Dixie's Guide to Fall and Winter Perfumes

Dixie

Despite popular belief, Florida actually has seasons. True, the Sunshine State may have long, humid summers but we do eventually get around to fall and winter. We just don't get all that snow and shit that the rest of y'all do. Basically, we can all bring our winter fashions out of storage without having to worry about snow tires and road salt. All of the cuteness, none of the back-breaking labor. And, with fall and winter fashions comes fall and winter perfumes. 

During the summer, I tend to wear perfumes with citrus notes - scents that are fresh and energizing because Lord knows perfumes are the only fresh scents after a day spent in and out of the heat and humidity. But in fall and winter, I like a heavier, more earthy perfume to warm my senses. These are a few of my stand-by favorites:

Introducing: The Lazy Weekend Poll!

Figgy

Hi, all you delightful Hot Inkers! Today we'll be starting what we hope will be our new Weekend feature--The Lazy Weekend Poll. It's a chance for us to hear from you and for you to have something fun to do on a lazy weekend. It's easy: We ask the question, you respond, we all get to either agree with you or make fun of your choice. That is how we roll. So for our first Lazy Weekend Poll: What is your favorite perfume? Could be the one you're currently wearing (or will when you go out) or the one you're wishing someone would be mne? DKNY's Be Delicious Fresh Blossom. Clunky name, but I can't stop smelling myself when I put it on. What's yours?

Figgy's Perfume Carousel of Madness: The Adventure Begins

Figgy

Confession: Sometimes I've ordered from Sephora just to get the free samples. Specifically, the tiny little bottles of perfume samples. I'm addicted to the little things. I like to collect them and use the ones I like in turns, and I like making fun of the horrible ones.

I have a box full of them, so I decided to pull them out and write gut-reaction, terribly misinformed and possibly offensive reviews of each. They probably won't be helpful at all. I mean, perfume is completely objective. But you should still listen to me.

All I needed was to dip my hand in the box, a special reserve of snark and to wait a while before the next sniff so as not to get 'perfume head'. I might've just made that up.

Let's go.