Do you associate good fragrance with moments and memories? Do you think fragrances can take you to places without even moving an inch from your place? Do you think fragrances can bring back a lot of memories? If your answer is yes to any of these questions, then you will be able to enjoy the fine fragrance mist named A Thousand Wishes by Bath and Body Works. This mist really smells to me as my happy place would smell like.
Everyone has a happy place where they drift off to get back their zeal, so that they can deal with the harsh realities of life. For me such a happy place is where I snuggle up in a wooden house up in the hills with a hot cup of cocoa and great a book to read. In front of me there will be a fireplace, where slow and consistent blaze will lit up the room keeping warm. It is exactly this place that I can think of from the first time I sniffed A Thousand Wishes fine fragrance mist. So, let’s get into this fragrance more to know about it. Packaging The previous packaging of this mist was a cherry red bottle with a very different formula. However, the latest packaging is a stunning see-through pink bottle with rose gold flecks embedded all around the center of the bottle. Even the lid is a rosy plastic cap that is decently sturdy, but like I say in case of body mists or perfumes, it is better to avoid holding the bottle with the lid. Coming to the spray, it is a silver colored spray which emits perfect spritz. Overall a great packaging and you can see from the image itself, how great it will look on anybody’s vanity. Scent Oh my God! I cannot rave enough about how great the smell is. Whether you spritz it once or go overboard with it, you cannot go wrong with a scent like that. Though it is definitely a winter scent with the note of amber that gives this scent its warmth, but you can wear this all year as well. At least, I will surely do that. So, let’s go through the notes. It has a beautiful blend of pink presecco, crystal peonies, gilded amber and amaretto crème. Now I can identify only two notes here, which are amber and crème. It is these two notes that give this scent its sweetness, gourmand-ish and warm flavor. It may be because of the peonies, it is kind of floral as well. I am not sure what pink presecco smells like so I cannot talk about that. But the blend that the other three notes deliver, is bound to blow your mind away. Longevity and Silage I have always heard that Bath and Body Works mists don’t last long as they are considered drugstore products in the US. Well, they are certainly not drugstore here and I didn’t find issues with the longevity either. This particular variant lasts quite well for a mist on my body. I can say that I get a wear time of about 4-5 hours out of A Thousand Wishes. Even the silage is quite good as people around you would definitely notice the sweet, warm, floral and happy fragrance that you are wearing. If I may say so, in India, they are charging quite a lot of a bottle of this; so it better be good. Quantity and Price Point This one and all the fine fragrance mists from Bath and Body Works comes in a whooping 236ml bottle that will last you quite long. However, it comes at a steep price point of Rs. 1295, which is quite a lot for a mist. Considering that is shipped from the US and you get it delivered at your doorstep and the quality of the scent that you get, I think it is not that bad a deal. Still, if you keep your eyes open for the discounts happening at bathandbodyworks.in, you may be able to grab these mists at as good as Rs. 799. There are round the year discounts offered at this website and also at Amazon and Flipkart, which can save you a lot of your bucks. The offline presence of this US based brand is not that strong in India, but you can definitely place an order online. If you check now, bathandbodyworks.in has currently a sale going on. So, you can get this mist at great prices as well. Final Thought This is definitely a scent worth trying and am sure once you do, you will fall in love with this one. If you try this and like it, don’t forget to leave a comment here or tag me if you post a picture or feedback on this. Do you believe fragrances can make you feel a certain way? Be it being confident or happy or sweet, fragrances have a strong role to play in the lives of people who wear them on a regular basis. So, if you want to start your day with a positive vibe and let happy, positive thoughts circle you all day, then you should get your hands on the Wanderlust range from the bath and body range section of Nykaa. Nykaa is a well-known brand in India for being an online store that primarily sells makeup and skincare products. It has ventured not only into having its own brand, but also has successfully set up offline outlets as well.
