Fragrance Mists and Body Mists Review

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I tend to acquire decants and samples when I'm in a midst of a crash out (I'd buy actual perfumes whenever I'm in dire mental straits if my funds allow me but it does not!), so might as well put my quick thoughts about them. I'll try to update this list as I try new ones. Bath & Body Works ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ (I have repurchased these) Wild Honeysuckle - FANTASTIC! One of their more complex fragrances that I've tried. Honey right out of the gate. Smells briefly of kisses (type of aroma beads that was popular in the 90s). Then you get a burst of overwhelming jasmine flowers before settling in to subtle medley of florals. Disappointing longevity however, even for a fragrance mist. Wish I could find something that smells the same but would stay much longer. Moonlight Path  - Smells like powdery, musky flowers. Some people would say old lady perfume but this is actually one of my favorites. THE PERFECT BEDTIME SCENT! One thing I've learned is scents either get reformulat...
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Vintage Avon Perfume - Tempo released in 1978

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I've read somewhere that Avon used to do "inspired" perfumes of popular fragrances (they don't do an actual dupe wherein it would smell too similar) so I was wondering if Avon had a scent that was inspired by Lauren (by Ralph Lauren)

They had a fragrance that was released the same year as Lauren, called Tempo. I couldn't find a comprehensive list of notes online, just vague descriptions saying the top notes are orange blossom, middle notes woody with moss for base. Still, it was also chypre like Lauren and I happen to come across .33 FL oz bottle for around $6 so I went ahead and purchased it.



The verdict: it wasn't like Lauren at all but it is still quite lovely. It makes sense they were marketing it as a fun and upbeat fragrance because there certainly is an energetic feel to it. My nose isn't good at picking up individual scents (I think I did pick out jasmine?), but I would describe it as a powdery woody unisex fragrance.


It has the infamous FD&C Red No 4


I've been trying to make my own blend of Lauren using perfumes, essential and fragrance oils (unsuccessfully so far). Interestingly, one of the blends I did smelled similar to a dried down Tempo also after drying down. The original blend (in which I just mixed up perfumes) smelled nothing like Tempo, but it did after I added the following:

Lemongrass (I was trying to substitute it for galbanum because I couldn't find it locally)

Neroli

Spearmint

Mimosa

Ylang-ylang

Ho Wood (I was substituting for Rosewood)

Cedarwood

Sandalwood

Vetiver

Oak Moss


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