Perfume Do's

I came across this article, (That I had to share with you guys), that instantly brought a faithful reader (& commenter!) to mind... Kelly of *AF*! She was the inspiration for this post & commented on a previous post, on a perfume Don't. Sometimes we spray too much perfume or rub it in on tha wrong places, assuming we smell great...say GOOD-BYE to mind boggling! Here are a few Perfume Do's & Don't's so take note & enjoy! (I would tell y'all what she said but its between Kelly & HGB) Lol

This month's issue of Glamour magazine, interviews Patrick Robinson on Perfume Do's. As Gap's executive vice president of design, he helped to create their scent, Close, known for it's "Fresh" scent. That's all I need to know as far as taking advice on maintaining my smell good is concerned.

Gap's New Fragrance, Close"Do buy a fragrance because it speaks to you-NOT because of the name or because your friends have it."

"Do put on less in the Summer ; hot weather makes perfume smell MORE INTENSE. Spritz the air in front of you once or twice & walk through the mist."

"Do wear a MEN'S FRAGRANCE when the mood strikes. It's sexy, & a great way to feel close to your GUY if your apart for a while."

"Do leave the concocting to perfumers. Mixing two scents together may be tempting, but can be hard to pull off."

"Do have a perfume for special occasions. You'll start to associate the smell with good memories."

~Ms.Francois

Where BROOKLYN At?

Brooklyn We Go Hard

Bond No. 9 will launch a new perfume inspired by the best New York City borough in March 2009 called Brooklyn. The scent was composed by perfumer Laurent Le Guernec of IFF (Bond No. 9 Chelsea Flowers, Sarah Jessica Parker Lovely, Avon Rouge, Michael Kors Michael...)

"Brooklyn, the Eau de Parfum,Captures the Vibe of the Edgy New Brooklyn--Home to Artists, Bloggers, & Creative Types."

The view of Brooklyn from the Bond No. 9 perfume house is that,

"Brooklyn is changing. New York's legendary city within a city, home to a century or more of strivers, dreamers, and Nobel laureates, is reinventing itself, neighborhood by neighborhood, as an edgy metropolis. Sure, for a while there Brooklyn was a necessary second choice for the real estate-challenged Millennials seeking affordable rents and more square footage than formidable Manhattan could offer. But now-- a whole new story. Today's Brooklyn is preferable to a new generation of artistic émigrés. This is where the artists and musicians choose to move. It's home to graffiti-ists, gaffers, and key grips, to web designers and aspiring editors. This is where fashion stylists live. New York-bound hip-and-cool Seattle-ites prefer to move to Brooklyn; smart Stockholmers book their hotel rooms here.

" So What does the fragrance of Brooklyn smell like?...

"Unisex with a desirably masculine attitude, Brooklyn the scent is romantic, sexy, and distinctive--built in a very contemporary way to display its entire composition, rather than individual notes. But OK: For those who want us to name names, it's officially a woody, spicy-filled oriental that mingles cardamom, geranium leaves, and cedarwood while grapefruit and juniper leaves accelerate the scent, and South American guaiacwood and leather bring a tender, beckoning touch. On the cutting-edge of perfumery, Brooklyn also has what's known in the trade as sillage, which is to say, it doesn't cling to the skin, but rather diffuses, leaving a trail behind it.

"Top notes: grapefruit, cardamom; heart notes: cypress wood, geranium leaves, juniper berries; base notes: cedarwood, leather, guaiacwood. About the bottle,

"The Brooklyn bottle's design marks a first for the iconic Bond No. 9 superstar flacon: We've decorated directly onto the transparent glass surface with edgy, urban, handwritten script. With the words BROOKLYN and BOND NO. 9 spelled out in a vivid array of colors, this is an example of contemporary street art with a message. In fact, the dynamic lettering transcends the Bond No. 9 centerpiece token logo it's meant to be enclosed in--and almost seems to take off beyond the curved and angled shape of the bottle itself."

Suggested Retail Price: $220 for 100ml; $145 for 50mlVia Bond No. 9 press release

What's That Smell?

Just in time for Valentine's Day...Ladies here is a list of the scents that turn men On and Off...Of course it depends on your boo, but check out the list

Turn On's

Clean Scents (J'Adore and Estee Lauer Pure White Linen)

Woody and Floral (Calvin Klein's Secret Obsession and Victoria's Secret Very Sexy)
Spicy Florals (Chanel Chance & Daisy by Marc Jacobs)

Fresh Subtle Citrus (Clinique Hint of Citrus and L.A.M.B by Gwen Stefani)

TURN OFF'S

Desserts-Women should not smell like food

Super Fruity Scents-Makes guys hungry-they think about the kitchen and other food

Strong Floral Scents-If it is too flowery men think of old women

Powdery Scents-Smell's like a baby or a grandma :-/

courtesy of Glamour magazine