Perfumes.....Classics

At Christmas I was treated to a bottle of Vintage Must De Cartier Eau De Toilette by the old man.Now this wasn't a full bottle because vintage bottles that are unused are rare to get hold of and extremely expensive and the 100ml bottle that he acquired was a in-store tester bottle.But when you compare the fragrance to the modern reformulated version you can understand why.The original formulation has top notes of: Bergamot,Tangerine,lemon,peach,Mandarin,rose wood,Galbanum,Neroli with the Middle notes:Jasmine,Leather,Carnation,Ylang Ylang,Orris,Orchid,Rose,Narcissus and the base notes of:Musk,Amber,Vanilla,Sandalwood,Vetiver,Tonka bean,Civet,Benzion which give the scent a luxurious mix of citrus flowers,leathery spicy warm musky aroma, the modern version that you buy today is a citrus scent to start which then becomes the more vanilla spicy aroma that doesn't seem to last like the original.And the musk has gone too.....

this photo shows a 50ml bottle the one I have is a 100 ml bottle which was about Half full and now has about 40ml left in it.

This perfume is not something that I would wear everyday its one that I would wear as the mood takes me when I fancy something different.

But I did treat my self to a 100ml bottle of Calvin Klein's Obsession Eau de Parfum this week which does have some similar notes to the Must de Cartier.The top notes are: Mandarin,Vanillin,Bergamot and subtle green nuances ,the middle notes are: Jasmin, Orange Blossom,Sandalwood ,Vetiver, and Exotic spices while the base notes are: Amber, Oakmoss, Incense and Musk. As I said the Obsession does have a similar smell to the fragrance but not quite so complex, it is a little more spicy and a little more earthy but is still a warm sensual fragrance and it does last quite well.and the price I got it for it would be one that I would wear quite often.

Another Favourite of mine is Calvin Klein's Euphoria,its different from a lot of fragrances that I wear as it is a more floral and fruitier scent which I normally stay away from simply because they tend to smell like cheap soap on me or they go sour but with this one I don't get that problem.I put that down to the fact it has a woody base that grounds it and gives just that little bit of warmth.The Top notes are: Pomegranate and Persimmon with the middle notes of: Dewy Lotus Blossom,Champaca Flower,and Black Orchid and the base notes of Amber ,Black Violet , and Mahogany Wood.The Mix of these notes gives it a floral and fruity with a tropical warm woody sensual fragrance that is quite delightful and lasts well.

And then we come to my all time favourite Joop Femme its and Oriental woody scent with its top notes that are: Aldehydes,Coriander,Fruity notes, Lemon and Bergamot, the Middle notes are: Orange Blossom,Jasmine,Lily of the Valley and Rose ,The Base Notes are: Sandalwood,Tonka bean, Amber, Patchouli, Musk,Civet,Oakmoss,Vanilla and Cedar. This creates a wonderful array on the nose that is just pure heaven to me, a scent that is like no other.

This is just a part of my collection and I will cover the rest another time.I hope you enjoy the start of my journey through perfumes.
                                                    Until next time
                                                        Rach

My New Smart Watch Fitness Tracker.

A few weeks ago I was contacted by the seller to review this Toobar Smart Fitness watch from On Amazon.co.uk and I thought why not try it out.After all if I didn't like it would be no loss to me.

When  it arrived I put it on charge for an hour by plugging it into one of the USB ports on my PC but I also use the charger for my smart phone too which is handy some times.The Watch Monitors how many steps you take,the distance you have covered,It has a running mode,stop watch mode and calories you have burned mode plus and extra mode for exercise.And at night it monitors your sleep patterns too.and on the plus side it has a waterproof rating of IP67 which means its water proof to 1 meter for 30 minutes.

Then I down loaded the the VeryFitPro app from the google play store and synced the watch to my phone via Bluetooth which set the date and time on the watch.

I then went in to the App and set my targets for steps and sleep,call alerts,and text alerts.

Now there are other alerts you can set and an alarm but I didn't set those because I don't want to be woken up every time I get other messages from social media.I found the call alert and text message alert useful though as I quite often keep my phone on mute so I don't miss important calls this way.The App keeps a record of your activity and sleep each week and daily targets so you can go back over previous weeks to see how you are doing.In the user section of the app you can set your weight and height and some other bits as well.

I like this watch as its slim style is comfortable to wear,you really don't know that you have it on,even at night.The only down point if I was to get one again I wouldn't get the pink strap as it gets dirty easily.I also like that it vibrates and alert when you have reached your targets and the vibrate alerts for phone calls and text messages.And the main thing I like it the price which is currently at around £16.98 which is great value for something that actually works and does exactly as described.I definitely recommend this if you are some one who wants something like this but doesn't want to spend a fortune on it.

Now for goals data that I have collected.I have my target set at 5000 steps at the moment which I can do easily on the days I work but struggle sometimes on my days off.I will be increasing the target as I go along but only once I know I'm reaching my target each day consistently.....
Week 1:I walked 51856 steps distance in miles 23.43 with 1563 calories burned.
Week 2:I walked 33227 steps distance in miles 14.86 with 1002 calories burned.I was on week off from work that week.
Week 3:I walked 48568 steps distance in miles 21.72 with 1464 calories burned.
Week 4:I walked 58316 steps distance in miles 26.08 with 1758 calories burned.

I still miss my target on odd days but I am working on that so I will do a weekly up date on that and any other goals for myself.
                                                       Until next time
                                                             Rach

Disclaimer:I was Not paid for this review but received this product free of charge and my Opinions are my own.

A new Year and a New look

I know we are already in to March but I've been looking at my blogs that I have over than the one Speedy has and well this one is tired and I feel it needs a new direction or I get rid of this one and start a new one.So it is a New Year and a New Look for this blog and a New Name "Life Style....This is Me!"

The New Direction is going to cover all sorts of things whilst including the arts and crafts,the cooking and poetry and the best photos that I take.

But it will now cover travel and a few other things like products that I either get asked to review or I decide to try out for my self like clothes ,beauty products,house hold gadgets ,Plus trying things to get my self more active and yes a bit fitter....I'm not embarrassed to say that I could stand to loose a few pounds that I have put on over that last year so with that in mind my next post will be Checking out a Smart watch Fitness Track that I was asked to review on Amazon as part of my bid to get a little fitter.

I also have some other gadgets I want to really try out like my new air fryer and learn how to use it properly and cook all sorts of low fat recipes that I can share with you.Maybe you can join me in getting fitter too and enjoy some healthy recipes along the way.

So Life Style....This is Me! is a journey too,I hope you will all join me as we travel along this road!

See you Soon,xx Rach