
Lancome Miracle Forever (for women) – An independent review
Perfume: Lancome Miracle Forever (for women)
Fragrance: oriental vanilla
Duration: 15 hours
Expiration time if not opened: 3 years
Occasion to use: official
Appropriate cases: important events, nights out, romantic dates
Way of life: luxurious
Approximate price: $30 – $68 USD
Lancome Miracle Forever (for women) – short history
The motto of the Lancome brand is that one should always believe in miracles. The Miracle Forever perfume has been created by the perfumers Dominique Ropion and Olivier Polge in cooperation with the creative director of Lancome – Pauline Zanoni. The perfume has been officially launched in 2006 in Europe and in the beginning of the next year 2007 has been presented in the USA. The beautiful brunette Shalom Harlow (a Canadian model and actress) is the front of the advertising campaign.
Perfume fragrance and breath
Top notes – peony, star anise, black currant;
Middle notes – lily of the valley, mimose, almond blossom, heliotrope;
Base notes – vanilla, patchouli, Virginia cedar, incense, amber.
Tender touch, pyramid of aromatic feelings and duration of the fragrance
The fragrance is oriental vanilla. The structure of the scent is built of three main components – star...
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Lanvin Jeanne la Rose (for women) – An independent review
Perfume: Lanvin Jeanne la Rose (for women)
Fragrance: floral fruity
Duration: 15 hours
Expiration time if not opened: 3 years
Occasion to use: daily
Appropriate cases: at work, out with friend, romantic dinner
Way of life: casual
Approximate price: $30 – $68 USD
Lanvin Jeanne la Rose (for women) – short history
Lanvin have launched their perfume Jeanne la Rose in March 2010. The successor of Jeanne Lanvin (2008) – Jeanne la Rose is considered to be the more contemporary and romantic version. The perfumer Olivier Pescheux has actually created this fragrance.
Perfume fragrance and breath
Main notes – rose, raspberry, red currant, white musk, vetiver, cedar.
Tender touch, pyramid of aromatic feelings and duration of the fragrance
The Jeanne la Rose perfume contains an amazing scent of rose. It is expressed in a really bright and splendid way. When inspiring the scent we are taken to a garden of roses – young, fresh roses that have just been covered with rain. What we can feel with the top notes is energy, optimism and freedom at the same time. During the next few minutes the scent turns to be a little bit fruitful. Raspberries...
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Lanvin Jeanne Lanvin (for women) – An independent review
Perfume: Lanvin Jeanne Lanvin (for women)
Fragrance: floral fruity
Duration: 17 hours
Expiration time if not opened: 3 years
Occasion to use: daily
Appropriate cases: beach, shopping, date, a walk with friends
Way of life: casual
Approximate price: $22 – $85 USD
Lanvin Jeanne Lanvin (for women) – short history
The fashion house of Lanvin has launched their fragrance Jeanne Lanvin in July 2008 in Paris. The perfumer Anne Flipo has created it. What she mentions is that her desire has been to create something simple but at the same time classy – young and dare – the standard for the modern Lanvin woman. In the commercial the Jeanne Lanvin perfume is presented mainly conceptually. The stress is on the impact it has on the surrounding world and on its essence – it is inventive and pure. A combination of femininity and delicacy. In details the commercial shows the bottle itself – its shape and tap. The falling veils are revealing a sense that is extremely tender.
Perfume fragrance and breath
Top notes – citruses, pear, blackberry;
Middle notes – raspberry, pink peony, white freesia;
Base notes – musk, sandalwood, amber.
Tender touch,...
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Lanvin Rumeur 2 Rose (for women) – An independent review
Perfume: Lanvin Rumeur 2 Rose (for women)
Fragrance: floral fruity
Duration: 16 hours
Expiration time if not opened: 3 years
Occasion to use: daily
Appropriate cases: going to the cinema, a party, a walk in the nature, on a date
Way of life: casual
Approximate price: $39 – $62 USD
Lanvin Rumeur 2 Rose (for women) – short history
The fashion house of Lanvin has launched the Rumeur 2 Rose in 2008. The perfume is the newer version of the fragrance – Rumeur (2006).
Perfume fragrance and breath
Top notes – pear, lemon, orange, grapefruit, green notes, bergamot;
Middle notes – rose, lily of the valley, jasmine, magnolia, honeysuckle;
Base notes – musk, patchouli, amber.
Tender touch, pyramid of aromatic feelings and duration of the fragrance
The top notes of the perfume include the lemon, the orange, the grapefruit, the pear, the green notes and the bergamot. When it spreads the fragrance is slightly fruitful. These first impressions of the Rumeur 2 Rose the citrus presence is easily distinguishable. It is softened and sweetened by the flavor of the pear. Gradually the fragrance is getting sweeter and some sort of joyful and romantic. The color...
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Hugo Boss Orange (for women) – An independent review
Perfume: Hugo Boss Orange (for women)
Fragrance: floral
Duration: 15-17 hours
Expiration time if not opened: 3 years
Occasion to use: daily
Appropriate cases: coffee with friends, cinema, at the party, when shopping, on the beach
Way of life: casual
Approximate price: $36 – $50 USD
Hugo Boss Orange (for women) – short history
The new fragrance of Hugo Boss – Orange has been launched in June 2009. The adverting campaign is fronted by the British actress, model and designer Sienna Miller. The motto of Orange is ‘fragrance of the happiness’. And the happiness is just spreading across – all you need to do is let it pass through you. It is generated by every tiny little thing around us. This is what finally makes us enjoy our life and neglect all the negative energy. We need to appreciate the small things as they bring smile and often just turn our daily life upside down in way we would definitely like it to happen.
Perfume fragrance and breath
Top notes – red apple;
Middle notes – flowers, African orange blossom;
Base notes – vanilla, olive tree, sandalwood.
Tender touch, pyramid...
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