Fragrances: Miss Dior Cherie by Dior

For us, fashion addicts who also love history, Dior reminds us of the 1950’s glamour. That’s why I am always looking forward to wearing any Dior fragrances I come across. Though it’s not exactly a new fragrance, today I've decided to talk about Miss Dior Cherie.

Elegance is timeless and never dated but when you go to a perfume store and ask for an elegant, timeless perfume, the odds of the sales assistant bringing you that “old lady” perfume are high. I never figured out why. Miss Dior Cherie by Christian Dior is a timeless perfume but with a very modern and fresh approach.

Green Tangerine, Violette, Pink Jasmine, Patchouli, Crystalline Musk, Strawberry Leaves, Caramelized Popcorn, Strawberry Sorbet are the notes on this perfume. No, I’m not kidding. Popcorn and Strawberry Sorbet are really there. As you probably know that’s extremely unusual for grown up’s perfumes but I must say they tie in so well with the rest of the scents that you won’t be able to clearly tell what’s what.

Sweet and sexy, playful but classy, soft but memorable, Miss Dior Cherie is that kind of perfume you can picture bubbly, friendly people wearing. Originally, it was intended for a younger public but I say you’re as young as you feel. This is definitely a good choice for a daytime perfume for fall and early winter. If you're thinking about buying Christmas prensents already, this would be good choice for your younger sister, for example.

The staying power is very good but not outstanding. However, if you use the body lotion as well, I can guarantee it will be extraordinary.

"Fashion Is Foremost Inspiration"

-Micky-

Fragrances: The One by Dolce & Gabbana

The One is a warm, oriental floral, with modern sensuality - a fragrance with a strong personality, and a contrasting golden sweetness. Created for the ultimate diva, The One is at once tempting, modern, and glamorous, embracing a touch of classicism. The top notes radiate a vibrant luminosity, with a sun-touched citrus, while warm fruity notes of luscious lychee and succulent peach add to the delight. The passionate heart evokes an exploding femininity, with an opulent floral soul, creating a distinct, audacious signature. An unexpected hint of plum glows as the base finally blooms with luscious allure into the lasting warmth of vanilla and sweetened ambery-musk notes.

Notes:
Bergamot, Mandarin, Lychee, Peach, Madonna Lily, Muguet, Plum, Jasmine, Vetiver, Vanilla, Amber, Musk.

Style:
Tempting. Modern. Glamorous.

"Fashion Is Foremost Inspiration"
-Suzanna-

Fragrances: Light Blue by Dolce & Gabbana

Light Blue by Dolce & Gabbana is a stunning perfume, overwhelming and irresistible like the joy of living. Surprising and colored: the liveliness of Sicilian citron, the happiness of Granny Smith apple, the spontaneity of bluebells. Feminine and resolute: the intensity of jasmine, the freshness of bamboo, the charm of white rose. Deep and true: the character of cedarwood, the fullness of amber, the embrace of musk.

Light Blue has a very light scent to it; however, the scent remains with you all evening long. It's refreshing, very distinct and yet the fragrance is so soft - which makes it perfect to wear during the winter months. You'll absolutely adore this perfume! Light Blue is also idea for the youth. It has this "X-factor" that makes it so irresistible! Whenever you go out wearing Light Blue, expect to get endless compliments on it, so that's a definite plus! Light Blue will instantly become your go-to fragrance for 2010.

"Fashion Is Foremost Inspiration"

-Suzanna-

Fragrances: Lolita Lempicka

The very name Lolita Lempicka invites us to take a journey into femininity, a journey filled with sensuality and creativity. Like the designer, her fashion creations play on contrast. The result is exquisitely feminine and seductive. Like her designs, the Lolita Lempicka fragrance collection is filled with stark contrasts brought together by subtle nuances.

Lolita Lempicka is an enchanting and alluring fragrance that gently balances the sweetness of ivy leaves and aniseed with delicate violet and iris root, and finishes with a smooth hint of vanilla and musk. This sensual fragrance is pure, light, and endearing. This fragrance contains notes of Ivy Leaves, Aniseed, Amarena Heart, Violets, Iris Roots, Vetiver, Tonka Bean, and Vanilla Musk.

