Fancy Love

This has been my longest running signature perfume, as in I was wearing it before I even knew what champagne smelled like. One of my most complimented perfumes and certainly one that makes my loved ones a little,, aroused LOL. I can't even remember when I started wearing this but approaching my mid-twenties and growing my olfactory indulgences further I can smell the champagne booziness in this, it made me worry it smelled a little cheap now that I've taken a bit of a break from wearing it to explore other fragrances with a more mature compliment to my personality but alas, it is always going to be a classic to me -it just fits my natural body chemistry like a glove. Still smells godly on the morning after and definitely is reminiscent of a first love. One time, one of my first loves actually told me she wished she could melt the smell of me into a candle for her and I'm certain this was the perfume I frequented at the time when I was 19. 10ish hours in to this fragrance it adopts that "your skin but sweeter" muskyness that I adore. Still slightly lingers 24 hours into wearing (not a strong village of course, but still there if you put your arm up to my nose). I likely wouldn't purchase if I smelled it for the first time today but knowing how harmonious it works on my skin and how affordable it is it's such a valuable repurchase. You will find it matches your body chemistry well if anyone's ever told you your skin smells of almonds naturally. 9/10 fragrance year round but very spring/summer oriented.

I can't believe how much I love this. This perfume is so sweet and unique. I don't think I have smelled anything like it before. This was the flanker in the Fancy line that I was least interested in trying, and it turns out it's my second favorite (OG Fancy is my fave). I had the opportunity to try it at a bargain store near my house and I was surprised at how much I loved it. I had to buy a bottle. I'm not really sure how to describe this one or what I'm even smelling. I know this is considered a floral, and I am NOT usually a floral person. The only floral I usually wear is Britney Spears' Curious (even the Radiance perfumes were too floral for me). This perfume has a sweet smell to me, so I'm not sure if the flowers chosen are sweeter smelling flowers or if it's just all the notes combined to create something sweet and interesting. There aren't any fruit notes beside the bergamot, and there's not vanilla listed, so I'm not sure whats contributing to the sweetness of this. I don't smell the patchouli that is listed. It's a hard perfume to describe for this reason, but all I know is it's pretty and I love it. It's soft but it has somewhat of a creaminess to it, without it being desserty (it's not a gourmand/dessert perfume). If anyone is curious about it but doesn't want to buy a full bottle, FrangranceNet has a rollerball on their site. Gorgeous!

My adopted 10 year old son is becoming a real "Renaissance Man". He is the typical boy...into video games, watching and playing all sorts of sports, wrestling with his dad and showing the first signs of interest in girls. However, he also loves and appreciates my interests...vintage clothing and cars, classic movies from the 20s, 30s, 40s and 50s (especially musicals) and fragrance. With him it is definitely aromatherapy and usually happens at bedtime. He loves sniffing the bottles of my high end fragrances such as my vintages of Jean Patou's Joy, Fracas & Bandit, Chanel No. 5 & Chanel Coco, Guerlain Shalimar & Mitsouko, D'Orsay Intoxication and so many more. When he has trouble sleeping I allow him to raid my cheapies to spray on his pillow. I doubt that any of his buddies know about this, lol. Fancy Love is one of his favorites, lulling him into a sweet, peaceful sleep. I wear it to bed on occassion myself. This fragrance reminds me of Angora sweaters, kittens, powder puffs, baby chicks. It has great longevity and initially goes on strong. However, it dries down into sweet softness. We have not tried any other JS fragrance as this was a $3 blind buy from a Thrift Shop. If JS's other cheapies are on par as this one, I'll be game!!!

Wow, this is like a superior version of Burberry Woman! It has the same peach note, shampoo-floral freshness, custardy vanilla and fuzzy woody base. I know it lists peach blossom and not peach as a note, but honestly it smells like peaches, and also a little bit like apricots. Warm and lactonic fruitiness. The champagne note and bergamot are a nice touch that add a certain sparkle to the opening. But the overall effect is very warm, cozy and delicious, kind of autumnal with a harvest vibe. Which doesn't mean that it wouldn't work in other seasons, it's a real all-year-round feel good perfume to me. As you can see in the "this reminds me of" column, there are many fragrances that are roughly in the same family, some more so, some less. Burberry Woman is the mother of all of them, but I like Fancy Love better. It feels creamier and airier and doesn't have the green apple note that I find to be quite strong in Burberry. I'm not the biggest fan of green apple, so the celebrity version wins for me. Both are rather affordable and perform great on my skin, so it really just boils down to personal taste. I also love Fancy and Fancy Nights, Jessica Simpson's fragrance line really does not disappoint.

I purchased Fancy Love specifically for the frangipani note because plumerias are my absolute favorite flower and scent in the world. Anything with frangipani I am willing to try, and I was not disappointed. The frangipani is not the most dominant note but it plays a key part in the loveliness of this fragrance. Upon the first spray, I definitely get that citrus and champagne sparkle. Once it begins drying down, the floral mixture is so smooth! It's a little tropical, a little silky, but equal parts beautiful. As time goes on it warms up, but the fragrance is never overpowering or cloying. The longevity and sillage are typical for what you'd expect from a cheaper celebrity fragrance, but this blend does not smell cheap to me. However, fair warning, my husband did say that, while pleasant, it smells a little like a grandma. I suspect he believes all grandmothers smell like flowers. For the price, I think it's a safe purchase just to try it and see for yourself if you enjoy a good floral mix. You can usually find this at your local discount retailers like TJ Maxx or Burlington. I'll be purchasing the body spray and a backup bottle if I spot it on clearance again.