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  • Strong & Long Lasting Fragrance? Try Khamrah Qahwa EDP

    I’m behind on fragrance trends. I genuinely had no idea that Arabian inspired fragrances for men and women was such a big thing! Thanks to my teenage son who has been educating me, I realise these fragrances are popular. So when my son bought himself Khamrah Qahwa EDP by Lattafa, I was curious to see what the fuss was about and needed to try it out for myself. So what is it like?

    Arabian inspired fragrance Khamrah Qahwa EDP by Lattafa
    Packaging

    The fragrance itself comes in a very heavy and chunky glass bottle. Straight lines, clear with grooves running all around both the lid and the bottle itself. The bottle comes in quite a sizeable brown box with gold detailing on it. If you open it up by pulling off the lid, the bottle sits in suede covered foam and has a mirrored back piece behind it with the brand and fragrance name in the middle. Packaging could be for any age or sex, it’s not specific. Very simple but striking and high end in look.

    Fragrance

    Khamrah Qahwa smells like a mix of vanilla, white florals, a little cinnamon and a hint of musk. It’s a sweet fragrance but not sickly, and incredibly warming and comforting in scent and style. This is designed to be a unisex fragrance and I can smell why. But personally I think if this had a little more musk behind it, it would lean more towards the guys.

    Strength & Longevity

    When I’ve used this and applied onto clothes, this fragrance is medium to strong. It has power to it and is very obvious in scent. Longevity wise this is great. I can smell this hours after I’ve applied it. Slightly lesser in strength, but still impressive.

    Recommended?

    The presentation of Khamrah Qahwa is imposing. Fragrance is stunning and any vanilla lover like me will go wild over this. The strength and longevity of this fragrance matches the overall quality. If you love your warming fragrances and you want something that will last and not be too expensive, this is definitely recommended. This costs just under £25.00 for 100ml for an eau de parfum formulation from Amazon.

  • New! Affordable Fragrances in Tesco!

    One of the best places to go for EVERYTHING has got to be a supermarket. It’s a one stop shop for food to clothing, electricals to plants and make-up to fragrance. What I like about the fragrance side of things is how you can pick up more affordable fragrance products thanks to supermarkets having a variety of different brands with different price points. I’ve just spotted something new in my local Tesco from a brand called Skin Saints. 12 different fragrances in eau de parfum formulas. So what do they have?

    Affordable Fragrances in Tesco from Skin Saints
    Dark Flowers

    A heavier, darker fragrance with notes of ylang ylang, exotic orchid and black truffle. This sounds like a perfect fragrance for night time wearing.

    Gold

    A mix of amber and spice which should be warming and slightly woody in scent.

    Cerise

    Cherry and almond blossom based fragrance, which makes me think this will be a fruity, floral fragrance with a slight sweetness to it.

    Santal

    Sandalwood and warm spice is Santal. Could this be a more masculine fragrance with its woody and spicy notes?

    Tuscany

    This DEFINITLY sounds like a manly fragrance of soft leather and saffron. This combination sounds like a traditional scent for someone who wants a more predictable, masculine fragrance to wear.

    Miss Paris

    A slightly flirty sounding fragrance with floral and light iris with the added depth of patchouli.

    Wild

    Fresh, clean, energising and zesty is what I think the fragrance Wild could be, as its made up of citrus and amber.

    Principle

    Another woody based fragrance. Principle is made up of bergamot and cedar.

    Passion

    Jasmine and tonka makes Passion seems like a rich floral with a slightly vanilla-esq undertone.

    Rouge

    A deep, heavier woody, musky scent with possibly spicy undertones is potentially what the fragrance Rouge smells like.

    Millie

    Light, fruity and floral fragrance made up of golden peach and jasmine. Millie sounds like a very pretty, feminine scent perfect for Spring and Summer use.

    Flower Chain

    Flower Chain scent wise is white violet and sandalwood, so another floral scent with depth and woody musk behind it.

    First impressions?

    This is an impressive selection of fragrances. 12 fragrances which from their name and what they’re made up of sound very different to each other which means variety. I love the simplicity of how they’re packaged, all the same but different colours and patterns on the boxes. And the price? At full price (£8.00 for 100ml) this is great value for an eau de parfum formula. Do I find these new fragrances appealing? Yes I do. Am I going to buy one? Most definitely…so watch this space!

    P.S Did I mention these are supposed to be dupes of well known designer fragrances? My interest in these continues….

