Sephora

Thank you @TeamBIC for this gift! Before I saw this and a couple other threads, I expected at most 1-3 travel sprays of various fragrances—and I'd have been happy with that. 😄 Didn't expect this level of generosity instead! Totally considering this an early birthday present. (Happy Birthday to all my fellow December babies!) I went straight for KILIAN Paris Apple Brandy Eau de Parfum 1.7 oz/ 50 mL Eau de Parfum Spray to test on the crook of my arm. Gotta love the bottle design of The Liquors series, reminiscent of an old fashioned glass.I’ve heard some folks complain that this smells either too boozy or too much like a fake apple candle or room spray. On me, it’s neither of those. It opens very cardamom-powdery with some kind of tart fruit (not quite apple) in nearly burnt caramel. The fruit scent quickly morphs to full-on pineapple. A minute later, the fruit changes again to all apple, the cardamom becomes less powdery, and I get a light backdrop of tobacco pipe smokiness. That combo grows crisper and warmer—brandy warm, but nowhere near “she just downed a fifth of brandy” obnoxious—the longer I wear it. I’m very glad the dry down’s not super vanilla powdery, otherwise I wouldn’t be able to wear it at all. I can smell this fragrance while my arm’s a foot away from my face, but I’m not sure bystanders would pick up on it unless I wore it on both arms. But since I wear fragrances primarily for myself instead of others, that’s not a dealbreaker. I’ll add this one to my fragrance rotation. It's been a long time since I smelled the original Killian Apple Brandy fragrance, but I don't remember it smelling nearly as fruity as this On The Rocks version. I kinda remember it smelling more like a charred brandy barrel, whereas OTR smells more like a glass of brandy sitting next to a tobacco pipe in a comfortably dark bar. I like OTR better.

@AznAngelLiz I've had to really force myself to 'pan' the original lip mask. I've used and found some of their other stuff to be 'okay' but just never fell in love with the brand. I am so tempted by some of the seasonal and limited edition 'flavours' though.... I'm such a lip mask fiend. lol

@Shosh85 Yes it’s a perfect mask. Both were amazing actually. The SF candle is super nice. I believe it’s limited edition. What I like is it’s a slow burn so you can let it burn for a long period. I don’t like the ones that burn so fast. It’s such a waste. I actually really like SF products.

Good timing @makeitup305 , thank you! I bought quite a few so I dare not! 😂

Thank you @itsfi ! They are quite photogenic aren’t they! Lol

@itsfi Those ND palettes.... I swear every time I see a photo of them they look different and I'm googling all over the place to see if they'll be cool enough for me to love. Dang it... I may need to add one to my ever growing basket for the "Shawna we know you've been missing BIC and need to order some love from Sephora" sale.

@RGbrown I love this so much!! That glitter topper 😮

@chipaula I use Too Faced Glitter Glue Eye Shadow Primer for all eyeshadows, not just glitters. It works really well.

@SportyGirly125 Oh my gosh... I've heard such good things about the DDG mask! I hope you love it!