Tag: fragrance review

Betsey Johnson by Betsey Johnson

Citrus and sweets, very girly and pretty, sugary but also fresh with moderate sillage.  A very wearable likable fragrance in a charming bottle for a great price.  The right sort of perfume for a gal in her 20s, not a teenager anymore but still young.

It’s a fragrance almost anyone should be able to get along with, there’s just something friendly about it.  It says “Glad to see ya” it says “nice to meetcha” it says “happy to be here” it says “here, little old lady, take my seat on the subway.” it says “I talk to strangers and say only nice things” it says “sweet as pie.”

All in all a cheerful boho Pollyana of a fragrance.

Loud (For Men) by Tommy Hilfiger

Smells a bit like a perfume test strip in a magazine, you know with that undercurrent of ink and glossy paper. It’s quite sexy as well, a wet, earthy rose/patch that none the less remains very fresh. Wet earth and flowers on a spring day. There’s definitely a tart/aromatic “men’s fragrance” (or almost men’s fragrance of the 90s) note in here, but we all know that that shit never stopped me.

The marketing is a bit silly, but honestly, I really like this one. It’s a gorgeous scent, and I think very unisex, fresh cut sweet rose, warm tobacco and earthy patch with something wet and fresh.