold Couture by Juicy Couture

I am a Juicy girl at heart. The first time I smelled a Juicy fragrance, I was in love. My love has only grown from there. Sure, there have been a couple that I haven't cared for that much, but overall it is my favorite brand when it comes to perfume.

I think it is time to add a new Juicy to my personal collection because Viva La Juicy Gold Couture has been released within the last month and it is living up to my Juicy expectations for sure.

The top notes are will berries. Middle notes are Sambac jasmine and honeysuckle. sandalwood, golden amber, caramel, and vanilla elixir make up the base notes.

The scent is deep and rich. It smells warm and golden, hence the name of the fragrance. Many of the notes in this perfume are also in Viva La Juicy Noir, which is one of my favorite fragrances. 

Juicy Noir has gardenia and mandarin orange in it, which makes the fragrance smell different. I also think the notes are added in a different order, which may or may not make fragranes smell different. I am not an expert on that kind of thing, so I'm not positive about that.

I'm not a huge fan of this bottle, but that's mainly because I do not really like gold. The bottle is very similar to the other perfumes in the line. Viva La Juicy Noir, which was released last year was the first of the Juicy perfumes to have a metallic bottle. Gold Couture has a metallic gold bottle with the Juicy Couture emblem in the center. The choice of the gold bottle and the name Gold Couture is fitting because of the "golden" notes in the fragrance. The bottle just isn't my personal favorite. 

I don't really care for the bow on top either. I like all the other bows that are on the other Juicy perfumes, but this one doesn't seem to fit the bottle. The mesh feel of the bow and the polka dots make it look a little cheap to me. I also don't think the pink writing on the bottle fits with the gold bottle. However, I'm sure they just used the pink because that is the brand's signature color.

Juicy ads are not usually anything special and these ones are not different. They are the same as all the others just with the new fragrance featured. Sasha Pivovarova is the face of Juicy and has been for years now. She is a Russian model who has done other ad campaigns with Armani, Hugo Boss, Roberto Cavalli, and more. I think she is a good fit for the ads, but I wish they would spice them up a bit more and get more creative.

Viva La Juicy Gold Couture is available in two sizes:

The 3.4 oz bottle is $92.

The 1.7 oz bottle is $72.

This perfume is available in most department stores and cosmetic stores like Sephora and Ulta.

Smell This: DKNY My NY

DKNY, the fragrance line by Donna Karan, has released their newest perfume called My NY. I have never been a fan of any Donna Karan or DKNY perfumes until now.

There are a lot of things I love about this perfume. The most important thing is the scent itself. The top notes are raspberry, pink pepper, and galbanum. Middles notes are Egyptian jasmine, freesia, and orris. The base is made up of patchouli, vanilla, musk, and ambergris. The scent is sweet and sophisticated. It has a nice blend of flowers without it really being a stereotypical "floral" scent. 

I'M BACK + Bath & Body Works Semi-Annual Sale HAUL! (Wallflowers, Candles, Hand Soap, Body Wash)

I am finally back to blogging! I hope everyone is having a fabulous summer so far. I apologize for being away for so long.

I decided to get back in the swing of things by showing you what I picked up at Bath & Body Works during their Semi-Annual Sale. I got almost all of these products for about $34, which I think is a great deal. I used a coupon they had for $10 off a purchase of $40 or more.

There are four wallflowers I bought a few weeks ago that I decided to show in this post too because they are obviously from the same store. I figured I might as well show everything I have gotten there recently.

I have a lot of bath and body products at home already, so I bought a lot of home fragrance things.

I think Tiki Beach is officially my favorite fragrance at B&BW right now. The scent is a mix of coconut, vanilla, and orchids. It reminds me of summer, the beach, and just smells freakin' awesome. I have this scent in a candle that is burning as I am typing this. I also have it in the scent-portables for my car. I got the 2-pack of the wallflowers because I love the scent so much and they were 50% off.

