I LOVE EVERYTHING IN "EXCESS" TOKYO MILK DARK PARFUM

Today I am happy to share with you all a parfum line that I have fallen in love with. Its designed by Margot Elena.

Margot Elena has been inspired by beauty and art from a very young age growing up amongst parents who were a classically trained musician and a fine artist. So it was just matter of time before Margot's own creativity would bloom. Now flash forward to present day and Margot has not one line of fragrance but four which you can check out each one here

www.lollialife.com
www.libraryofflowers.com
www.loveandtoast.com
www.tokyo-milk.com

Margot Elena is a niche market that creates small batches of beautifully crafted products and satisfying a specific market of interest, in this case parfum.

Lets get to the review of the Tokyo-Milk Dark Parfum #28 called EXCESS

The bottles to this parfum line are amazing and definitely befitting to my character. I love the solid matte black glass bottle and the simple yet effective white graphics

 

The gun metal cap is also sleek and adds to the edginess of this "Dark" line

 

The packing I give a 10/10. I have heard other reviews about people having issues with the atomizer, but since I have started using it I haven't faced any problems. I think this product looks high end and certainly is eye catching because it's quite unique.

 

The notes that make up EXCESS are as follows

Amber Resin, Blood Orange, Oak Bark and Patchouli

 

The thing that makes this fragrance line even more appealing is that its suitable for men or women. However I have read that some scents lean more feminine so it's just a matter of smelling them before buying.

I on the other hand did a blind buy with this parfum never having smelled it. I know that is dangerous in the world of fragrance, but often times then not I can read what the scent notes are and will know from that if I will love it or hate it. I think I have only bought 2 failed parfumes in the past couple of years working off this method. I have a very acute sense of smell that in some cases can be a gift and a curse.

 

I would say EXCESS does tend to be a spicy warm scent that takes on a rather masculine tone. I love this as I am not a floral flight of fancy type girl, so this works well for me and my overall body chemistry, which plays a pivotal role in parfum purchasing. I feel I really smell a burst of the blood orange on first spray and then it immediately starts to warm up and take on the amber resin and oak bark. As it melds with the oils in my skin and on dry down I get a mild scent of Patchouli, which I am a huge fan of because its very earthy, but I know that this is a scent you either love or hate.  

Don't get me wrong I love gourmand scents like vanilla, cake, apples and coconut, but if its to much then it gives me a head ache. Often times I feel that Bath & Body works can be enjoyable in small doses, but even that starts to remind me of scents associated with teenage girls who want to smell oozy sweet for the boys at school.

 

I think parfum is a very personal purchase and there for I don't like anyone to buy it for me unless I specify exactly what I want. I think it's more important to take your time, spend the money and get a quality product then just any old thing for the sake of spraying on a smell.

 

That's why I probably have one of the smallest parfum collections known to woman because I tend to be extremely selective in this area.

 

Mind you I think that will be changing now that I have hit on Tokyo-Milk. These scents to me say "Mature, but not old lady, sexy, mysterious, desire, sensual, intriguing, curious"

 

I also like that the main notes of the parfum are clearly marked on the bottle so that you can let someone else know if they are interested in what your wearing.

 

There are 7 other scents in this line which are

                                          Arsenic (This is my next purchase)

Bittersweet

Bulletproof

Crushed

Everything & Nothing

La Vie La Mort

Tainted Love 

 

The best part is you are getting 47.3ml of eau de PARFUM, not eau de toilette and its extremely reasonably priced at $36/$38 Cad a bottle

 

I can't wait to experience my next bottle of Tokyo-Milk Dark and hope that you all take the journey one day to in finding your perfect dark scent;)

 

LET ME KNOW IN THE COMMENTS IF THIS LINE APPEALS TO YOU, OR IF YOU ALREADY OWN ANYTHING FROM TOKYO-MILK???

 

Hope you all enjoyed this in depth review on EXCESS from Tokyo-Milk

 

You can check out lots more at the website

http://tokyo-milk.com/t/femme-fatale

 

Thank you for continued support to Makeup'Asylum and come back often

 

STAY BEAUTIFUL XO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

***MEN'S MONDAY*** IRONMAN GLORY COLOGNE FROM AVON

HI GUYS,

Here we are back with another edition of MEN'S MONDAY, hope all you men out there are starting your week off right and enjoying the kick off of summer. HAPPY CANADA DAY TO ALL YOU CANADIAN FELLA'S EVERYWHERE.

Today we are going to be talking about the cologne brought out by Avon called IRONMAN GLORY. This scent comes on strong with that big hit of citrus, then as it warms to the skin you will get that beautiful essence of the icy bergamot and then as it dries down you start to notice the subtle notes of cedarwood playing gently in the background and marrying beautifully with the citrus and bergamot notes.

 

I find this a nice clean scent and it certainly is a great summer active scent. For me this evokes thoughts of the outdoors, pine trees, camping, swimming, warming up by a nighttime camp fire. The only issue I have with this cologne is that you may have to reapply throughout the day, as I personally feel it fades, but for the price you can reapply without worry.

 

To me there is nothing more sexy then a warm summer night and a delicious smelling man to spend it with. Scent plays such a big part in how we ultimately feel around someone. If the person is wearing something irritating you may find yourself wanting to run away or punch them in the face LOL, the last part was a joke.....kind of. However if a man is wearing a cologne that suits him just right that can be a huge turn on and will be sure to score points with the ladies in your company, or men if that's what you prefer;)

 

I am going out on a limb here and being a bit brash. I don't mind a guy who can't wear cologne if he is sensitive to fragrance, that's fine as long as you smell fresh and clean from soap and water. A little bit of manly sweat is ok, but if you have a full on B.O funk, that is so not cool in my books and I think I could comfortably speak for many. On the other hand there is nothing worse then a dirty body wearing cologne, if I smell that I will surely gag. So don't bother wearing cologne if your doing it to mask odor, it's just going to make matters worse.

 

So if your looking for an inexpensive summer time scent then grab yourself a bottle of this lovely amber coloured cologne it's worth the purchase.

 

IF YOU HAVE USED IRONMAN GLORY PLEASE LEAVE ME YOUR THOUGHTS IN THE COMMENTS AND TELL ME WHY YOU LOVE IT OR HATE IT

 

I got this for my husband for around $14 CAD

 

The one thing I find is Avon cologne is far better then the ladies perfumes which really struggle in my eyes. Also there is always some excellent offer to be had. So find a rep in your area or you can order on line at

 

www.avon.ca

or

www.avon.com

 

Thanks to those who have embraced my new "MEN'S MONDAY" segment and till next time

 

STAY CLEAN AND FRESH MEN XO