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Velvet Petals Joy Shimmer Fragrance Mist 250ml
Shimmer, a big bottle and one declared material: Victoria's Secret Velvet Petals Joy Shimmer Fragrance Mist 250ml is a simple proposition and priced like one.
That single material is almond. It arrives soft and powdery rather than sharp, with the warm sweetness of something baked and a faint nuttiness behind it, and it stays within a short reach of the skin. There is no fruit over it and no base beneath it, so what you spray is what you wear until it fades. A composition this short can be a virtue in a mist, where the job is to smell pleasant for an afternoon rather than to develop.
The shimmer is the second half of what you are paying for. It settles in a very fine layer where the spray lands, catching light on shoulders, collarbones and the tops of the arms. It is best used deliberately rather than sprayed over everything, and it looks like nothing much in daylight and considerably more under evening lighting.
The mist concentration keeps it light. Use it after a shower, before going out, and again when it drops away, and treat the 250ml bottle as something to use rather than preserve. It takes a heavier scent over the top of it without clashing, since almond sits politely under most things.
It is aimed at a younger wearer and it is an easy present, particularly at Christmas, when the shimmer does most of the selling.
The business behind it began with a single American shop in 1977 and was sold in 1982 to The Limited, the company Leslie Wexner ran. Independent again since August 2021 after its separation from L Brands, it makes its own beauty products instead of licensing the name to a manufacturer.
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