SCENTS OF FALL

image1I haven’t even had time to finish my articles of this season’s new products that end-of-the-year (or « holiday ») collections are starting to arrive in my mailbox. Pretty dark red packagings and Merry Christmas cards … but let’s talk about it in a few months shall we?

So, after the Shades of Fall lipsticks and cheeks&eyes reviews, let me introduce you to two new scents that, to me, really embody autumn season: Burberry’s My Burberry Black and Estée Lauder’s Modern Muse Nuit.

 

“MY BURBERRY BLACK” BY BURBERRY

  • The scent in 3 words : floral – warm – elegant
  • The notes : The head note is jasmine; the heart notes are rose extract and peach nectar; the base notes are amber and patchouli
  • The bottle : Coming housed in a luxe, heavy, amber-colour glass bottle whose design reflects the details of Burberry’s iconic trench coat – this bottle hides some little blinks to the House’s savoir-faire: a dark horn-finished cap inspired by the distinctive trench buttons and the neck of the bottle has a hand-tied black bow that reminds us of the trench coat’s tie.
  • ++ My Burberry Black is an intense version of the brand’s « My Burberry », in my opinion it is a sexier yet more masculine scent – either you love it, or you hate it. it tuned out that I pretty much liked it, even if it brings me out of my comfort zone. Definitely a fragrance to test!

 

“MODERN MUSE NUIT” BY ESTEE LAUDER

  • The scent in 3 words: woody – oriental – sexy
  • The notes : The head notes are mandarin and cassis; the heart notes are chamomile, jasmine absolute and heliotrope; the base notes are amber, sandalwood, patchouli, vanilla, tonka bean and musk
  • The bottle : The fragrance comes in Modern Muse’s regular sleek glass bottle with roundish angles and a large spray in the shape of a bow – but differentiates itself from the range by the color of it’s liquid, that is of a dark navy.
  • ++ Although I loved the Modern Muse Le Rouge and Eau de Rouge, I must admit that Nuit is my favorite version of this Estée Lauder line – it probably comes from the musk that it present for the first time as a base note and that gives the fragrance it’s warm and cosy feeling.