It is from this brand of Nykaa, Wanderlust comes as a range of products that offers you travel experiences from various parts of the world. These ranges include a whole host of products like body lotions, shower gels, fragrance mists, body butters and body scrubs that focusses on a specific region. Today, we are going to talk about one of the products from that range - the fragrance mist from the Wanderlust Japanese Cherry Blossom range. Packaging Simple and effective packaging is all I can say for this. It comes in a see-through clear bottle that is topped by a golden band and a plastic cap. The cap is sturdy enough to lock the fragrance in but it is the color of the liquid and the sticker on the bottle that indicates understated beauty. It is a lovely pink or specifically the cherry blossom color against a transparent sticker of the cherry blossom flowers. Being a plastic bottle, it is great for travelling as well. Scent If you have ever smelled the cherry blossom flower, you will know it to be very sweet. So, if you are not up for smelling sweet, then you need to steer clear off this fragrance. However, if you are someone who revels in the sweetness of a fragrance and loves that positive and happy vibe about a fragrance, then this is surely for you. It feels legit cherry blossom flowers are crushed into a bottle and offered for usage. The cherry blossom perfume from The Body Shop is incredible as well, but it is tad expensive. If you have that sort of a budget, you can definitely go for it but if you are looking for a cheaper yet effective alternative then this one can surely take that place. It is certainly a great fragrance mist. Longevity and Silage Compared to fragrance mists, this even lasts decent on your body and clothes. If you think you need a longer wear, simply overspray this one a bit and you will be good to go. On my skin during this heat also, it stays for a good period of 5-6 hrs, which is great for any body mist. It doesn’t have a strong projection, but people around you will notice that you are wearing a sweet fragrance. After all, silage is never a strong point for a mist and there are even perfumes in the market that is not good in projecting the fragrance. So, it is quite fine for me. Price Point and Quantity This one comes in a 200ml bottle which is priced at Rs. 500. Quite a large quantity for a good price point. Considering the fact that cherry blossom is not a regular component available in India and there are body mists and perfumes with this note that costs a bomb, I think this is quite inexpensive. After the lockdown is over, you can go to a Nykaa store around you and give this scent a sniff. If you like it, then you can try this. It is also available at Nykaa’s online store. So, you can check there and grab some additional discount on the scent when they run a sale on nykaa’s products. Final Thoughts I love it. There is no other way to put it. If you are up for some bubbly, invigorating and refreshing body mist that can enchant your senses, then don’t forget to give this one a try. You will not be disappointed. I recommend this one highly. Remember the first time you fell in love? That head-over-heals, ecstasy and sweet feeling is captured in a bottle from the Oriflame brand, called Love Potion So Tempting. One sniff of this and you will be immediately transported to that time when you experienced the sweet pangs of love for the first time in your life. It is purely love that is stored in a bottle. You will have to experience this perfume; and yes I mean experience and not use to understand what I am saying. So, let’s jump into the review for this fragrance mist.
