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Clinique: Aromatics Elixir, Eau de Toilette |
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11/12/02 (540 review reads) |
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I don't know many women who would just go out and buy themselves a bottle of perfume on a whim, I find buying perfume for myself an extravagance I can ill afford, and to be honest it never seems to smell as good when youve shelled out the best part of 40 quid of your own hard earned cash.
So, with the festive season well and truly on us what better time is there to let our loved ones know that we're partial to a bit of the old whiffy stuff, and that a box of ferrero rocher will no longer suffice as a "carefully thought out gift".
Clinique is a brand i've used for oooooh donkeys years, especially the skin care range, which although can be a little pricey, i'm of the ilk you only get what you pay for, and with clinique thats usually top quality stuff.
I first used aromatics, when my gran bought me a bottle for my 18th birthday (some 13 years ago). My original thoughts when unwrapping this carefully selected gift (my grans idea of carefully selected is to give my mother 20 quid and say see what you can get for that luvvie) was "oh god if my gran's chosen it im either gonna smell of lavender or violets", how wrong was I.
I loved it the minute I sprayed it. Now being an frivolous 18 year old, the bottle (i cant remember the size) didnt last me more than a month or so, I used it like there was no tomorrow, and subsequently being a penniless student, aromatics and I were never to be as one again until a couple of years ago.
Now up until a few years back, Clinique products were mainly limited to the departments stores, you know Debenhams and the like, but a few months back whilst shopping for the usual shampoo, shower gel etc in my local Savers, I noticed they had a small perfume counter, and out of the corner of my beady eye, saw the familiar yellow packaging aromatics is synonymous with.
Whilst the shop assistant rang up my other purchases I asked her the price and the size of
the bottle, and to my utter delight she told me that it ws £27 for a 45 ml bottle (the usual retail price from a dept store being £37 - £40). After humming and haaing for about hmmmm 5 seconds I snapped up a bottle at this knockdown price, all the time convincing myself of the bargain I had just procured.
The bottle comes in a pale yellow/gold box with gold writing, and the bottle is plain and simple, no naked torso shaped bottles for Clinique, no sireeee!! a slimline clouded glass bottle, with a gold lid, full of pure luxury.
Now I'm not an expert on perfume, and couldnt tell you a top note from my elbow, but I know what I like and I like this,,,,,a lot. It is fairly heavy when first sprayed, so I'd say if youre using this for the first time, be stingy at first and then if you havent sprayed enough, you can top it up.
It isn't a perfume I would wear through the day, as its pretty strong, and say if you work in close proximity to others could be a little overpowering, its more for special occasions, and I feel the usual price of it reflects this.
Ive heard mixed reviews from family and friends, and whilst most of them love it, a few have commented that it smells like airfreshner.
A little of this perfume goes a long way, and just one spray of it will linger on your skin for ages, hence the advice to be a little stingy with it.
Overall this perfume is one of my all time favourites, and has been around since 1971, paying testament to the fact this is a fragrance loved by many generations.
I'm running low on my current bottle. Just in time for santa to decide whether I.'ve been a good enough girl to deserve another bottle of my favourite sniffy stuff.
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