A sensual, romantic, and enchanting fragrance - Lolita Lempicka smells yummy & sweet. It's one of those fragrances you'd wear that people would constantly ask you "what are you wearing"? Its very versatile - you can wear this all year round, to the office or on a night out. Lolita Lempicka has a beautifully dark and luxurious musk to it and some really interesting and enchanting other notes to it and it lasts all day. Even the bottle is whimsical. A real treasure.

"Fashion Is Foremost Inspiration"

-Suzanna-

Fragrances: Nina by Nina Ricci

The namesake fragrance from Nina Ricci is magical, a promise of enchantment with the radiant power of seduction. Combining temptation, femininity, and modernity, it's a fresh, fruity floral sprinkled with a tantalizing accord.

Nina incorporates top notes of Calabrese Lemon and Cipirinha Lime for a sparkling and spontaneous beginning. Midnotes of Red Toffee Apple and Vanilla Infusion create a charming and seductive femininity and Moonflower and Peony Petals add gentle and delicate breath. Rounding it out are base notes of Apple Tree Wood and Cotton Musk ending in a tender sensual caress. It is surprising, feminine and fantasy-inspired.

Nina contains notes of Calabrese Lemon, Cipirinha Lime, Red Toffee Apple, Vanilla Infusion, Moonflower, Peony Petals, Apple Tree Wood, Cotton Musk. apple is one of my favorite fragrances - sweet, but not too sweet, with a fresh crispness to it. Nina is one of the best apple-based frangrances. It has a freshness and sweetness at the same time, but not too much of either one. Nina is a great everyday perfume for anyone who favors apple fragrances.

"Fashion Is Foremost Inspiration"

-Suzanna-

Fragrances: Young Sexy Lovely

Fun and fashion, Young Sexy Lovely is the new style and attitude of trendy YSL girls. This irresistible harmony of fresh and feminine, and floral and fruity notes opens with notes of pear, mandarin, and redcurrant, sweetened with cherry blossom and magnolia, cooled with peach, and tempered with musk, amber, and cedarwood.

YSL's Young Sexy Lovely will make you feel just that when you wear it. You'll instantly fall in love with the floral, fresh scent the minute you put it on. This fragrance is very feminine, light, fun and addictive. A light, warm scent that doesn't seem obtrusive for day use. As the scent sets, it doesn't lose its appeal. Young Sexy Lovely is an absolutely refreshing signature fragrance for the young, career-oriented, but mature woman.

"Fashion Is Foremost Inspiration"

-Suzanna-

Perfume of the Week: Butterfly by Hanae Mori

This week's perfume pick is Butterfly by Hanae Mori. Butterfly is a rare blend of berries and flowers, with a distinctive tone of strawberries and almond - which gives off an impression of vanilla. The bottle's top is distinctly made from glass, a first for any fragrance. The top represents the beauty and delicate shape of a butterfly with folded wings.


The first spritz is very sweet and the light, fruity floral top-notes shine through. The fruity tones are more noticable when the spritz is still wet. As it begins to dry, it also becomes warmer --allowing the woodier characters to come through. The fruity scent lingers, but it is in the drydown that this fragrance really matures into a scent that is sweet and soft without being overly sugary. At this point it will tend to resemble almonds and vanilla with just a hint of sandalwood.


You won't leave the house in a cloud of perfume after applying Butterfly. Rather, people will notice a pleasing aroma waft around when when you walk past, brush your hair behind your ear, and adjust your collar. This doesn't mean that you will need to apply more to be noticed, but it does mean that it won't knock down your officemates with killer headaches with an extra little spritz, as it's okay if you feel like you need it.


Also, the bottle is just so classy - not particularly glamorous, but the simple, clean design topped with the pretty glass butterfly cap is almost a perfect reflection of the perfume itself -- subtle, with a surprise note of stand-out femininity. Butterfly usually retails between $65 - $90, but you can purchase a 3.3 oz bottle on sale now for only $44.25 at FragranceX.com.

