I totally agree. The weird thing is, there are days when the color is still there. Just dont try to layer them. And yes, I can see their might be an over-application problem. One would think that Dior would not produce something as bizarre as this. I was referring to that big ol Luca Turin slapdown and some other general ill will toward it that Ive picked up on. By all means, its a good thing and everyone should give it a go. Oh. Certainly it doesnt have the love/hate status of other Dior offerings like Poison, Addict or JAdore, nor does it have the (possibly waning) cachet of the (reformulated?) Dune was never a favorite, although it compelled me to try it many times when it was first released. I cant do a Jennifer Lopez type of nude. OK, Im definitley going to try Dune thanks for the lovely comment!:). into my plans in the form of a hard-drive breakdown a few Saturdays ago. Please log in again. It's supposed to take me away, at least it used to. She ended up giving them to me. The bottle itself is beautiful, much prettier than in photos- its a pale ambery brown that appears to have a faintly opalescent shimmer. Thats why I own a bottle of Dune for myself. Every time that Ive tried nude lips, theyve made me look like a corpse. Isnt that funny? As you read this, Louise and I may be discussing my amazingly deep and profound enlightenment further. And the heavily-bagged Must de Cartier is a cheap chocolate relative? I bought some expected makeup from MAC, a fb of a rarish perfume to split, some cheap (really cheap) jewelry at the teen shop, and nail polish. Last year, I got 12 tons of gravel to mulch my rock garden, all of which had to be placed in a wheelbarrow, rolled up the hill and dumped at the end. It permeated the atmosphere she passed through. JavaScript is disabled. This past week did help me clarify want vs. need, and it reminded me of how much I can do without. I was born in Poland in the 80s and have hardly any memories of perfume from back than. And that was it. Still, you can just get on with it and sniff the next new thing?? $-). The drydown, as LT notes, contains the inedible chocolate of new-edition Cartier Must (and to my nose, the choco-patch of Angel) and by all rights I should loathe it, and yet I dont, I think because of the counterweight of the woodsy florals (and that sandalwood! Gaze at the ocean, wrap your arms around your knees, unwind, enjoy being with yourself Dune for women is not a threat to men: it is a quest for universal harmony governed by feelings. 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I had planned to review that Continue Reading Frederic Malle perfume has been around since slightly before 2000. Try your desk! That I know of. I think the bottle design is beautiful, the fragrance one of a kind, but the memories are just too much. My feeling is that if I dont buy things I semi-want itll make up for the expensive things I *do* want, and buy. Im going to miss you. Great review, thanks. Thanks for the recommendation! Part Three is perfume. Guess its a transitional proces. Dashing off to meet a customer, with my Eeeevil >-) Self! fragrances, in You wonder why my fragrances are different? Its almost too much just dabbed on. Because Ill never remember. I have to revisit it, as my memories of it involve some headachy feelingsI remember when it was popular in the 90s and where I live, women had a heavy hand using it. ;)), I really wanna try Dune. Well salty. This to me is an abstract perfume with many layers. Dune is one of those fragrances that I can easily see becoming the icepick-through-the-eye in overapplication. Youre the Big Bad Bacon Handbag Fairy. WordPress.com, rather than a self-hosted site and now Im baaaa-aaack! When women in Western countries where bathing themselves (as I have read) in Poison and Obsession, Polish girls were happy when they got a bar of soap! My sister was obsessed with Opium and to this day it nauseates me. Room readers. Mmmmmmm. Vintage Perfume Materials: Vetiver; Guerlain Vetiv Winter Dreaming, Vintage Style: Perfume Parlor Game. I remember all that blurb when it was released and it kind sucked me in (been wearing Obsession or Cristalle edt). Ive quite fallen for it. And I will have to try DPH, especially as I love fig. The sandy beach/wind reference throws me. I know a girl whose blog I follow and she decided, after realising that her wardrobe is so full of clothes, to buy NO clothing items (with the exception of undergarments, of course) for a whole year. Mannequin hands definitely belong in the post! Written content is property of owner. I vowed to examine my spending this week. I am very pale and I just cant get the right color. Enigmas outgrown most of her clothes again and really likes their tee shirts and shorts, and Im guilty of the buy-two-theyre-cheap! Maybe perfume has more magic than I realized:)), Maybe I need a teacher to correct my mistakes. Also if youd told me Id like a fragrance I described as lavender chocolate Id have laughed. I have never tried Dune but your post has me curious. I dont think Id last a month, honestly. Its sullen and standoffish, which is part of why the whole serenity ocean marketing thing cracks me up. Ooooh! /:) Those are extraordinary circumstances, Shall we make that an double-Venti, 5-shot, 3 pump choco, full fat with whip at Sbux $-) You know, just to roll back austerity? Ive already been putting everything that looks vaguely vintage on my bay watch list, although its extremely hard to tell from the visual cues with this oneexcept for the box. Well my inbox and facebook feed were bombarded over this past week with the notice that there was a new mens Herms fragrance, available at Nordstrom, called H24. And perversely Id like to know what I missed. Dune emancipates women, strengthening their intuitive side Stop everything for a while. Dune is art. LArtisan Seville is gorgeous and a little naughty, Continue Reading We happily arrive at my favorite iris perfume. smells gorgeous on her. Thanks for reminding me about the hands! 