Guerlains at Bergdorfs.

Happy Friday everyone! Just a quick reminder that our Facebook Fragrance giveaway closes today Friday January 28th at 3:00PM PST. So please make sure leave a comment on this thread to enter. One winner will win a personalized selection of fragrance samples from my stash. They will be unmarked, and after the winner picks their favorite (about a month after today), the "identities" of the perfumes will be revealed on our Facebook page. It's a great chance for 1 lucky winner to try a lot of different perfumes blindly. Should be fun! Click here to enter.

I just want to take a moment to gush about perfume for a bit. Long before I was ever into nails, I really loved perfume. The olfactory senses have such a strong effect on your overall presence. A bad smell can damper the mood, make you upset or even sick! But something pleasant can being uplifting, seductive, inviting, refreshing... just really positive.

Before I had really educated myself on fragrance, I was a little overwhelmed with the saturation of fragrances on the market and how little I knew about notes, composition, ingredients, etc. The wonderful men and women at Makeupalley's fragrance board opened my eyes to an entire world of perfumistas! Of course the beauty junkie in me immediately became immersed in the world of perfume. I enjoyed reading blogs like Perfume Shrine and Now Smell This and attended fragrance events (yes, they exist) like Sniffapalooza in New York. Along the way, I met a lot of fabulous people and sniffed a lot beautiful scents. I am so excited to have the chance to share some of my collection with you guys! So go enter our Facebook Fragrance Giveaway!

A fragrance basket at Bergdorfs.

More Guerlains.

Bond No. 9

Chanel No. 5 Eau Premiere

Do you like perfume as much as you like nails or makeup? If you don't like perfume, why do you think that is? What are some of your favorite perfumes for the season?