Fragrances: My Vivienne Westwood "Cheeky Alice" Fragrance and Gift

I got this a while ago (a few months now), but just realised that I might post it on my blog just for randomness *^^* It came with a quirky Vivienne Westwood cosmetic bag, and so I decided to try their fragrance for the first time. I own accessories from Vivienne Westwood (leather goods i.e. bags and wallets, but I never tried their fragrances).
 I haven't opened my bottle of VW Cheeky Alice yet, but I know it's a light floral fragrance *^^* and I tried it before I bought it. I'm saving it for an official opening one day when it's needed o(*^^*)o 

Vivienne Westwood is very popular with sub-culture groups and extremely famous in Asia (for her relationship with Punk - notably Sex Pistols manager - and influencing fashion in Kpop/Jrock groups).

The new fragrance from Vivienne Westwood is this feminine and provocative perfume which perfectly embodies our Cheeky Alice. At the heart of this cheeky and delightful fragrance is a fresh and floral bouquet that perfectly captures Alice's femininity and impertinence. The delicacy of the lily of the valley catches your attention and subtly leads you to a voluptuous and noble fragrance of fresh peony mixed with a touch of rose, eternal symbol of womanhood. The bottle looks like the flask of a magic potion. Its sensual and voluptuous line is adorned with an adorable red bracelet that fastens with two hearts symbolising Alice's magnetism and irresistibility. 

It's an 'eau de Toilette' which I don't usually buy but it was a refreshing light scent *^^*. I usually go for 'eau de Parfum'; it just indicates that there is a higher 'perfume to alcohol' ratio. The higher the perfume the longer the scent stays and less of an 'alcohol smell' which is usually stingy and overpowering *shudder*. But a higher perfume ratio such as 'eau de Parfum' or 'Parfum' (pure perfume) means it comes at a higher price. Now you know why cheap fragrances can be quite nasty and stingy to smell! So be careful *^^*

I'm very particular about fragrances, I've only ever used 4 fragrances in my life time and stuck to them. I had to move from my first 'signature fragrance' since it got discontinued ( ; _ ; ) it was gorgeous. And the next two were of the same brand, one for Summer and the other for Winter. And then this X'mas I received a new brand of fragrance which is much darker and stronger than my usual floral scents.

Fragrances change, or more accurately, they react to our natural body scent as soon as we apply them. Everyone is different and even if we wore the same perfume or fragrance, the result would be different. Out natural body chemicals bring out different aspects of the perfume: we emphasise various ingredients of the fragrance according to the reaction.

For me, I have to be careful of 'sweet' fragrances.. as my reactions tend to exaggerate sweetness. Thus, I cannot use fruity scents or it becomes overpoweringly sweet. Even at a young age, having tried my Mother's fragrances which were mature and very lady-like, strong types of fragrances, they would smell completely different on me compared to her: they would be sweet and somehow lighter (whereas my on my Mother, they'd smell 'darker' or 'heavier'). Therefore I tend to go for woody, floral scents... darker 'night time' kind of fragrances, because as soon as they react with my skin, they'd be so much sweeter - I need to tone it down with heavier scents.

It's really useful once you know what fragrances suit YOU *^^* as you have to understand yourself well in order to find what really suits you and not choose fragrances that react to become too overpowering, or ones that are just 'not right' on you.

Choosing and wearing fragrance is an art, just like and is part of your expression of your personality and tastes; similar to how you choose suitable clothes for yourself. It's a form of fashion sense - to be expressive and functional as well as comfortable and unique! *^^*