Showing posts with label Observations From An Olfactory Simpleton. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Observations From An Olfactory Simpleton. Show all posts

Perfume Diary: Tom Ford Oud Wood Eau de Parfum

Monday, December 29, 2014


I have not written a fragrance review in quite some time, mainly because I've been preoccupied for the same scent for the last few months. My friend Trisha gave me a small decant of Tom Ford Oud Wood, from the Private Blend collection and I'm enjoying each wear more and more.

Perfume Diary: Diptyque L'Eau de L'Eau Eau de Cologne

Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Good evening!

Tonight I'm pulling out Diptyque L'Eau de L'Eau from the back of cabinet. To be honest, I didn't think I would ever review this fragrance because I've had it for such a long time (I want to say since 2010, perhaps even longer) and I don't particularly care for it much any more.

Perfume Diary: Laura Mercier Eau Gourmande Almond Coconut Eau de Toilette

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

You know, I'm not usually a gourmand fan, I'm quite wary when it comes to fragrances that even have a whiff of food like notes. The only gourmand I've really liked in recent memory was Jo Malone Lemon Tart from the Sugar and Spice Collection and it still pains me a bit that I was foolish enough to pass on that. Let's not speak of that. When I recently acquired Laura Mercier Eau Gourmande Almond Coconut EdT, I had high hopes because I quite like both almond and coconut quite a bit. It was a risky "blind" buy and I'm a bit ashamed of myself for not sniffing it first.

Perfume Diary: Diptyque L'Ombre dans L'Eau Eau de Toilette

Friday, February 14, 2014

Good afternoon! As it is Valentine's Day, I thought it might be appropriate to tell a love story. Or rather, a tale of falling out of obsessive love.

Diptyque L'Ombre dans L'Eau was my among my first perfume purchases. It was in fact the priciest fragrance I bought at time the time which is rather odd because I didn't think that it smelled particularly appealing. Does that sound slightly crazy?

Here's what happened. I somehow ended up with a small sample spray of this scent and was instantly addicted. Not because I happened to love how it smelled and wanted to experience it over and over, but because it had such an different, odd opening that I kept obsessively sniffing my wrist. For you see, L'Ombre Dans L'eau ("shadow in the water") initially has a leafy, green smell.

When I was younger, my parents had a hastily thrown together garden in the backyard. They grew - or should I say, they attempted- green onions, cucumbers, and tomatoes. This small little attempt to cultivate a small part of our yard was in rather in vain as weeds grew rampant and deer as well as rabbits murdered most of what they grew. However a few small tomato plants survived and it is the smell of those greens on a hot, humid day that reminds me of how LdL opens.

A bit later, roses creep into bloom. Their fragrance approaches slowly, but relentless until you're surrounded by an English garden. Imagine soft petals laden with dew. There are supposed to be a few other notes too; namely blackcurrant and hints of citrus but I don't really get much of that. Perhaps the leafy portion (cassis) but I don't really get any of the berry. Citrus is really a hard scent for me, it always runs and hides when it encounters my skin.

Strangely enough, I bought this fragrance because I was infatuated and perplexed by the green opening. I didn't find it pleasant, I didn't really want others to smell it on me. I was just captivated by the top notes and just wanted to sniff it over and over again, just to gain an understanding of what it was.

And so, that is how I ended up with 3.4 fl. oz. of an EdT that I rarely wear. The longer I have it, the less it interests me. I'm not bewitched anymore. Not being a rose lover (at all), I hardly ever reach for it. What was I thinking, buying the 3.4? The bottle I have is of the old packaging. The new bottle is rounder and has a more aesthetically pleasing design.

Sillage: Mild
Lasting Power: Very short lived, 4 hours or less on me.

What do you think of Diptyque L'Ombre dans L'Eau? I've heard that those who like it also love the Bais candle, I can't comment because I detest roses.

On that note, happy Valentine's Day from a rose hating blogger!

Products featured were purchased by me.

Perfume Diary: Diptyque 34 Boulevard Saint Germain Eau de Toilette

Monday, February 3, 2014

Ah, Diptyque. I have more fragrances from this Parisian line than any other perfume house and there's a good reason for that. Diptyque's fragrances are wonderfully complex and tend to be worn quite easily by both genders. 

