Funnily enough I’ve never bought any MB, odd as I’m always tempted to buy other ranges. Think it might be the boring bottles that make me think the contents will be boring too.
How does it compare to others, eg L’Occitane?
Totally agree, it scents the whole of the upstairs too.I can only speak for myself but, having tried the Korres and L’occitane bath gels as well as cheaper brands, I find that the scent from MB lasts a lot longer on my skin. I love the scent it leaves and my OH has also commented on it so it’s a winner for me. Their fragrances last well too.
I loved L'Occitane for years but its become a bit insipid not just in style but quality like a lot of brands...MB has reformulated and rebranded a lot of its stuff. They used to have horrible formulation of body lotion now they use far better ingredients. Their perfumes knock the socks off L'Occitane who have gone down the cheap synthetic watery root. MB EDP are a revelation deep and luscious so for now will stick to MBFunnily enough I’ve never bought any MB, odd as I’m always tempted to buy other ranges. Think it might be the boring bottles that make me think the contents will be boring too.
How does it compare to others, eg L’Occitane?
I go to the outlet village in Gretna quite often, MB have a outlet shop there but it’s one I’ve never so much as stepped foot inside
I can only speak for myself but, having tried the Korres and L’occitane bath gels as well as cheaper brands, I find that the scent from MB lasts a lot longer on my skin. I love the scent it leaves and my OH has also commented on it so it’s a winner for me. Their fragrances last well too.
Interesting! I shall be on the look out in the sales then. I used to buy Loccy EDT sprays and found they became very weak over the years. I don’t bother with them at all now, and the shower gels have become a bit same old same old. I did get the more expensive perfume ranges and they were a lot better, but your bog standard, say cherry, spray in the sales has no staying power.I loved L'Occitane for years but its become a bit insipid not just in style but quality like a lot of brands...MB has reformulated and rebranded a lot of its stuff. They used to have horrible formulation of body lotion now they use far better ingredients. Their perfumes knock the socks off L'Occitane who have gone down the cheap synthetic watery root. MB EDP are a revelation deep and luscious so for now will stick to MB
I don’t need it because I’ve got enough stockpiled to last me for years, but I thought the TSV had sold out early in the day so I wonder if these are ones where people changed their minds or didn’t check out?
Me too - I saw a bit of a show late afternoon and they said it had sold out in the 9am show and over 40,000 goneI thought it had sold out early too......
Yes the warm one sold out really early and the floral later in the day. But both had gone by the evening shows.
The oudh one is warm oriental. None of the MB's smell like No5 or Arpege.
For goodness sake avoid the purple Ylang Ylang then! Overpowering and headache inducing, and I am pretty tolerant of perfumes. Black Pepper is pretty overpowering too I think.Ok, so you’ve got me tempted. But how do I know which scents to buy amongst all the choice? Can you describe any of them?
if it’s any help, I don’t like heavy oriental scents. In perfumes I tend to go fo rich florals, preferably with a strong aldehyde leaning, more sparkling than deep. Chanel No5, Arpege, Ecusson, Dynamissante type.
somebody wrote in a review on QVC website that ylang yang smells of monks ...I may have to agree about that. I used to love it many years ago obviously been reformulatedIt’s extremely popular in MB land though and is never off the website so it must sell. But I can’t stand it! Then again they always say how very popular Gingerlily is and I don’t get on with that either. Honestly, I think those boxed sets are the best bet for someone interested in finding out which ones they like. I don’t know what the MB shop on the DHS situation is now but before you could just try the different ones at the wash basins or have a sniff of the tester.
The John Lewis sale is also a good place to look for discounted gift sets.