Helena Rubinstein Wanted (2009): Are You Wearing a Cherubato, a Lactone, a Milky, an Angel Milk, also called in French a Lait d'Ange ? {Perfume Review & Musings} {Celebrity Fragrance}
Helena Rubinstein Wanted was first launched in August 09 in Paris at the Printemps and on November 5 in the US. I thought, walking into the department store back in the summer, that it was worthy of a bottle purchase for a blog review, then got a richly illustrated press release, then left on a holiday, then smelled a string of milky fruity-florals in between now and then.
I feel at this point as if it requires a certain amount of discipline, even stoicism, not to falter at the mere thought of having to review one more milky-floral (I am channeling the Stoics here). It is unfair to Wanted, because my initial impressions of it were fresher (it's a good thing I jotted down my impressions then).
Fortunately, I have been used in my past to doing tedious, repetitive and necessary systematic gathering of anthropological data and this is no different in a sense. So I try to remember how exciting it felt to ask the same questions for the umptieth time because I was getting closer to the bigger picture. But that was when I was interested in detecting patterns and regularities. With perfume, it still remains interesting and even necessary for me to look at it from a social perspective -- I have been doing that from the start of my blogging days -- but since there is nevertheless this floating idea that creativity is expected and even encouraged, it feels at times downright grueling.
Are You Wearing a Cherubato, a Lactone, a Milky, an Angel Milk, also called in French a Lait d'Ange ?
Having said that, one has to temporarily conclude that the milky fruity-floral has become a genre in and of itself, like chypre is. We can be playful and propose names for it: a cherubato (cherub + rubato), a milky, an angel milk. I cannot imagine that with the number of, nay, the onslaught of releases in this category, it could be considered just as an accident of taste.
One of the early, isolated then milky perfumes was Yin by Jacques Fath (1997) created by perfumer Anne Flipo....
My DNA Fragrance Antiquity Line Based on the DNA of Dead Celebrities (2009) {New Perfumes} {Celebrity Fragrances}
As I already remarked in 2007, there is a sub-branch of the celebrities fragrances business that is that of the dead-celebrity perfume. Now My DNA Fragrance which specializes in harvesting your DNA to propose custom-tailored scents replicating your pheromones has taken an even bolder step after POTUS 1600. It has now turned to the slightly lugubrious idea of creating perfumes based on the DNA of dead celebrities. The tag line is "ENGINEERED from the DNA of some of the most recognized Celebrities and Famous people in the world."
The brand has partnered with the foremost authority on and collector of dead illustrious persons' hair, not that there must be a ton of such collectors attracted to the weird and the bizarre, nor that much hair around. John Reznikoff has the distinction of having earned the title of "pre-eminent hair collector"
"My DNA Fragrance has analyzed Reznikoff's private collection of celebrity hair and has engineered exclusive fragrances of each one.
Reznikoff was an expert witness for the US Justice Department and has aided the FBI and other law enforcement agencies. He has appeared on The Wall Street Journal Video Channel, CNN's Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer, ABC Nightline, and Good Morning America and has written for nationally circulated magazines. Reznikoff has the largest authenticated hair collection of famous people in the world."....
Natori by Josie Natori (2009): Abstract Lingerie Perfume {Perfume Review}
Natori by Josie Natori
The perfume starts with a subtle, surface powdery impression soon followed by a beautiful both intense and understated aldehydic white floral bouquet like a cleaner but no less feminine Joy by Patou. It is a Joy Americanized, made easier to wrap your mind around, offering the clarity of lines of a beautiful race automobile.
The impression of Joy came to me before I went to check some background information about the scent. Josie Natori said that growing up she was used to reveling in rich perfumes: Joy by Patou that her grand-mother wore, as well as Bal à Versailles by Jean Desprez, both which can be described as old-school French perfumes.
This is just the introduction as it turns out. While you were checking the box next to the word "linear" in your mind as one more sign of Americanization in the jus, the fragrance starts to slowly fade into a deeper, darker and fruitier atmosphere reminiscent of the oriental base with myrrh in Gianni Versace (1981) which has aldehydic, fruity, and chypre facets as well...
Vera Wang Glam Princess: Fronted by Zoe Kravitz (2009) {New Perfume} {Celebrity Fragrance}
The ink on the packaging of Vera Wang Rock Princess has seldom dried, and my written thoughts on it have not quite gelled (it's good, but how good is it?), that it has now been announced that a new princess franchise perfume called Vera Wang Glam Princess will launch in December 2009. Why so many, so soon, you might ask?
"The theory? That fickle younger consumers are constantly buying what is
new and different -- so new expressions once or twice a season offer the
best chance to keep that customer loyal."...
Balenciaga Paris Eau de Parfum (2010): Fronted by Charlotte Gainsbourg {New Perfume} {Celebrity Fragrance} {Sniffing Suggestions}
As announced earlier, Balenciaga have decided to revive their perfume label reportedly left fallow for some 15 to 20 years (they might be thinking of their more classic feminines with either Rumba (1988) or Talisman (1994) as representing the cut-off dates; Cristobal was launched in 1998 and Cristobal pour Homme in 2000). In February 2010, the fragrance Balenciaga Paris will launch in Europe and the US. It is described as a contemporary violet chypre and was created by perfumer Olivier Polge of IFF who just won the Grand Prix International du Parfum.
The new perfume will be fronted by actress Charlotte Gainsbourg but the perfume will have much more to do with the universe of artistic director Nicolas Ghesquière. Gainsbourg is a friend of Ghesquière, the ad will reference Spain, his home country, the bottle is his idea, and the composition itself attempts to incorporate his favorite smells...
Etat Libre d'Orange will Release Tilda Swinton & Josephine Baker Perfumes {Fragrance News}
We have the scoop on exciting celebrity fragrance news from French label Etat Libre d'Orange. As we indicated early on in the process, indie perfume brands have become increasingly interested in the celebrity fragrance market, just like the big dogs, so to speak (Coty, Avon, Parlux, Elizabeth Arden/Unilever...).
You have to realize that this is a fun way to take a second, closer critical look at the notion of being an "independent" niche house, when you see that the movement was initiated by major fragrance labels first and that indies followed the lead. But as noted earlier, indies tend to pick celebrity personalities that are relatively more underground and quirky (as compared to Britney Spears, still quirky admittedly, and JLo)...
Kate Moss Vintage (2009): Smells Familiar & Not Just Because It Makes Me Think of a Gibson-Girl Plate {Perfume Review} {Celebrity Fragrance}
Kate Moss Vintage is the most recent launch by the Kate Moss franchise after Kate (2007), Velvet Hour (2008) and Kate Moss Summer Time (2009), just introduced in September. It is billed as a "fruity-floral oriental" and...shock!...was created by perfumer Olivier Polge of IFF who, as it turns out, was hired to play the role of the invisible man because just about anyone with good plagiaristic skills could have performed the job.
The problem with calling attention to perfumers is that they do have their personalities and preferences but they often have to self-efface in order to be good listeners, to celebrities for example. In this case however I find that a threshold was crossed into the realm of odious copying. Honestly, if a perfumer cannot resist at his or her own level in the process of fragrance-making, they might just as well be replaced by robots and electronic noses.
Note are: pink peppercorn, white freesia, mandarin, heliotrope, jasmine, almond blossom, tonka bean, vanilla and musk.
The main inspiration for the scent is Kate Moss's self-confessed love for anything vintage, except she quipped, for old men. If I were to find a time period and a style that encapsulates this brand of vintage olfactory form, I would have to say that it makes me think of a Gibson-Girl plate most, not even a photography, due to the sketch-like aspect of the perfume.
Vintage by Kate Moss opens on both a very powdery and fruity accord (mandarin) which seeks to be slightly innovative, with a woodsy and almond-y undertone. The composition readily smells familiar besides the Johnson and Johnson baby powder accord which dominates, but I can't quite put my finger on it at first.
I had to go on a little meditation retreat to reflect upon this puzzling sensation.
The result:
To me it evokes the olfactory ambiances of the following powdery scents: Teint de Neige by Lorenzo Villoresi...I Profumi di Firenze Talco Delicato...Hypnotic Poison by Dior...L'Instant Magic by Guerlain...Eurêka! It actually smells very, very close to Guerlain Lights of Champs Elysées (2006) with its plummy cherry-wood accord underlining a comforting powdery heliotropin. It is a simplified version of it using the main ideas from it. A travel exclusive, the perfume is not widely known and hence apparently safe for shameless plundering...
Fergie of Black Eyed Peas Signs up with Avon {Fragrance News} {Celebrity Perfume}
Singer Fergie of Black Eyed Peas has been signed up by Avon to be the inspiration for their next celebrity fragrance. It is arguably a bolder move than usual as Fergie is not exactly someone you would think of painting in soft pastel shades. But Boom Boom Pow being at the top of the charts for several weeks has convinced Avon that techno hip hop sounds and hard leather notwithstanding, Avon customers would appreciate a bit of a departure from the standard nice girl type that is their usual safe bet.