Tuesday Tips: Don't Overdo the Perfume

Have you ever walked by someone and been gagged almost to death by their perfume? I'm sure you have because I have experienced this way too many times.

Here's the thing: you don't need to douse yourself with perfume. If you have sprayed yourself with with it and can't smell it after a while, that doesn't mean it has worn off. Beautylish had posted an article a couple weeks ago where they talked about this:

It’s normal to lose the ability to smell your signature fragrance.

Apparently, everybody gets accustomed to their own perfume, in the same way that we get accustomed to other elements of our direct environment. (Think about how you can smell something stinky when you first enter a room, but that over time, your nose sort of adjusts.) According to Malle, once you get accustomed to your fragrance, you’ll only smell it when you spray it, or when consciously trying to pay attention to it. But that doesn’t mean others can’t smell it. Therefore, Malle warns strongly against putting on even more to compensate. “I always suggest to remember how many sprays you applied when you first started to wear that fragrance, and stick to it. Maybe one extra ‘pshitt’ for special occasions but not more!” he writes.

So my tip for you is to spray a perfume on yourself a few times (remember how many times you spray it), wait an hour or so, and have someone smell you. If they can still smell the fragrance on you then you don't need more. Stick to that number of sprays when applying it in the future.

Smell This: The Coach Poppy Blossom Collection

The newest fragrances rolling out of the Coach factory are the The Poppy Blossom Collection. They are three different fragrances, each with a different twist on the floral scent.

Coach Poppy Blossom

Poppy Blossom is my personal favorite out of the three. This fragrance was previously a limited edition perfume late last year. The top notes are litchi, mara strawberry, mandarin, and freesia. The heart has lily of the valley, Centifolia rose, tuberose, gardenia, and Sambac jasmine. The base is made out of praline, vanilla, blonde woods, and musk.

It is the fruitiest one out of the bunch, with strawberry and mandarin being fairly noticeable in it. I love fruity floral scents like this. The perfume stays on very well (as do the other two) and stays true to the scent of the fragrance when I spray it on.

The bottle is adorable. I love the round shape because it looks very appealing and it fits in your hand nicely when spraying it on yourself. The lid is very intricate, with cute engravings on it. The gold on the lid and the nameplate on the bottle fits the Coach image very nicely. And, of course, my favorite part about the bottles in this collection is the flower on the lid. It is perfect for fragrances that are all about floral.

Coach Poppy Freesia Blossom

Fressia Blossom has top notes of bergamot, cassis, raspberry, strawberry, and apricot. The heart has star jasmine, white orchid, Tahitian tiare flower, and freesia. Base notes are vanilla, brown sugar, and musk.

This one is a lot sweeter than Poppy Blossom with the mixture of berries and flowers. It is almost a little too sweet for me personally, but it does smell softer on the skin after it sits a while.

Coach Poppy Citrine Blossom

Citrine Blossom's top notes are bergamot, mandarin orange, and black currant. The heart includes water lily, jasmine, tea rose, violet, green tea, and freesia. Base notes are benzoin, ambrette, and cedar.

This fragrance is the more citrus one of out the bunch (surprise, surprise). Although it is more citrusy, it is still sweet and floral as well. It seems like the perfect spring scent, but I tend to wear whatever fragrance I want whatever time of the year I want.

Each of these fragrances comes in a 3.4 fluid ounce bottle that sells for $85. They are also available in a 1.7 fl. oz. bottle for $65. However, the store I work at doesn't carry the small bottle, so it may or may not be hard for you to find. These fragrances are available at most department stores and beauty stores like Ulta.

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Smell This: Viva La Juicy Noir

We got A LOT of new fragrances in at work yesterday and I am so excited about them (well, most of them). I will eventually talk about almost all of them, but I'm going to start off with something I think a lot of people will be excited about: Juicy Couture's new fragrance, Viva La Juicy Noir.

