Sniff, Sniff.

I love perfume, I seriously can’t get enough of the stuff.  If someone were to make me choose a signature scent my head would probably explode from the frustration of picking that one bottle that I identify with most.  The great thing about perfume is that you can pick a fragrance according to your mood, an event, a time of year, etc.  I applaud those who have found that one bottle that they identify with most (I also find the idea of a signature scent terribly romantic), but I am just not one of those people and I have come to accept that about myself.

Because of my openness with fragrance, I am constantly falling in love with new scents.  When I read that Marc Jacobs 2010 Splash Collection was inspired by the “decadent indulgences of a patisserie shop” I knew I had to own a bottle from the collection, I mean, hello!  Cupcakes Taste Nice…see where I’m coming from here?

After reading about the three scents from the collection:  Pomegranate, Apple, and Biscotti, I knew that I needed the Biscotti fragrance.  The scent just sounded scrumptious and embodied a lot of notes that I love such as, orange blossom, freesia, vanilla…and it included pistachio blossom which just happens to be my favorite gelato flavor.  It seriously took every ounce of will power that I possess not to just out right by a bottle of the stuff without smelling it first.  But, I decided that it was only fair to give the fragrance a whirl before buying, especially with the $68 price tag.

As soon as I could I made my way to Nordstrom to try out the fragrance.  I dodged several eager sales associates, found my bottle of Biscotti and breathed in deep.  Hmmmm…no smell.  This did not stop me, I decided to spritz the fragrance and asked the sales associate to make me a sample; I needed to investigate this further in the comfort of my own home.  But, as I walked around the store I didn’t find myself falling in love with the fragrance, if anything I could barely smell the scent.  Still, I brushed it off thinking that maybe I didn’t spray enough on.

The next few days I wore the fragrance, but I never got to that moment where I fell in love with the scent.  If anything I could barely smell the fragrance and when I did it smelled very musky…not my favorite fragrance combination.  In the long run (rather, short run) my love affair with the Biscotti body splash fizzled very quickly, which I think they call that a crush.  I’m just glad I didn’t dish out $68 on a body splash…what was I thinking?!  The next time I want to smell like dessert, I’ll head on over to Bath and Body Works for a $10 bottle of vanilla body splash.