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    16 August 2012
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    1 March 2013
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Studentdolly's Reviews
 
"Soothe, nourish and restore chapped and dry lips with the Nuxe Reve de Miel Honey Lip Balm, a rich honey-infused lip balm formulated with 100% natural ingredients." - Darcey, Escentual Beauty Team.   Why You'll Love The Nuxe Honey Lip Balm: Best-selling lip balm that repairs dry, damaged lips. 100% of users said it left their lips feeling nourished. Repairs and softens dry and cracked lips. Laced with the natural aroma of grapefruit and lemon. Made from 100% ingredients of natural origin.   What You Need To Know: A true cult-classic, the Nuxe Reve de Miel Lip Balm is an ultra-comforting and replenishing balm that delivers intense nourishment to dry and damaged lips. In fact, 100% of beauty lovers agreed their lips felt nourished immediately after application. Nuxe's rich, non-sticky and matte balm is packed with replenishing natural ingredients to provide lips with a comforting layer of moisture. The lip balm showcases Nuxe's signature lavender honey from Provence, which is known for its nourishing properties that soothe dry, cracked skin. Honey works alongside Propolis Oleoactive to repair your lips, while shea butter comforts skin and reduces tugging during application.   Why It's Escentual: The Reve de Miel Honey Lip Balm is an absolute must-have for anyone who struggles with dry, chapped lips as its thick balm texture melts across your lips to deliver a comfortable, hydrated and well-nourished finish. A fan-favourite lip balm, its frosted glass jar can easily be popped into your handbag for dry lip emergencies - in fact, you'll find it in the desk drawers and handbags of many Team Escentual members. We'll always be obsessed with it. More than just a lip balm, its multi-purpose formula can even be used on your cuticles or massaged around the nose when you've got a cold - the list goes on! Fans of the original balm may have noticed it looks a little different - but don't panic! It's the same nourishing balm as before, but it now has a cleanser formula with 100% natural ingredients as opposed to 90%.   The Best Way To Use It: Apply the Nuxe Reve de Miel Honey Lip Balm to your lips as required. Treat your dry lips to an extra boost of nourishment by applying a thicker layer to the lips as a comforting lip mask before bed.   The Sustainable Side: The Reve de Miel Honey Lip Balm is made from 100% natural origin ingredients. Its packaging is recyclable - right down to its glass pot. Part of Nuxe's wider mission to protect bees, the honey used is Red Label and PGI. in addition, Nuxe sponsor hives located in the Vosges region of France to create new colonies and therefore preserve the species.   Values: Paraben-free, mineral oil-free, artificial fragrance-free.
 
Overall Rating: 
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
Solid gold
Date:1 March 2013
Location: London, UK
Age: 19-29
Gender: Female
Skin type: Combination
Fragrance appeal: 
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
Effectiveness: 
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
Ease of use: 
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
I absolutely love this lip balm, because it is so much more than just a lip balm! In the past I have spent between £30 to under a £1 in my search for the holy grail of lip balms and this one comes close! Lets start off with the packaging, simple but effective, it comes in a beautiful frosted glass pot which feels nice and weighty. The screw lid is great and nice and secure, no worries about it leaking or coming undone in your bag. It opens up to a little pot of gold, the smell is like sweet lemons and honey and is a lovely colour. Now, even though it is a pot and not a stick, I do not find this an issue unlike other potted lip balms. This is because the balm is set deeper just below the top, so it doesn't get all cacky. The actual balm is at first like a cream but then melts onto your lips and feels lovely and silky. It is not sticky or tacky like lip gloss but simply moisturising, it settles in really quickly and gives an ultra soft sheen to the lips making them look healthy and natural. Even though the balm is yellow this is no problem when it is applied. I have had my little pot for a few months now and use it at least twice a day and it is still quite full, a little goes a long way and it lasts for ages too. Since using this balm, even during the winter, I have not had any dry skin or cracked lips at all!! I will say if you do not like the smell at first, don't be put off because once it is on, you can hardly smell it. All in all a fantastic little product and in my opinion one of Frances' best kept beauty secrets! Thanks to Escentual, you don't have to speak the language of love to have beautifully kissable lips!
 