I want to start by saying I saw this bottle and wanted the perfume just because of how in love I am with the bottle! That doesn't happen to me very often. This design is awesome! It is the coolest metallic pink and these pictures do not even begin to show how amazing it looks in person. It has the usual Juicy Couture symbol on the front and the usual lid, but with a satin black ribbon tied to it. I seriously cannot get enough of this bottle!

Now after getting that out of my system, the actual fragrance is pretty good too. The top notes are berries and mandarin. Middle notes are honeysuckle, gardenia, and jasmine. The base notes are amber, caramel, vanilla, and sandalwood.

When first sprayed, the berry scent stands out and the perfume seems fairly fruity, However, after I wore it for an hour and smelled it again, a mix of the middle and base notes became more noticeable on my skin. This end scent seemed very fitting for a fragrance with "Noir" in the name.

I don't think I like this scent necessarily more than the original Viva La Juicy or Juicy Couture, but I do really like it and would still buy this fragrance to wear. It would be a nice scent to wear on a date or for nights out. 

Viva La Juicy Noir is sold in various department stores and is $90 for a 3.4 fl. oz. bottle and $70 for a 1.7 fl. oz. bottle.

Summer Fragrances

Let's talk about summer! There are so many reasons to love this time of the year. One of the things I love about summer is all of the summer fragrances that are out.

In case you are in the market for a new summer scent or just want to sniff some awesome stuff, I have made a list of some summer perfumes to check out.

There are some summer scents that aren't on the list, which means one of 3 things: I either don't know about it, forgot about it, or the counter I work at just doesn't have it (like Burberry Summer).

I threw in the description provided for each fragrance when you go to buy it online because a lot of them are fun/funny and just make the perfumes sound so much better.

In no particular order, here we go!:

Ck One Summer

"Brighten your everyday with the warm feeling of Summer from this CK One fragrance."

Calvin Klein tries to switch up the notes in this summer scent each year along with the bottle it comes in. The notes are a blend of citruses and "waterfall" accords, watermelon, cucumber, lily, musk, and moss. This year the scent just isn't doing it for me. The mixture of the cucumber and watermelon just doesn't sit well with me I guess. I do, however, love the bottle for this fragrance. The color of the bottle is gorgeous along with the bright green print. The bottle also has textured water drops on it. Don't let me not liking it stop you from smelling it though. I know a few people that do really like it. It's just a matter of different tastes.

A 3.4 fl. oz. bottle is $50.

Eternity Summer

"Relax in luxury with this warm, aquatic, floral fragrance from Calvin Klein Eternity that features the scents of the sea."

Calvin Klein also does the same thing with their Eternity Summer fragrance with switching the scent and the bottle every year. This year the perfume has notes of a sea breeze accord, wisteria flower, and white amber. The scent is very floral and feminine. I am not the biggest fan of super floral scents and this one is just a little too floral for me when it is on my skin. However, I do like the scent and think it is perfect for floral lovers. The bottle is also really pretty with a blend of purple and blue. The picture doesn't really do the bottle justice.
A 3.4 fl. oz. bottle is $62.

Eternity Aqua

"Eternity Aqua is inspired by refreshing feminity with an effortless elegance. Natural sophistication and confidence - the relaxed side of the Eternity woman."

Eternity Aqua isn't a summer edition and is in Calvin Klein's permanent fragrance collection. It's a great scent for summer though and I thought it was fitting to include it on the list. The notes are Pink Lady apple, cucumber, apricot, white peony, jasmine, tiare, gardenia, magnolia, woods, cedar, and musk. The cucumber scent stands out in this scent just like in CK One Summer, but it isn't a strong and blends well with the other notes. The bottle is a gorgeous ombre blue.

A 1.7 fl. oz. bottle is $57. A 3.4 fl. oz. bottle is $74.

Armani Code Summer

"The brightness of the southern Italian sun and the freshness of the Mediterranean air: the newest interpretation of seduction - Armani Code Summer."