Perfume Diary: Atelier Cologne Orange Sanguine

Sunday, January 26, 2014

The title of this post really should be "Extreme Sadness Over the Lack of Longevity of Citrus Scents on My Body". I bought this mini duo of Atelier Cologne scents mainly for the Vanille Insenee, but was excited for Orange Sanguine which I had not tried before.

These little bottles do not have a spray mechanism head so I poured it into a spare atomizer.

As per the Atelier Cologne website:

Top notes: blood orange from Italy, bitter orange from Spain, red mandarin from Italy

Heart notes :jasmine from Egypt, geranium from South Africa, black pepper from Madagascar

Base notes :tonka bean from Brazil, sandalwood from Indonesia, cedarwood from Texas

What do I get? An insanely large burst of citrus peel. Not quite the sweet aroma of a clementine being peeled just inches away, more like the zesty bitter aroma of the peel's oils left on on your fingers. It is uplifting, refreshing and it awakens me. 

Unfortunately it lasts on me for five minutes. I'm not kidding. Five minutes. My skin has absolutely no ability to hold on to citrus, which angers me greatly because I really adore citrus fragrances. The drydown is lightly floral, barely discernible (on me). I can maybe get 20 minutes of wear if I spray it on my clothes, but I'm still left disappointed. At one point, I sprayed my wrists and offered them almost immediately to my husband to sniff - he couldn't smell anything at all. I can't comment on projection because this fragrance just doesn't exist for me. 

I'm envious of those who can wear this, I won't lie. 

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Perfume Diary: Atelier Cologne Vanille Insensée

Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Another day, another perfume. Actually I've worn Atelier Cologne Vanille Insensée a lot in the last two weeks because it is a magical chameleon of a fragrance.

My first impression was not a favorable one. The very first time I wore this was in the late afternoon and it smelled "off" to me, almost slightly rancid. It seemed like a one note cheap baking vanilla extract tainted by the odor of a baby's changing table inside of a public bathroom. A whiff of plastic, disinfectant and the slight powdery smell I can only associate with baby bottoms (I'm thinking I hit vetiver and coriander in all the wrong ways).

Horrific, right? Luckily I gave it another shot the next day, fresh after a shower. Oh what a difference! The first whiff was of a slight citrus burst but crumpled like a flower in an avalanche of vanilla. Rich, creamy vanilla like preparing vanilla pods for making panna cotta, how could I have possibly thought it inferior like a cheap extract? There's warmth, such lively amber but balanced out with strong wood notes and deep oakmoss.


The sillage is quite astonishing for me. Just one spritz of the EdP on the wrist and you can smell it five feet all around me. I don't think I've ever had an scent with such great projection. Longevity is surprising too, after about seven or eight hours I only smell vanilla buttercream icing, and faintly at that.

I've worn Vanille Insensée about seven times now and have decided that it is most worth a nice decant, so I picked up the deluxe miniature duo from Sephora, a good value of 2 x .25oz dabbers (the other scent is Orange Sanguine)

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Perfume Dairy: Atelier Cologne Silver Iris

Saturday, December 28, 2013
image credit: Katie Vision

Good evening! I hope you've enjoyed the holidays! I'm back today with a perfume review. I'm trying my hardest to give each one of my decants/mini/sample sized perfumes a fair chance before buying more.

Today's Perfume Diary entry is Atelier Cologne Silver Iris, an EdP. I bet by now you'll have wondered why there's a lovely photo of violets and not irises, like the name. There's a good reason for that.

As per the Atelier Cologne website:

Top notes: tangerine from Italy, pink pepper from China, blackcurrant from Burgundy
Heart notes: violet leaves from Grasse, iris Pallida from Tuscany, mimosa from Grasse
Base notes: patchouli from Indonesia, white amber, tonka bean from Brazil

What I experience is an opening of strong, strong black currant. So strong that I recoiled a bit, nostrils flaring with the bit of pink pepper. It soon crescendoed into a wave of simperingly sweet sugared violets. It wasn't like walking past a confectionery store and the breeze of sugar crystallized flowers lingering in the air; more like eating your fill until your teeth began to ache. 

Throughout the dry down, patchouli and the faintest iris weave in and out, giving the sugary creation a bit more depth. Yet Silver Iris is definitely powdery and doesn't quite have the cool floral feel that I was hoping for with such a name. I was a bit disappointed because I had hoped for a bit of tangerine and more mimosa but had missed out on both.

