Jennifer Lopez’s new perfume, Deseo, was inspired by her garden. True to her words, Deseo does smell like a garden. In fact, the scent is a mixture of leaves, flowers, and woods. This doesn’t surprise me since Deseo contains notes such as Bamboo Leaves, Freesia, Orange Blossom, Amber, and Oak Moss. It was just surprising that the fragrance literally smelled like a garden – J. Lo’s garden, in this case. It even comes in a bottle that looks like rock, to boot.

I think garden based scents are great for room sprays if one fancies it, but not as a perfume. Correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe most women like Floral, Citrus or Fruit scented perfumes that are refreshing, not overly sweet smelling, and make one feel more confident and feminine. Unfortunately, Deseo achieves none of that – not that it doesn’t smell good, but it isn’t exactly the greatest formula for women’s perfume. However, it would probably make a good room spray in which I’d label as ‘Midnight Garden’ or whatnot. But I personally wouldn’t use it as a perfume simply because I don’t want to walk around smelling like granny’s backyard. No offense, grandma.

Deseo Eau de Parfum retails for $46 (1.7 oz.) and $56 (3.4 oz.).

Valentine’s Day is almost here, and perfumes make wonderful gifts. With hundreds of perfumes to choose from, where should you start? Here, of course.

Although it is important to determine what kind of scent fits the recipient, but Valentine’s Day is for love, romance and sexiness! So we’re going to forget about technicalities like ‘citrus note this or woody scent that’, and go with the perfumes that are fun and alluring to make your sweetheart smell totally sexy…and send a message as well!

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There are lots of addicts in the world – drug addict, alcohol addict, porn addict(!) – you name it. I am, however, a perfume addict. I buy perfume because it smells good, contains notes I like, or simply on impulse. I admit I spend a lot of money on perfumes, and I always purchase the biggest bottle size available because the price difference between a 2.5 oz and a 3.4 oz is about $10. Get my money worth, right? Wrong!

According to Martin Ruppmann of Germany’s cosmetic association, an open bottle of perfume lasts for approximately 36 months. After that, the color and scent of the perfume can change. In addition, perfume with higher alcohol concentration helps it last longer than those that do not contain any alcohol. For instance, some summer fragrances that contain no alcohol can only be kept for a year … read more »