Valentine's Day Scents with Fragrance Direct | Paco Rabanne Aqua 2018

Valentine's Day is fast approaching and I bet a lot of couples have forgotten to buy their other half a gift. Fragrance Direct are offering some great scents at a good price and I thought I'd mention the new Paco Rabanne Aqua fragrances. The Aqua creations are 'refreshing like the deep sea' with delicacy from the new designs and a touch of sensuality. I hadn't tried any Paco Rabanne perfumes before, so I was intrigued to see whether these fragrances met the high expectations the others around me had set.

The Paco Rabanne Olympéa Aqua EDP is a fresh scent with Calabrian Bergamot, Petitgrain and aquatic accords, that leads to the heart of the Ginger Flower. It's reflected in the base of Salty Vanilla, Cashmere Wood and Ambergris. The idea behind Olympéa Aqua is to tame the desire to conquer everything from Invictus, as Olympéa is for a woman with delicate power. When Invictus and Olympéa are as one, they silence all voices and capture all eyes. I love the bottle, with the colour reflecting the ingredients of Ginger Flower and Cashmere Wood. The almost rose-gold finish is appealing to the eye and goes well with the rest of my perfume collection.

Paco Rabanne Invictus Aqua EDP is a fresh scent blended with the 'energetic combination' of Grapefruit, Pink Pepper and Yuzu, with marine notes in the heart wrapped in a 'Herbal Violet Leaf accord. The intense scent of Guaiac Wood is paired with Ambergris and Woody Amber in the base. The fragrance is created upon the image of a man who has an athletic body, with every moment showing precision and power. The bottle definitely reflects what Paco Rabanne are doing when describing the scent, with the ombré blue an nice added touch to mimic the picture around 'Aqua'.

Fragrance Direct are offering up to 65% off for Valentine's Day, including up to £11 off the new Paco Rabanne Olympéa Aqua and Invictus Aqua fragrances. #BuyFragranceNot Flowers

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Perfume: Currently Loving

Hey lovelies. I've been looking at buying new perfumes for a while and decided my next one has to be Daisy by Marc Jacobs. Until that day arrives (next student loan day), I thought I'd share my current favourites. They are quite common and I know a lot of people who particularly love them. Here they are!

Princess by Vera Wang (buy here)

CK Shock for her by Calvin Klein (buy here)

Hands down, Princess is my favourite perfume. I'm a big lover of sweet smells and this is amazing. I may also love it from my inner child-lover of princesses and sparkly things, and the design of this bottle definitely appeals to that. It may not be the most sophisticated styles but it is just so pretty! I've gone through 3 bottles of this and I'm at the very end of this one too, so I need to repurchase ASAP.

It's hard to put down in words what ck Shock smells like. It claims hints of blackberry and liquid chocolate but to me it isn't as sweet as that. It is still lovely though. The bottle looks a bit more sleek, but the only thing that annoys me is it comes with a screw cap, and the pump comes separate. It is in the same box, but I'd prefer to have a lid on top of the pump, as I've lost the tiny screw cap so putting this in my handbag is proving difficult as I don't want it to press against something and leak everywhere. Despite this flaw, it does smell pretty good.

I think Daisy by Marc Jacobs is definitely going to be my next scent, but if you have any recommendations feel free to let me know in the comments!

Happy Sunday guys

BVL

xxx

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