This summer edition of Armani Code smells floral but is not too overwhelming. It is lighter and more floral than the original Armani Code and is one of my favorite summer scents. The notes in the fragrance are pear sorbet, bitter orange, neroli, orange blossom, cyclamen, ginger, sambac jasmine, blonde wood, vanilla, and musk. I don't find this floral scent to be too much when I wear it like the Eternity Summer is on me. The bottle is so pretty! The glass is frosted and is a beautiful bluish-purple towards the bottom with delicate white flowers on it.
A 2.5 fl. oz. bottle is $70.

Summer Blossom

"Discover the sensual scent of velvety woods, extravagant florals, and seductive musk in a refreshing scent."

This is another floral summer scent. Summer Blossom is a Ralph Lauren fragrance and is a twist off of Romance. It has notes of mandarin, guava, jasmine petals, coconut water, and soft vanilla. This fragrance is light and airy. It definitely makes me think of summer when I smell it. I love how simple yet cute the bottle is. A bottle doesn't always have to be big and flamboyant to stand out.
A 4.2 fl. oz. bottle is $74.

Daisy Sunshine

"A sun-kissed expression of the iconic Daisy fragrance, Daisy Sunshine is a vibrant floral fruity fragrance you'll love."

Daisy Sunshine is a limited edition fragrance by Marc Jacobs. I talked specifically about this scent in a blog post earlier this year, which you can check out here. It's a fruity floral scent and has quickly become my favorite scent for summer (and in general). The bottle is also adorable. I mean, just look at it!
A 1.7 fl. oz. bottle is $65.

Daisy Eau So Fresh Sunshine

"A playful floral fruity, Daisy Eau So Fresh Sunshine reinterprets the classic Daisy Eau So Fresh with a bolder, fruitier twist."

This is also another limited edition scent by Marc Jacobs. It is also really good, and you should check it out as well. The notes are strawberry, apple blossom, pink grapefruit, jasmine, rose and violet leaves, oak moss, and amber wood.
A 2.5 fl. oz. bottle is $78.


Acqua Di Gioia Eau Fraiche

"Delicate, Precious, Transparent."

This is a lighter version of the original Acqua Di Gioia. Like Eternity Aqua, it isn't specifically a summer scent, but I think it fits pretty well into the category. The notes are grapefruit, Primofiore lemon, mandarin peel, ylang-ylang, jasmine tea, jasmine water, cedar, musk, and brown sugar. It smells very clean and fresh and makes me picture a house on the oceanfront. I like the shape of the bottle and the lid. It is identical to the original Acqua Di Gioia, which could be just a small problem if you owned both perfumes and sprayed one on thinking it was the other without looking closely. Not a big deal though.
A 1.7 fl. oz. bottle is $58. A 3.4 fl. oz. bottle is $75.

Light Blue Dreaming in Portofino

"Light Blue 'Dreaming in Portofino' for Women brings the sensuality of nature and the glamour of the Italian coast to life."

This fragrance isn't specifically a summer scent either and is available all year round. However, I think this is a perfume that is kind of overlooked and could be more popular, especially in summer. Dreaming in Portofino was introduced into the Dolce & Gabanna fragrance line in 2012. I think a lot of people still don't even know it exists, which is a shame because I actually like it just as much as the original Light Blue fragrance. The notes are litchi accord, ambrette seed, iris, osmanthus, amber, patchouli, and musk. I think the patchouli is what makes it different from typical summer scents. The scent is a little deeper and fuller than other summer perfumes, but it smells really good. I think the bottle is a little dull, but in reality, the scent is what really matters.
A 1.7 fl. oz. bottle is $71. A 3.4 fl. oz. bottle is $92.

There you have it! Have you tried any of these fragrances before? What is your favorite summer scent? Let me know in the comments below!

Get the Most Out of Your Fragrance

Okay, so I promise I will have more makeup-related posts coming up soon. I also want to start making videos. We'll see how that goes.

