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Recently launched in the Philippines by Avon, Outspoken by Fergie, as I quote from the packaging, is an outrageously bold expression of iced berry shockingly contrasted with ultra-feminine tuberose absolute and racy black leather.

The fragrance opens with a light and refreshing fruity note, which I think would be berries that is very fresh and watery, as opposed to too fruity ripe.  The fragrance quickly becomes more on the white flower bouquet of jasmine, tuberose and passion flower.  Eventually, the sensuality reveals itself with the woody notes coming into play.  I am not very sensitive to woody notes, so I am not sure what wood ingredients these would be.  The light and fresh berries that bursts as you spray evolve into a warm combination of flowers and woods.  I can smell a sweet floral-woody-leathery like note but I am not sure what it is but it makes the fragrance very sophisticated. I think that would be tuberose more than the jasmine.

As I quote from Osmoz.com, according to the perfumer/creator of the fragrance Laurent Le Geuernec of IFF, the fragrance perfectly fits the multi-faceted personality of Fergie - sexy and yet demure, a bit edgy but with a soft feminine side and always bold and confident.  I think, the freshness from the berries and the white flowers contrast well with the sophisticated leathery-woody note.  And this contrasting notes provide the perfect balance on the dry down.

Here is the commercial from Youtube.

(www.peredepierre.com)

For my first fragrance review, Bleu de Chanel.

Since, I was so early at LAX, I managed to browse through the Duty Free fragrance selection.  I smelled almost all of the fragrances for male and my selection was down to two - Bleu De Chanel and Big Pony 3 by Ralph Lauren.

I ended up buying Bleu De Chanel.

It's sophisticated citrus and patchouli notes differentiated it from RL's Big Pony 3.  From the top note itself, the fresh and subtle heaviness make it very flexible in terms of wearability - a fragrance that you can wear everyday, day-in, day-out, formal occasion or not.

The fragrance evolves as the middle notes come into play.  I like the orchestra of peppermint, pepper, and woody notes flirting with the citrus lemon and grapefruit notes.  The fragrance ends with a sweet and subtle combination of cedarwoods and floral jasmine.  Although, I can still smell the citrus notes even after a few hours.

I particularly like the freshness of this fragrance - coming from the citrus and marine notes.  But it was made more interesting when the woods came into play.  It's like saying that you can do whatever you want since its notes are pretty simple and yet smells very sophisticated and light.

Here is the ad for the fragrance: