Bath & Body Works Forever Red Eau de Parfume Review - Influenster Cosmo VoxBox 2012

Lately I've been a bit overwhelmed with perfumes. I've gotten a perfume sample in just about every Birchbox I've received for the last 5 months or so and yeah. I just feel like I have a lot of scented things around now and it's a bit much to try to use, sample and really test out each one to decide if I like it or not.

But, I've been slowly working my way through things and I've just come to this gem that I got in the Cosmo VoxBox 2012 from Influenster.

If you read my unboxing post (or saw the video), you'll know that I wasn't initially a big fan of this particular scent. Though it's not necessarily a bad thing, my first thought when I smelled this was my mom. I thought it was very much a scent that she would wear and not necessarily a scent I would wear. I also noted that sometimes it takes a little while for these warmer, less summery scents to grow on me.

That's exactly what happened.

I went back and smelled it again, tried it out and fell in love. Maybe it's because pre-holiday season I was thinking more of vanilla-type scents. I have no idea, but at any rate, I'm really falling in love with this perfume. It's a blend of pomegranate, red osmanthus and vanilla rum, according to the info card that came with it. I still have no idea exactly what pomegranate smells like and I still don't even know what red osmanthus is. I do, however, know that this is a very warm and inviting scent. It's perfect for the cooler months.

When I smell it now I think it smells cozy. Maybe that's where it reminds me of my mom? It does still smell like something she would wear, but it also now smells to me like something I would wear.

Have you tried Bath & Body Works Forever Red yet? Had it made it into your winter scent rotation?


Disclaimer: I received this product complimentary for testing purposes from Influenster.