Arcana Stars + Flowers Reviews

Hotties!  Here they are, reviews of the Stars + Flowers collection. Adhara: The maidens. Vanilla cream, tangerine, clementine, Nagami peel, black coconut, and a touch of sweet violet. In bottle: Bright citrus! Wet on skin: The vanilla cream blended with the tangerine and clementine are so pretty together.  The sweet violet is soft and cheeky in

Arcana 2015 Meow Collection Reviews

Hello hotties!   The long awaited Arcana Meow collection has landed at The Rhinestone Housewife and we are pleased to bring you reviews. The Meow Collection Scents inspired by the art of female masturbation Fanning the Fur:  Almond, vetiver, luxuriant amber resin, coconut milk, peru balsam, and whiskey. In bottle:  Almond and coconut. Wet on

Arcana 2015 Honey And Venom Collection Reviews

Finally!  At last!   They are here!  Reviews!   Can you tell I’m excited?    Well, you guys have been waiting long enough so here they are……dun dun dun….the reviews.  This Arcana collection will be available at The Rhinestone Housewife while supplies last! The Honey and Venom Collection And in a chair of state was

Arcana Cocktails For Charity Collection Reviews

Hello hotties!   Well the Arcana New Year’s Eve: Cocktails for Charity & Travelers have arrived at The Rhinestone Housewife and are selling fast so if you want something, pick it up now.  This collection is near and dear to Julia and the proceeds are going to a great cause, a family that is currently

Arcana Grotesquerie Reviews

Hello hotties!   Today I bring to you a review post a year in the making.  I know, I know….it’s al ittle late for Hallowe’en reviews but in the honor of A Christmas Carol I’m trying to bring you reviews of collections past.   I feel like this Arcana collection didn’t get as much love

Arcana Small Cottage In A Clearing

Arcana’s Queens Of Snow And Air collection has been a huge hit at The Rhinestone Housewife!  Today we are reviewing Small Cottage In A Clearing. Small Cottage in a Clearing:  The cozy scent of milky coffee with white sugar, cinnamon, ginger, allspice, and a faint undercurrent of dangerous black musk. In bottle:  Cinnamon coffee! Wet

Rhinestone Housewife Arcana Exclusives Reveiws-Genteel and Vulgar

I am so excited to share these with you!  Julia spent months working on them and we’ve finally got them ready for you in the shop.  Genteel and Vulgar-celebrating the dichotomy that is the housewife.   I’ll admit that I’m a mix of the two and I do enjoy wearing one blend on one arm and

Geek Chic Les Femmes Tragiques Reviews

Recently I had an opportunity to review Geek Chic’s latest fragrance collection, Les Femmes Tragiques.  These are presented in a sold scent form, in a traditional slim line lipstick or gloss tube and they are perfect for toting around in your purse.   They are labeled as a net weight of .07 oz and these

The Rhinestone Housewife Blooddrop Exclusives Reviews

Hello hotties!    Well I’m finally getting around to reviewing the exclusive perfume oils from Blooddrop for The Rhinestone Housewife.   I was so thrilled to be able to try them all, I love them! Amethyst-A lush purple blend with scintillating highlights; wine notes, black cherry, sugared blackberries, tender violet, breathy heliotrope. In bottle:  Wine and a

Wild Hybrid Valentine LE Reviews

I had the opportunity to review the new LE Valentine’s Day collection from Wild Hybrid, a lovely company from New Zealand.   Courtier’s Tea–Raspberry jam and clotted cream, genteel perfumes and black tea. In bottle: Jam and a very softly floral perfume. Wet on skin: I can smell the jam and clotted cream, it’s quite

Entire Arcana General Catalog of Perfume Oils Review!

Yes Hotties, it the Arcana review post of DOOM!   I have gone through and reviewed the current general catalog of oils.    Of course, different note work on different people so if you have a different experience with a particular oil, feel free to leave a comment.  It helps readers trying to decide which oils to

Smell Bent Holiday Happening Reviews

Well Smell Bent has put out another really chic limited edition collection.  I do so enjoy a sanely sized LE collection so I really appreciate this collections well curated petite size.  I ordered the full sample set which is $18 including shipping and had my order in about a week.  I have reviewed for you,

Conjure Oils Wu Xing Reviews

I finally got my grubby little hands on samples of the Conjure Oils Wu Xing collection. ********** Yellow Dragon–Aged vanilla resin, ginger infused red patchouli, seductively sweet Medjool dates and exotic Silk Road spices. In bottle:  Soft and spicy. Wet on skin: Right at first I get a blast of ginger red patchouli.   The vanilla

Moxie Nouveau Reviews

I recently branched out into a new perfume oil company for me, Moxie Nouveau-artisan perfumery.   I’ve gotten pretty good at guessing what might work for me so I got down with one bottle and a bunch of samples.  I picked up a sale bottle of Carol Of The Bells and samples of Barefoot, Beachsand, Boardwalk,

Violette Market Diablo Canyon 2012 Reviews

I received my Violette Market order including two bottles from the Diablo Canyon 2012 LE.    I think I chose well because so far I’ve liked them both upon bottle sniffing. Chocolate Mallow Pumpkins:  Dark chocolate, cocoa absolute, plump pumpkin, gooey vanilla marshmallow and golden amber dust. In bottle:  It smells a little bit like chocolate