Carrera Jeans 770 Original Donna

I got a 75ml size of this today at Shoppers Drug Mart for $19.99 and I’ve been eyeballing it for a while now. Every time I’m in there I always look it up on here and think to myself well I will grab it another time, because often I will either buy something more expensive (impulsive buyer sometimes haha) but today it was the last one on the shelf of inexpensive fragrances so I thought I’m going to blind buy it and I’m glad I did. Honestly I didn’t think I would love it as much as I have been. This is something that would be so nice in the fall, all year really but in warmer months it would be a lighter spraying of it but in the fall or winter you could go ham with this. I just bought the brand new Azzaro Wanted Girl By Night and this kind of reminds me of it, I’ve never smelled the perfumes below that are referenced to this-all those Dior ones I’ve not smelled But I think I may have to now!!! I love so many Dior fragrances so I’m sure I’ll think them too! As for this, do yourself a favour, Buy it!!! It smells so nice, it’s got incredible projection, it lasts a long time, smells so beautiful and it’s dirt cheap!!!

I had to write another review for this fragrance.. I urge anyone who sees this at SDM to snatch it up. The longevity and sillage are commendable. It lasts overnight on clothes and the dry down smells incredible. It surrounds you in this beautiful sophisticated candy-like vanilla, tonka bean, almond + tolu balsam aura. It's one of those fragrances where you keep asking "what is that beautiful smell I'm smelling?" only to realize it's YOU. Yes Lord. I'm not the biggest fan of orange/citrus accords but the bitter orange doesn't get carried through to the dry down because I only smell it during the opening. It's definitely not linear. The tolu balsam and sandalwood in the dry down add a special oomfp which prevents the fragrance from being cloying, too sweet and too gourmande. The atomizer is honestly not the best but that's a very small con for the beauty of this scent. It projects in both hot weather (I'm writing this while the heater is blasting) and cold weather.

This perfume really impressed me! For a cheapie (19.99 at Shoppers Drug Mart), it smells and performs like an expensive, designer fragrance. I can smell the orange, rose, vanilla, tonka bean, almond and sandalwood. The overall effect is powdery, sparkling, effervescent and comforting. Like a blanket wrapped around you! This is a "sweater" scent. You want to smell like this while wearing your favourite cashmere sweater! It also projects well and really lasts! People pay well over a hundred dollars for fragrances that are nowhere near as good as this one is. I can't believe that this is sold at such a bargain basement price point. I have a hard time with certain powdery fragrances not agreeing with me (Ange ou Demon, Dolce&Gabbana Pour Femme) but I had no issues with 770, which was a relief. Grab this if you can, while it's still on the bargain shelf. Great value for your money!

Picked it up for $20 at SDM and I might just have to go back and grab another! Often I buy fragrances from the $19 shelf and use them a handful of times before forgetting about them, but this one seems like a winner. It is a cozy, sweet, slightly powdery gourmand vanilla scent that lasts and lasts. I sprayed it on my blanket yesterday afternoon and it’s still going pretty strong. Bless all of you Canadians who made me aware, otherwise I’d have passed this up without knowing how lovely it is. I could see this being something I wear constantly and hopefully it’ll be nice in the warmer weather too.

This is a beautiful gourmand. The vanilla-almond accord makes for a special creamy, nutty sweetness, so much more than if it was just vanilla alone. Tonka is often spicy to my nose but not here. More likely it's adding to the creamy vanilla. Rose is not easily picked out. This is primarily a sweet scent that gourmands will love. It's inexpensive, for me $20 at SDM. I love it. I bought a couple back-up bottles. It's long lasting and sillage is fairly loud so depending on where you're going, you may need to watch those sprays. Otherwise, live it up because it's delicious!