The Perfume Society is described as being your personal fragrance shopper, taking you from discovery and selection to purchase. From finding “the one” , to building a seasonal fragrance wardrobe of many “ones” and all from the comfort of your own home. I was kindly sent the Time to Shine Discovery Box and I have really enjoyed trying out some fragrances that I have heard about but never come across.
The Time to Shine Discovery Box is priced £26 + p&p* to VIP Club Members & £30 + p&p* and it really does give you quite a selection of varied products inside. At this time of year when people are beginning to think about Christmas presents and gifting, if you have a friend or friends who absolutely love their fragrances, then a box such as this will really make a wonderful present because it is a whole lot more than just a box of samples.
Inside this hefty box of goodies you will find 11 different fragrances in a variety of sizes and two other beauty and well-being products which also have a scent theme to them.
Carolina Herrera Good Girl (7ml eau de parfum) - Good Girl is said to have been inspired by Carolina Herrera’s unique vision of the duality of the modern woman: audacious and sexy, elegant and enigmatic, good and bad. It sits within the Gourmand Oriental family and you might recognise the name because it has such a unique bottle that is shaped like a stiletto.
With top notes of almond, heart notes of tuberose and Jasmine Sambac and Base notes of Tonka bean and cocoa, this fragrance is definitely on the floral side of fragrances and it has great sillage, I liked it a lot more than I was expecting too and I can imagine this is a scent that you can wear all year round.
Christian Louboutin Loubirouge (4ml eau de parfum) - This fragrance sits within the Oriental Spicy family and is one I actually expected to really dislike from the notes, but found myself quite liking it.
It opens with top notes of Cardamon, heart notes of Iris and base notes of Vanilla. As you can imagine it is very much a spicy vanilla fragrance and for me, the Iris stops the vanilla from over-dominating the fragrance to make it too heady and heavy.
Jean Paul Gaultier Scandal A Paris 6ml eau de toilette - Without question this is a Chypre Floral and I need the larger bottle in my collection because I cannot get enough of it.
With a top note of Pear; middle note of Jasmine and a base note of Honey, so it opens with a fresh fruity scent before Jasmine comes through and as a note I adore, it could never be too strong, but the honey note is the one which gives that sweet yet creaminess and it is just delightful.
Floral Street Ylang Ylang Espresso 10ml eau de parfum - A creamy Gourmand, this is one of my favourite scents from Floral Street. With top notes of Sichuan Pepper, Rose and Tangerine; heart notes of Ylang-Ylang, Tiramisu, Patchouli and Jasmine, plus base notes of Coffee, Whipped cream, Cacao and Guaiac Wood, there is nothing I dislike about the scent. The Ylang Ylang note is most definitely the dominant one with Jasmine and the coffee hiding behind it. A sweet balance of both the floral and coffee and the sillage is incredible.
Lalique Les Compositions Parfumées Velvet Plum 5ml eau de parfum - This is an Amber Woody Fragrance which, on the first spritz, I didn't really like as there is quite a sour note which dominates as it dries down and despite its name, there isn't a plum note within the description. Described as being a floral-synthetique, it opens with top notes of Nectarine, Pink Pepper and Mandarin Orange which I had expected to give it that spicy orange/citrus note but it doesn't. The Heart notes are Iris, Tuberose and Osmanthus Absolute which I am guessing is where the plum part of the name is coming from. Finally the base notes of Suederal, Heliotrope, Patchouli and Cashmeran are all too much.
Maison Crivelli Santal Volcanique 5ml eau de parfum - This is a scent which firmly sits within the Woody Musky family and is described as being "the scent of scorched sandalwood on the slopes of an erupting volcano". It has notes of Ginger essential oil, cardamom essential oil, limette essential oil, sandalwood essential oil, cedar essential oil, ylang ylang essential oil, coffee absolute, musks and it is absolutely delightful. I was expecting something that resembles Old Spice from the description, but absolutely wrong on that front. It is quite the delight as the Sandalwood, the slightly dominant notes mixes with both the Ginger and Ylang Ylang, you get amazing sillage and I have really enjoyed wearing it.
Manos Gerakinis Parfums Immortelle 3ml eau de parfum - A Gourmand in every sense of the word and one that takes some getting used too, but it is absolutely lovely and to me brings back memories of a greek bakery. It has top notes of Cinnamon and Cloves; heart notes of Immortelle and Milk and then base notes of Brown sugar, Benzoin, Sandalwood and Patchouli. It has spice, it has butter and it is powdery all rolled into one.
Cochine Tuberose Absolute & Sandalwood (1.8ml eau de parfum) - This scent sits within the Woody Family and is said to be inspired by the romance of travel and long summer evenings in the tropics, our unique fragrances capture the very essence of romantic escapism. It has top notes of Pepper and Lemon Leaf, heart notes of tuberose absolute , ylang ylang , orris and base notes of leather and sandalwood and the only words I have to describe this fragrance is wow, stunning and I need to try the rest of the collection, I love it.
Memo Paris Suitcase Marfa 2ml eau de parfum & Irish Leather (2ml eau de parfum) - This is a Floral Woody Musk fragrance for women and men and it is absolutely stunning. With top notes of Orange Blossom and Mandarin Orange; middle notes of Tuberose, Ylang-Ylang and Agave before the base notes of Vanilla, Sandalwood, White Musk and Cedar. It opens with the most wonderful citrus scent which then brings in the floral notes before drying down and whilst it isn't green or earthy, there is definitely a warmness that comes through.
Malin + Goetz Cannabis 0.75ml eau de parfum - This is a woody spicy fragrances, which despite it name contains no THC and has top notes of Black Pepper and Bergamot; heart note of Magnolia and finally the base notes are Patchouli, Cedar and Sandalwood. So it is earthy as well as being spicy and the heart note of magnolia manages to not let the what should be the dominant notes take control.
Malin + Goetz Dark Rum 0.75ml eau de parfum - Described as being part of the Aromamatic Fruity Family, we have top notes of Plum and Bergamot; heart notes of Leather and Rum and finally base notes of Amber, Milk and Patchouli. As a fragrance it starts off quite sweet and as it dries down, it is a warm creamy scent which thankfully isn't over-powered by the rum note.
That is all of the fragrances you get to test and try within this box but it doesn't stop there as we have two other products waiting. The first comes from Cochine with a Hand Cream and within the box, you will either get White Jasmine & Gardenia or Vietnamese Rose & Delentii 50ml.
I have White Jasmine & Gardenia which is a luxuriously creamy hand cream with notes of Jasmine, gardenia and peony which work alongside Vitamin E and natural, plumping Hyaluronate to hydrate and leave your hands moisturised.
Then finally from Ruth Mastenbroek we have the Ancient Frankincense Scented Candle (17g). If you like a candle that is spicy and warm, then this one you will absolutely love. Whilst this version is just a sample tealight, as soon as the perfume box was opened, I could smell the candle. With top notes of Pink Pepper Oil and Elemi Resin, Heart Notes of Frankincense Resin, Myrrh Resin and Labdanum Resin and base notes of Pine Resin,Cypress Oil and Patchouli Oil and it is the perfect scent for this time of year.
So there you have the entire contents of The Perfume Society Time to Shine Edition and it costs just £26*, so a great gift for a fragrance fan.
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