My sister has
run away to Clarens this weekend, so this is my chance to raid her perfume
collection and share with you just how amazing it is.
Meagan works for
a super fancy (but super down-to-earth) foreign family as an au pair, who spoil
her to death. After most holidays, they
usually come back with an amazing gift for her.
Gucci purses, Miu Miu sunglasses, the list is endless. But none make me quite as jealous as the
ridiculously expensive perfumes.
Flora 1966 by Gucci
Top notes: Bergamot and Bourbon Pepper
Middle notes: Peony and Rose
Base notes: Patchouli, Vetiver and Musk
This perfume was
launched in 2013 as a special edition of the Flora perfume, based on the famous
“flora” print scarf worn by Grace Kelly in 1966.
Every time I
steal a little squirt of this scent, I literally feel like Grace Kelly. I feel like I could wrap a silk scarf around
my head, put on my cat eye sunglasses and go for a drive around Monaco in my
metallic green Rover 3500 (touch wood for no strokes).
This scent is
ideal for a formal event, if you’re looking to be the Belle of the Ball. This fragrance will instantly elevate you (at
least in spirit) to Princess mode.
Flowerbomb by Viktor & Rolf
Top notes: Bergamot, Tea and Osmanthus
Middle notes: Jasmine, African Orange
Flower, Freesia, Rose and Orchid
Base notes: Musk and Patchouli
Bomb is an
understatement. This perfume makes you
radiate with the most intense floral scent imagineable. I like stealing a spritz of this every now
and then because I feel completely feminine, like I am Gaia herself.
This scent is
ideal for a first date if you’re trying to convince your Tinder match that you
fart roses and eat cupcakes made of air.
It’ll have him believing that you are, in fact, perfect.
Jour d’Hermes by Hermes
Top notes: Grapefruit, Lemon and Watery
notes
Middle notes: Gardenia, Sweet Pea,
Green notes and White flowers
Base notes: Musk and Woody notes
I’ll be honest
and say that I’ve been too terrified to even attempt thieving any of this
liquid gold. The fact that my sister,
who is not vaguely concerned with taking care of her things, keeps this in the
original box scares the hell out me because I know that that means this perfume
cost all of the moneys.
This scent (from
what I’ve smelt on my sister and on my fingers from just handling the bottle
for photos – with her permission) is for the person who wants to feel like a
million dollars. Maybe a billion.
The event I
would wear this to would probably be something important, like meeting the
Queen or something equally fancy. Also,
I’m not joking.
Caipirrisima by Zara
Top notes: Almond and Chestnut
Middle notes: Caramel
Base notes: Vanilla, Cedar and Musk
Ok, so this
perfume may not be high-end or luxury or even from Meagan’s wealthy boss, but
I’ll be honest and say that this scent is absolutely beautiful. A single perfume can smell completely
different on two people because of how it mixes with your personal scent. This perfume, however, smells beautiful on
any skin.
Maybe it’s the
blush pink bottle, but just smelling this makes me think of a ballerina en pointe. I think of pink satin ribbons and porcelain
dolls (before the age of the unnecessarily frightening horror movies, when
every girl had at least one porcelain doll).
In my opinion, this perfume is probably my favourite in her entire
collection.
Tiger Oud by Roberto Cavalli
Notes: Agarwood (oud) and Rose
During my
research, I discovered that this fragrance is actually unisex which explains
why it has such an overwhelming scent.
If I steal any of this, I have to hold the bottle at a fair distance
away from me because it is so overpowering.
This fragrance
creates the impression of a strong, independent woman because of its strong
scent (which is explained by the fact that it’s unisex). I’d wear it to important meetings, so people
know you mean business.
This list may
not be as extensive as you would have imagined, but these are just the ones she
has at present that I love. She also has
certain fragrances with top notes of berries, that make me utterly nauseous,
but I’ll leave those out lest I offend someone.
The one perfume that I have not included is Valentina by Valentino,
which is hands down the best fragrance she has ever been given.
Just as a little
warning: my next two and half weeks are going to be jam-packed so I’m going to
be working my booty off to get my posts out.
After that, however, I’m going to have a heap of free time, so I’ll be
able to double up my sharing, if that’s what you’d like.
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Until next week,
I wish you all the love and light in the universe ♡♡♡