Packaging This comes in a basic transparent plastic bottle with a black cap on top. The liquid inside is a beautiful lilac color that makes this bottle a nice piece to display on your vanity. The cap is also plastic but sturdy enough to allow you to hold the bottle by its cap. However, I will say never to do that in the first place. The spray nozzle is also black keeping up with the black and purple theme and the spray is nice as well. It sprays quite uniformly. Overall, quite a good packaging, which is travel-friendly as well. Scent Coming to the actual scent. You may as well be able to guess it by the intro that I am absolutely in love with the scent. This is a sickeningly sweet scent that feels kind of sticky and enchanting. And why not? The main accords of this fragrance include honey, sweet, floral, citrus and powdery notes. So it is but expected that the scent will be sweet. Now, if you are not a person who likes sweet fragrances, then this one is not at all for you. However, if you like such perfumes, then you are going to absolutely love it. The main notes in this fragrance mist are orchid, mandarin orange and honey, but I can mainly smell the honey and orchid. I cannot pick up on the mandarin orange, which is fine for me as I don’t like citrus smells much. It is blended in such a nice manner that I kind of love it. Longevity and Silage For a fragrance mist, this lasts pretty long. As this is not an EDT or EDP, it is but expected that it won’t last that long. But it lasts for a good 3-4 hours on me in the current spring time. Am assuming, its power can be better judged in the warmer months but now it is quite good. The only bummer here is the silage. After some time it becomes a skin scent which you alone can smell. Or if anyone comes too close to you maybe they will be able to catch a sniff of what you are wearing. So, it doesn’t leave a trail that will make everyone turn towards you. But you know what? Given the kind of scent this is, I don’t care if it doesn’t leave a trail. It is still beautiful in its own way. That is precisely why I said you need to experience this. Price Point and Quantity This one comes in a 75 ml bottle for a price point of Rs. 629, which is kind of a good quantity and a good price point. It essentially doesn’t burn a hole in your pocket and is nor an inexpensive perfume. So, surely you can give this a try. Since Oriflame is usually sold through their representatives, you need to find one so that you can get your hands on this beauty. There are often many local stores where they are dealers for Oriflame products, so you can check if you have any such person around your locality. Or else you can try Amazon or Flipkart to try this scent. Final Thoughts I cannot rave enough how much I love this one, so I will highly recommend any perfume aficionado to give this one a chance. Am sure you won’t regret buying this ever. It was probably the last or the year before when the Fogg phenomenon hit India. Their “no gas, only perfume” agenda made them quite a bestseller in the local fragrance markets. This happened more so because of the price point they were targeting at. I also fell for their marketing campaign and tried one of their products, only to regret it later. Their all perfume and no gas concentration didn’t suit me and it end up burning my skin. After which I steer clear of the entire Fogg range of deodorants and perfumes. This remained true till I found the Ossum range of body mists.
This range is more like your regular body splash but maybe with a hint of a more concentrated juice inside. There are four variants in this range – blue, red, purple and orange. Today I will be reviewing the blue variant called Pleasure. Packaging Just like most body splashes, it comes in a plastic bottle with a plastic cap. The bottle is a transparent blue bottle which allows you to see the clear liquid inside. The plastic cap is also transparent blue but it is quite a sturdy cap which holds the bottle tight. So, if you are one of those people who hold their fragrance bottles by their caps, you can go ahead and do it with this one. You can rest assure that your fragrance will still be safe. When you open the cap, you can see a white spray nozzle, which dissipates the mist quite evenly and is not at all harsh on the skin. Scent Coming to the actual scent, Ossum Pleasure is a beautiful mixture of aquatic, fresh and floral accords. With the first spritz alone, you can feel the freshness of this body mist. After it settles down a bit, you can get the hint of some florals in it. To my nose, it smells kind of like white florals in the dry down. So, if you like this kind of scent, you can give this a try. However, a note of caution for sensitive noses as this one is quite strong. If you experience headaches from fragrances, I suggest go to a local stores and give this a sniff first. If you are fine, then go ahead and try this. Longevity and Silage I can go on how good this lasts on the skin and clothes. With clothes, you can pretty much smell it the next few days as well if you don’t wash it. On skin, it last pretty much the whole day. I have hardly ever reapplied this on my body throughout the day. Something in this fragrance works amazing with my body chemistry so that even in heat, it stays put on my skin. The silage is also great as it will definitely turn heads towards your direction. It’s a kind of fragrance that attracts attention and in the best way possible. Price point This beauty comes in a bottle of 190 ml available at Rs. ₹225 or Rs. 325 depending on the batch that you are getting it from. Easily available at your local stores, you can also find this online at Nykaa, Amazon, Flipkart and Myntra. With the year round sales offered at these websites, it is quite obvious that you may get this body mist at greater discounts. Final Thoughts Summing up all by points above, this seems to be a great alternative for anyone who likes fresh and floral scents. The pocket pinch is also good enough for college students to afford, which is another great point about this fragrance. Moreover, it has a travel friendly packaging which makes it easy to carry around wherever you want. So, after this difficult time of corona virus gets over and we all are back to our normal lives, do give this one a try. It is worth every penny of yours. |
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