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Showing posts with label Fragrance. Show all posts

Duty Free Treats!

28 May 2014

While I managed to resist the MAC and Benefit stalls on the way to Corfu, I couldn't resist a couple of the in-flight treats on the way home! I managed to nab a DKNY perfume set and a gorgeous set of OPI polishes as a post holiday treat.



I absolutely love the DKNY Be Delicious fragrances. I already had a bottle of the Red Delicious, but my original green Be Delicious had run out, and I'd wanted to try the Fresh Blossom scent for ages so I couldn't let these pass me by! Not only are the bottles super pretty, the scents are divine. Be Delicious smells exactly like crisp apples, whereas Fresh Blossom has a much more subtle floral scent, yet it still has a hint of that fresh fruity fragrance we've come to expect from the Delicious range.





How pretty are these? I've never tried OPI polishes before, and these cute mini bottles were just calling to me!



Here I've swatched Tickle My France-y, Passion, and Charged up Cherry. Tickle My France-y is a lovely mink shade which is most visible on my little finger in the picture below. Passion is a barely there pink. I've swatched it with two coats below and it seems to mainly be a 'your nails but better' shade. Charged up Cherry is a vibrant cherry pink, it's really eye-catching!




Cajun Shrimp is a shocking hot pink which would look great if I'd managed to get any sort of tan in Corfu at all! Malaga Wine and Lincoln Park After Dark are much more autumnal shades, a gorgeous deep crimson red, and a purple so dark it's almost black. I was really impressed with the formula of these polishes. They were incredibly easy to apply, and I didn't find them to be streaky at all.




I can definitely see myself broadening my nail polish collection to include some more OPI polishes, these miniatures have given me a great introduction to the brand!





Are you a duty free fiend? What's your favourite thing to pick up in airports?



Katy Perry Killer Queen Perfume

13 February 2014

Most people who know me, know that I am a massive Katy Perry fan. I also really love her perfumes. I have Purr and Meow, and when I saw the adverts going around for Killer Queen, I knew I'd have to get it!
 
After much faffing around with my local Superdrug (including the order getting lost, then sent back to the warehouse, and then being sent the wrong thing) my perfume is here! I love the packaging, it's gorgeous! 
 




For those of you out there that are more knowledgeable than me, here are the base, top and heart notes!
 
Heart Notes: Red Velvet Flower, Rainbow Plumeria, Natural Jasmine Sambac.
Top Notes: Dark Plum, Wild Berry, Bergamot
Base Notes: Cashmeran, Natural Patchouli Heart, Liquid Praline
 




I really wanted to get a sample in one of the Glossyboxes that included them, but I didn't get one unfortunately. Around Christmas time, Superdrug had the 100ml bottle of Killer Queen reduced to £21, and I couldn't pass that up, even though I didn't know what it smelled like! Luckily, I really love it. You can definitely pick up on the berry scents, and I think this will probably become something I use daily!




Also, the bottle is really cool.
 
Have you tried any of Katy Perry's fragrances before? What did you think of them?