Avon's stable of thoroughbred fragrances has grown more and more since 2006. The brand sees the Derek Jeter franchise which debuted with Driven as a turning point in this career path...
Sarah Jessica Parker SJP NYC (2010) {New Perfume} {Celebrity Fragrance}
Sarah Jessica Parker is going to go fruity, to her own surprise. She is proposing a new facet of her personality with the upcoming SJP NYC to be launched in February 2010. It is all intended to mesh with the New York cityscape while channelling her Carrie Bradshaw character of Sex and the City. SJP said,
"A large part of the inspiration was what I now understand to be
people's impressions of seeing Carrie Bradshaw walk down the street and
what feelings that evokes for her and for them -- a real sense of
freedom and possibilities, a love for the city around her and, of
course, fashion,"
SJP NYC was originally the dry code name for the perfume in the labs where they were developing the scent but they thought it sounded sweet enough to stay....
Pamela Anderson Has Ideas about Perfume {Fragrant Reading} {Celebrity Perfume}
Pamela Anderson and David La Chapelle at the 6th Annual Hollywood Style Awards -- Doesn't this dress look a little complicated yet almost made as if in desperation at the last minute? Is this a conceptual dress meant to express feminine angst prior to dressing up?
Pamela Anderson definitely has personal ideas about perfume. You have to hand it to her that she is not just a shallow sounding board for other people's ideas and that she does not let advisers dictate her tastes. About her upcoming Malibu scents, she said that her favorite notes are sandalwood, amber and patchouli and this is not knowledge based on recent meetings with fragrance developers, but gathered through her own familiarity with perfume since high-school. Also, did she say that her new perfume is a veritable ambrosia offered to Poseidonoff the coast of California the gods of Malibu? Er, no, she says that it is "unlike a perfume" and that it "isn't too sophisticated..."
"It's fresh, but chic, inexpensive, available in drugstores! I love that the most--I worship drugstores, it's hard to get me out.
Makeup artist Mally Roncal will add a new type of beauty item to her collections and launch her signature perfume on October 29, 2009. The name of the fragrance saves on the number of letter fonts: it is just called Mally. Described as a floral and citrusy fragrance, it pays homage to Roncal's Philippino heritage by showcasing the sampaguita or sampaquita, the national flower of the Philippines...
The Brits Love their Celebrity Fragrances {Fragrance News} {Celebrity Scents}
According to British mass-market chain Superdrug, the Britons hold celebrity brand fragrances dear to their hearts. The *estimated*, rather massive figure quoted in an article in Hello Magazine, which specializes in celebrity coverage, is that out of £600 being spent annually on feminine perfumes, more than 40% would be going to celebs perfumes, an estimation that seemingly does not include simply celeb-endorsed fragrances where famous faces just grace the ads....
X Factor Perfumes in the Making, will be Ready for Christmas {Fragrance News} {Celebrity Perfumes}
The judging panel from the TV show the X Factor which includes Cheryl Cole, Danni Minogue, Louis Walsh and Simon Cowell have signed an agreement to develop a quatuor of fragrances which is set to be released for Christmas this year. They are just now going to meet this week to start working on the perfumes.
You can just guess the level of attention and originality that is going to go into these by looking at the time frame: it sounds like blitz krieg perfume-making,...
Kim Kardashian Perfume (2010) {New Fragrance} {Celebrity Perfume}
Reality TV show popular actress Kim Kardashian of Keeping Up with the Kardashians has now a completed product: her eponymous, debut fragrance. The budding fragrance developer believes in participatory perfume designing and asking for feedback from her fans on her own blog; she was thus asking at one stage of the process,
"Without naming specific brands, what types of scents are you most drawn too--vanilla, musk, fruity, floral, other?
"
At another step of the development, she asked for what color people preferred for a detail on the bottleneck of the future fragrance and while her blog readers favored dark pink, her Twitter and Facebook fans suggested light pink. She went for the last option as it was her favorite one too...
KK holding the unfinished product at an earlier stage of the development process.
Cheryl Cole Just Got Hired by L'Oreal & Would Love To Have a Sig Perfume {Fragrance & Beauty News} {Celebrity Perfumes & Beauty}
Some people like Justin Timberlake and Emma Watson simply hate the idea of offering their perfume incarnations to the public, but singer Cheryl Cole of Girls Aloud begs to differ. Like several other WAGS before her (hubby is football player Ashley Cole), a typical British tabloid phenomenon, she thinks it would be "amazing,"...
Kat Von D Saint & Sinner (2009): Nice Girl in Tattoos {Perfume Reviews} {New Fragrances} {Celebrity Scents}
Saint and Sinner are the two new perfumes by "indie" brand Kat Von D for Sephora (the name is short for founder's name Katherine von Drachenberg -- the von Drachenbergs have a family castle in Germany that would look outstanding in a Gothic vampire story). The tattoo artist of TV-reality-show-Miami-and-L.A.-Ink fame also came up with a makeup collection that was on the shelves a little earlier than the scents. I had watched several shows of one of the city-based Ink series once but could not remember the Kat von D so it was an innocent approach to the beauty counter on my part.
I then became very interested in the brand, because, frankly, her lipsticks are of superior quality, let's not mince our (kind) words here. Her Stiletto, a beautiful, perfect red-orange, was like a beacon of luminous red when I first set my eyes upon it and later just felt like foie-gras for the lips (it's a compliment). Sensing the demanding standards and beauty smarts of the belle, this made me hopeful for her, then, upcoming fragrances.
They could only be interesting, was my belief, unless she had been completely hijacked by cynical fragrance developers (insert a cartoon strip here as the whole brand atmosphere has a gentle counter-culture and rebellious side to it) and did not know a thing about perfume. The queen of tattoos did mention her vast beauty closet where everything is organized by product and color, but no perfume collection. She also said that she knew a thing or two about lipstick because she virtually possesses them all, the Chanels, Diors etc. When time came to spring into action, she turned easily into a lipstick critic...
Anna Sui Rock Me! (2009): Fronted by Agyness Deyn {New Perfume} {Celebrity Fragrance}
Designer Anna Sui launched her latest perfume on September 17, 2009 called Rock Me!. The face for the fragrance is model Agyness Deyn who plays the role of a candied-colored, brooding rocker with an obsession for black and creamy-neon pinks and purples.
Deyn can also be seen these days on the bottle of the special edition of Jean Paul Gaultier Ma Dame titled Pop Rock, which actually looks pretty cool in person. It seems like the Ma Dame success might have inspired this look for Anna Sui...
Mariah Carey Forever (2009): The Lady is a Gardenia {Perfume Review} {Celebrity Fragrance}
Forever by Mariah Carey is the newest fragrance release by the pop singer who is also preparing to launch a new album, Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel on September 29, 2009. You will also be able to see her in Lee Daniels's movie Precious based on the novel Push by Sapphire this November. In it she appears virtually without makeup and unadorned to play her role as a caring and frumpy social worker.
As the artist already stated when her second fragrance Luscious Pink was launched and in what sounds like a leitmotiv that she likes to rehash, Forever, like Luscious Pink "...reflects where I am in my life now." This appears to be her most natural and no-brainer way to relate to perfume as well as a non-too committal existential quote. No need to bring up aesthetics or anything really complicated like that but what it is saying in the end is that personal meaning is too complicated to be adequately explained. The mystery of Carey's personality and her perfume can thus be equally preserved except that the name Forever seems to allude to her marriage to Nick Cannon as well as her relationship with her fans.
From her debut fragrance M to the extrait version M Gold, to Luscious Pink and now Forever, Mariah Carey's perfumes like her ballads seemingly deliver pages torn out from her diary, or yours for that matter. It is a minimally honest proposition for this type of perfumery creation. One of the critiques plaguing the genre or marketing category -- some will prefer to say -- of the celebrity perfume is that they are sheer mercantile Trojan horses without any soul to them nor a drop actually of the personality of the celeb that gave her or his name to a perfume.
The initial M however was built around some of her favorite smells, like the meeting of roasted marshmallows and sea air and incense from Morocco. Who would want to blend that if not for her? Carey's perfumes target her fans and she does not seem to be shy about letting out some particles of her intimate memories through the evocation of collaged impressions from the past...
Juliette Has a Gun Calamity J (2009): Fronted by a Naked Lou Doillon: "A Masculine Scent for Women" {New Perfume} {Celebrity Fragrance}
Juliette Has a Gun is preparing to launch a new fragrance called Calamity J. Funny, because this time the confidential fragrance label is turning to French star power by hiring the daughter of popular actress Jane Birkin and movie director Jacques Doillon, Lou Doillon. When you say "Jane" in France, you don't think of Calamity Jane but rather of Jane Birkin, the ex-wife of singer Serge Gainsbourg, or maybe Jane Fonda too, the ex-wife of Vadim. It may also conjure up Jane, the companion of Tarzan.
