Flowerbomb Purchase

I was torn between buying Flowerbomb or Delices de Cartier for myself as a birthday gift. I ended up going with Flowerbomb. I got the smallest bottle, along with with the Nordstrom-exclusive Flowerbomb hair mist. I ended up getting a GWP of a blinged-out purse-sized perfume bottle.

Let me just say upfront that I really think that I made the right choice. Victor & Rolf have really made a lush, beautiful fragrance. I did not realize that the bottle was shaped like a grenade (duh! how the heck could I NOT notice?!?), until I read this review. That review compares Flowerbomb to Angel, but Angel has a fruity note that smells rather rotten to me. In fact, a few years ago, I went to a fragrance event where the speaker was from Thierry Mugler, and she broke down the notes in Angel one-by-one. It is most definitely the fruity note that I find so offputting.

At any rate, Flowerbomb does not evoke florals to me. Instead, it is a smoldering, somewhat sweet, warm vanilla/patchouli. Looove it!

Here's a link to a page containing the base notes, perfumer, and bottle designer, if you are interested.

Free makeup bag with $35 purchase on Comptoir Sud Pacifique

This is one cute lil makeup bag that beauty.com is offering as a gift with a $35 purchase of Comptoir Sud Pacifique. The most amazing part of this though is the expiration - this GWP is good until January 3, 2010. Now that's planning. Seriously, how many bags do they have? Color me impressed. It's so comforting to know that someone reading this blog next year should be able to get their bag.

I highly recommend Comptoir Sud Pacifique's Vanille Abricot. If you like sweet, foody scents, this staple of the line is a must.