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Micellar Cleansing Water With Rose Petals 200ml
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 Etat Libre d'Orange Charogne Eau de Parfum Spray 50ml
Etat Libre d'Orange Charogne Eau de Parfum Spray 50ml
Notes: bergamot, note of leather, pink berries, ginger, lily accord, ylang ylang, jasmine, incense, natural vanilla, ambrette  absolute, animal notes...  The skin is soft and warmed, yet in some spots almost transparent. Opalescent lily. A tale of Beauty and the Beast. Forsaking flirtation and prudery, the beauty reveals her inner self, daring to expose herself as she truly is. It is the perfect moment. Undaunted, the fatal attraction operates. The beast is actually not far away. He lies in ambush and, as the fine connoisseur he is, anticipates the moment he will take possession of her essence. For him this prey is named desire and he assesses her fully-fledged femininity. The fragrance soars. We are nearly there. It is soon the time when the heart will liquefy and shed its vanilla notes, when leather will melt into a balm and when an unrecognizable anatomy will deliver its precious, sunbathed and uplifting aromas. Blissful pestilence. Believe in the beast, this embrace has the taste of eternity. How could one be without it?
 
Overall Rating: 
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
Stunning and so complex
Date:16 August 2012
Location: London, UK
Age: 19-29
Gender: Female
Fragrance appeal: 
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
Longevity: 
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
I first came across this fragrance in the sample selection. I will admit that when I first tested it, I did not like it, it was so strong and heady, it made my head spin a little, but I could not stop sniffing my wrist. I left it on to settle, I wanted to give it a chance. I am so glad I did, this scent is so complex and goes through so many different little interludes of glorious splendour.
It really is the beauty and the beast combined in one fragrance. The beast comes first before it is transformed into the beauty. It starts off very strong and heady, sweet and musky. You are immediately taken into a world of lust and unrequited love. It is so sensual and sultry, like slipping on a slinky black dress and a mysterious venetian mask. You will feel so feminine and strong, the dominatrix of the upper classes.
After an hour or so, the scent becomes more soft and elegant, still sexy but more understated. Wherever you go, you will leave a trail of stunned men. As time goes on, the scent transforms into the beauty, sweet and musky, elegant and splendid.
This perfume is truly amazing, you will not be disappointed. Do not be put off by the strength of the beast in the beginning, you will be rewarded with beauty.
 
My Product Recommendations
Etat Libre d'Orange Delicious Closet Queen Eau de Parfum Spray 50ml
 
 
 
Etat Libre d'Orange Malaise of the 1970's Eau de Parfum Spray 50ml
4 out of 5(1)
 
 
 
Etat Libre d'Orange Etat Libre d'Orange Discovery Set 19 x 1.5ml
4.6 out of 5(24)
 
 
 
 
 
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 Etat Libre d'Orange Jasmin et Cigarette Eau de Parfum Spray 50ml
Etat Libre d'Orange Jasmin et Cigarette Eau de Parfum Spray 50ml
Notes: Jasmine asbolute, tobacco notes, apricot, tonka beans, curcuma, cedar, amber, musc It is the era of Harcourt Studios when Greta Garbo and Marlene Dietrich magnetised men with a Hollywood look in the eye, smoking a cigarette in a smoky black and white ambiance. Jasmin et Cigarette is also the slightly jasminy smell of a woman's skin when she exposes her freshness to the dark seduction of night. A hazy atmosphere. The reminder of a fantasy, of an indelible trail she leaves on a dress at the break of day or in the intimate memory of the man she loved. It is elegance seen by Gainsbourg, the woman from the 80's who smokes Gitane cigarettes and wears jeans and who, with astounding naturalness, claims her sensuality as a right. Transparency in sophistication, just a trace of jasmine mingled to the so far neglected smell of a cigarette. Jasmin et Cigarette is the twilight zone, the banned, addiction. Nicotine woman or heroine, she is an icon, the woman one longs for.
 