Lou Doillon has a rocker charm that will go well with the gun-smoking, hold-no-barrels-in-the-domain-of-seduction imagery of the perfume house. In fact, the advert shows a bare-chested Lou photographed by Sonia Sieff, a sight that will probably fly better with the authorities in France than in some other countries. I would not have noticed it so much if the thought that a niche perfume house was not only taking the celebs route but on top of that counting on the eternal appeal of nakedness to boost its sales, made me smile. Niche fragrance houses are deemed purists and in principle destined to fulfill more than others the difficult mission of calling attention mainly to the jus itself.
Another twist is that Calamity J is dubbed "a masculine for women" -- not a "unisex" mind you, what an ugly-fuggly word obviously -- in the sense, for founder Romano Ricci, that it rests upon a patchouli-musk accord evocative of "the perfume of a dandy, masculine yet sophisticated." The dandy is quintessentially masculine but can teach a thing or two to women in his field, elegance...
Beyonce & Coty Partner to Create Fragrance in 2010 {New Perfume} {Celebrity Fragrance}
Confirming a rumor that had been circulating for a while on the wires, Coty have announced today that they signed a deal with singer Beyonce to launch her very first signature perfume in 2010 (US in the spring, the rest of the world in the fall according to WWD). Beyonce was on perfume ads before as she was the face of Tommy Hilfiger True Star Fragrance and the spokesperson for Emporio Armani Diamonds for Her, but this is a step-up. Hubby Jay-Z is also a celebrity-fragrance developer who has created a line of Rocawear scents.
The main accord in the upcoming release (name undisclosed) is obviously Beyonce's "mega-watt aura" as the Coty company specializing in celebs juices put it...
Britney Spears Circus Fantasy (2009) {Perfume Review} {Celebrity Fragrance}
Notes: sugar-coated raspberry, apricot blossom, blue peony, waterlily, red
sweetheart orchid, sweet vanilla wood, creamy musks, violet candy.
Circus Fantasy is the latest fragrance by Britney Spears. It is a variation on the standard creamy, lactic fruity-floral that has been Britney Spears's signature scent running throughout her line of perfumes since Curious in 2004. You wouldn't fault her for lacking olfactory integrity. Instead of coming across as boring and repetitious, her latest scent twist, you have to acknowledge, is just better than many other offerings crowding the perfume counters today. The circus imagery meant to accompany the promotion of her current touring show may appear childish to some but the scent itself is a step-up in sophistication through a work on lightness, allusion and classic proportions. What the scent admittedly lacks in sheer originality, it gains in harmony, balance and subtlety. The over-enthusiastic spill of cream by a Fiesta breakfast bowl filled with canned fruits elevates itself finally to the level of an ethereal cloud of milk hovering over an abstraction of delicious fresh fruits and exotic flowers that smell fruity. This is how perseverance pays off: the more you polish an accord by believing in it, the more capable you are of mastering it and making it do what you want it to be. In other words, we are offered here a refined version of all the elements that have made Britney Spears's perfume success. The perfumer instead of falling asleep at the wheel perfected the basic idea. Absolutely do not fix what is working. A pop singer ought to know that better than anyone else. After the ear worm, we are presented with the nose worm...
Mariah Carey unveiled the new advert for her upcoming fragrance, Forever. The ad is very much photoshopped to the point where it is hard to recognize Carey. They have given her the taut face of someone who has undergone a not-so-subtle lift surgery and who on top of that is addicted to Botox. Do you think some people are getting confused about what's the in-look? Could it be that the entirely fake "surgical look" might have become a status symbol in some circles?...
Dolce & Gabbana just launched their Anthology perfume collection under the D&G label but they are not forgetting their The-One franchise with an upcoming launch based around the idea of a rose perfume. The image of the perfume will be embodied by their favorite feminine beauty icon, Scarlett Johansson, who was made to look like a total strawberry blonde to go with the fragrance and the strawberries she is eating in the commercial. Johansson is also the face of their new cosmetics line. Rose The One will debut on August 30, 2009 exclusively at Saks before being more widely distributed from October 1.
About the choice of Johansson,
"It's a declaration of love for Scarlett," explained Dolce about
choosing Johansson for the Rose The One's campaign. "If we could do
everything with Scarlett we would, because she is the person that
represents actual femininity most in this world."
Filmed in a
Los Angeles studio, the commercial depicts Johansson in a custom-made,
curve-hugging Dolce & Gabbana rose pink tulle dress, lounging on a
bed in a boudoir, eating strawberries and recounting a story about a
past love...
Britney Spears Circus Fantasy (2009): "Welcome the Ringleader" {New Fragrance} {Celebrity Perfume}
Britney Spears will release a new fragrance in August 2009 called Circus Fantasy in reference to her current show tour and her Fantasy portfolio developed with Elizabeth Arden. It comes right after Hidden Fantasy. The singer already managed to insert the name and vaunt its allure in a joke on the Letterman Show in the Top-Ten segment the other night (see after the jump).
Luscious fruits, tempting
florals and creamy musks capture the magical atmosphere of the show
with a colorful illusion of fun, sexiness and glamour...
Kate Moss Vintage (2009): The Ad, The Notes {New Perfume}
One of the most anticipated celebs scents this fall is Vintage by Kate Moss, the fourth fragrance launch for the top model. Vintage has been in the news for a while (see here and here), but now come the more concrete details.
The scent is said to be a fruity-floral oriental with powdery and fresh facets...
Yves Saint Laurent is inviting you to count the days before their major feminine fragrance launch fronted by Kate Moss, Parisienne. You might be twirling your toes on the beach or taking it slow but meanwhile it doesn't mean glamor is taking a rest. So today is J-14 in the Parisienne calendar...
Will Kasia Smutniak or Angelina Jolie be Armani's Idol? -- Update
Launch of Giorgio Armani "Idol" Perfume at Cafe de l'Homme on July 7, 2009 in Paris, France.
Armani is so excited to conquer the feminine segment of the market that is ready to worship the brand that after coming up with the right name for the project, Idole d'Armani, they announced two different feminine icons for their next big launch. In June the news reels were talking about model Kasia Smutniak. Dutifully reported here. Then in July, there was a little media explosion with the news that Angelina Jolie was going to save Armani from perfume stagnation -- ok, to be fair, just could-be-more-stellar-perfume-business. So it's hard to tell what is going on exactly but for people who thought that Angelina Jolie could not possibly be the face for yet another Armani for Women this fall/winter, please consider the pictures of the Paris launch for Idol with Kasia Smutniak dated July 7, 2009 that is, after the official announcement came in that Jolie was the next Armani bella donna...
Avril Lavigne Black Star (2009): More News {New Perfume} {Celebrity Scent}
As previously announced with the early discovery of the story board for the commercial, singer Avril Lavigne has started to introduce her debut fragrance, Black Star. It will progressively roll out to different European countries. The UK will see the launch in 25 days.
The perfume is described as a floral oriental by Douglas perfumery although Lavigne herself preferred to stress that it is very fruity and floral by pointing out a "high note" of pink hibiscus, a heart of plum and some chocolate...
Faith Hill Parfums (2009): More News {New Perfume}
Country singer Faith Hill says she feels beautiful in the scent she created with Coty. As previously announced, this fall Faith Hill, her debut signature perfume will be launched at mass retailers. The singer hopes this is only the beginning of her venture into the world of fragrances under her own label "Faith Hill Parfums." Since her husband Tim McGraw is also working with Coty on his own portfolio of colognes, a marital duo might be in the works in the future.
Celebrity fragrances imply different levels of involvement on the part of the people putting their names on the bottles of scent. In this case, it appears that Faith Hill took a resolutely hands-on approach as she underlined that she could not imagine her name being on a scent that she did not create (with the creative and technical help of perfumer Caroline Sabas of Givaudan)...
Amy Winehouse is Looking for a Perfume Deal but Refuses to Sell It {Fragrance News} {Celebrity Scents}
It's really hard to find a picture of Amy Winehouse which does not come across as you hating her and wanting to make her appear her worst. So, finally found a shot where she does not just look like an opaque, dense drunk or semi-articulate rehab escapee.
If you want to wear the perfume this lady represents, expect to see one possibly appear on the perfume counters. According to the Daily Star,..
Mariah Carey will launch a new perfume developed with company Elizabeth Arden in September 2009 called Forever, taking the title of one of her songs. This is the third fragrance by Mariah Carey after M, one of the better celebrity fragrances in the market, and Luscious Pink...
