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Jessica Simpson Fancy EDP Spray 100 ml

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these terms and conditions in full. If you disagree with any part of these terms and conditions, do not be liable for any direct, indirect or consequential loss or damage arising under these terms and Simpson partnered with Parlux fragrances in 2008 to launch a more mature perfume, Fancy, whose success has spawned multiple flankers. Nonetheless, much of creativity is just combining ideas that came before you, and the sweet lactonic base of Curve Crush and the pink plastic fruit top of Burberry Brit are, indeed, two ideas that blend well together in this fragrance. Thus, though most of the components of Fancy are things I’ve seen before, the combination does make sense.

He starts very fruity I perceive clearly the apricot and also red berries. The pear shows me unfortunately not. After this short prelude, liquid, light caramel notes are very present for me. The vanilla permanently hovers very young and light above all the fragrance notes. The strong sweetness in the heart is softened by soft sandalwood.

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No offence to anyone who loves Fancy, but I cannot recommend it. Anyone who really loves caramel as a note may want to try this, but beware that although there is a strong caramel note in it, the fragrance is very synthetic smelling. It has tenacious longevity and outstanding projection and sillage. If anyone wants a celebrity gourmand fragrance, I recommend Queen Latifah's Queen over Fancy. Queen is boozy and gourmand, but it does not have the strong synthetic smell of Fancy. In any case, that mixture of milk and brown sugar does approximate caramel well enough, especially as time goes on and Fancy warms up on the skin. Though I couldn’t find anything near caramel here at first, fifteen to thirty minutes in I can accept that the milk-and-sugar mix is slowly melting into an increasingly golden and caramel-like mixture.

Simpson's next album, "A Public Affair," went Gold, and her 2008 album, "Do you Know," reflected a return to Simpson's Texas roots and a country music sound. "Do You Know" was Jessica Simpson's first #1 album. Simpson also returned to reality television with appearances on the series, "The Price of Beauty" and "Fashion Star."

Jessica Simpson defied expectation with her celebuscent, Fancy Nights. Not that I see her donning a lab coat and protective goggles while comparing methods of oakmoss extraction. Maybe this did, in fact, take place. I highly doubt it but one never knows. Oh, but to take a whiff of this beauty, one has to wonder if maybe she could hold a discussion about such things. After smelling Fancy, I can say for the first time that I truly understand what people mean whence they describe a fragrance as smelling "synthetic." It is best to smell this fragrance as it wafts up to your nose from your arms as it does not smell at all pleasant if you place your nose close to your arm to sniff it, which is untrue of every other fragrance I have tried. As a side note, and interestingly enough, the nose behind Fancy also created Thierry Mugler Womanity, which I have not smelt. Simpson entered the perfume world in 2004, partnering with the founder of the Clean line, Randi Shinder, to produce a line of edible lip glosses, perfumes and cosmetics called Dessert Beauty and aimed at a young market.

I don’t terribly mind this phase of Fancy: it’s uninteresting, artificial, and safe, but the base notes’ sweetness without the plastic fruit overload on top is not too cloying when you get used to it. The hint of white florals adds a nice soft touch, and the artificial qualities of the scent don’t get too headache-y for me at this stage. I have seen that there is a lot of love for this fragrance, so I would like to observe here that I do not categorically dismiss all celebrity perfumes. There are serious quality differences between this one and Britney Spears BELIEVE or MIDNIGHT FANTASY or the four Kat Von D launches which I recently reviewed. This Parlux creation seems to be made with components at about the level of Coty non-prestige launches such as Halle Berry HALLE. I am sorry but this is simply too low for my nose and very unpleasant to wear on my skin.

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Fancy Nights by Jessica Simpson is a real, big surprise. I'm a fan of patchouli and I adore its scent, however I hadn't managed to find a well-done patchouli fragrance that wasn't niche or from an upscale, commercialised brand, until now.

Refreshingly, this sweet base is shaped by caramel and those milky notes to make it smoother and more soothing than many straight vanilla-sugar or playdough-like almond sweet scents. The sweetness is most overwhelming, confusing, and slightly cloying in the fruity opening, and is pared down as the fruits gradually evaporate, leaving a still-quite-sweet-but-quieter-and-more-comforting base. The sugar from the caramel and the cream from those lactonic notes ease the transition as the fruits bow out and the quieter sweet tail of this fragrance begins. Still, these are not objectively bad things. Pretty pink doll’s head and lotion is a style that is comforting and flattering for many people. This is an admittedly well-executed collision of those worlds: shampoo fruity scent, doll’s head plastic sweet scent, milky perfume-y caramel, and heavenly realistic brunt-sugar-cookie gourmand. Pulling that off in a well-balanced way takes mastery, and there’s no doubt that nose Alexis Dadier was up to the job.In the last four to six hours or so, the milk and gauzy artificial sweet sheen tap out, leaving a very faint caramel-almond haze that’s actually quite delicious. This is where I can understand the “burnt sugar cookie” comparison. The late drydown is a bona fide almond-caramel-cookie gourmand, with no fruit and berries, petals or milk anywhere in sight. The warm, liquid, melty notes have cooled down and coalesced, and the result of this simple delight of a baked good. Simpson is also noted for her fashion line, Jessica Simpson Collection, which produces clothing, handbags and shoes and is one of her most successful business ventures to date. The balance here is impressive, and the evolution is solid. Despite initially feeling like an uninspired copycat early 2000s sweet scent, Fancy does bring its own distinct thing to the table, particularly in that gorgeous gourmand drydown. I can see how this became a classic early 2000s sugary-fruity perfume.

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