topic Re: BBW fragrances...yay? or nay? in Beauty

BBW fragrances...yay? or nay?

Quinny — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 09:01:37 GMT

I have never tried any of BBW's perfumes or fragrance body mists. The only scented item I've ever had from them is hand cream.

I always notice their fragrance area of the store is teeming with people, I thought there must be something to that.

Have you ever tried their fragrances? What is your favorite? Are they long lasting?

Thanx!!

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Sister Golden Hair — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 09:10:23 GMT

I mostly use their hand and body creams but I do like ""Forever Midnight"" perfume.

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Sister Golden Hair — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 09:18:43 GMT

When they have their sales, I will buy the fragrance mist to use in the bathroom.

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Grade1Teach — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 12:53:23 GMT

I find many of their perfumes to be very strong --

However, I do like some of their fragrance mists for summertime. I have always enjoyed Cucumber Melon (so refreshing!) and Twisted Peppermint. Other than that, I don't do well with their fragrances because they give me a headache.

I like their room mists too...

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Cardamom — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 13:35:22 GMT

If you get them on sale I say yay. Why not? They are so cheap and there are some fun seasonal type scents. A lot of them are very very sweet and not for me. Their semi annual sale is on now and they are selling some fragrances for $3.50 so I'd definitely check it out and see of there are any you like. They don't have great staying power. I use them like a body spray. I may even spritz a few times a day but they are cheap so I don't care. I must have about 10 fragrances and I haven't finished one yet. They aren't my full time perfume though.

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glmama — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 16:48:12 GMT

I've never loved any of the BBW fragrances. Occasionally, I do buy some of their lotions and body creams, like VBN, for instance. I do buy candles and the plug-ins occasionally, but find that I never really LOVE any of their scents. I find them to be a tad cloying. But sometimes the body creams are nice on their own, IMO. Oh, and I find that the lotions and creams do have long-lasting scents.

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wonderfulworld — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 16:52:03 GMT

I was in the store recently to purchase some soap (got the Winter White Woods recommended on these boards, very, very nice) and to get to $30.00 for my coupon I purchased Wild Madagascar Vanilla Sheer Perfume Mist.

It is a spritz and softer than Warm Vanilla Sugar. Maybe a little musk or powder or something to tone it down. Wrist to wrist it is a bit like philosophy Sweet Vanilla Fig spritz. I think I like it better than the philosophy. It smells 'cleaner' to me than Sweet Vanilla Fig. I often mix either of those with Pure Grace Spritz.

My favorite their is Moonlight Path...worth a sniff. It has been around a long time. Very calming.

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paShar — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 17:53:12 GMT

I used to wear their Moonlight Path all the time. Then, for some reason, I just couldn't stand it anymore.

I do love their liquid soaps. I have the Cucumber Melon in one bathroom and the Lemon Foaming Soap in my kitchen.

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traveler — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 17:55:26 GMT

No BBW stores here but I went in Michigan. Liked the lotions but the candles never had a strong throw to me. Maybe the room was too big.

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ginabfly — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 18:03:20 GMT

I used BBW for many years, but the last few years either my sense of smell became more sensitive, or every one of their fragrances became super strong. I used to love BBW, and I still go in the store occasionally to check out scents. But usually even if I find one I like and buy it, after I have it and use it, it's just too strong for me. I try to only buy the travel sizes now so I'm not stuck with a huge bottle that I never use. I really wish they made a line of light fragrances!

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ginabfly — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 18:04:21 GMT

I do like some of their hand soaps though, but even they can linger and be too strong on the hands after washing so I have to be careful what scent I pick.

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ChynnaBlue — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 18:31:08 GMT

I HATE their body lotions and perfumes. They always turn on me and smell disgusting 15 minutes after I put them on OR they give me an allergic reaction. They make some fragrances that I literally have to ask women in my area of the office not to wear or use some BBW scents at work because they give me an asthma attack. I've had to leave meetings because someone was wearing one of their amber scents. (And I have loved and worn other amber scents since I was a teenager. It's just their amber scents that give me an asthma attack.)

I do like their hand soaps and some of the wallflowers, just not any of their sprays or lotions.

I recommend trying one on in the store and then leave and decide at least an hour or more later if you want to buy it. That's what I do with all perfumes because I've bought too many that I loved at first sniff and that gave me problems later on.

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rhinovodka — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 18:35:23 GMT

My favorites are the following:

Japanese Cherry Blossom

Cashmere Glow

Brown Sugar & Fig (only available online)

I also love the Vanilla Buttercream hand cream.

I pretty much use the fragrance mists everyday. They do last a long time, however I think the old scents were much better than some of the newer ones but they do have a nice selection.

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suzyQ3 — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 19:17:35 GMT

I've had trouble sometimes just walking around in their stores because I can be sensitive to fragrance overload. When I have managed to test some of their scents, none called to me.

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appleseed — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 19:45:20 GMT

Since (sense? haha) Harry Slatkin left, I don't care for their products. Much too chemically and overpowering.. However, some of Slatkin's originals are still around for the seasonal offerings in their home fragrance line, I believe, like vanilla bean Noel, winter, and fresh balsam. Those are very nice!

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tototwo — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 20:58:22 GMT

Yay! There are some I like, some I don't. For winter I use Cashmere Glow -- a very warm fragrance. In summer I use their Cotton Blossom or similar. I don't 'experiment' much. I have my favorites and I buy the same ones over and over.

I'll add that I don't use the spray fragrances. I apply lotion all over after my morning shower and the fragrance lasts on my skin (very faintly!) all day long. I buy the 'travel size' lotions to keep in my go-bag for traveling.

I also recommend their Vanilla Buttercream hand cream that was recommended on this board a while back. It's yummy!