Binxcat's Purrfect Fragrance

Dua Fragrances: Honey Havane Honey Havane was a blind buy for me.  I was intrigued by the notes in this oriental vanilla scent.  Honey Havane opens with an absolutely beautiful, rich vanilla honey.  The honey is sweet but not overly sweet.  To my nose, it’s the cleanest and loveliest honey I’ve smelled in a fragrance.  If Winnie the Pooh were here there’d be no keeping this one safe! The gourmand honey gains a complexity by the addition of tobacco leaf.  The tobacco is present just enough that you know it’s there but not so much that you feel this fragrance is “about” tobacco.  The tobacco is a lovely green tobacco.  The base of this fragrance is comprised of a woody-musky-amber.  These notes also light and clean.  During the drydown, the spices, oud, musk and amber become more noticeable but the honey never disappears – it simply becomes lighter.  I get about 7 hours of wear from Honey Havane with a moderate projection whi...

DedCool: Handcream 06 "CocoVanilla" Not a traditional SOTD but I wanted to post about this scented hand cream because it's absolutely fabulous. I'm funny about handcreams. Often I'll get a sample of one and simply pass trying it because I've had disappointment after disappointment. I mean, I don't think my "needs" in a handcream are that outrageous: 1. It has to work. And by this I mean genuinely moisturize and not for the first 5 minutes after application. 2. It cannot be greasy in any way. Nothing worse than trying to get on with your day afraid to touch anything! 3. It has to smell good. CocoVanilla meets every single one of my requirements easily. It does an absolutely brilliant job in providing long term moisture, it isn't even remotely greasy or oily, and the smell is divine. It's pure unadulterated cocoa and vanilla. A perfect compliment for a day where you pick a fragrance with those notes. And, since it isn't overbearing...