For today though I am going to give some more fragrance-related tips. Like the last post, some of these you may already know, but you might find at least one new piece of information or something you hadn't thought about.

Perfume generally will last 3 to 5 years, but it can last longer if the bottle is darker or opaque and has good-quality ingredients in it. I have two big tips for expanding the shelf life of your perfumes:

• Keep them out of direct sunlight and harsh lights. It can discolor the fragrance and change the scent. Many people like to display their bottles in their room, but if the sun is beating down on them, that's not good.
• Don't keep your perfumes in the bathroom either. The frequent change in temperature can also ruin the scent.

I also have five tips to help you get the most out of your fragrance when you wear it:

• If you spray perfume on your wrists, tap your wrists together to get the scent on both of them. Never rub your wrists together! That can break up the notes in the fragrance and change the scent.
• Spray scents on your pulse points. These are the warm spots on your body that intensify the fragrance. These include your wrists, the back of your neck, behind your knees, the small of your back, the inside of your elbows, and your cleavage.
• You do not need to douse yourself in perfume. Don't spray yourself constantly all day. Your nose adjusts to scents after a few minutes and you won't be able to tell how strong it really is on you. If you can smell the scent on you constantly, you are wearing too much. 
• Layering body washes and lotions that match your perfume can help your fragrance stay on longer.
• Be careful with spraying fragrances directly on clothes. Perfume can discolor clothing.

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Finding Your Signature Scent

With the perfume market heavily saturated with hundreds of brands and scents, it can be hard to find a perfume that really speaks to you. When you find one that you truly like, it often becomes your "signature scent" - a standby that smells good on you, so you wear it often.

I have some tips that might make your search for this treasure a little easier. Some of these might be, and hopefully are, no-brainers, but you would be surprised by how many people come to the counter I work at and have no idea where to start or what to do.

Here are my tips and tidbits of info for finding your signature scent:

• Perfume that is on the little sample paper inserts from magazines WILL NOT smell the same once you try it in the store. Those have been pressed into those magazines and have been sitting on the paper for who knows how long.
• Do not wear any perfume when you go to look for a new perfume.
• Let the people working at the counter help you! You may not want or need their help right away, which is fine. Look around and see if anything grabs your attention. However, the people working are there to help, so don't be afraid to ask them questions or seek them out!
• There is no way you could smell every perfume at the counter at one time. Fragrance "specialists" at the counter can narrow down ideas and make suggestions based on the types of scents you like (floral, fruity, woodsy, etc.) or notes you are looking for in a fragrance (vanilla, patchouli, etc.).
• Do not pick fragrances based on name brands. Just because it's Chanel or Coach, doesn't mean you'll like it. It's fine to smell it, but don't count on liking it just because of the name.
• The same goes for picking fragrances based on the fancy or pretty bottles.
• Do not try to smell the perfume by just sniffing the nozzle on the bottle.
• Also, please don't spray the perfume into the air to smell it. Once you spray it, the smell lingers and can affect how you smell the other perfumes. Also, people working at the counter have to smell it long after you've walked away.
• The best way to test out perfumes is to spray them on blotter cards. If there are not any lying around, ASK for some!
• Write down the names of the fragrances you spray on cards so you do not forget what they are or mix them up. Many times someone brings me a blotter card with something sprayed on it and asks me to identify it. Sometimes I can, sometimes I can't. 
• Wave the card lightly a few times to try and eliminate the alcohol scent. Wait a few seconds before smelling the card. 
• If you're not sure about the scent, come back to the card after a few minutes because the scent may change.
• Do not spray anything on you that you haven't smelled before or didn't try on a blotter card first. If you don't like it, you're stuck wearing it until you can wash it off.
• Most counters should have coffee beans out for you to clear your nasal passages after smelling each scent. USE THEM!
• If you find the the scents are all starting to blend together or you can't smell them very well even after smelling the coffee beans, you may need to walk away and come back later or another day to be able to better judge the scents.
• Once you have narrowed it down to a couple scents you like, try them on. Lightly spray one on each wrist. I would not do this with more than two scents because the smell may be too overwhelming or they may mix together.
• If you have decided on one scent that you think is the winner, still TRY IT ON! I can't tell you how many times women come in to return a perfume they thought they liked only to try it on at home and hate it how it smells on them.
• Wear it on for AT LEAST one full hour to see how the scent reacts with your body chemistry. There are countless perfumes that I love the scent of, but they just do not smell great on my skin.
• Once you find a winner, make sure to ask about any gift sets the fragrance might have. They are almost always the best deal/value. If there are no gift sets, there may be lotions, shower gels, or travel sprays you can buy separately.
• If someone working at the counter took the time to help you pick out a fragrance, try your best to buy it from them. Most counters make commission. If you come back a different day to buy it or at a later time and they are not there, tell the person working who helped you and ask if they could credit them. 