This EdP stayed pretty close to my skin but the dry cool weather has not been favorable to any perfume lately. Staying power was quite good, close to 8 hours before fading.

Have you tried any of Atelier Cologne's offerings? I have a few more decants from AC to review in the upcoming weeks.

Product featured was given to me as a gift. For additional information, please refer to my Disclosure Policy.

Guerlain Aqua Allegoria Herba Fresca

Sunday, August 11, 2013
It's been a while since I reviewed a fragrance, so today's post is about the fresh green scent I've been wearing all summer. Guerlain Aqua Allegoria Herba Fresca Eau de Toilette is like the most pleasant parts of my adolescent summers in a bottle.

It opens up with a bit of citrus and briefly strong but clean mint (mojito, anyone?). I grew up in a house where the previous owner had chosen to plant large spearmint bushes all around the house. I can close my eyes and practically taste fresh squeezed lemonade that I would make for myself on summer nights, with the windows open and the minty breeze wafting inwards.

The drydown of Herba Fresca is my favorite part. By the front door of our house we had lily of the valley growing and despite my parents' best efforts, clover had taken over the front lawn. Herba Fresca smells just like after a hot intense summer thunderstorm, when the raindrops start to evaporate off the delicate lily of the valley bells and the freshly cut grass is still slick with rain. A really nice, delicate green scent.

Even the packaging of Guerlain Aqua Allegoria Herba Fresca reminds me of this home. The golden honeycomb lattice reminds me of the fat lazy bumblebees that flew drunkenly around the spearmint bushes, drunk with summer.

It's really too bad that this EdT does not last on me at all, with sadly very weak sillage. Within an hour, it has almost completely faded away and no one can ever seem to smell this on me at all. Not even if I hold my wrist up to their face for a sniff right after applying it. I can barely smell this on myself, it's like straining to hear a whisper. While I do really like it, I've gone through the 2.5 oz bottle in practically no time at all, having to apply it constantly like a body spray. A very expensive body spray, unfortunately at $63 a bottle. I definitely can't afford to keep going through this EdT, so I'm guessing I'll won't be repurchasing.

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Jo Malone Nectarine Blossom & Honey, Orange Blossom and Earl Grey & Cucumber

Friday, June 14, 2013

Recently at the Nordstrom Trend Event, I was given quite a few perfume samples and among them were three Jo Malone colognes. I think that Jo Malone scents are absolutely perfect for summer as they are usually quite fresh and have that light airy-ness to them that makes them perfect for layering. It seems unfair to lump all three into one post, doesn't it? I only wanted to do a quick summary of them because I always find it difficult to come up with a full post for each scent. 


Nectarine Blossom & Honey

Jo Malone says: 

A youthful and fruity fragrance, Nectarine Blossom & Honey is inspired by the delicious scent of just-ripening nectarines and a taste of refreshing peach sorbet. Mouthwatering nectarine and peach with hints of plum, blackcurrant and vetiver are combined with the sweet warmth of acacia honey in this truly seductive combination.
I was pretty excited about this one, because one of my earliest memories associated with a scent is the smell of the nectarine trees in my uncle's courtyard. I was surprised that this smelled heavily of the fruit (super juicy nectarines and peaches) and less of the blossom. Though "honey" is thrown in the name, I didn't get a single whiff of it. I didn't get the dry down until about five hours into wearing it, which is much too long for me, but it became a little more green.  Sillage was good as was longevity, on a hot day I still could smell it after eight hours. Though it's a nice scent, it's just not suited for me.


Orange Blossom 

Jo Malone says:

The scent of clementine leaves in the morning dew sparkles above a heart of orange blossom and water lily, transporting the wearer to a garden oasis.
This one is my favorite of the three. I am definitely considering picking up a bottle of this in the near future. The funny thing is though initially there is a burst of orange, like when someone peels a clementine right in front of you, I mostly smell lilacs for the duration of the cologne. I smell tiny tad bit of orange blossom but it is really quite faint. I'm actually allergic to lilacs but love the scent, this smell is so lovely, it makes me want to nuzzle my wrists all day long. The only thing that keeps me from buying this for sure is that the longevity was weak for me, the sillage only so so. Pretty much completely faded after a couple of hours and I don't think anyone else could smell it other than me.


