In August, Marc Jacobs will launch Daisy, a new fragrance for women. Developed by perfumer Alberto Morillas, Daisy will include notes of wild strawberry, violet leaves, red grapefruit, gardenia, violet, jasmine, musk, vanilla and white woods.
We love the novel idea of naming a perfume after a fun, freedom-inspiring flower—the daisy, of course—even though it's not exactly known for having a pleasant scent. The bottle is to die for with whimsical white flowers made of soft plastic adorning the bottle cap.
Anything Marc Jacobs attaches his name to tends to be stellar, so we considered the $55 pricetag to be entirely reasonable. After all, our grandmother's bottle of CHANEL N°5 is, for us, a priceless heirloom. And it still smells as lovely as the day we became its owner.
Then we wondered: Are pricey perfumes worth the cost? Is there a considerable quality difference between the pricier and less expensive brands? How much are you willing to fork over for a precious fragrance?
We love the novel idea of naming a perfume after a fun, freedom-inspiring flower—the daisy, of course—even though it's not exactly known for having a pleasant scent. The bottle is to die for with whimsical white flowers made of soft plastic adorning the bottle cap.
Anything Marc Jacobs attaches his name to tends to be stellar, so we considered the $55 pricetag to be entirely reasonable. After all, our grandmother's bottle of CHANEL N°5 is, for us, a priceless heirloom. And it still smells as lovely as the day we became its owner.
Then we wondered: Are pricey perfumes worth the cost? Is there a considerable quality difference between the pricier and less expensive brands? How much are you willing to fork over for a precious fragrance?
but i asked my hubby the chemist and he said, yes, there is a difference. they all use alcohol as a solvent, but the quality of the actual ingredients is what makes the expensive ones more expensive. if a perfume uses actual extract of roses, for example, it is more costly to make than one using synthetic attar, and the quality of the fragrance is better. who knew there was synthetic attar?
i am willing to pay up for something special, but i get angry when i buy an eau de toilette and the smell wears off after 20 minutes. this has been my experience with "L'Occitaine" perfumes/eaux de toilette.
there's nothing worse than a man who marinates himself in cheap cologne. eeeeuuuww.
think old spice, brut, and that old stand-by from the 60's, canoe!
choke choke
LOL
Fortunately, we have Chanel NO.5 and Jean Paul Gaultier's Classique to keep us content