Two months ahead of schedule Rihanna’s “Reb’l Fleur” eau de parfume has hit the selves of select Macy’s stores (but not on www.macys.com yet). My lovely blog reader Alysa gave me the heads up because she received it as a Christmas gift. I immediately called Macy’s to put it on hold—sight unseen…or shall I say “fragrance non-smelled”. I did end up testing it while I was purchasing it. It’s been described by a few people as smelling like Beyonce’s “Heat” but sweeter and sure enough it does. The two fragrances does share a few of the same notes—peach, amber, musk, vanilla (“Heat” has tonka bean which smells like vanilla to me most of the time), and a varieties of flowers. However, “Reb’l Fleur” does a better job with the mid and bottom notes. The coconut water and vanilla is what really sets this apart because it tones down into a fresh, sensual, powdery, musky, slightly tropical smell without that manufactured coconut smell. Since I own “Heat” I almost didn’t see the need to have both ONLY because they’re so similar but the bottom notes has me sold. I still don’t care for the bottle and I’m not impressed that it’s an upside-down stiletto (whoopty doo). No shade to my girl Danielle the Style and Beauty Doctor…she’s loving this bottle lol. It doesn’t balance well upside-down so I can’t keep it on my dresser that way and I don’t have the patience to tell onlookers “look at what my bottle can do”. The only reason I turned it upside down was because I thought my bottle was used/ shorted—it’s completely full. Overall I love the fragrance but expected a higher amount of “uniqueness” and I’m sure my bottle won’t last long. It’s a great value for an eau de parfume at $49.00 for a 1.7 fl. oz. ($59.00/ 3.7 fl. oz.).
Availability: Where fine fragrances are sold February 2011 and select Macy’s stores right now
Price: $49/ 1.7 fl. oz. / $59 3.7 fl. oz.
Are my perfume girls feeling this?
by addictedtoallthingspretty.com
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