Earl Grey & Cucumber

Jo Malone says:

A British tradition… afternoon tea.  A fragrance with a burst of bergamot, distinct to Earl Grey, and the cool succulence of crunchy cucumber.  Counterpoised with a sweet base of beeswax, vanilla and musk.  Reviving and refined.
I think this is the second or third time I've received a sample of Earl Grey & Cucumber. Out of all three, this was Morgan's personal favorite. I think it may be because it is the most calming out of the three, who can't resist a cup of tea? It smells exactly like a steaming cup of tea and I really pick up on the cucumber  (I think it's because I've been eating it like crazy, at least one per day) but not so much musk or vanilla. The mental image I paint is afternoon tea with a tray of those delicious cucumber sandwiches. I didn't think the sillage was very good but it lasted longer than I expected, disappearing at around four to five hours after application.

Have you tried any of these three scents? Oh! Also, for those of you in the UK with access to Jo Loves, what are your thoughts? I so dearly want to try Jo Loves Mango Nectar but we won't have Jo Loves here in the US... pretty much indefinitely from what I hear.

Products featured were given to me as free samples. For additional information, please refer to my Disclosure Policy.

L'eauParKenzo Pour Femme EDT Review

Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Good evening! Fragrance review time.
I've been putting off reviewing L'eauParKenzo for a while.  I first tried this fragrance about six months back, in the middle of the winter. At the time, if you recall- CLEAN Skin occupied (occupied is an understatement, I was obsessed) my mind so for a while this fragrance sat on the back burner. 

When I first sniffed this scent, I must say that my expectations were not very high. It opened up with curious mint, an oddity almost, compared to the other notes.  Being the middle of the winter, the cold winter air only amplified the crisp mint, it sent a chilly sensation down my back. Gradually, it eased into a nice fruity floral with the help of water lily and a bit of citrus, but a very mild, enjoyable fruity floral. L'eauParKenzo ends for me, with lingering rose. That's actually my least favorite part, the rose. I'm just not partial to roses! Overall, I enjoyed this EDT, it was like a splash of cool water at the start of a brisk day.

I waited a few months, because I didn't want to review it before wearing it in warmer weather. These days, while I still find it rather pleasant, I no longer experienced the refreshingly cool mint as much. Now, the clean aquatic nature of this fragrance is a bit lost on me, which is really quite a shame because I was looking forward to the feeling that this scent evokes- calm and still like cool breeze blowing over a perfect body of water- in the middle of the summer when the weather is hot and the air is humid.

It seems counter-intuitive because from reading other reviews, it seems like a lot of people wear this in the summer, but I'm saving it for cooler days. I just happen to really like that crisp, fresh feeling. 

Second to last thing- I like the bottle quite a bit. My 3.4oz bottle is quite large, and it looks like a warped glass brick. Even if I don't love this fragrance in a few years, I'll still keep it around. I can always beat intruders with it, it's that large!
One last thing.  Eau de toilette and all, the longevity is not all that great for me. For continuous wear, I'd recommend buying a travel atomizer to fill up with this fragrance. 

What do you think? Have you tried L'eauParKenzo Pour Femme EDT? What's your favorite Kenzo fragrance? 

Products featured were purchased by me, for my own use. For additional information, please refer to my Disclosure Policy. 

Bvlgari Omnia Green Jade Review- Observations From An Olfactory Simpleton

Monday, January 9, 2012
image from Sephora.com
A friend of mine who works at a cosmetic counter gave me a large sample of Bvlgari Omnia Green Jade a while ago, and it wasn't until recently when perfumes started to awaken my sense of curiosity that I tried it.
I loved how this perfume opens as well as the ending. It's the middle I can't stand.

From first sniff, it's a lovely fresh, green floral. Oh, so enticing! I thought immediately that Green Jade and I could be friends. I also detected a bit of woodsy-ness, and that only added to my initial positive impression.
That's where our friendship went downhill. Quickly.
I became almost alarmed at the dry down. Where was that combination of chemical/sickly sweet powder coming from? Me? A headache crept up, my nostrils burned with every breath. How could this perfume stab me in the back like that?

