Samantha's Perfume Diary: My HOT Summer Scents for 2014

Samantha's Perfume Diary: My HOT Summer Scents for 2014:  Ahhhhh.....Summer is so very close by. The sweet smell of flowers blooming, colors everywhere.  The smell of grassy fields, wildflowers,...

My HOT Summer Scents for 2014

 Ahhhhh.....Summer is so very close by.

The sweet smell of flowers blooming, colors everywhere.  The smell of grassy fields, wildflowers, the sun and salt in the air of the ocean nearby.  I love summer the most.  I will brave the wilds and grass that gives me allergy hell just for the pure pleasure of being in the sunny and fragrant outdoors....

Since this seasons color is all about the purples and violets I thought this picture represented the overall feeling of summer very well.  Rich and a bit deeper and opulent in a way, perhaps.  For me I have been testing my scent closet to determine which scents should be put on display for summer wear.

I'm so delighted with my selection as I have acquired some new ones and have rediscovered a long lost bottle that I had previously dismissed, perhaps from wearing it during Winter two seasons ago.  But for now I am in scent heaven.  I've worn it several times this week.  The first scent I will put on my display for Summer is Thierry Mugler's Womanity Acqua Chic for Women.  Oh my goodness I have fallen for this all over again.  Originally I bought it blind at T.J. Maxx a while ago.  What a delight to find an acquatic that I can wear. I grew up on an Island and fancying myself a bit of a mermaid I do tend to long for a scent that reminds me of my youth swimming in the sea, with sand and salt on my skin and in  my hair.....lol  I find the scent to be fruity, soft and excotic with a unique spicy accord perhaps because of the lily scent that I find very prominent in spite of it not being listed as a note. 

The next scent is Agent Provocateur L'Agent and just like Womanity (who's delightfully chic bottle makes me squeal with delight, I am a bit of a Steampunk girl).  L'Agent smells like a wearable version of Tom Ford's Black Orchid for daytime wear.  Unlike some unfortunate souls that find the woody notes to be too much like cedar shavings, on me its warm and woody-as in a rainforest wood.  I think this would be perfection on a night out during summer-maybe for a summer night festival.

My next pick is Burberry Woman.  I did some research earlier in the month looking for which scent might match me best from the designer and in the end decided on the original.   Its listed as a fruity woody-floral scent.  It is but on me its very subdued.  It is warm but I find on me my skin drinks it up and doesn't magnify the warmth to the point of screaming obscenities to the innocent passerby.  It took a bit for me to settle in to deciding if I liked it or not as its very much a departure from my normal scents, but the scent dries down to the most elegant and gentle aroma after a little settling down.  I LOVE it!  I have held off for quite a while owning a Burberry scent as it seemed so many wear them, but at last I found one that I enjoy wearing and I look forward to this being my go to scent during the summer days.

Two more to go!  My next scent choice is Elizabeth Taylor's Sparkling White Diamonds.  Its similar enough to the original to smell like it but its quite a bit different in the dry down to me.  My mother who passed away a couple years ago wore the Original and as much as I love it, I found that I could not wear it because it made me sad.  I have found that this although having the original still there floating around in the bottle, it seemed to me to be softer, quieter, maybe subdued is the word?  Like a lily rather than a rose.  Still beautiful but quietly so.  I want to wear this during summer to remind myself of my mother. I am glad that I can enjoy the memory of her now with her scent.  Gonna stop before I cry.... :-(

The last scent to go is a new obsession.  And I mean Obsessed!  The only Ed Hardy thing I've ever owned before was a white ball cap which I still have and wear, but the esthetic of his design line didn't seem like it would ever fit my unique tastes in fragrances.  Well I now stand corrected!  I found a love in his Love & Luck for Women.  First off the bottle is super gorgeous and trendy.  The juice inside though is all peach and sweet goodness.  I dont think of it as gourmand because it doesn't seem juicy enough for me for that description but the scent is so light and fizzy and still sweet.  The citrus isn't painful or make my nose itch.  I was super excited when I smelled how much my skin magnified the peppery notes of this.  Its my favorite note to distinguish a fragrance.  It seems like a young and fun scent.  Definately all of these scents are wearable for me during the day.  Night would necessitate respraying which for me isn't a problem.

Anyway I hope you enjoyed my scent faves for our upcoming Summer 2014.  I look forward to enjoying many a night and weekend over our short Northwest summer!  I hope you have great plans for you and yours and I look forward to reading what you all enjoy for your hot summer scents!

Samantha