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Bubbles & Berries by Victoria’s Secret
Victoria’s Secret celebrates Valentine’s Day 2025 by bringing us boozy, flirtatious fun for those who are most definitely looking forward to an excellent time. This girl is going out and this post is going to spotlight her scent of the night Bubbles and Berries with its Juicy Strawberry and Sparkling Champagne scent notes. She’s not staying in and she is looking to have a good, sexy time and to have fun in the skin she is in. I absolutely love this scent! Ironically on the bottle it is described as champagne and a sexy rendezvous! To me, the Hearts & Candy is great, pretty, and pink. Bubbles and Berries though…
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Hearts & Candy by Victoria’s Secret
Victoria’s Secret celebrates Valentine’s Day 2025 by bringing us sweet and sexy for those who are fun loving and even those who like to have a little more of a good time. In this post though we are going to spotlight Hearts & Candy with its Candied Violet and Fluffy Marshmallow notes. The bottle says it smells like cupcake frosting and sweet kisses and I think the frosting is very faint and it has a very sweet, floral smell. I definitely think it is a pretty scent that can be worn both day and night, all year round for those who like lovely, sweet and delicate scents. Hearts & Candy…
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After Dark Men’s Body Spray Review
After Dark Men’s Body Spray by Bath and Body Works is a very sensual scent. While it smells almost heavenly it’s definitely meant for a man. The tonka notes are warm, smooth and very sensual; and while it’s giving very vanilla it’s way more powerful and masculine. The amber notes are what makes this scent so addictive to smell and the spiced bergamot brings it all home as there is a spiciness to it that’s hard to miss. Like I said, this scent is definitely soft but it’s a fragrance for a man. Base Note: Smooth Tonka Bean Based on the notes, especially of the Tonka, I would say this…
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Shay Sends Smiles Is Now Offering On Site Sales!
It has been an entire year since I started selling items on eBay.com and I want to thank you all so much for making it such a successful one with 140 boxes or bundles sold to date. And now I am hoping to bring you even more possibility and savings via my personal online e-commerce shop here at Shaysmiles.com. I absolutely love selling on eBay and won’t be retiring anytime soon but I can offer more products and more bundles if I have a place to list the rotating inventory to keep both online shops nice and fresh. eBay.com does have seller listing limits in case anyone wants to know.…
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Fresh Orange Blossom Natural Body Bar Review
Fresh Orange Blossom Natural Body Bar by Ancient Cosmetics is an all-natural, moisturizing body bar that is formulated with shea butter and coconut oil yet still provides a good lather. The fresh orange scent is very light, but I can attest that it is still clear and vibrant. This may be good for sensitive skin if your only issue involves being sensitive or allergic to perfumes, dyes and stronger scents but careful of the coconut oil and shea butter in it. I love this bar because it is all natural and leaves my skin feeling very clean but soft. If you’re used to using shower gels and body washes this…
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Home Fragrance: Scented Candles Vs Room Sprays
Home sweet home as they always say but what makes a home so sweet isn’t what always makes a home smell special so many of us rely on home fragrance and today, we rate candles vs room sprays. I just recently began using room sprays as candles were my go to option until I realized the inconvenience of them. I mean, don’t get me wrong, candles offer some of the best long lasting scent and ambiance but what if you need a burst of fresh, sweet-smelling air now and you need it to be safe and fire free? So let’s read along and help you choose which form of home…
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Shay’s Guide to Fragrance Buying for Women
Fragrance buying for women is a bit less complex for women than it is for men and that is because the preferred scent of most women is floral, sweet, fresh or oriental. Woody scents are typically reserved for men. But in each fragrance family does exist hybrids that may seem a bit harder to pinpoint but learning the base, middle and top notes will help you pinpoint the fragrance family. Fresh For women this scent category can be either blue (aquatic or clean), yellow (citrusy) or green (grass, cucumber or herbs like mint). These scent choices are often worn in the summer to cut through heat and humidity. Floral Floral…
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Fougere Fragrances for Men
Fougere Fragrances for Men are all about the masculine side of nature and bringing it into your olfactory senses. This is a classic scent family that is typically herbal with woody notes and that are enhanced with lavender, oakmoss and coumarin and bring to mind being deep within a forest but feeling safe and very natural in it (if this was a romance novel of course). Fougere are clean, woody and fresh, but sometimes smoldering. Teakwood which is now called Mahogany Teakwood is one of the Fougere scents that I offer with notes of mahogany, black teakwood and lavender. They describe it as “borrowing their flannel for a hike in…
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Shay’s Guide to Fragrance Buying for Men
Fragrance families are used to describe the "type" of scent classification a fragrance would be categorized in so take note. They define what you like and in some cases what you won't. So, let's take a breeze through the fragrance families that favor men's fragrance choices.
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Shay’s Guide to What to Men’s Cologne Types
Men’s fragrances are growing rapidly in popularity because the way a man smells can be the key to being irresistible to every woman that is within smelling distance. If you know you know, and a good smelling cologne will make you gravitate towards him even if it’s just to ask the name of his cologne so you can buy it for your man and reminisce about it. The challenge is knowing if that scent is really good or just really good on him. The only way to know is to either buy it for your man or… learn the types of scent and cologne types and use that as a…