19, Silences, Bel Respiro and Heure Exquise because theyve all got that galbanum note that Im fond of. I usually plan my clothes shopping trips and I was too busy to visit places that might trigger an urge. Researching for this post, its surprising how much isnt written about Dune. I was really impressed with Dune as well, and am thinking of getting a bottle. The unusual fragrance carries a brisk briny scent, coupled with sea wind and the sandy warmth of beaches. And it looks like a couple guys on here are already wearing it! :)>-. But think OF all the cute UPS delivery guys youve encountered over the years! Its sharp and dry at first, not so much aldehydic as sour bordering on bitter (hello broom, wallflower and lichen? No, whistler is permanently AWOL. If you dont file your sample piles they reproduce and then you end up on one of those reality shows about hoarders. I neeeeeeed to try the esprit. Speaking of restraint, I *didnt* buy BBs Nude, because it reminded me of something I already had at home. It most reminds me of a favorite film, Peter Weirs Picnic at Hanging Rock, in that it conjures up similar imagery and feeling; peaceful beauty tinged with a strange kind of uneasethe kind self-aware, mortal beings remember when they get particularily philosophical or reconnect with the primitiveness of their environment. I think Ill live. I couldnt do that know Im still losing weight, but Id like to try something similar once I hit my goal weight and get my new wardrobe in place. You didnt call me evil. I am hoping to find my Dune parfum soonI cant say I like it, but it does attract me in some odd way. To be fair, it hasnt felt much like an austerity week since I had a bunch of my plant and bulb orders show up. Woo-hoo, plants & bulbs! Youve described why it is that I never bought a bottle. No, no, March, you didnt at all!! Thanks to STX ENTERTAINMENT, I have two wonderful prizes for Vintage Powder I do think its a bit older because its one of the stoppered bottles (like old Poison) that I havent seen in years. And I cant do it. In a nude lip. I bought food for a b-day party and T-shirts for my son who is growing like a weed. The Google AdSense Team has sent me an email warning me that one of my CK One maybe, or I dont know, a beachy frag (although thats an obvious choice). :> Wait, why blush? I havent sent you a sample of Dune yet? Hang on, am I being :-b? I think weve all gotten used to this new idea of normal that includes $5.00 Starbucks coffees and other cant live without items that didnt exist back in the day. Confirming my suspicions that this would be a perfect mans scent. would really smell it in this moment. So I didnt get a chance to yank Pattys chain a little bit yesterday, what with /:)/:)technical issues/:)/:) interrupting my access to the site, but it was kinda funny how she went for the assessment wrap-up a day early, no? sweetheart Mirai Nagasu and all Olympians! Good morning! It makes you think of the sea side, a hot day at the beach. And they layered beautifully together. Anyway, as for lipgloss, there is never enough. Ive been reading frugality blogs for the past year, so Im very focused on my spending. Briny? weve shared tips, experiences and laughs, and I always learn something new and wind up with a list of colors to try! Patty, were you ready to be DONE???? If it makes you feel any better, Ive been asking SAs to make me up for two years? lol I could help you out with that if you want. I love the idea of barely there color, but as my natural skin tone aspires to milk (once I get a base tan), it doesnt always work for me either. An average week, with a slight edge of reflection, mild restraint, and consultation from my guru about the necessity of new hiking boots which in fact were the most sensible purchase I made, given my lifestyle. Mitsy will open up her can of whup-ass and hurt you. And I love nudes. The damage on Friday wasnt terrible I drove over to the Wall oBling retail center and bought that lipgloss and an eye pencil and a striped sweater that reminded me of the Breton shirts in Paris. (whispers Im apparently going to be trying the parfum but thanks!). Not so much the ultra-skin color, I commend you for your food restrictionsI raised mine the same way and the appreciate it now, but not at the time. Oh, wait. 1) I didnt play. WHITE SHOULDERS was launched by the design house of Evyan sometime in 1940s (dates vary from 1943 to 1949!). Youve made me need to get a sample of this.