Samantha's Perfume Diary: Want to smell like black pepper? A stinkfabulous ...

Samantha's Perfume Diary: Want to smell like black pepper? A stinkfabulous ...: Hi Perfumistas and Perfumisters! Welcome to a different variation of my reviews.  I have never done a stinker video or blog post before ...

Want to smell like black pepper? A stinkfabulous review!

Hi Perfumistas and Perfumisters!

Welcome to a different variation of my reviews.  I have never done a stinker video or blog post before so prepare yourselves for some fun and I proceed to give my review of something I bought and tried out and simply detest!

Now usually I am a big fan of Roberto Cavalli's line of fragrances.  I love all of his flankers of his original the classic "Roberto Cavalli".  However recently I saw one I had yet to see at my local Marshall's and based upon my love for his other fragrances I blind bought a 3.4 oz bottle of his Serpentine scent.  The scent was designed by Perfumer Jacques Cavallier and is marketed as a floral/oriental with amber and balsamic undertones.

The bottle is goregous as usual for all the scents I have seen thus far.  I tend to favor less trendy bottles and instead prefer well crafted glass bottles in a more traditional shape.  

 

 This scent starts off really well to me.  I intially get the blast of a tart citrus and can immediately detect the frangipani note which is rare for me.  If the scent didn't progress any further than this stage I would so very happy because I love frangipani especially during summer.  However the florals blend really nicely to me for their are like jungle flowers warmed by the sun.  That's literally the mental image that I get at this stage.

For me when I wore this the warm floral stayed for about half an hour before the strangest thing started to happen.  Now, for me who is a BIG fan of pink pepper in her fragrances and typically adore spicy scents I was surprised when this perfume reached the stage of pepper-and I do mean straight black pepper.  Imagine dumping a bunch of pepper in your hands and rubbing it all over your pulse points and then smell your arms!

I am so crushed as I really liked the immediate scent until it turned into a kitchen table black pepper scent!

I had never experienced a perfume that actually smelled like black pepper.  Certainly I have smelled and adore the pink pepper notes in perfumes, but this was a first for me.  So sorry Mr. Cavalli but your scent went way off the mark for me in Serpentine.  Though I found the story behind the perfume, bottle, and esthetic of its marketing delightful.  It felt like a let-down half way through and sadly it didn't recover its initial warm flowery juiciness.  At the end it just smelled dry and roasted.

The one thing about this scent however is the longevity.  Two sprays and I could smell the continuous wafting of black pepper all day long, which is about 6 hours or so.  If this perfume just smelled like the opening without the dry black pepper I would LOVE this!  Alas no such sweet addiction for this scent from Mr. Cavalli.  Dont worry though.....I cant wait to try his other scents in the future as they typically have great longevity and work well with my chemistry with the exception of this pepper bomb!

Thanks again for reading and keeping up with my sweet scent journeys!!!

Til later lovelies and keep exploring the wonders of Fragrance.

Samantha

Samantha's Perfume Diary: Perfumes on my Radar for Future Purchase!

Samantha's Perfume Diary: Perfumes on my Radar for Future Purchase!: Lately I have come to the conclusion that sadly, my Perfume Collection is quite sufficient without any new purchases for a least 6 months. ...

Perfumes on my Radar for Future Purchase!

Lately I have come to the conclusion that sadly, my Perfume Collection is quite sufficient without any new purchases for a least 6 months.  So in deciding what to do about that situation I have instead been acquiring decants of newer scents as a cheaper (soooo much cheaper) way of testing new scents.

In the last few months I have amassed a few perfumes that are on my must have or future purchase list.

They are in no particular order being that if they are even on this list, then I have savored every last drop of the decants and sadly all I can do is frown over the lost scent until I go through my lesser loved scents on my table so I can quickly replace it with my new found lovelies!!!

First one is Eros Por Femme by Versace: A citrus white floral, woody and musky accord.  Omg this is good stuff.  The only other Versace I even like is the Versace’s Dreamer which is a mens scent.  This particular offering for women is right up my alley.  Divine, strong and heady and I love the citrus explosion on first spray.  The sillage is good to moderate and the lasting power is really strong on me.  The bottle is absolutely a thing of beauty.  I love Gold and it’s a heavy bottle and will look prominent on my perfume table.  Cant wait to own a bottle.

The second one is My Burberry by Burberry: This is a sweet and spicy rose floral.  Funny as I can’t really get the rose in it but the sweet pea and the freesia are prominent.  I simply love this scent.  As an added bonus I was wearing it out during the day and an elderly lady walked by me and whispered to her husband that my perfume was “potent”.  I was immensely pleased….lol.  It’s rare that a perfume that I am in love with has any type of bold sillage.  I’m paying good money for something that others can smell on me.  So with just two light spritzes on my wrist I got a comment from a passerby.  Some would be horrified but I was quite happy.  When I finally do purchase this it will last a while as a light spritz is all I  will need.  The longevity is excellent and the bottle and the story behind the fragrance is my kind of thing.  I love England and London is somewhere I want to visit soon.  A lush, cool garden and the uber classic trench.  This perfume exudes a distinct variation on the British esthetic.  I love!

The next one is an old favorite that I believe is discontinued but I will find a bottle I hope soon. 

 It’s Georgio Armani’s Acqua di Gio for Women.  I wore this when it first came out and it was one of the most lovely expressions of a clean and sweet water scent.  I loved it then and love it still.  Being a fan of acquatics anyway this is a must buy whenever I can find it.  Though there are many fruity accords in this such as watermelon, citrus, pineapple etc, it is the floral notes that remain in my mind during the drydown phase.  It has three of my favorite floral notes which are freesia, hyacinth and ylang-ylang.  Though its initially quite sweet the drydown is warm florals on a cool evening breeze.  Omg…..Love!

Chanel’s Coromandel.   Personally I love most Chanel scent offerings.  I have never taken the plunge to purchase the Exclusif line as its so pricy-yikes!  However I love smoldering orientals and I also like Patchouli and have yet to have found one that I like terribly much.  By all accocunts and countless reviews I have read this is one that I would purchase unsniffed.   I love warm ambery balsamic scents.  They simply make my little heart squeak with joy!

Tom Ford’s Signature Collection Jasmin Rouge   I have wanted this scent from his Signature Collection for a very long time.  Walking by the counter and discreetly sniffing the bottle and a quick unseen spritz.  I’m sure I’ve made an interesting sight to see scooting away from the counter before the associate gives me a disapproving glare….lol.  However I have wanted this perfume forever.  To me this is a SPICY super white/yellow floral fragrance.  Fragantica describes it as being an “erotic and hedonistic blend”, and I agree.  Very warm and with a sexy earthiness to the ambrosia like quality of the Sambac jasmine, amber and clary sage.  Those notes in particular seep into my pores and set fire to my nerves in my brain.  I just don’t think straight when I smell this.  I might have to descent into madness to enjoy this lovely and sexy scent!

 

Well that’s it boys and girls and if you can relate to my ever growing collection let me know what’s on your must have in your future purchases! 

Happy scent journeys from your fellow Perfumista!