Overall Rating: 
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
A scent that will continue to delight and surprise
Date:16 August 2012
Location: London, UK
Age: 19-29
Gender: Female
Fragrance appeal: 
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
Longevity: 
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
I sampled this fragrance through the try before you buy sample pack and I was pleasantly surprised! You can smell both the Jasmine and tobacco immediately, the jasmine is stronger than the tobacco scent though. To my amazement, these two scents compliment each other brilliantly, such simple components, but blended together are exquisite. I wore it to the cinema and every few minutes I would be smelling my wrist.
The perfume lasts for ages and like a good wine, just gets better with time! I would highly recommend this product but be careful you don't want everyone smelling as beautiful as yourself!
 
My Product Recommendations
Etat Libre d'Orange Don't Get Me Wrong Baby Eau de Parfum Spray 50ml
 
 
 
 
 
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 Etat Libre d'Orange Etat Libre d'Orange Discovery Set 19 x 1.5ml
Etat Libre d'Orange Etat Libre d'Orange Discovery Set 19 x 1.5ml
Try the whole range of Etat Libre d'Orange fragrances with Escentual's discovery pack. Plus when you buy the sample pack, we'll send you a voucher for £19.75 off any full bottle of Etat Libre d'Orange fragrance - so you can try before you buy! In the pack you'll receive 19 x 1.5ml tester samples. Fragrances included in the sampler set can be seen below: o    - Archives 69 o    - Bijou Romantique o    - Charogne o    - Dangerous Complicity o    - Delicious Closet Queen o    - Divin' Enfant o    - Eau de Protection Rossy de Palma o    - Fat Electrician o    - Fils de Dieu o    - Jasmin et Cigarette o    - Je Suis Un Homme o    - La Fin du Monde o    - Noel au Balcon o    - Putain des Palaces o    - Rien o    - The Afternoon of a Faun o    - Tilda Swinton Like This o    - Tom of Finland o    - Vierges et Toréros   We will send you an email with the discount voucher code once your Etat Libre d'Orange Sample Pack has been dispatched from our warehouse. *The discount voucher will be emailed to the customer once the sample pack has been purchased and dispatched. The voucher will entitle the customer to £19.75 off any full priced Etat Libre d'Orange fragrance. The voucher is not valid against another sample pack. Each voucher can only be redeemed once. The voucher is valid for 60 days after the purchase of the sample pack. Due to the nature of these sample sets, this product is non-refundable.
 
Overall Rating: 
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
Brilliant starter kit for a Niche fragrance Brand!
Date:16 August 2012
Location: London, UK
Age: 19-29
Gender: Female
Fragrance appeal: 
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
Longevity: 
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
I ordered this selection and two days later it was here! I will say that not all the samples will be for everyone, but I managed to find about seven or eight which I have fallen in love with! None of these fragrances could be described as mainstream or samey, each one is unique! The samples may sound small, but a little goes a long way, some of them are so potent you can smell them before even opening them!
I was torn between Etat Libre D'Orange and the Serge Lutens sample pack, but I am so glad that I got this one. Some of them may not smell nice to start with but give them a chance, as they develop they just get better!
What I like most is that no one else will be wearing the same perfume as you, which is something very special, I have already ordered a full bottle of my favourite, Charogne, such a complex scent!!
One thing I will say, is don't read the translations before you try the scent, they may just put you off a little!
 
My Product Recommendations
Etat Libre d'Orange Charogne Eau de Parfum Spray 50ml
5 out of 5(3)
 
 
 
Etat Libre d'Orange Delicious Closet Queen Eau de Parfum Spray 50ml
 
 
 
Etat Libre d'Orange Don't Get Me Wrong Baby Eau de Parfum Spray 50ml
 
 
 
 
 
+2points
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