It’s been a long time since I last posted, but I didn’t want to pass on International Fragrance Day, because fragrance is what I have been utterly infatuated with over the last year!

Our family only just returned from a mini-vacation in Montréal (well, a holiday with a two year-old and a four year-old is not really a holiday, is it?!) and of course I did pick up a new perfume. Gotta love the $19.99 perfume shelves at Shoppers Drug Marts—Pharmaprix in Québec—and Rexalls!

Today, I’m going to do a very quick ‘n’ dirty roundup of my 10 new favorite perfumes, and 10 favorite new blind buys that I’m most excited to try out.

My 10 New Favorite Fragrances

1
Ariana Grande — Cloud
whipped cream, praline, coconut, lavender, pear, musk

2
Avon — Velvet
rose, fig, patchouli

3
Burberry — Weekend for Women
peach, purple flowers, mandarin, musk

4
Kenneth Cole — Kenneth Cole for Her
lily-of-the-valley, ambrette, carrot seed, peony, musk

5
LUSH — Rose Jam Body Spray
rose, lemon, geranium

6
Mugler — Angel Muse EDP & EDT
EDP: patchouli, chocolate hazelnut cream, vetiver;
EDT: chocolate hazelnut cream, passionfruit, vetiver

7
OUAI — Melrose Place
peony, lychee, rose, freesia, champagne

8
Robert Piguet — Baghari
aldehydes, rose, amber, musk

9
Serge Lutens — Le Participe Passé
artemisia, Egyptian balsam, caramel, fruit, spice, leather

10
Viktor & Rolf — Magic: Dancing Roses
cherry liquor, rose, lychee

My 10 New Favorite Blind-Buys

1
Azzaro — Azzaro pour Elle Extrême
cashmere woods, cardamom, incense

2
Britney Spears — Prerogative
apricot, goji berries, espresso foam, latex petals, saffron

3
Guerlain — Chant d’Aromes
aldehydes, white and yellow florals, plum, cloves

4
Issey Miyake — A Scent Soleil de Neroli
neroli, hyacinth, tiare, jasmine

5
Lacoste — Lacoste pour Femme
suede, heliotrope, pepper, sandalwood

6
Lolita Lempicka — Lolita Lempicka Le Parfum
licorice, vanilla, violet, anise, tonka bean

7
Mauboussin — Mauboussin Elixir pour Elle
blackcurrant, rose, jasmine, oud

8
Molinard — Habanita EDP
mastic, nutmeg, vanilla, amber, sandalwood

9
Taylor Swift — Wonderstruck Enchanted
wild berries, passionfruit, sugar-glazed florals, white musk

10
Teaology — Black Rose Tea
black tea, rose, mandarin, blackcurrant

If pressed, I’ll say my current five favorites of these are: Molinard Habanita EDP, Viktor & Rolf Dancing Roses, Serge Lutens Le Participe Passé (not very wearable, but I adore it), OUAI Melrose Place (not mind-blowing, but very pretty and wearable), and Mugler Angel Muse EDP.

I’ll aim to do mini-to-full reviews of all of these and more in the upcoming months.

Happy Fragrance Day! And please let me know what you’re wearing today in the comments! I’m doing a testing day today, and I have Hollister Wave 2 for Her (Montréal acquisition) on one arm, and Avon So Very Sofía by Sofía Vergara on another…

[Featured Image: Viktor & Rolf Dancing perfume collection, via sephora.com]