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Leslie Blodgett Perfume Diaries Bare Skin EdP

I was wandering around Sephora the other day while a friend, Jill from Pearl Sugar, was looking for new make-up. While browsing around the standard perfume choices (and schooling one of the employees on their own offerings) when I stumbled across the first offering from Leslie Blodgett's Perfume Diaries line, Bare Skin. I liked the packaging and description and was intrigued, so I sampled away.

Here's what Sephora has to say about Bare Skin:

Imagine you're on a beach. The warm rays are beating down on you. There is nothing on the agenda for days, save for sunbathing and sleeping in. Leslie Blodgett has captured the ultimate vacation th rough fragrance with this intoxicating blend of creamy sensuality, dreamy florals and sexy musks. Glowing, gorgeous sun-kissed skin that just begs to be touched is at the heart of this limited-edition scent, created exclusively for Sephora.

Notes:(top)Black Pepper, Freesia, Anise, (mid)Iris, Vanilla Orchid, Plumeria, Patchouli; (bot)Sandalwood, Labdanum, Musk.

The first thing I thought when I tried this was, "Wow, this is surprisingly complex...and good!" It stars sweet and spicy, then it balances with a bit of pepper and oil, like the smell of a supple and well-oiled leather seats of an expensive sports car with the windows rolled down and the smell of vanilla and flowers in the air. After the dry down I get the sandalwood and labdanum, but faintly at first, then growing stronger. Mostly I get a lovely spice and oil mix that reminds me a bit of Caron Tabac Blond.

This scent would make an excellent scent for a man or a woman. When I smell it, I think of something much more expensive than you'd think for the price point. I get a mental picture of a very expensive car speeding along the beautiful cliffs of the 101, walls rising up from the merciless slams of the ocean, twisting and turning dangerously. I imagine driving too fast along the curves, windows down, music up, sunglasses reflecting the setting sun as the smells of the ocean, the leather seats, the flowers that climb the cliffs all in bloom dancing on the wind as it whips through the car. And I don't care if you're a man or a woman, that is a lovely smell and wondrous experience.

You can buy Bare Skin EdP for a mere $55 for 1.7oz from Sephora, Amazon, and other equally accessible locales. It is also available in a solid perfume and and body cream for equally low prices.

"You got a fast car
but is it fast enough so we can fly away?
We gotta make a decision.
We leave tonight or live and die this way.
I remember when we were driving, driving in your car.
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk.
City lights lay out before us
and your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder.
And I had a feeling that I belonged.
And I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone."
- "Fast Car," Tracy Chapman

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