I do want to mention that even when you find your signature scent, it most likely will not be around forever. Perfumes have an average shelf life in stores of two years. Some are out longer than that and some are out less. You may find a perfume you really like and find that it isn't sold anymore the next you go to buy it. This can be super frustrating. In a case like this, I would search the internet to see if you can find it online. If not, search online to find suggestions of similarly scented perfumes.

I also want to direct you to an wonderful article Beautylish posted a few weeks ago. It discusses considering the other side of the counter and thinking about the salesperson. It was very relatable to what I experience at work, and I just wanted to share it with everyone. You can check it out here. To sum it up, here is a quote from it:

Be careful not to waste a salesperson’s time if you don’t intend to buy. [If you're merely just browsing] you need to communicate this to them so they will leave you to your own devices rather than waste their time trying to sell you something. You wouldn't go into a restaurant and take up a table ordering water for hours, would you?

Do you have a signature scent? Comment below and let me know!

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April Favorites

I think it is time to start sharing the things I have been loving all month. There were quite a few things I found myself reaching for frequently in April, but I narrowed it down to 5 things to share with you.

Revlon Nearly Naked Foundation - I bought this foundation in March and used it a lot in April. It has great, medium coverage and doesn't feel or appear cakey on my face. The color matches my skin tone almost perfectly, which is hard for me to find in a drugstore foundation. It wears well throughout the day and doesn't slide off my face.

NYX Liquid Liner in Extreme Blue - I absolutely love this liner! The color is a cobalt blue that is super bright.. The brush is easy to use and applies the liquid evenly. I wore this liner with light brown, barely-there eyeshadow and various bright lips in April. It adds a beautiful pop to the eyes.

CoverGirl Clump Crusher Mascara - I did a review of this mascara last month which you can read here. Basically, this mascara separates, defines lashes, and DOES NOT CLUMP. I reached for it a lot in April.

MAC Lipstick in Please Me - This is a really pretty, nude pink shade. It is the perfect lipstick for spring time. I wore it a lot the past month with pastel eyeshadow. It looks especially pretty with lilac eyeshadow.

Ralph Lauren Big Pony Number 2 Body Spray - This scent is a great blend of floral and fruity and makes me think of spring. The scent from the body spray doesn't last long, but it is enough to keep me smelling like spring for a couple hours.

What were you April favorites? Let me know in the comments below!

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Smell This: Dolce & Gabbana The One Desire

Dolce & Gabbana The One Desire is the newest addition to The One line of fragrances. The other fragrances are the original The One, L'eau The One, and Rose The One.

Desire smells like a mix between the original and L'eau. It has a faint, sweet scent and also some heavier, musky scents. Top notes in the fragrance are bergamot, mandarin, lychee and lily of the valley. The heart is tuberose and the base is caramel, vanilla, sandalwood and musk.