Charlotte Gainsbourg to Front First Balenciaga Perfume by Nicolas Ghesquiere {Fragrance News} {Celebrity Perfume}
Last January we heard some exciting news from Balenciaga about a revival of their perfume brand. As the February 2010 deadline for the fragrance launch approaches, the news have come through now that French actress Charlotte Gainsbourg, the daughter of Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin, and most importantly the recent recipient of the prize for best actress at the Cannes Festival will be the face of the new Balenciaga perfume.
Although from a French standpoint, this may appear like a good choice given Charlotte Gainsbourg's recent exposure to the limelight and more generally her popularity, it is not exactly a mainstream choice. She earned her acting prize for a very difficult role in Lars Von Trier's movie Antechrist which contains some particularly shocking scenes. Even the audience of critics was reportedly aghast. This may explain a certain reserve you can feel in Coty's Catherine Walsh's comment on this selection. As it turns out, Gainsbourg's friendship with Balenciaga's artistic director Nicolas Ghesquière is key in understanding this choice...
Apple Bottoms by Nelly (2009): More Info {New Perfume} {Celebrity Fragrance}
As announced previously rapper Nelly is launching a women's fragrance called Apple Bottoms named after the singer's apparel brand. According to Romane Fragrances, the company that developed the scent, "This isn't really only a celebrity fragrance; it is a brand of its own,". The perfume is supposed to evoke the fab feeling of slipping on a pair of Apple Bottoms jeans.
Notes are: citrus, pink peony, rose and coconut as well as sandalwood, amber, musk and a subtle hint of apple.
A 3.4-oz. eau de parfum will retail for $58, a 1.7-oz. for $48 and a body lotion and body wash for $22 and $20, respectively.
Michelle Obama's Signature Perfume is...The Scoop by the Washingtonian {Celebrity Fragrance - What Celebrities Like to Wear}
After months of speculation, first about the waft of a cherry scent, next with the report on perfume purchases of Boadicea fragrances in London, then with the report of a privileged gift from Creed, The Washingtonian has finally succeeded in
getting the scoop on the answer to the question that many were burning
to know more about: what perfume is First Lady Michelle Obama actually wearing? The First Lady is clearly interested in fragrances and may be wearing more than one, but there is a signature scent she favors.
According
to Melissa Yost, manager of fragrance and cosmetics for the Nordstrom
at Pentagon City...a little drum roll please...
But first take a guess. Do you think Mrs Obama's perfume would
be light, intense, fruity, chypré, esoteric, elegant, sweet, dry, oriental, seductive, super-niche, blended at home...?...
In Berlin on July 1, 2009 for the presentation of William Rast at the Bread & Butter fashion trade show.
Asked if he would develop a Justin Timberlake fragrance, the singer answered in the context of a wave of celebrity fragrances and after having posed for Givenchy Play and Play Intense colognes:
"There's some level of
narcissism you have to put in check. I don't know that I would be
completely comfortable with a my-name fragrance," "It feels like cheating,
almost. It doesn't seem like you're creating anything... I could see
doing a William Rast* fragrance, but that's as far as I think I'll
take it,"
*William Rast is the name of his new line of clothing
Givenchy Ange ou Demon Le Secret (2009): Fronted by Uma Thurman {New Perfume - New Flanker} {Celebrity Fragrance}
As previously announced, actress Uma Thurman is the face of a new perfume by Givenchy called Ange ou Démon Le Secret. Her role? Femme fatale absolute!
The new scent is described as a radiant and delicate "white" floral composition, which despite its light connotation is going to be released for fall 2009. In France it debuts on August 31, 2009...
Creed Acqua Fiorentina (2009) Presented to Michelle Obama & More Information {New Perfume} {Fragrance News} {Celebrity Scents}
Today TSS learned that First Lady Michelle Obama was presented with the gift of the upcoming new fragrance by the house of Creed called Acqua Fiorentina (Florentine Water) to be launched in September in the US. Queen Rania of Jordan and President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner were also honored with the new fruity floral inspired by Tuscany and Renaissance Italy.
Michelle Obama has already revealed her personal taste for perfume by reportedly purchasing three Boadicea fragrances in London, and as a child noted at another time during a public visit, by betraying a liking for cherry scent.
According to Creed,
"..premier bottles of CREED Acqua Fiorentina were delivered to the
office of the First Lady (six bottles!), Queen Rania of Jordan and President Cristina Fernandez de
Kirchner of Argentina,
by request of Olivier CREED."...
Helena Rubinstein Wanted: Fronted by Demi Moore, Composed by Benaim & Ropion {New Perfume} {Celebrity Fragrance}
Helena Rubinstein will release a new perfume called Wanted named after their makeup line. Actress Demi Moore who is already their spokesperson for their beauty products will also be the face of Wanted. The perfume is described as a composition centering around magnolia...
The perfume reportedly incorporates an urban olfactory edge with notes of vinyl and gloss in the top to refer to nail polish and the scent of cosmetics, but also the perfume rendition of a metallic stiletto heel on asphalt....
Jennifer Lopez My Glow (2009): Will Make Your Heart Melt {New Perfume} {Celebrity Fragrance}
I can literally hear cooing when I see the advert for the new Jennifer Lopez perfume My Glow, which this time is about the glow of tender mother love....
Angelina Jolie to be Face of New Armani Perfume: The Big Charisma Campaign {Fragrance News} {Celebrity Perfume}
UNHCR Goodwill
Ambassador Angelina Jolie attends the 2009 World Refugee Day at the
National Geographic Society on June 18, 2009 in Washington, DC.
Hot off the wires. Actress Angelina Jolie has been announced as the face of the next Armani perfume. The advertising campaign is said to kick off later this year in 2009. Jolie recently was listed as celebrity # 1 by Forbes Magazine, which could only have helped Armani wade through the candidates' list...
50 Cent Power (2010} {New Perfume} {Men's Cologne} {Celebrity Scent}
American rapper and actor 50 Cent, born Curtis James Jackson III, is set to launch his debut signature fragrance called Power which is scheduled for a worldwide launch in 2010. Himself a reported user of Creed Imperial, the singer wanted his creation to smell like success and guarantees us that it does...
Perfume Notes: Top: golden Tequila accord, Italian bergamot, Mediterranean mandarin; mid notes: Baie rose, jasmine noir, cognac, Moroccan coriander; base notes: Indonesian patchouli, sandalwood, vanilla absolute, tonka absolute, Egyptian incense, sexy musk.
Queen by Queen Latifah is the hip-hop singer and actress's debut perfume with a launch scheduled for August 2009. The perfume was made to reflect her love for "golden tonalities, smooth textures, and a certain fondness for exotic flavors", all of which can be felt in the final jus. In fact, the code name for the perfume while it was still in its development stages was "Pure Gold", an indication that semantics played a role in this case to help anchor the inspiration for the fragrance. About Queen the perfume, Latifah said,
"For me, beauty really does start on the inside. It's like a state of mind, a state of love if you will. I see fragrance as just a natural expression of this state of love. Scent expresses a woman's confidence and sensuality; it's how she embraces her body, her mind and her strength."
Queen Latifah has recently come into the open to magazine Essence about the secret she had been withholding about her past as a sexually molested child by a teenager who had been entrusted with her care. It makes it all the more powerful a statement.
Queen which comes with the tag line "Love steps out first" is a distinctive oriental gourmand with a deep skin-scent finish and a surprisingly rather expensive-smelling sillage. Parlux who developed the fragrance prefer to dub it for their part a "warm, sexy, golden oriental."...
Usher VIP (2009): Two Words - Empowerment, Seduction {New Perfume} {Men's Cologne} {Celebrity Scent}
Singer Usher will release a new fragrance, a solo men's fragrance this time called VIP. Its aim? To empower, to seduce. End of story. Or rather it sounds like the beginning of an encounter.
"I consider all of my fragrances tools of engagement for seduction --
but this one demands a different type of attention," "That is part of the
reason I led with the males only with this one -- it is made for a man
but for women to enjoy." [...]...
Tim McGraw Southern Blend (2009): The Essence of the Southern Man {New Perfume} {Men's Cologne} {Celebrity Scent}
Singer Tim McGraw following McGraw in 2008 will launch a second perfume under his name in August 2009 called Southern Blend. That will be two upcoming fragrances by celebrity Southerners with Reese Witherspoon In Bloom which is inspired by the floral scents of the South. In the case of Southern Blend, it is more about being in general simple, unpretentious and virile, the Southern way. In other words and to quote the folk singer, not French,...
Burger King Flame (2008/2009): Overtones of a Whopper {New Fragrance} {Perfume Images} {Celebrity Scent}
Burger King just introduced in the UK their meat-flavored personal perfume called Flame. They launched it last year in the US to wide popular appeal. The concept of the advertising campaign was so right-on that the vial spray perfumes sold out in 4 days. The scent was then faced by a Mr. Burger King, this time it is fronted in the same outrageously campy style by British celebrity Piers Morgan best-known internationally as the host of Britain's Got Talent and supporter and crush of singer Susan Boyle....