After an agonizing afternoon, my headache finally stopped throbbing and at last, the overpowering powder scent subsided. I was treated to a deeper wood, but I couldn't just forgive Green Jade for the last few hours of my head pounding. A giant headache sandwich.
I wore it a few more times (glutton for punishment, I guess) with the same results.
Ugh, this perfume is NOT for my body chemistry. If you happen to try it, I hope that you find it much more appealing than I did.

Bvlgari Omnia Green Jade is $64 for 1.7oz of the EdT at Sephora.

This review was based on a sample of the product that I received from a friend. For additional information, please refer to my Disclosure Policy. 

CLEAN Skin Perfume- Observations From An Olfactory Simpleton

Tuesday, December 27, 2011
image from Sephora.com
Today I have a joint review, as it incorporates both my experience, as well as my boyfriend, Morgan's. (He, being blunt and of not many words gave me a general rundown that I *ahem*, elongated and made more elegant. Since he has never looked at my blog, I don't think he'll object.) We tested out this perfume about a month ago, over a weekend together.


Oh, CLEAN Skin. This is perhaps, the most divine substance I have ever had the pleasure of inhaling.
A balanced and blended perfume, I had problems picking out the notes the first time I wore it. I didn't question it, I just closed my eyes and breathed it in deeper. 

According to Sephora, the notes include:

Sheer Honeydew, Lotus Blossom, Fresh Air Accord, Dewy Petals, Aquatic Notes, Blue Rose, White Musks, Amber Wood, Creamy Vanilla.

When I spray this perfume on a tester strip, I smell absolutely nothing at all. It's amazing how body chemistry and heat transform a fragrance. I love the touch of aquatic that laces together the honeydew and lotus blossom. To be honest, the blue rose was lost on me but the warmth of the vanilla and musk was evident throughout and lingers like a soft caress. 

We both found Skin to be a very intimate scent. One that lured him in, inviting him to move closer to me and find the source. He lifted up locks of my hair and nuzzled my neck, closing in on where I spritzed my perfume earlier. 

After we parted ways, a few days later, he called and told me that he missed the scent of my perfume, I was a little surprised yet deeply satisfied. He said he loved how I smelled, that it was sensual and sexy.

This, coming from a man who I am not certain knows all the colors of the rainbow.
This, coming from a man who is baffled by makeup and polish. ("Why do you need more? You never finish what you have.")

So when this man decides to comment positively upon anything beauty related, it's worth taking note.

"I don't have a full bottle of this," I told him sadly.
"I think you need it," he replied simply.

A few weeks ago, I received a package from Sephora. He bought me a full bottle.

CLEAN Skin Eau de Parfum is $69 for  2.14oz. on Sephora's website. A 1 oz. size is also available on Amazon. 

CLEAN Summer Escape Perfume- Observations From An Olfactory Simpleton

Saturday, December 3, 2011
image from Sephora
I want you to close your eyes. Ok, maybe not right this second since you're reading this post. Wait till you finish reading.

It's night time. You've just arrived at a tropical paradise, an island resort where the only thing expected of you is relaxation and the consumption of fruity mixed drinks. In fact, with your first step onto the island, someone slips a delicious citrus concoction into your hand.

It's not hot or humid, a gentle, fresh breeze dances over the ocean water and wraps itself around you, pleasant on your exposed skin.
Inside your bungalow, fresh flowers have been placed in your room. You fall asleep quickly, inhaling the night ocean air and the mixture of honeysuckle, water lily, summer peony and orange blossoms.

Hours later, you wake up happily refreshed. The sun is bright overhead, its bright rays make the water surrounding you sparkle and glisten. You spend the next few hours, with your toes in the sand, just enjoying the vast blue skies and white expanse of beach. Comfortable, warm and completely at ease.

Doesn't that sound marvelous? I enjoyed the place that CLEAN Summer Escape took me to with each spritz. I only wish that my vacation in a bottle could have lasted. Sadly, this scent only lingered for a mere 4 hours or so. Summer Escape definitely is more tropical and fresh than any of the other CLEAN scents I've experienced though it is far from being a striking and unique scent. The base is familiar and comforting, definitely in the CLEAN family.

Notes (from Sephora.com):
Crisp Bergamot, Beach Grass, Mandarin Orange, Water Lily, Summer Peony, Beach Honeysuckle, Orange Flower, Cotton Blossom, White Sand Accord, Driftwood, Coconut Water.

