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  • Not For Me? Impulse’s Wide Awake Sapphire Fragrance Mist

    I can’t help but zoom in on bargains, especially if they’re fragrance related. Months ago I popped into my local ASDA to find some of their fragrance mists were massively reduced, including Impulse’s Wide Awake Body Fragrance Mist. Usual rrp price? Around £4.50-5. ASDA price? 70p! So was this 70p body mist a good buy or disappointing?

    Not For Me? Impulse’s Wide Awake Sapphire Fragrance Mist
    What’s the mist-ic collection?

    Wide Awake Sapphire Fragrance Mist is part of a group of fragrances under the mist-ic collection. All of these are inspiration from precious stones in regards to the mood they evoke and how they smell.

    Packaging

    This fragrance mist comes in a typical plastic spray topped bottle which is lidded. Clear, with the labelling giving a modern interpretation of a sapphire. I actually like how this is presented. It’s very clean, simple, modern and very different in look to other Impulse fragrances on the market.

    Fragrance

    This is a very fresh scented fragrance. It’s more herbal based and earthy, which comes through first. But it’s not strong. Although there is supposed to be some citrus element in this from grapefruit and eucalyptus, I didn’t really get these coming through. They may have just added to the clean aspect of this mist, but the individual scents I didn’t detect. Overall, it’s very unusual, very unisex, and quite nice. But won’t appeal to everyone.

    Strength & longevity

    I found this to be quite a light scent, which isn’t a bad thing especially during summer and you don’t want or need anything too heavy. But for me, I needed this to be a little more stronger and noticeable. I found longevity quite poor. Since the mist is quite light anyway, imagine it getting less and less in strength? Literally disappeared! This is one of those fragrances I would need to reapply regularly to get the hit of fragrance I want.

    Recommended?

    Would I buy this again? Not this version no. Lovely scent, very different and great for summer but just not strong enough for me. Considering I’ve seen this being sold for £5.00 in some places on the high street, I would be pretty annoyed at how subtle this was for the price. But for 70p I’m not complaining, although for 70p I still wouldn’t buy it again. Just not strong enough for me, but ideal for those who want something subtle, earthy and relaxing.

  • B&M’s Sol de Janerio Dupe Fragrance Mists

    Everywhere we go on the high street there’s a dupe of Sol de Janerio perfume/fragrance mists. Whether it’s the bottles, fragrances or names, many are trying to cash in on this popular brand and product by giving the customers a much cheaper alternative. Is this a bad thing? Clearly not, as we’re lapping up all these dupes like crazy! But I think the market is very saturated. People aren’t buying them with the same speed and energy they did when these dupes originally came out. I stumbled across more dupes of this brand in my local B&M store. What did they have to offer?

    B&M’s Sol de Janerio Fragrance Mist Dupes
    Fragrances

    There were three fragrances I found in B&M. Coconut, Salted Caramel Vanilla and Watermelon.

    Packaging

    All three come in the same plastic spray topped bottles but are coloured differently. Salted Caramel Vanilla is orange, Watermelon is red and Coconut blue. Honestly? These body mists look very cheap. Very little thought has been put into how they look. There’s much better looking dupe body mists on the market compared to these. I don’t find these appealing to look at.

    Salted Caramel Fragrance Mist
    Price & Size

    Price for these fragrance mists is £2.99. Coconut and Salted Caramel Vanilla are 150ml whereas Watermelon is 145ml. These sizes aren’t too big to carry around and hopefully should last a while if the fragrance mists are decent in strength and longevity.

    Coconut Fragrance Mist
    How do they smell?

    I found find a tester or a bottle that was already opened and rather than spray it I sniffed it. Which fragrance it was I can’t remember. But I do recall it was fruity, not massively memorable but not the worst I’ve ever smelt, just ok.

    Watermelon Fragrance Mist
    First impressions?

    You shouldn’t judge a book by it’s cover but this is one very cheap looking book! These could be the most amazing scents known to man but I find these bottles not great to look at. Considering these are £2.99, more care and thought should have been put behind how these look. Do I want to try these out? From look alone no. Scents available limited and not interesting. I’ve seen 99p body sprays and mists look much better so quite disappointed in these. I don’t think these will be on my purchase list.

  • Treacle Moon’s Sunny Brazilian Love Fragrance Mist

    I am a sucker for a fragrance mist! They are the most affordable and easiest way to get a daily fragrance hit if and when needed. Having a teenage daughter who ‘borrows’ my fragrances means I’m not too annoyed because they’re not expensive. If she loses or uses them they can be replaced easily. The Latest one I’ve purchased is Treacle Moon’s Sunny Brazilian Love Fragrance Mist from Tesco. Usual price £4.50, Clubcard price £3.00.

    Treacle Moon’s Sunny Brazilian Love Fragrance Mist
    Why did I buy this?

    I love Treacle Moon product and I’ve used many of them, including their hand cream, shower and bath gels and body scrubs. Their fragrance mists were new, priced cheaply and I wanted to see if they were just as good as other Treacle Moon products I’ve used.

    Packaging

    Sunny Brazilian Love comes in a plastic spray bottle. Eye catching thanks to the vibrant label which looks fun, youthful and screams Summer.

    Fragrance

    This has an interesting blend of creaminess to this with a slightly tropical smell to it (probably coconut). It’s mixed in with some light floral notes, so I would describe this as a fusion of tropical fruit and florals. It’s really nice. It definitely has a Summer vibe to it and I find it quite relaxing rather than energising.

    In use

    I rarely apply fragrance directly onto the skin. It normally is sprayed onto my clothing. The stream coming from the spray was generous and fine, which I loved. And the fragrance immediately hit, which smelt great. I was quite heavy handed with application because I wanted the scent to last the morning. But what I found was the fragrance didn’t last. Not only was the strength very weak but I could barely smell the scent which was disappointing. It’s such a nicely scented fragrance mist it just wasn’t strong enough and needed to have a better longevity.

    Recommended?

    I hoped for great things with this fragrance mist. But it’s not a product I would buy again because the longevity and strength just wasn’t there for me. If I apply a fragrance, I want to smell it at least for a short time. This failed. Would this react differently on the skin? I’m not sure, but on clothes it was a no from me. Such a shame as this smells really good, just needed to pack more of a punch.