Reese Witherspoon In Bloom (2009) {New Perfume} {Celebrity Fragrance}
After having acted as a perfume spokesperson for Ungaro U for Her by Avon, actress Reese Witherspoon will launch her first signature perfume in November 2009 with the same company. It's called In Bloom, which might be a bit confusing to some as a previous In Bloom by Avon was released in 2007 faced by actress Salma Hayek. The perfume does not appear to be listed on the Avon site anymore though so it looks like it was discontinued and the name recycled as it happens sometimes....
Claudia Schiffer to be Face of Latest Alberta Ferretti Perfume - Update {Fragrance News} {Celebrity Perfume}
Claudia Schiffer at the Amend Charity
Luncheon with Michelle Yeoh at the Hotel Du Cap during the 62nd
International Cannes Film Festival on May 22, 2009 in Antibes, France.
Model Claudia Schiffer will be the spokesperson for the new Alberta Ferretti perfume developed with Elizabeth Arden, Inc. one of the major labels specializing in celebrity fragrances. This is not her first perfume venture as there already was a Femina by Alberta Ferretti launched in 1993 which is currently not advertised in the press spiel from the brand electing to stress the novel feeling of a debut fragrance, just like the preferred spin was for Christina Aguilera in the past. Proteo Parfumi, Procter and Gamble have launched Alberta Ferretti fragrances in the past. The launch this time is more high-profile though. The latest perfume which remains unnamed thus far will launch in the fall of 2009 with an advertising campaign shot by Mert & Marcus.
Ferretti chose the ex-Karl Lagerfeld muse for her iconic character, her brand of sensuality and most importantly for her sense of identity,...
24 The Fragrance by ScentStory (2009) {New Perfume} {Celebrity Scent} {Men's Cologne}
ScentStory FZE fragrance company in Dubai came up with the idea of creating a perfume inspired by the character of Jack Bauer played by Kiefer Sutherland in the popular television series 24 where each episode is consecrated to narrating one hour in a 24-hour action-packed day. They approached and secured a deal with Twentieth Century Fox Licensing and Merchandising...
Daphne Guinness Daphne by Comme des Garcons {2009}: Luxury Biography {New Perfume} {Celebrity Fragrance}
There was an early announcement in October 2007 about an upcoming Daphne Guinness fragrance that would be created with Comme des Garçons (check out article on Niche Celebrity Perfumes: Rolling Out The Scented Red Carpet). The news are now confirmed with a launch planned for September 2009.
As with some celebrity perfumes such as L'Air de Rien by Miller Harris or Halle by Halle Berry, Daphne by Daphne Guinness attempts this semi-literary exercise, the autobiographical olfactory quote inserted in a perfume composition...
Parfums Regine's Zoa Night Perfume (2009) - Regine Meetup at Colette on June 13th, 2009 {New Perfume} {Celebrity Fragrance} {Scented Paths & Fragrant Addresses}
Singer, night-club franchise owner and self-described creator of the modern disco night scene Régine has launched a new fragrance twenty years after her debut perfume which bore the name Regine's. The new scent is titled Zoa after a song on her repertoire from 1966 and subtitled Night Perfume...
Many thanks to Linda from the Netherlands thanks to whom we can all get a first sneak peek at the perfume bottle before its official launch in the fall!...
Kate Moss's Next Perfume Inspired by Vintage Fashion {Fragrance News} {Celebrity Perfume}
Kate Moss let transpire at a press conference that her next perfume to be introduced in September 2009 is inspired by her love of vintage clothing and accessories...
Paris Hilton Holding Her FiFi Award & Siren {Perfume Images} {Celebrity Fragrance}
As announced previously, Paris Hilton was the recipient of the FiFi award for Celebrity Perfume of the Year. She entirely deserves this award and absolutely not for the contents of the bottles she sells of course but because of the imagery she sells. She exemplifies what a glamorous-cum-trashy attitude can bring to the image of the fragrance business. In her hands is a message of attractive easiness...
Paris Hilton Siren Teaser 3: See Paris's Siren Tail in New Advert {Perfume Adverts} {Celebrity Fragrance}
Paris Hilton and Doug Reinhardt at the Cannes Festival on May 21, 2009. She is dressed a bit siren-like here but the ad is different.
Fun, fun, fun. I received the press kit for the upcoming Paris HiltonSiren which will debut in June-July 09 and I can offer The Scented Salamander's readers the first sneak peek at the new advert. So here is teaser #3:...
Victoria's Secret Sexy Little Things Noir Launch with Adriana Lima (2009) {New Fragrance} {Celebrity Perfume}
Victoria's Secret have launched yet another feminine boudoir perfume meant to highlight their lingerie collection called Sexy Little Things Noir. It features - readers of Proust will appreciate - a floral note of Cattelaya orchid, which was turned into a haunting trope of feminine beauty and even into a newly coined verb denoting sexual intercourse in Remembrance of Things Past.
"At once elegant and playfully provocative, it's an enchanting blend of
sparkling nectarine, sultry amber and exotic cattelaya orchid."....
Nelly Apple Bottoms (2009) {New Fragrance} {Celebrity Perfume}
From left to right: Nelly, Snoop Dog, Ludacris
Hip-hop rapper Nelly will launch a signature perfume named after his apparel brand for women Apple Bottoms (his other masculine line brand is called Vokal). The fragrance will be called Apple Bottomsby Nelly.
The scent was developed with company Romane Fragrances based in Elmhurst, Illinois which specializes in creating perfumes for apparel entrepreneurs,...
Chanel No5: The New Ad Campaign with Audrey Tautou: Teasers, Teasers - Part 1 {Scented Images & Ads} {Celebrity Fragrance}
The new ad campaign with Audrey Tautou for Chanel No5 is very impressive. I think it beats the preceding one with Nicole Kidman as if following a potlach logic: each time you have to best what took place the time before.
It occurred to me that Chanel No5 is perhaps the only "celebrity fragrance" as in the sense of the perfume being itself a celebrity rather than meaning as usual a perfume fronted by a celebrity. That perfume needs to wear some dark shields.
I received a wealth of material to share with you, dear readers. First off, the news is that even the City of New York is participating in this extravaganza as they have accepted to call May the 5th 2009, Chanel No5 Day to honor the most iconic fragrance in the world and the launch of its latest advertising campaign. Tomorrow New Yorkers and visitors will be breathing the air of Chanel No5 Day! No word about spritzing the scent into the atmosphere, but if they could they would.
Not content with this symbolic dedication, Saks 5th Avenue in partnership with Chanel will rename a part of the famous 5th avenue, AVENUE No5, from May 2 to May 10! I think this might even beat the Opium folly in NYC that the Yves Saint Laurent people organized back then.
Tomorrow is also the official launch day of the advertising film shot by film director Jean-Pierre Jeunet entitled Train de Nuit (Night Train). Like for the introduction of the No5 fragrance in 1921 which was strictly controlled by Coco Chanel so as to put all the stars on her side (she was notoriously superstitious), the new ad commercial is scheduled to be released to the world on May 5 at 12:00 pm on www.chaneln5.com...
Alain Delon To Be Face of Dior Eau Sauvage: A Twist on Young & Famous {Fragrance News} {Celebrity Perfume}
Dior in order to reach out to new, younger consumers as well as to help older generations reminisce is offering a twist on their next Eau Sauvage campaign. They have decided to take the unusual step of using a celebrity's face, French actor Alain Delon's, but as that person appeared when much younger.
This has been done for Liz Taylor before for her signature fragrance Diamonds, but it is far from common a practice, especially when applied to a brand different than one's own...
Givenchy Worried about Miscommunication around the Arrival of Uma Thurman {Fragrance News - Celebrity Perfumes}
Parfums Givenchy sent a press communiqué three days ago as they wanted to clarify some mistaken assumptions about the arrival of Uma Thurman as their latest fragrance spokesperson. Apparently and as far as I was able to check on some boards and celebs site, some of those turned the event into some kind of mud-wrestling contest between Thurman and Liv Tyler.
At TSS, I assumed Givenchy was rather happy to have one more celebrity face and was not going to curtail their efforts in this thriving field. It's like adding one more diamond to your crown these days if you consider the examples of Coty and Parlux. But new details have surfaced at the same time, so for the fans of Uma Thurman, here is what you can expect...
New Celebrity Perfume Spokespersons {Fragrance News} {Celebrity Fragrances}
• Breaking news: Actress Uma Thurman is going to be Givenchy's next celebrity face for an upcoming feminine fragrance to be launched in September 2009. Givenchy is part of the Louis-Vuitton-Moët-Hennessy group (LVMH) and has already worked with celebs Marie Steiss - the eldest daughter of former French prime minister Dominique de Villepin - for Ange ou Démon, Justin Timberlake for Play, Liv Tyler for Very Irresistible and much earlier on in the past, Audrey Hepburn for L'Interdit. (WWD 4/10/09)...
