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  • Revolution Beauty’s Creative Eau de Toilette

    The fragrance industry is a massive one. I have no idea how much money it makes or how many fragrance products gets sold every year, but it must run into it’s millions. I’m not surprised, because the majority of human beings love to use fragrance and like to give it as gifts too. I’m a bit of a fragrance junkie, and one of the fragrances I currently have on rotation is Revolution Beauty’s Creative Eau de Toilette. I bought this from ASOS last year during a sale. It was down from £10.00 to £6.70.

    Revolution Beauty’s Creative Eau de Toilette
    Why did I buy this?

    I normally stick with body mists because they are affordable and good quality ones are easy to pick up from anywhere. But I grabbed Revolution Beauty’s Creative Eau de Toilette because of the price, reviews on the website and how it looks. I’ve bought and used products from this brand before but never a fragrance product. At the cost I paid I thought it was a budget friendly way of trying this out with nothing to lose.

    Packaging

    100ml of fragrance comes in quite a chunky, faceted, leopard printed glass bottle. Copper coloured detailing with faux crystal lid. This eau de toilette comes boxed and mirrors the print from the bottle but with added splashes of pink. You will either love or hate how this is looks but I personally love it! I think it’s fun, stands out and is patterned in a way that always slips into a fashion trend at some point of time.

    The Fragrance

    This is a floral based fragrance which smells more white floral to me. It’s quite light, not heavy and very Spring like. The smallest amount of woody notes are present and overall this has quite a pretty, sweet, young, uplifting scent and feel to it.

    Strength & Longevity

    Strength is a medium. It’s not heavy and powerful but it is there. Personally I could have this turned up a notch, but my hay fever right now is thankfully this isn’t stronger. Longevity is fair. The fragrance isn’t a punchy floral so I don’t expect it to be strong and everlasting. It does it’s job and when I need a bigger hit and the fragrance is lessening I apply more.

    Recommended?

    Personally, I like this fragrance. I like how this smells, I love the packaging and how much I paid was really good. I’ve noticed my 11 year old daughter is quite fond of this too and I can see why. Different ages would like this scent, and I would be happy to buy this for my daughter or someone much older. To make this perfect, for me, I would like it slightly stronger and last longer, but it wouldn’t stop me buying this again.

    You can buy this direct from Revolution Beauty (currently £12.00).

  • A Hidden Range in Superdrug Featuring Beauty Laundrette’s EDT

    Subconsciously I think I’m having a beauty clear out. Rather than letting my beauty purchases pile up and multiply in a cupboard I’m actually using stuff! One type of product I’m using up is fragrances. I have lots and lots of body mists, sprays and a few eau de toilettes floating around. Dependant on the time, day and my mood, I will gravitate towards at least one. One eau de toilette I’ve been using for the last few days has been from a range I don’t online a lot is Beauty Laundrette. Originally bought from Superdrug when on sale. Originally priced at £8.00, I purchased this for £4.00 containing 95ml.

    Beauty Laundrette’s EDT
    Why did I buy this?

    It was a range from Superdrug that was new to me, the packaging looked fun and I wanted to try as many products from the range as possible. Their products were regularly on a special price promotion, and that was the perfect time to try out sheet masks, body lotion, bath fizzers and this fragrance at an affordable price.

    Packaging

    This comes in a chunky, rectangular shaped glass bottle with a spray top which is lidded. The bottle itself is plain, void of any detail and because of this has quite a masculine and slightly cheap appearance to it. The bottle did come with a red foam covering which is very tactile and interesting to look at. But the overall appearance of this fragrance doesn’t quite match up with the look of other items in the range in my opinion.

    How does this smell?

    This is quite a clean and fresh fragrance. I get florals in this but more so white florals, even blossom, which are less heavy and possibly less old fashioned compared to something like rose. Feminine and slightly uplifting. It’s a pleasant scent, it’s not strong and would suit anyone of any age who chose to wear this. Probably more of a daytime fragrance and would make an ideal scent to use during Spring.

    Strength & Longevity

    When applied, the strength of this comes across as a medium because it’s not strong but not weak either. But I find I apply quite a lot of this per application, and even then it’s not particularly punchy. Longevity I think could be better. I’ve had to apply this many times to get my wanted fragrance hit in that moment. Both strength and longevity needs to be turned up a notch to make this fragrance stand out more.

    Recommended?

    I like the scent of this fragrance. But what I was hoping for, because it’s not a body mist and it’s an eau de toilette, is for this to be stronger and quite long lasting. White floral based fragrances I find aren’t the heaviest of scents but I expected more from this. Why? I’ve used the body mist version of this and they are identical in scent and hardly any difference in strength. Packaging could be better too. The bottle without the sleeve lacks the same imagination as other products in the range which is disappointing. But would I recommend this? Get the body mist instead. There’s no real difference except how the mist is packaged which is prettier and easier on the eye.

    I’m not too sure whether Superdrug is still selling this fragrance because I can’t find it on the site. But it’s worthwhile keeping an eye out for it instore. But I would still go for the mist!

  • Momento’s Salt On My Skin Eau de Toilette

    Who doesn’t love a designer fragrance? I understand why they are desirable, but the price point isn’t appealing to me! So I love trying out fragrances that aren’t well known, hopefully they smell nice AND be kind to my credit card. I purchased a few gift sets from Boots online ages ago including one that contained Momento’s Salt On My Skin Eau de Toilette. The gift set was half price and cost me £15.00. On it’s own it’s £12.00 for 50ml.

    Momento’s Salt On My Skin Eau De Toilette
    Why did I buy this?

    I look at less known brands for a few reasons. I like scents that aren’t instantly recognisable and not the norm scent wise and they are more affordable compared to designer fragrances. This is why I bought this, along with other sets, when Boots had an online sale.

    Packaging

    This fragrance comes in a clear, glass, rectangular bottle. The lid is small, cylinder shaped, but rather than it being smooth all around it’s faceted. What I like about this is it’s simplicity. You can’t go wrong with a fragrance that’s presented in a basic, simple and crisp way.

    How Does This Smell?

    When I first smelt this I immediately liked it! The best way I can describe this smells is it’s a clean, fresh, floral with a touch of salt. The floral mixed in with delicate fruity undertones puts this into a pretty, feminine catchment.

    Strength & Longevity

    I apply this directly onto my uniform in the morning, and I never get the chance to reapply this during the day.This isn’t strong, or at least not on me. I find this to be very soft in strength although lovely on the nose. This fragrance wasn’t noticeable much as I wore it during the day. Longevity wise it’s hard to comment on if the fragrance wasn’t that noticeable in the first place! So for me, strength and longevity are quite low. How this behaves if on the skin I don’t know unfortunately.

    Momento’s Salt On My Skin Gift Set
    Recommended?

    I wanted to LOVE this fragrance! The actual smell of this is great and slightly unusual, so stands out for me. Although some people love subtle fragrances strength wise this was just too soft for my nose and how I like my fragrances to be. I’ve layered this with other fragrances which has created some great scent combos, and worn this on it’s own. But it just doesn’t pack enough of a punch! Considering this is an EDT and not a body mist, I’m a little disappointed. So I wouldn’t recommend this if you need your fragrance to be obvious. If you like the sound of how this smells try out their body mist as it’s half the price of this so save yourself some money.