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  • Splashing Out On Versace’s Eros Energy Eau de Parfum

    It’s very rare that I buy an eau de parfum fragrance. And when I say ‘eau de parfum’ I mean a designer branded fragrance. Not a cheap, budget friendly one for under £10.00 grabbed from the local supermarket. But it’s not often your son turns 16, and for his birthday I bought him Versace’s Eros Energy Eau de Parfum. Was it worth the price tag?

    Versace’s Eros Energy Eau de Parfum 100ml
    Firstly, why did I buy it?

    My son mentioned this fragrance awhile ago. He tried it, liked it and I stored this information in my brain for future use. With his 16th birthday on it’s way, I checked regularly for any special deals or promotions on this fragrance. I managed to grab the 100ml version for less than the 50ml size with a free bag (this was available earlier in the year not currently). So although not a budget buy, I got the best possible deal I could for an expensive item.

    Packaging

    Versace’s Eros Energy comes in a beautiful, yellow tinted glass bottle with the Versace logo etched into it. The look, colour and patterns are mirrored in the box this comes in. The packaging really does stand out and screams designer.

    Fragrance

    This is a heavily citrus based fragrance. It has the clean, sharpness of lemon and other citrus notes giving it sweetness and zing. But it also has other fruity notes in this making it fuller. And with added musk giving it a more masculine, deeper smell. This is a beautiful scent.

    Strength & Longevity

    On my son, I can tell he’s applied this because it’s a very obvious, invigorating scent. It’s not overpowering but it’s there. And he applies this onto clothes and on his skin. Personally, I mainly use fragrance on clothing not on skin. I find this comes out medium to strong in strength, which calms down over time and settles. It’s there, I know I’m wearing it but its not killing my senses. Very natural but not light. Longevity is very good. I can apply this in the morning and by afternoon its still there.

    Recommended?

    I like this, a lot. What I like about this, is it doesn’t rely on typical masculine notes, they’re not at the forefront. Wearing this, I don’t feel like I’m borrowing my son’s fragrance, it could quite easily be mine. The citrus in this is delicious, and makes this fragrance stand out compared to my son’s other fragrances. Perfect for Summer wearing and to use on holiday as well. What does my son think of this? He uses it and loves it! Absolutely recommended, even if it IS expensive!

    *Versace Eros Energy Eau de Parfum 50ml – £41.34 *(was £78.00)

    Versace Eros Energy Eau de Parfum 100ml – £100.00

    Versace Eros Energy Eau de Parfum 200ml _ £145.00

    *price correct at time of writing post

  • Primark’s PS Elements Night Pour Homme Eau de Toilette

    Buying toiletries for a teenage boy is not my idea of fun. Will they like it? Are they going to use it? Will they leave it on the bus or possibly use the latest purchase as a football on the way home from school? The weird and the wonderful happens with my son but for some reason he still wants his mummy to buy him all his shower, body and fragrance products. It’s trial and error buying him these types of things but I gave it a go a few months ago and I purchased for him Primark’s PS Elements Night Pour Homme Eau de Toilette 50ml for £4.50.

    Primark’s PS Elements Night Pour Homme Eau de Toilette
    Why did I buy this?

    My son has become more and more interested in fragrance. For his 14th birthday I wanted to pick up a fragrance that smelt nice and was quite masculine and grown up, attractive in packaging and affordable. After seeing this during a visit to Primark I thought this fragrance might tick all those boxes.

    Packaging

    Primark’s PS Elements Night comes in a a dark grey bottle. Small, with slightly curved edges around the top making the bottle look interesting and less generic. Finished off with a black lid, this fragrance looks like it’s geared towards the guys and looks simple but stylish. This also comes boxed which mirrors the look of the bottle colour and design wise.

    Fragrance

    This is quite a woody fragrance. But there’s also hints of being quite clean and fresh with the smallest amount of sweetness behind it. On the box it says this fragrance contains sandalwood, cedar and citrus which explains where the different elements come from that I can smell. It’s very masculine in the traditional sense scent wise but I don’t feel it’s old fashioned. I can imagine this being worn by any age and it would suit anyone.

    Strength & Longevity

    Strength wise this is a medium. This isn’t overpowering but does delivery that burst of energy as soon as its applied. Does the strength stay constant? I would say no. It sort of settles and dies down a little but it’s still there and I can still smell it. Longevity is ok. A few hours after applying this the fragrance didn’t disappear but was softer. Longevity could be better but it’s not bad at all. Also to note, yes, I tested this on myself and applied it onto my clothing. Not only did I use this on it’s own but layered it underneath a floral fragrance of mine and it worked beautifully!

    What does my son think?

    He likes it! If he didn’t it would be shoved in a black hole in his room somewhere but it’s actually on display in the unholy mess he calls his bedroom. He’s smelt it, used it and approves.

    Recommended?

    In a simple word ‘yes’! The price point is affordable and the amount of fragrance is what I would expect. How this is packaged and presented is nicely done. And the fragrance is really good. Longevity could be a little better but for under £5.00 there’s nothing to complain about.

  • What I Bought From Primark’s Beauty Section

    Primark. It’s one of those stores in the UK most of us like to visit to buy clothes. But I don’t hear many people talk about their skin, fragrance or hair care products. I’m no stranger to their beauty section. This is the first place I head to when I’m in there. I bought a few things this week from their beauty range, so what did I buy and how much did I spend?

    Primark Beauty Products
    2 packs of jumbo bendy hair rollers

    My 11 year old daughter has a hair obsession at the moment and likes to curl the ends of the box braids she wears. I saw these and firstly thought these were a great colour! Secondly they are massive, which would be easy to use and give her bigger curls. And importantly these contained 6 for only £1.50 per pack!

    Primark’s Long Bendy Hair Rollers
    Eye roller

    I have wanted one of these for AGES! My under eyes have always been the area of my face that I always want to improve. With hay fever rife at the moment, my eyes are feeling and looking even worse than usual so this little beauty caught my attention immediately! It looks incredibly stylish, they’ve designed it to be held comfortably and this is so easy to use it’s fool proof. Can’t wait to try this out! Price? £4.50.

    Primark’s Eye Roller
    Men’s Elements Night Eau de Toilette

    I bought Men’s Elements Night Eau de Toilette ready to add to a collection of fragrance products for my son’s 14th birthday. I’ve never purchased male fragrance products from Primark before. But after smelling the tester I thought this smelt really good. This is quite a woody based fragrance so masculine, with sandalwood, cedar and citrus. 50ml for £4.50.

    Primark’s Elements Night Pour Homme Eau de Toilette
    Opal Crush Eau de Toilette

    I needed to pick up a fragrance for my daughter’s 12th birthday. She’s pretty obsessed with fragrance and she has many body mists and sprays of her own to use (and mine as well!). I picked up Opal Crush because the packaging was simple but cute and I know she loves the colour mint green. Again, I smelt the tester of this one and I actually wanted it for myself because it smelt so good. This is a killer combination of dark florals, praline and vanilla musk. 50ml for £4.50.

    Primark’s Opal Crush Eau de Toilette
    Successful shopping trip?

    There were other things I wanted to buy but didn’t. I planned to purchase the fragrances and the the other two products were added extras. But overall a successful, affordable shopping trip which cost me a grand total of £16.50. So the next time you go into your local Primark store, have a look in their beauty section, there are some budget friendly treasures to purchase!