Halle Berry & Ellen de Generes Demonstrate Perfume Showmanship {Fragrance Images & Ads} {Celebrity Perfume}
It's kind of silly, but it happened. Halle Berry went on the Ellen de Generes' TV show to promote her new perfume Halle. What happens next is not your usual style of perfume advertising although Letterman came up with the idea before: De Generes uncorks the bottle of Halle and pours it into glasses then takes a swig. Halle Berry follows and not wanting to come across as, ahem, not-fully-standing-behind-her-product even drinks her Halle-on-the-Rocks bottoms up.
Don't try this at home kids, you might get hurt.
The perfume segment starts at 5 mn or so and lasts about 2 mn (more perfume bites towards the end).
RIP Jade Goody - Her Perfume Used in Grief Ritual {Celebrity Fragrances - Perfume & Society}
Ex-Big Brother reality show star Jade Goody passed away last week on March 22, 2009. After being announced in August 2008 on the Indian version of the reality show, Big Boss, that she had terminal cervical cancer and only a few months to live, she had been preparing for her passing away and in particular accepting media coverage as far into her illness as she could bear in order reportedly to raise funds for her two sons Bobby, five, and Freddie, four.
Jade Goody released two perfumes as a celebrity. The first one Shh...in 2006 and the second one Controversial in 2008.
Accused at one point of making racist comments against actress Shilpa Shetty, The Perfume Shop had withdrawn her debut fragrance from their shelves in the wake of the media storm she triggered...
Victoria's Secret Dream Angels Heavenly Bloom (2009): Fronted by Miranda Kerr {New Perfume} {Celebrity Fragrance}
In a passing weird twist, lingerie brand Victoria's Secret has decided to turn to victoria's angel Miranda Kerr to be the spokesperson for their new fragrance Dream AngelsHeavenly Bloom. We say this because as it turns out, Kerr is actor Orlando Bloom's girlfriend since late 2007. Heavenly Bloom/Orlando Bloom...coincidence, coincidence, I think not. Is this supposed to be subliminal celebrity marketing? At any rate when you know how marketing people are self-conscious about semantic plays, it would be difficult to pretend not to be aware of the contiguity of the two names...
Stetson All American (2009): The Smell of America's Melting Pot {Perfume Review & Musings}
All American by Stetson
is the latest Stetson cologne to see the bright light of day. In
advertising images, the effort is spearheaded by the persona of
Patriots' quarterback Tom Brady. Nothing unusual so far. Brady,
like actor Brad Pitt, seems to be the very mainstream, and for the most
part, convincing incarnation of the classic All-American folk hero, the
one who seems to have spent his childhood on a Midwestern farm running
on a background of cornfields before reaching for the stars and getting
national attention as the best possible outcome to the popular
successful-story master narrative, with roots.
All American Barn by Marty Martinez
But
what I find truly fascinating about this new mass-marketed cologne is
the way in which the successful contributions to America's perfume
culture that were made in the last few years by celebrities from
minority groups were purposefully taken into account and weaved into
the scent by perfumer Harry Fremont of Firmenich. Just
by reading the PR-released interview with him, I would have never
guessed. In fact I was wondering how to make use of one interview so
controlled was it in its tone, its total lack of spontaneity, a little
bit as if he were answering sitting in a confinement room in the
pressure atmosphere created by two former KGB operatives giving him the
steely eye each time he might be tempted to depart from the official
party line.
All
American is no old-fashioned Stetson cologne, or at least, the idea was
adapted. The idealized cowboy imagery is still up on the new billboards
(the folksy hat is gone but the rancher's gloves remain) but the
perfume itself has already started to smell like a mix of real-life
influences and cues taken from Jennifer Lopez in her most Hispanic phase, Sean John (see review), and Usher. They have all been very successful at impacting America's fragrance culture through the celebrity-perfume niche.
I
am now starting to understand better in what ways celebrity perfume may
not be such a trivial topic as it is helping define America's identity
smell-wise. If you look at celebrity perfume developing as one of the
major entrepreneurial niches for minority celebrities; if you realize
that those celebrities brought different sensitivities to the notion of
a smell-good perfume; if you acknowledge the fact that American
olfactory culture has already been hit by the change...then one better
understands how mass-market gorilla Coty is making a politico-cultural
statement with Stetson All American. I would have never suspected that
so much could arise from the inclusion of a guava natureprint® note
(and other notes) spotted from early on. One could have just imagined a
slightly trendy and forward-thinking fruity men's scent along the lines
of Calvin Klein Man (2007) and The One for Men by Dolce & Gabbana (2008), say...
Kate Moss's Shoot in Paris for New Yves Saint Laurent Perfume {Fragrance News - News Bites}
Kate Moss was reportedly seen shooting a perfume commercial for an upcoming new women's fragrance for Yves Saint Laurent. The paparazzi were there. Moss is holding a rose, Eiffel Tower in the back. According to WWD,
"Early last week, the supermodel did a shoot in Place de la Concorde for
a future women's fragrance for Yves Saint Laurent, wearing looks from
Stefano Pilati's pre-fall collection for YSL."
Kylie Minogue Inverse (2009): New Men's Fragrance + TV Commercial {Celebrity Perfume}
Kylie Minogue has been putting out a number of perfumes under her name since her debut one Darling in 2006. I have somewhat lost track of all of them because they resemble each others too much in names, colors, concept. When perfumes aim for indifferenciation, or more nicely put, brand cohesion, my brain tends to respond adequately.
Still, I covered two sequels, Sweet Darling (2007) and Showtime (2008). There is also a Sexy Darling and a recent 2009 Couture. Now on to something a little different, I guess...
Signed Bottle of Stetson All American Giveaway {Fragrance News} {Celebrity Perfume}
We have a special blog giveaway to announce today. Fans of Tom Brady and the Patriots, football fans or simply plain patriots (arguably) can enter a giveaway to win a collectible autographed bottle of the latest Stetson fragrance, All American, signed by Tom Brady. The football quarterback has been the spokesperson for Stetson since 2007.
You just need to leave a comment below and you will be entered in the draw. (Only US-based readers please.) Results will be announced next week.
Some information about the perfume:
"All
American Stetson is a fresh, modern, new addition to the Stetson
fragrance family. Best described as an aromatic woody fragrance, All
American Stetson features notes of black suede (spokesman Tom Brady's
self-professed favorite), cedar leaf, ginger, musk, and fresh water
ferns. Developed by master perfumer Harry Fremont of Firmenich, All
American Stetson is for the fun-loving, athletic, adventurous and
rugged "All American" guy. The fragrance is available now at mass
retailers and retails for $14.50 - $26.00."...
Avril Lavigne Black-Star Story Board Uncovered {Celebrity Fragrances}
Yesterday we posted about the upcoming scent Black Star by Avril Lavigne and only the name was known. Things move quickly in the internet age, don't they? This morning a reader sent us a link to the story board for the upcoming perfume commercial which was uncovered by his daughter on an Avril Lavigne fan site!!
Thanks very much to both for this very interesting glimpse into an unusual behind-the-scenes!
I get - don't you too?- a pronounced Thierry-Mugler-Angel vibe from that story board with all the stars twinkling in the sky, the shape of the bottle and the idealized gesture of Avril reaching out to a star. It looks quite a bit in fact like the latest commercial for Angel with Naomi Watts. I initially imagined that the "star" in the name was a reference to stardom status rather than an asteroid. I wonder how Mugler is going to take that? (please click on the images to see them full sizes)...
Latest Thierry Mugler Angel TV Commercial with Naomi Watts {Perfume Ads} {Celebrity Fragrances}
This perfume commercial features the latest spokesperson for Angel by Thierry Mugler, actress Naomi Watts. I was reminded to post about it upon seeing the commercial story board for Black Star by Avril Lavigne (please see next post).
Paris Hilton Named Celebrity of the Year by The Fragrance Foundation {Fragrance News}
Paris Hilton at her birthday bash on March 8, 2009at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada
Paris Hilton, the celebrity that everyone loves to hate, has been picked as the Celebrity of the Year by The Fragrance Foundation. She will receive a FiFi in person at the The Downtown Armory on May 27, 2009.
This prize is a reinstated Celebrity FiFi Award that was given to J Lo in 2003 and then discontinued...
Avril Lavigne Perfume's Name Unveiled {Celebrity Fragrance}
As previously announced last year, Canadian singer, actress ans stylist Avril Lavigne will release her debut signature fragrance this summer hopping onto the major new wave of celebrity fragrances which was encouraged by Jennifer Lopez from October 2003 with Glow by J.Lo...