After wearing it for over an hour, the sweet scent faded on my skin. I was left with a scent very similar to the original The One. I don't care too much for this scent because I usually go for fruitier scents. Don't let that stop you from checking it out for yourself though. The perfume did wear for a long period of time and wasn't too overpowering.

The Desire bottle is the same shape as the other The One fragrances. The difference is that Desire has an all-black bottle and a gold lid with a big black "jewel" on the top. Desire is written in elegant cursive on the bottle. I absolutely love the sleek and stylish look of the packaging. It proves that a perfume bottle can stand out without all the crazy bottles, toppers, frills, and flowers on it.

Dolce & Gabbana The One Desire retails for $93 for a 1.6 fl. oz. bottle and can be purchased a most department stores where fragrances are sold.

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Smell This: Gucci Guilty Black

Gucci Guilty Black women's perfume was released a few weeks ago and has sold fairly well so far at Younkers, so I thought you all might want to read my thoughts on the fragrance.

It is a sweet and slightly spicy scent that I would describe as sultry. It is fitting for the name Gucci Guilty Black. The top notes in the fragrance  are red fruits and pink pepper. The heart is made up of raspberry, peach, lilac, and violet. The base notes round it out with patchouli and amber.

The most noticeable difference between Black and the other two Gucci fragrances in the Guilty collection, the original and the Intense, is the sweetness in this new one. The other two do not smell sweet to me at all.

I think this perfume would be perfect to wear out at night to an event or party or on a date. It might be too heavy for some people to wear during the day, but I would say to wear it whenever you feel like it suits you.

I also love the advertisement posters for both the men and women's Gucci Guilty Black. Rachel Evan Wood and Chris Evans both look gorgeous! I love the mixture of colors that correspond with the colors of the bottles. The red and green blend so well to create the perfect atmosphere and feeling behind the fragrances.

I love the packaging of the Gucci Guilty fragrances. They look very sleek, but still stand out with the Gucci symbol cut out on the bottle. The one downfall, in my opinion, with all the Gucci Guilty bottles is that fingerprints are easily visible on them. However, fingerprints can be noticeable on many perfume bottles, and this would only be an issue if you have them on display in your room and are bothered by the prints. The only other thing I don't like about the new Black perfume bottle is the black, plastic-y cover. I think it makes the bottle look a little cheap. The other Guilty bottles are also like this, but the metal look made them seem more upscale. I do love the red tinted glass bottle and the overall shape of the bottle.

Gucci Guilty Black retails at $95 for a 2.5 fluid ounce bottle and $75 for a 1.6 fluid ounce bottle and can be found at most department stores where fragrances are sold.

What is your favorite scent to wear when you go out at night? Let me know in the comments below!

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The Body Shop Haul

I went to The Body Shop this weekend and bought a few things that I want to share with you all. They had a buy 3, get 3 free deal, so I got 6 things. I made my first purchase from this store last year and fell in love with their body butters. I have the strawberry, shea butter, and mango body butters. I also have the shea butter scrub, which I love too.

I am in love with the smell of the strawberry body butter, so I decided to try the body polish. This is a mix between a shower gel and scrub. It gently exfoliates the skin.

Sticking with the strawberry scent, I also got the shower gel in strawberry.

I picked up the shea shower cream as well, which is thicker than the shower gel and feels a little more moisturizing. I like that the scent isn't too strong or overwhelming.

Gotta love the strawberry scent! I got the body mist so that I can spray it on after using the body polish or shower gel and the body butter to make the scent last longer.

I just started getting into scrubs late last year, and now I can't stop buying them! This vineyard peach scent is soft and reminds me of spring. I have not tried a cream body scrub before. I think this one will feel somewhat moisturizing while still exfoliating the skin.

I also picked up the coconut cream body scrub. The scent is stronger than the vineyard peach scrub, but is still good and reminds me of the beach.

Let me know in the comments if you have tried any of these products or anything else from The Body Shop! What is your favorite scent/product?

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