100 Days Later - 25 Things Before My 25th Birthday

I just wanted to do a quick update on my 25 list. My birthday was 100 days ago! Crazy!

1. Do a 100 Days Declutter Challenge (Happening right now - see here)

2. Move 

3. Do a Photo an Hour challenge every month (12 times December 2012 - November 2013) (February 2013) 

4. Read books that start with all the letters of the alphabet (a-z) and review them. (4/26) (See main list here)

5. Read books that by authors last name (a-z) and review them. (4/26) (See reviews here)

6. Start an inspirational book.

7. Sew seven pieces of clothing.

8. Learn how to draw (I have started to paint more)

9. Improve my handwriting

10. Make and write Christmas cards AND send them

11. Go for a road trip

12. Go camping

13. Write and publish a short story

14. Write and publish 5 poems

15. Write and publish a small poetry book

16. Publish on my blog 5 cookie recipes

17. Publish on my blog 2 Do It Yourself

18. Publish on my blog 12 soup recipes 

19. Take 12 outfit photos (1/12) (See here)

20. Open up an online handmade shop 

21. Have over 250 published posts on my blog (150/250)

22. Start the free advertising on my blog Started! (See here) 

23. Be more organized. 

24. Do the 200 sit-up challenge

25. Not gain weight

Perfume Challenge Update #2

This week my perfume challenge was a total bust, or maybe a success, it is hard to determine. I did find most of this week perfumes just horrible! The two that stood up were Eau D'Énergie by Biotherm and Acqua di Gioia by Giorgio Armani. The first problem I had with the others is that they were just too heavy and I don't like heavy perfumes, some had vanilla in them and some just smelled bad! I have had this post all written up for a week but I was having hard time with taking the pictures! 

Guerlain - Shalimar Parfum Initial L'Eau
Fragrance notes: Orange, Bergamot, Grapefruit, Neroli, Damascena rose, Jasmine, Iris, Vanilla, Tonka bean

Durability: It had decent durability, nothing special but not a vanishing act. 

Mr. Handsome: Liked it.
Me: Didn't like it the first time I had it on but it kinda grew on me, I do feel it is a bit heavy.  
Verdict: I am not 100% sold on this one, I think I am about 45% sold on it. So it will go into the won't buy pile.  

Giorgio Armani -   Acqua di Gioia

Fragrance notes: Mint, Brown Sugar, Lemon, Jasmine, Peony, Pink Pepper, Cedar Wood, Labdanum.

Durability: Doesn't last at all. I would have to re-spray it almost every twenty minutes! 

Mr. Handsome: It's alright. 
Me: Yes, I love it, it smells super fresh and light with enough sweetness without smelling like a lollipop. 

Verdict: I am really on the edge of this one, the only  problem I have with it is how little it lasts on the skin! I hate carrying perfume bottles with me because I have broken 3 cameras that way! To conclude, I think it will go on my not buying list.

*No picture, probably threw away the sample before I took one*
Biotherm - Eau D'Énergie

Fragrance notes: orange, mandarin, physalis, lemon, apricots, jasmine, cyclamen, cedar and musk.

Durability: Bad, I would always have to carry it with me if I wanted to be able to smell it. 

Mr. Handsome: It is alright

Me: Meh, 2 minutes after I spray it on it doesn't really smell like anything except for musk and I don't like musk. 

Verdict: Won't buy it.

Estée Lauder - Sensuous

Fragrance notes: Ghost Lily Accord, Magnolia, Jasmine, Molten Woods, Amber, Black Pepper, Mandarin Pulp, Honey

Durability: Good durability, smelled it on me all day and night and wanted to cry every time since it smelled bad.

Mr. Handsome: He really didn't have any opinion on it.
Me: I don't like how it smells, it somehow smells stale and old. It feels just to heavy and I like more of fresh and sweet perfumes.
Verdict: Won't buy it

La Prairie - Silver Rain

Fragrance notes: Apple, Anise, Bergamot, Gardenia, Mahnolia, Jasmine, Patchouli leaves, Vanilla, Musk

Durability: Lasted for a decent amount of time.

Mr. Handsome: No, didn't like it all and it gave him a headache. 

Me: No, it did smell quite vile.

Verdict: Won't buy it.

I didn't really finish the samples this week, the perfumes were just so uninteresting and some of the I couldn't even force myself to wear again! 

My next week perfumes are: 
Dior - J'adore
Lancôme - Trésor

Van Cleef & Arpels - Oriens

Chloé  - Love, Chloé
YSL - Parisienne

Bisous

P.S. Check out my other Perfume Challenge Posts.

Nail Polish: Yves Rocher - Nail Lacquer High Colour High Shine - 12 Rose Fuchsia

This is one of my favorite nail polish and it is actually almost finished! I love the color, the consistency and just about everything about it.

The nail polish I am talking about is the Yves Rocher - Nail Lacquer - 12 Rose Fuschia - ($5), I have had it for a long time and it is still as awesome as the day I bought it. I hate when nail polishes go funky in couple of months.

It really is super shiny and the color is just amazing! I put on two coats of the nail polish and one coat of Incolore from Mavala and on my ring finger I have two coats of the Frosting topcoat from Catrice.

I am definitely keeping this one and it will probably be one of the nail polishes I will finish before the summer.  It is as well very likely I will finish my Incolore topcoat soon! I hate how the Frosting topcoat looks when it is photographed, it annoys me quite a lot because I take my pictures with natural light and no flash and it still doesn't really show how pretty the topcoat looks! 

Bisous

100 Days of Decluttering #5

Just a quick update for my Decluttering challenge, a bit more than month left and I need to start throwing things away! This was actually supposed to be posted last weekend but I forgot!

Thrown Away (and the reason why)
- Yves Rocher - Yria - Age Repair Nail Polish - 307 Rouge Imperial (old, wrote about it here)
- Guerlain - Shalimar Parfum Initial L'Eau (See Perfume Update #2)

- Giorgio Armani -  Acqua di Gioia

- Biotherm - Eau D'Énergie

- Estée Lauder - Sensuous

- La Prairie - Silver Rain
- Black jersey dress (see here)

Bisous

P.S. Check out my previous posts about my Decluttering Challenge