Summer Escape is a limited edition EDP. It can be found at Sephora for $49, but more importantly it has been found at TJMaxx/Marshalls locations for $10 for the full 2.14oz EDP.

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Marc Jacobs Oh, Lola! EDP Review- Observations From an Olfactory Simpleton

Saturday, November 19, 2011
image from Sephora.com
Since I'm entirely new to judging perfumes, I'm only allowing myself to review scents that are easier to find, more commercially available. I'm hoping that these perfumes will have less exotic notes, ones that I can easily understand as I start to train my nose to pick scents apart!

Today, I want to talk about Marc Jacobs Oh, Lola!, the younger sister to Lola EDP, that I've been testing out for the last week or so.
It opens up very fruity, and very bright. Later on, the floral component of peony makes the debut, intermingled with strong vanilla.  If Oh, Lola! was a young woman, she'd be charming, energetic and quite well rounded. Sweet, but not falsely so.
I've had several people sniff me wearing this perfume and they all agree it is a 'young' scent. I'm not saying it's only for those young in age (I'm a firm believer that every individual is as young as they choose to be, at heart) but that say, if you had to buy a perfume for a niece, granddaughter, cousin, etc in the 16-24ish range, they would probably find Oh, Lola! quite pleasing. It's not as sexy or complex as other scents out there, but it is unoffensive to most and generally pleasant.

Here's the break down, as from MarcJacobs.com:
Topnotes - Pear, Effervescent Raspberry.
Midnotes - Peony, Magnolia, Cyclamen.
Basenotes - Sandalwood, Tonka Bean, Vanilla.
There's some controversy over Dakota Fanning in the ad campaign for Oh, Lola! I don't want to put it on my blog, it kinda creeps me out.  I think Dakota's large, child-like eyes, the position of the bottle (between her legs) is a bit... uncomfortable. You can Google it to see what I mean.

Have you tried Oh, Lola! or the original Lola perfumes?

This post contains a review of a sample of a perfume that I received with a purchase. For additional information, please refer to my Disclosure Policy. 

Haus of Gloi Order- Observations from an Olfactory Simpleton

Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Good evening! I've come across a lot of blogs that said a bunch of really nice things about Haus of Gloi, so I made a small order a few weeks ago. It was very, very small. Just three mini pumpkin butters (I've been pampering my skin like crazy lately, all sorts of scrubs and butters. I smell delicious.) in the scents Saft Ernte, Absinthe and Olde Cider Haus. I also received a sample of Absinthe perfume oil with my order, which was awesome because that was the scent that I was most curious about.

First of all, let's examine the packaging. While someone had obviously taken a great amount of time and thought and my package was meticulously packaged and included a handwritten thank you note, it was missing the invoice and one of the pumpkin butters was missing its label as well. This irked me somewhat, as I had forgotten what the last butter I had ordered was and had to rummage through my emails to find the original order confirmation. The labels themselves, on the butters and the oil sample are delightful works of art, each one complimenting the theme of the scent very well. Each butter jar was also sealed, which I appreciated.

Now the break down of each scent- (may I remind you that my novice nose is not particularly well trained and so I must offer my apologies for my rudimentary observations)

Saft Ernte- Immediately I smell the peach and the nutty spices. Segues into stewed pumpkin.

Absinthe- A contradiction of herbs, mint and potent lemon open the scene. Hours later, sugar and the licorice scent of anise dominate, just like cold water dissolving a sugar cube and swirling into a glass of la fée verte.

Olde Cider Haus- Strong vanilla. A second cautionary sniff reveals sweet apples and sun warmed grass.

The texture on the body butters was amazing. Perfectly silky, fast absorbing and non-greasy. Also I appreciated that unlike other popular body butters (cough, cough, The Body Shop, I'm looking at you), there was no alcohol in the ingredients so that I could safely apply the butters after a shower without my legs burning because I just shaved (side note: why, why would there be alcohol in a skin product? Could someone explain that one to me? IT BURNS.).
I also found that the pricing and the shipping costs were very reasonable. Aside from the missing invoice and label, I see no reason why I wouldn't recommend Haus of Gloi to everyone out there. It's evident that they make exceptionally well crafted vegan products, and I can't wait to try some of their other offerings (scrubs! More perfume oils!).

Have a fantastic night!

Products featured were purchased by me for my own use. For additional information, please refer to my Disclosure Policy.