I love perfumes. I have a nice assortment of them to match my mood or the occasion. I have some that I wear daily for when I go to work and other scents I save for special occasions. I also like to mix it up a bit so that I don’t become “nose blind” to the scents where I can no longer really smell them.
Recently I was introduced to a new luxury fragrance brand, ILARY.
I love the backstory about this fragrance.
“I sought to create an elusive marriage of soft and feminine with clean and herbal.”
When Hillary Schneider first moved to New York City from the Midwest she aspired to find what every post-graduate, twenty-something seeks: fun, new friends, her own identity and just maybe… love. It quickly became clear she needed an edge in this ultra-competitive world of New York City dating. She embarked on a quest to create her own personal “Love Potion Number Nine.”
ILARY is the opus of Hillary’s quest to create that elusive scent. ILARY has cast a spell on millions of women — and men — around the world and the unique blend of oils gives ILARY a slightly varied yet equally intoxicating aura on each woman who wears it.
Hillary was stopped in shops, restaurants, and even on the street with inquiries about her seductive fragrance. Approached outside a downtown restaurant one evening, an attractive, fellow diner remarked, with what she likes to believe was complete sincerity, “I could fall in love with a woman who smells as beautiful as you…”
Hillary and the attractive stranger were married in July 2009. Hillary continues to wear her timeless scent. Though she is no longer looking for that special guy, getting your daily dose of special attention from men all over the world is something that never gets old.
Hillary now resides in Chicago with her husband and their young son.
Attention promised!
Isn’t that a great story? I love it!
ILARY sent me a bottle of their fragrance to review. I really like that it comes in a roll on bottle instead of a traditional spray. That means you can easily toss this into your bag, tote or luggage and take with you where ever you go. It’s also a very pretty green bottle (green is my favorite color).
ILARY has a fresh, clean scent. It changes as it wears on your skin. It starts out smelling one way then it changes and changes yet again. It lasts for a decent amount of time too.
For me it starts out with a floral/woodsy scent (like wildflowers) then it moves on to an herbal-like fragrance. After a few hours it has a “clean” scent.
I asked my husband what he thought of the scent and he really likes it. He said that most perfumes women wear these days (he works in an office with mostly women) are way too powerful and overwhelming – some are even to the point of nauseating (as per my husband). My husband said he like this perfume because it’s a light scent and nothing too outlandish.
Lately I have been wearing this perfume every day. I roll some on one wrist and then rub both wrists together. I sometimes roll it on my neck and behind my ears too.
This is the type of fragrance that can easily take you from day to night – from the office to a night on the town.
If you are interested in learning more about this lovely fragrance visit www.ILARYNYC.com. The fragrance is available at some online retailers as well as in some stores in the United States.
What do you think of ILARY? Are you interested in giving it a try?
Kimberly
*I received a free product sample in order to do this review. There was no compensation. The opinions expressed are my own and not influenced in any way.