"Marking the first time a professional female golfer has launched a signature fragrance, ANNIKA by Annika Sorenstam will particularly appeal to golf enthusiasts, career-minded professionals and active, fashion-forward women. Like Annika, the fragrance will be casually elegant and unpretentious."...
Amanda Lepore Amanda (2008), Happy Hooker, Lemore, Virgin Juice: 4 In A Row {New Fragrances} {Celebrity Perfumes}
Amanda Lepore also known as the "#1 transsexual in the world", after becoming a muse for photographer David LaChapelle has turned into a fragrant muse for perfumers as well.
First comes the perfume called Amanda by Artware Editions created by perfumer Christopher Laudamiel formerly of International Fragrances and Flavors in collaboration with partner Christopher Hornetz who designed the perfume bottle incrusted with 1000 pieces of Swarowski crystals.
"Mr. Laudamiel started with a base of steamed rice, added mandarins,
bergamot, orange flowers, strawberry and cucumber. Fittingly, the
Champagne note is artificial."...
Yves Saint Laurent L'Homme (2006): Modern Man in a Museum {Perfume Review}
L'Homme by Yves Saint Laurent was released in 2006 and has become a bestseller. It is ranked as the 6th most sold men's fragrance in France. The jus benefited from ample advertising budgets as well as the contributions of actor Olivier Martinez as the celebrity face of the scent. The talent of architect Jean Nouvel was added to the mix for a limited-edition bottle shaped as a homage to the male member (officially it is a test tube on a base). The tapping into the nuts-bolts-and-screws imagery obviously was a hit in general, with a bottle design inspired by the Bauhaus aesthetics.
The cologne also arrived in a context where the simple name "L'Homme" was still capable of sounding distinctive and ear-catching a year after Dior Homme breathed new life into the masculine world of fragrances thanks its overdosed floral iris accord imagined by perfumer Olivier Polge (the sleek design-conscious packaging by Hedi Slimane counted as well to define the identity of the Dior perfume). Since then, numerous men's colognes touting a spare manhood label have been added to the point of drowning that sense of being simply a man's fragrance and standing apart thanks to a lack of fussiness. Sensing this, Yves Saint Laurent just released a more narrative flanker cologne titled La Nuit de L'Homme as a sequel to L'Homme (our review of the new scent is up next)...
Lanvin L'Homme Sport (2009): Fronted by Rafael Nadal {New Fragrance} {Celebrity Men's Cologne - Adverts}
As announced previously, Lanvin is counting on the celebrity-recognition effect of world champion Rafael Nadal to promote their new men's scent called L'Homme Sport by Lanvin. It can be hard sometimes for consumers to orient themselves in the maze of L'Homme and Sport-tagged masculine fragrances so it is almost an obligatory step for companies to choose a unique differentiating element in their advertisements, at least....
Halle Berry Halle (2009): The Bare Essence of a Woman {New Fragrance} {Celebrity Perfume}
As announced last year, actress Halle Berry has been working with Coty on developing her signature fragrance. Now the scent called Halle by Halle Berry is set to launch in the spring of 2009.
Berry is no newbie to the world of scents. She readily confesses that she likes to blend her own oils, much like Sarah Jessica Parker, calling it "a wonderful form of self-expression." Unlike SJP though, she does not seem to have a favorite super-sexy combination but rather thoroughly enjoys the creative part of it.
"For years I have created my own personal scents by mixing and layering fragrances, trying to come up with something unique and different. It's a wonderful form of self-expression and I am thrilled to be working with Coty on my debut fragrance," ...
Sienna Miller To Front Hugo Boss Boss Orange {New Perfume} {Celebrity Fragrance}
Sienna Miller at the Elle Style Awards 2009 on Feb 9, 2009 in London, England
According to Vogue UK and Cosmetic News, actress Sienna Miller has been enlisted to become the face of the upcoming Boss Orange by Hugo Boss to be released in July 2009. Touted as "the brand's first ever signature fragrance" it is described in three adjectives by Miller "musky, sweet and sexy".
The name of the fragrance is directly borrowed from one of the fashion collections of the design brand "Boss Orange" whose sartorial outlook is summed up thusly...
What Annick Goutal Perfume Celebrities Wear (What Celebs Like To Wear}
Found
this page from an apparently authorized source listing the favorite
Annick Goutal fragrances worn by numerous celebrities. If you hesitate
between several scents from the brand, pick your favorite celebrity:
Oprah likes Gardénia Passion, Catherine Deneuve falls for Sables,
Nicole Kidman wears or wore Eau du Sud (a touchy Chanel topic is
rearing its head), Karl Lagerfeld is seduced by Heure Exquise... and
surprise, Michael Douglas is a fruity-floral kind of guy and dabs on
the sweet and fresh pear-smelling Petite Chérie, just like Cameron Diaz
and Drew Barrymore! How confident is that!
Kate Moss Summer Time (2009) {New Perfume} {Celebrity Fragrance}
Model Kate Moss is pursuing her career as a celebrity-perfume muse with her third fragrance to date, to be launched in April 2009: it is called Kate Moss Summer Time. This limited-edition comes after Kate Moss and Velvet Hour. Aimed at capturing the transient spirit of a season, it is described as a fresh floral offering both a "dynamic" and "timeless" personality...
Stetson All American (2009): Fronted by Tom Brady {New Perfume} {Men's Cologne}
Coty is going to launch a new Stetson cologne targeting younger men called All American in March of 2009. Coty want to reach out to consumers aged between 25 and 35 while at the present their typical client is 35+. This move is aimed at consolidating their leadership position in the mass market as Stetson is placed # 1 in the US mass-market brand.
What values the All American young male is supposed to embody?
"We see the All American man as an adventurous, rugged, masculine man who is a risk taker."
The new juice was devised by perfumer Harry Fremont of Firmenich and is classified as an aromatic and woody scent...
Yves Saint Laurent La Nuit de l'Homme (2009): The Nocturnal Side of l'Homme {New Perfume} {Celebrity Fragrance} {Men's Cologne}
As previously announced, Yves Saint Laurent will launch a new masculine perfume on March 2, 2009 fronted by French actor Vincent Cassel. In an interview the thespian gave the Votre Beauté magazine of February 2009, we learn that the new jus is called La Nuit de l'Homme (lit.The Night of the Man), a new installment in the L'Homme franchise the latter still being fronted by actor Olivier Martinez....
Jennifer Lopez Sunkissed Glow (2009) {New Fragrance} {Celebrity Perfume}
Jennifer Lopez who single-handedly revived the celebrity fragrance market at the beginning of the 21st century, as it had been left somewhat fallow before her is continuing to expand her franchise. A new scent called Sunkissed Glow will be launched in February 2009 in Europe. It belongs to the unofficial Glow collection which started in 2003 with her debut perfume Glow by J. Lo. This was followed by Miami Glow, Love at First Glow, Glow After Dark. It comes more recently after Deseo and Deseo for Men.
I personally own three of those in full sizes and can only say positive things about them, in particular I think that the drydown of Glow is simply superior, one of the very best on the market in terms of evolution and unobtrusive, pleasurable tenacity. Love at First Glow I had to buy after realizing how exquisite it smelled on a paper strip left abandoned (well not quite) on my night stand, several days after it had been sprayed on...
Alice Temperley Loves... {What Fragrances Celebrities Love To Wear}
Alice (on the left) and Mathilda Temperley
British designer Alice Temperley confesses to having a weak spot for niche perfume house L'Artisan Parfumeur. She loves in particular to go to their store on rue du Bourg Tibourg (where the Mariage Frères tea room is also located) in the 4th arrondissement of Paris. Her all-time favorite perfume is La Chasse Aux Papillons to which she returns always despite her infidelities, as she likes to change scents according to the season.
Read more in the Daily Mail for more about her fave shopping and staying addresses in Paris...
Georges Stahl Parfums L'Eau d'Elissa (2009) {New Perfume} {Celebrity Fragrance}
After the debut signature fragrance of famous Lebanese singer Elissa called Elle d'Elissa, which was launched in 2007, Georges Stahl Parfumswill introduce a new perfume-flanker called L'Eau d'Elissa in January of 2009.
A year after the release of Hommage à Marlene Dietrich, Parfums Grès is preparing to launch a new trio of scents dedicated this time to Greta Garbo called Hommage à Greta Garbo which will launch in the spring of 2009. Like Marlene Dietrich, Garbo was one of the famous customers of couturière Madame Grès.