"Fashion Is Foremost Inspiration"

Perfume of the Week - Very Hollywood by Michael Kors

As days get warmer, most of us reach for the lighter fragrances. Smooth florals, light fruity smells and younger scents are on our lists. Very Hollywood by Michael Kors is exactly the kind of perfume most people gravitate towards on this time of year. The notes are mandarin, iced bergamot, wet jasmine, ylang-ylang, raspberry, gardenia, orris (which I have no clue as to what it smells like), creamy amber, soft white moss and vetiver.

If a perfume has mandarin and raspberry, you can expect that “lemonade” or ice-cream scent that is very fresh and playful and if it has any kind of jasmine in it, you can expect me to like it (gardenia is also from the jasmine family, just in case you didn’t know).

With a name like Very Hollywood I was expecting something glamorous and grown up so to speak. This fragrance however is very casual and young. I think it is perfect for those of you who are younger or maybe just starting to get into the perfume world.

Michael Kors seems to have decided to add a bright and sparkly scent to his perfume line in order to appeal to a more vast audience, who might have more modern tastes. I think this does the trick but if you’re in the market for something more sensual, you might want to try something else.

"Fashion Is Foremost Inspiration"

Micky

Do You Think About Me?: Incanto Bloom (Enchanted) Poll Contest!!!

Last weekend was Valentine's Day. For a lot of women that meant, getting flowers, chocolates and, romantic date. It all sounds great, but for some women the chocolate was from Walgreens, and the romantic date was with the remote control watching re-runs of Love Connection on Directv. Which got me wondering, how many of you had a date to remember. How many of you are still thinking about last Saturday. Fashionwithfifi.com wants to know. Tells us and you can win this:

It's Salvatore Ferragamo's latest masterpiece: Incanto Bloom. Incanto Bloom was designed for the young and fashionable metropolitan woman with a desire for the latest in chic. Bloom offers a lively and subtle twist of Grapefruit. Flowers and Freesia introduce a wide, blossoming bouquet of Tea Roses and Champaca flowers. Bloom is packaged with the Vara bow, one of the most recognizable symbols of the Ferragamo brand, representing pure Ferragamo style and femininity.

The Perfume was born from the mind of renowned fragrance designer Sophie Labbe'. Here she is wearing the long sleeve dress alongside with Fashionwithfifi.com's own Suzanna Gregoire two weeks ago in New York City. She personally told Suzanna that Incanto meant "Enchanted" in Italian. When asked what her inspiration for creating the scent was, she replied- "It's kind of the Enchanted Nature in the city". Sophie was kind enough to personally thank us for attending her party and gifted us the very same bottle of Incanto Bloom that we're in turn gifting to you.

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2) Next Leave a comment below, telling us about your Valentine's weekend. Tell us was it smash or just another night. If you didn't do anything special for Valentine's Day tell us about your last Hot Date. Was it a bust or did you leave your date thinking about you.

The Rules:

1) Only one random winner will win the bottle of Incanto Bloom. The winner will be selected from the list of comments below.

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4) The Contest runs between now and Mar 2, 2010. Winner will be announced on March 3.

5) Although there's only one Grand Prize Winner, everyone else will receive a runner up prize just for entering.

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Latest in Chic: Salvatore Ferragamo Launches Incanto Bloom

Today, Fashionwithfifi had the opportunity to get a first look of Salvatore Ferragamo’s latest perfum – Incanto Bloom.


Incanto Bloom is for the young, fashionable and charming metropolitan woman with a desire for the latest in chic. Bloom offers a lively and subtle twist of Grapefruit flowers and Freesia introduces a wide, blossoming bouquet of Tea Roses and Champaca flowers. Bloom is packaged with Vara bow, one of the most recognizable symbols of the Ferragamo brand, representing pure Ferragamo style and feminity.


The collection includes a 1.0 oz edt spray ($45), 1.7 oz edt spray ($62), 3.4 oz edt spray ($82), 5.1 oz Body Lotion ($38) and 5.1 oz Bath & Shower Gel ($32).


