Play For Her Intense Givenchy for Women

I was thrilled to receive a brand new fragrance for Christmas. I went to my local specialty store and sprayed sample cards to discover some new favorites. I love having a perfume wardrobe to choose from depending on my whim or how I am feeling that day, so I selected several options for my husband to choose from. That way, I would still have a little surprise Christmas morning, and I would be overjoyed to possess any of them. I was really excited to get Play For Her Intense Givenchy for women.

The bottle is intensely modern - dark eggplant colored enamel with  "play","fast forward" & "rewind" symbols imprinted on it. It is super sleek and contemporary. Definitely not your Grandma's cut crystal perfume decanter!

My favorite fragrance website " Fragrantica" defines this scent as an Oriental Floral with main accords being :

balmy
sweet
warm spicy
floral
white floral
powdery

I have to agree wholeheartedly that this fragrance is definitely "warm".  I do not find it particularly "sweet", though, and I love the underlying spicy & powdery notes. It is always difficult to describe a smell - it is all about experiencing the notes and letting whatever those scents evoke in you to describe the fragrance. I love this perfume! It definitely makes me feel very good... It's a very soft scent, and not the least overpowering. This is the stuff of dates and warm intimate encounters. Wonderful! Highly recommended.

Meijer Mounted Photo

On to my first review...

I was recently lucky enough to sample a free Meijer mounted photo provided by BzzAgent. I was very pleased with the exceptional service I got at our local Meijer store. The employees there were so helpful in getting me set up and walking me through the process of ordering my photo. There were many kiosks available to use, so I didn't have to wait to place my order and the kiosks have connectors for whichever type of device you are using to bring your photo. It was so easy!

However, I am sorry to say that the finished product itself did not quite meet my expectations. There were some scratches on the face of the photo as well as around the perimeter of the mounting. There is a brushed stainless texture around the mount that did not stand up to whatever handling it got while it was being shipped or being mounted with a photo. I would not have been able to give the finished product as a gift, and while I was really happy that the process only took an hour, in this case I think it may have contributed to the problem.

I do like the little screw-in rod that can be placed in the back of the mount to make the photo stand in either portrait or landscape orientation, and I find it quite lightweight for hanging. Overall, I would recommend this product if one alerted the staff to the scratching problem and gave them a little more time to create the mounted photo with care.

Intro

So excited to finally have my own blog! I have been fortunate enough to be selected to review products occasionally, so I am going to begin posting reviews here. There are many review sites on the web, but it is so fun to have my very own. Looking forward to getting started!