Sephora

Thanks @SportyGirly125 ! This might be the last XL bag I buy. The best-for-me overall bag I've gotten was a regular bag. 🤷‍♀️

@bootiesspaceI'd definitely check out Comme des Garcons. Original, 2 Man, Jaisalmer, Rouge.

Testing Gucci's Eyes of the Tiger today, a vanilla fragrance. The opening is very gourmand, gently sweet and a touch powdery. It grows muskier in the dry down and a little dirtier and creamier with the costus but there's just too much fluffy musk for it to be interesting to me. I believe the Alchemist's Garden line is meant to be layered which explains why this scent is so unidimensional. It's not minimalist, it's not at all like an Hermessence or even a Jo Malone, the latter of which is designed to be layered but still has some semblance of a composition. I had a similar experience with the oud fragrance in this line, Voice of the Snake which faired better with me probably because I am not a vanilla fan but do enjoy oud. It was seriously bare bones. Honestly, the Alchemist's Garden line feels like receiving a tube of a neutral paint colour that requires purchasing more expensive tubes of paint in order to slap together a painting. At this price, I would think of this more as a collector's item more than anything else. On my other wrist, I'm testing Orpheon which is more of a disappointment. I'd enjoyed Diptyque's later releases, Tempo and Fleur de Peau and found Capitale a worthy effort so had high hopes for Orpheon. The promotional photos are deceiving, suggesting something smoky, woody, masculine. No, this blasts you with an abstract, clean and soapy floral. The notes state the flower is jasmine which I love but I'm not getting jasmine at all. The scent improves in the dry down with less soap and more tobacco but overall, it remains very clean. Not my cup of tea.

@Sunnysmom the last time I asked about it a few weeks ago I was told February. I haven’t heard anything about that being delayed at all.

Thank you! 🤗😘🤗😘

What a fun haul @WhereYouStand! 😍 I love the formula / consistency of the NYX Butter Gloss.

@Winthrop44 here it is, in case you wanted to see 😉

@sister13 - Thanks for the tag and the swatches! ❤ Like you, I'm sure I already have similar shades. I'm not a big lip gloss fan, so that wasn't really on my radar other than curiosity. 😁