Salvatore Ferragamo Parfums will launch Incanto Bloom exclusively at Bloomingdale’s this weekend. And if you're in the NYC area on tomorrow, stop by Bloomindale's on 59th Street or visit the pop-up gallery in Soho at 201 Mulberry Street (between Spring and Kenmare) where a few promo events will be taking place to celebrate the launch.



Customers will have the opportunity to do a Miss Bloom photo shoot – where you can style yourself chic with Ferragamo accessories and receive free samples of Incanto Bloom.

With any $82 purchase, you'll receive a free gift with purchase – a mini size version of Bloom that Ferragamo Parfums will ship to anyone of your choice in North America for free! Bloom will make a perfect gift for Valentine's Day and is absolutely a refreshing scent worth trying.

Perfume of the Week: Young Sexy Lovely

Fun and fashion, Young Sexy Lovely is the new style and attitude of trendy YSL girls. This irresistible harmony of fresh and feminine, and floral and fruity notes opens with notes of pear, mandarin, and redcurrant, sweetened with cherry blossom and magnolia, cooled with peach, and tempered with musk, amber, and cedarwood.

YSL's Young Sexy Lovely will make you feel just that when you wear it. You'll instantly fall in love with the floral, fresh scent the minute you put it on. This fragrance is very feminine, light, fun and addictive. A light, warm scent that doesn't seem obtrusive for day use. As the scent sets, it doesn't lose its appeal. Young Sexy Lovely is an absolutely refreshing signature fragrance for the young, career-oriented, but mature woman.

"Fashion Is Foremost Inspiration"

Suzanna

Perfume of the Week: Nina by Nina Ricci

The namesake fragrance from Nina Ricci is magical, a promise of enchantment with the radiant power of seduction. Combining temptation, femininity, and modernity, it's a fresh, fruity floral sprinkled with a tantalizing accord.

Nina incorporates top notes of Calabrese Lemon and Cipirinha Lime for a sparkling and spontaneous beginning. Midnotes of Red Toffee Apple and Vanilla Infusion create a charming and seductive femininity and Moonflower and Peony Petals add gentle and delicate breath. Rounding it out are base notes of Apple Tree Wood and Cotton Musk ending in a tender sensual caress. It is surprising, feminine and fantasy-inspired.

Nina contains notes of Calabrese Lemon, Cipirinha Lime, Red Toffee Apple, Vanilla Infusion, Moonflower, Peony Petals, Apple Tree Wood, Cotton Musk. apple is one of my favorite fragrances - sweet, but not too sweet, with a fresh crispness to it. Nina is one of the best apple-based frangrances. It has a freshness and sweetness at the same time, but not too much of either one. Nina is a great everyday perfume for anyone who favors apple fragrances.

"Fashion Is Foremost Inspiration"

Suzanna

Perfume of the Week: Lolita Lempicka

The very name Lolita Lempicka invites us to take a journey into femininity, a journey filled with sensuality and creativity. Like the designer, her fashion creations play on contrast. The result is exquisitely feminine and seductive. Like her designs, the Lolita Lempicka fragrance collection is filled with stark contrasts brought together by subtle nuances.

Lolita Lempicka is an enchanting and alluring fragrance that gently balances the sweetness of ivy leaves and aniseed with delicate violet and iris root, and finishes with a smooth hint of vanilla and musk. This sensual fragrance is pure, light, and endearing. This fragrance contains notes of Ivy Leaves, Aniseed, Amarena Heart, Violets, Iris Roots, Vetiver, Tonka Bean, and Vanilla Musk.

A sensual, romantic, and enchanting fragrance - Lolita Lempicka smells yummy & sweet. It's one of those fragrances you'd wear that people would constantly ask you "what are you wearing"? Its very versatile - you can wear this all year round, to the office or on a night out. Lolita Lempicka has a beautifully dark and luxurious musk to it and some really interesting and enchanting other notes to it and it lasts all day. Even the bottle is whimsical. A real treasure.

"Fashion Is Foremost Inspiration"

Suzanna