Opulent Alchemy

I love to buy perfumes but they can be a bit pricey even when buying them in roller ball form. I was scouring through Etsy when I saw this seller called Opulent Alchemy. The store sold perfumes that were dupes of the original perfumes sold in Sephora. Now, I was a bit skeptical but when I saw the selection of perfumes and price, I couldn't resist.

I got the 12 vials for about $12 and got to pick which scent I wanted from their list. I already had a couple that I was eying at Sephora and knew what they smelled like so I took the plunge. They came quickly and well packaged in what seemed like a crap load of tissue paper. Not a single one came damaged and I was pleasantly surprised. For the size reference I put it next to a Coke can.

It seems pretty small, but it would take me a while to use one and I also paid about $1 a vial including shipping so it was a great bargain. I ended up getting Juicy Couture, Dior and Bvlgari along with many others. The seller also sent me a free vial of perfume.
All of them fit on my hand and are each marked with their names so I never worry about which one is which. As for the smell, it smelled similar to the original perfume. It wasn't 100% but honestly I would give it a 95% for the smell. It's like finding an eyeshadow dupe that may be the same shade but not the same finish or not as soft.

Now don't do what I did and start sniffing all the vials at the same time like a drug dog and restrain yourself. I put on the DKNY apple on me in the afternoon and it lasted until I fell asleep so the staying power is pretty good for about seven hours.
Now the only bad part is the vials themselves. It gets a bit harder to open and sometimes ended up spilling a bit of it on my hands. I am always careful to slowly tug and rotate the top in order to get it out but my goodness that cap is on tight. Not sure how long one would last because I haven't finished one yet. I tend to use my perfumes very sparingly and with this amount, it can last forever.
I'm now keeping them stocked in a soju shotglass and I would purchase a rollerball from them next time instead.

Ralph Lauren's Ralph

My camera is nowhere to be found so that means no pictures or real reviews until I can find it. But I just want to let you know about a new fragrance I've been loving. When I was younger, I absolutely loved sweet scents, and detested anything else. I mostly used Britney Spears perfume Fantasy. Aquolina's Sugar would have been right up my alley, but now I've found out that my tastes have changed. Burberry Beat, Stella by Stella McCartney, Michael Kors Very Hollywood, and Dior J'adore have been more of my usual tastes. Not to say that I don't still enjoy the sweet ones, but now I find it too cloying and sickly sweet. Now, I tend to gravitate to light, still a bit sweeter florals. I have found a perfume that combines my old and new tastes. Behold, my new summer fragrance.

It's refreshing, still sweet, clean, crisp, and my new love. I have a rollerball that carry, and plan to get the full size. Sephora lists its ingredients as Apple Tree Leaves, Yellow Freesia, Italian Mandarin, Japanese Loquat, Osmanthus, Magnolia, Linden Blossom Flower, Purple Freesia, Boronia, Musk 2000, White Orris. I don't know what the hell is in the latter half, but I assure you that the combination of all of them is delicious. Nicely floral, but still sweet. Not sweet like sugar candy, but a more floral sweet.

Don't really know how to describe it and since fragrances tend to differ on each person, try it out in store. Spray it, and then wear it for one day. If you like it, then go back. Don't buy fragrances that smell nice on the spot because the smell changes according to your body chemistry. Ralph is just a recommendation that I'm just putting out there, and the rollerball costs$20. It lasts on a good amount of time, and if not, you can either, spray this in some unscented body lotion and then on your body, or put some Vaseline on your wrists prior to spraying the perfume. These methods will help your perfumes lasts a bit longer.

Will try to find my camera and will get back to you with a review on something.