  • Fragrances For A Teenage Boy

    Buying personal care products for teenagers can be tricky, especially for boys. Rather than splash out on different lotions, potions, bath or body products, I find the best products to go for are fragrances. My son recently celebrated his 15th birthday, so amongst his birthday presents I gave him a selection of fragrances to use. So what did I buy him?

    Fragrances bought for a teenage boy’s birthday
    Bespoke London Body Sprays

    I bought my son for a previous birthday Bespoke London’s Wild Herbs & Tonka Bean EDP. He liked it. It was a really good quality and nicely scented fragrance product and reasonably priced. When I saw a selection of the brand’s body sprays in Home Bargains for only 99p (in Superdrug they retail at £3.99 each), I bought 4 different scents. Each one very different, all smelt great, easy on the eye packaging wise and did I mention only 99p??

    Bespoke London’s Body Sprays
    Lynx Blue Lavender Body Spray

    Teenage boys seems to have a strange love of Lynx body products, including my son. While out shopping, he used a tester of their new Blue Lavender Body Spray and commented how he liked it. When I got the chance I purchased it without him when it was on offer for £3.50 in the supermarket Tesco.

    Lynx’s Blue Lavender Body Spray
    Paco Rabanne 1 Million Deodorant Natural Spray

    My son is at the age where he’s interested in designer fragrances but I’m not interested in paying designer prices. Paco Rabanne’s 1 Million Deodorant Natural Spray has that expensive designer scent to it but is cheaper than the perfume version. I managed to get this for around £18.00 from Superdrug when they had a special promotion on fragrances.

    Paco Rabanne’s 1 Million Spray
    Versace Men’s Trio Miniature Set

    If your son/nephew/grandson has a thing for Versace fragrances but you don’t want to pay silly money for one bottle, Versace Men’s Trio Miniature Set is a great alternative. I bought this because my son was quite taken with two of these fragrances while in a department store. Having three meant he had a choice of different ones and the size made it easy to carry around. These are small bottles (5ml each), but are a great introduction to the brand for £20.00. Did I pay £20.00? No, of course I didn’t pay full price! I bought this set when it was sub £18.00 thanks to a fragrance promotion.

    Versace Men’s Trio Miniature Set

    So these are the fragrances I bought my son for his 15th birthday. A good mix of very cheap but good quality fragrances and designer ones, which should keep him happy and smelling nice for a long, long time. AND I didn’t bankrupt myself buying them. I shopped around, took advantage of promotions and low priced items.

  • A Fragrance For Men Afnan 9pm Eau de Parfum

    It’s not just my daughter that is addicted to fragrances, it’s also my teenage son. Anyone with teenagers will know that taking care of their appearance doesn’t just include how they look but how they smell too. Both my children want to smell good (thank god!), and their fragrance collections are getting bigger and bigger as they get older. My son bought himself the fragrance Afnan 9pm from Amazon a few months for just under £30.00 for 100ml.

    Afnan 9pm Eau de Parfum
    Packaging

    The packaging of this is simple but quite masculine. The bottle is made of glass, rounded edges and rectangular in shape and quite chunky and weighty. It’s mostly clear with it’s name peeking through it. Afnan 9pm comes in a black corrugated cardboard box. Simple, but stylish and definitely geared towards the guys.

    Fragrance

    This fragrance has a musk and earthiness to it. I know vanilla when I smell it and that comforting, warming scent is in this somewhere. There’s a little sweetness to this in a fruity way, but with a hint of floral. So the fragrance itself is quite fresh but masculine. Not a light fragrance as this packs a punch with lots of depth to it. And despite it clearly being a men’s fragrance a lot of women would like this too, because I do!

    Strength & Longevity

    Strength wise, this is gearing towards moving from medium to strong. You spray it, you smell it but it’s not overpowering because it’s easy to go back for another spritz. Longevity wise this is really good. My son will spray this in the morning and it’s still on him when he’s back from school in the afternoon. I’ve used this and I have to say it lasts really well on me too but I only apply it onto clothes, my son will apply it all over himself!

    Recommended?

    I haven’t bought an expensive fragrance for myself in YEARS! With good quality body mists and other more affordable fragrances available I haven’t needed to. But if I’m honest, smelling this and using this on myself has changed my mind. I think sometimes paying a little more isn’t a bad thing for a great smelling, top quality fragrance. I just wouldn’t do it all the time. Afnan 9pm smells amazing! Great scent, long lasting, perfect strength and is 100ml which will last forever! It’s the type of scent most people will love, regardless of sex or age and a great purchase for birthdays and Father’s Day.