Saturday 13 February 2016

Vegetarian/Vegan shoes that I've got my eye on right now...

Hi everyone!

I mentioned in a blog I posted nearly a year ago now that I'm a lover of style and that I'm also a vegetarian who tries to avoid purchasing products made from materials such as leather, suede and fur. Since becoming a vegetarian roughly five years ago, I am always on the look out for stylish and beautifully crafted shoes that do not use animal derived materials.

As a lover of fashion, style and particularly shoes, choosing to avoid these materials can present a problem when you're on the market for something new. The choice becomes quite narrow and it's very sad that, especially in the case of men's shoes, there are only a small number of companies/designers that offer quality footwear that is not manufactured using animal derived materials.

However, there are a few companies out there that are producing incredible shoes made from quality materials that are also animal-friendly alternatives to leather and suede.

So here's a few vegan/vegetarian shoes that I'm lusting after right now...

Thursday 11 February 2016

Cinnamon: Sherbet Series 5 by Comme Des Garçons - Fragrance Review

Cinnamon: Sherbet Series 5 by Comme Des Garçons


Notes: 

Top: Cinnamon, Cedar, Bergamot
Heart: Carnation, Benzoin, Saffron
Base: Teak wood, Vetiver, White Musk

Strength: Eau De Toilette
Gender Label: Unisex
Perfumer: Bertrand Duchaufour


Although I'm no stranger to the house of Comme Des Garçons, Cinnamon was the first Comme Des Garçons fragrance I purchased that belongs to one of their themed 'series' fragrance lines. CDG fragrance fans will be aware that the house have created many fragrances that appear to belong to a conceptual collection. The most famous of these collections is Incense: Series 3

Cinnamon belongs to Sherbet: Series 5. I'm not sure exactly how CDG describe the concept of Series 5, but to me (having tested all three fragrances in that series) it would appear that the concept was to create fragrances centered around an ingredient that is edible. The other two scents that are available in this collection are Peppermint and Rhubarb