The set comprises Mythos, Sphinx, Goddess in reference to the particular charisma that exuded from the star whom people could not wait to see laugh at long last in what must have been the most self-conscious laugh in history in Ninotchka (1939). And she did, beautifully so, and a bit strangely at the same time,
"With her classic beauty, her noble aura and an occasional playful wink of the eye, she (Greta Garbo) fascinated both men and women. The fact that she loved being alone and hated the media frenzy enhanced her appeal to the public. In the course of her 19-year film career in which she made 27 films, she gave only 14 interviews. She was referred to as „the Goddess" or the „Swedish Sphinx". In contrast to other Hollywood stars she never gave an autograph, never attended the premieres of her films and never answered fan mail. In spite of this, she had a powerful effect on her times and the fashion of her day. The way she wore her make-up, styled her hair and dressed greatly influenced the trends of the Thirties." ...
Singer and actress Faith Hill is to follow in the footsteps of husband Tim McGraw by launching in her turn a signature perfume in the fall of 2009. After having reportedly offered continuous input during the creation process of hubby's men's cologne named McGraw, the number 1 bestseller in men's mass-market stores currently, she progressively warmed up to the idea of launching a fragrance of her own.
She said about her fragrance-developing philosophy for women,
"A fragrance is part of what a woman wears, fashion that is 'visible'
to the sense of smell," she continued. "A scent should remind one of a
place, a time and a person...a pleasant memory. I am inspired by my
travels around the world as well as my home. These experiences have
made a mark on my style in what I wear, my surroundings (home decor)
and the perfume I choose."
Avon Spotlight Fronted by Courteney Cox (2009) {New Perfume}
Avon will launch a new celebrity fragrance for women in April 2009 called Spotlight (because nowadays everyone wants to be in the spotlight as Andy Warhol predicted, but without the "want-to" part which is very internet, very 21st century). Its spokesmodel is actress Courteney Cox.
The scent, described as a fresh oriental, was created by perfumer Jean-Marc Chaillan of IFF and
"...is composed of top notes of shining silver, mandarin and Italian
bergamot; middle notes of white freesia, tuberose absolute, and mimosa,
and bottom notes of cashmere sandalwood, vetiver and white vanilla
musk. It will retail for $22.50 for 1.7 oz."...
Christina Aguilera Inspire (2008) {Perfume Review} {New Fragrance} {Celebrity Perfume}
Christina Aguilera is as it turns out a veteran perfume developer only press releases and articles usually are careful not to mention this somewhat attention-diverting fact. It might also not be the best of publicities to point out that a few other fragrances by her came before, that not too many people can actually remember. Her current official perfume website only mentions her two latest, Christina Aguilera and Inspire. Nevertheless, other names appear such as Xpose Passion, Xpose Desire, Christina Aguilera (by LR World).
Inspire, according to the press release, and as can be expected for a celebrity fragrance is inspired by the looks and personality of Christina Aguilera, but also the pop art movement (Aguilera mentions Warhol) and Tokyo at night (because it is a favorite time and place of the singer's). It incorporates a central note of tuberose, one of her favorite aromas, and the packaging is red because it is her signature color...
Carol's Daughter 1st Celebrity Perfume: Mary J Blige My Life (2009) {New Perfume} {Fragrance News} {Celebrity Fragrance}
Following the recent launch of their first fine fragrance composition called Pearls, bath and body brand Carol's Daughter, who might be looking to emulate a brand like Fresh purveyor of both bath and body and fine perfumes, is preparing to launch their first celebrity perfume inspired by singer MaryJ Blige and named after her album entitled My Life. The artist has been working as one of the brand's celebrity spokespersons and is apparently thrilled by the project as she confesses to being a hard-core beauty junkie,
"I am Carol's Daughter and my fans are Carol's Daughter users so it
just made sense to partner," Blige said in an interview last month.
"Ever since I was a child, I loved buying products that made me feel
beautiful and clean," said Blige. "I'm a total beauty nut -- you should
check out all the junk in my bathroom." (Via WWD)
My DNA Fragrance POTUS 1600 {New Perfume} {Celebrity Fragrance}
The brand My DNA Fragrance, which already came into the market with a biological twist on the familiar concept of the unique, perfect-fit fragrance, blending scents incorporating a finger-print signature based on your DNA sample, has now introduced a limited-edition celebrating the new president-elect of the United States, Barack Obama.
The unisex fragrance is called POTUS 1600 and was created by Dr. Diva Verdun in November 2008. The tag line is "Fragrance you can believe in"...
Monica Bellucci Plays Daughter of Eve for Dior Hypnotic Poison Ad {Perfume Images & Adverts - New}
The new ad for Dior Hypnotic Poison with actress Monica Bellucci. The tag line is Dior est mon poison (Dior is my poison).
An advertising that plays to the stereotype or archetype of Eve. The bottle of Hypnotic Poison becomes or rather suggests the (red) apple Eve bit into as she was seduced into it by the serpent in the garden of Eden.
After Eve/Monica Bellucci gets expulsed from Eden she takes on the attributes of the snake in order, in her turn, to ssssseduce unwitting men.
However Dior in their kindness have posted a big enough community warning sign.
Monica Bellucci thus becomes that multi-secular female public enemy # 1 figure at the very same time that her husband Vincent Cassel is playing the role of public enemy #1 Mesrine in his latest movie.
Rafael Nadal to be Face of New Lanvin Men's Scent {Fragrance News} {Celebrity Perfume}
Lanvin have announced that tennis champion Rafael Nadal will be the spokesperson for their upcoming new line of men's scents called Lanvin L'Homme Sport. Nadal has been ranked #1 tennis player in the world since August 2008.
The first perfume in the line, which will be developed by Lanvin's fragrance licensee Inter Parfums SA, is scheduled to launch in the summer of 2009. (Via WWD)
2008 Perfumers Choice Awards on November 11 - Tony Sirico Paolo per Uomo {Fragrance News} {New Perfume}
The American Society of Perfumers was established in 1947. It is currently headed by president Marvel Fields and vice-president Jim Krivda. The upcoming Perfumers Choice Awards will showcase the debut perfume by actor Tony Sirico from the Soprano series, called Paolo per Uomo.
From the press release,
"The American Society of
Perfumers, Inc. (ASP) will host its Perfumers Choice Awards ceremony on
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 from 6:30 to 10:30 pm at Tribeca Rooftop in New York
City. The annual fragrance industry award event acknowledges outstanding
individuals, consumer products, and corporations in the US fragrance industry,
with the winners chosen by their peers."...
The Soprano cast at the 14th annual screen actors guild awards on January 27, 2008. Tony Sirico is second from left.
Swedish golfer and super champion Annika Sorenstam will launch a perfume and wine bearing her name in May 2009, both called Annika. They are both developed by SA Fragrances, a company based in the Boston greater area which has also contributed to the creations of perfumes such as Calvin Klein Eternity, Obsession, Dior Poison, Chanel Coco, and more.
From the press release,
"SA Fragrances announced today their plan to develop a signature fragrance
inspired by legendary golfer Annika Sorenstam. Set to be released
in advance of Mother's Day 2009, the fragrance will evoke the essence
of Annika, a distinctive, casually elegant and naturally beautiful woman.
Arguably the most dominant
female golfer of all time, Annika has transcended her sport to become
a prominent mainstream athlete and celebrity. Throughout her storied
career, she has rewritten the LPGA and Ladies European Tour record books,
won countless awards and events and brought unprecedented attention
to women's golf. Along the way, she has inspired millions of young
women worldwide...
Actress Sarah Jessica Parker is expanding further the lure of her Lovely Collection with three new perfumes meant to mark three different periods of the day: Dawn, Endless, Twilight. In other words it is an invitation to stay longer with your Lovely choice.
The original Lovely was launched in 2005 and was followed by a Liquid Satin version. Coty Prestige reportedly intends to develop this franchise still further in the future.
Regarding the time-of-the-day concept, Lisa Hoffman, Dustin Hoffman's wife, already had the idea not too long ago with her Variations Collection. According to WWD, Coty Prestige was inspired by their other fragrance-development venture, Gwen Stefani's Harajuku Lovers, a set of five perfumes...
Everyone Has a Fragrance, Even Hollyoaks! + Am I Normal? Body Odour (2008) {New Perfume} {Celebrity Fragrance}
I am not sure I need to smell this one but it is so fun to see everyone and their neighbors getting to deh-ve-lo-peh a perfume that I couldn't resist posting about Hollyoaks by Hollyoaks, the new indispensable fragrance for soap opera fans...
To fête the 20th anniversary of their label, team Badgley & Mischka have concocted a new juice meant to embody the dreams and glamor that their company was able to foster. The idea is simple: as Badgley puts it "One zip -- or in this case, one spritz -- and you're glamorous!". It is a lighthearted reference to the much more arduous preparation stars go through to get ready for their big day or evening on the red carpet.
Called Couture, the scent was inspired by a roster of feminine celebrities, and even icons: "Teri Hatcher, Sharon Stone, Elizabeth Taylor, Eva Longoria Parker and Sarah Jessica Parker"...
Vincent Cassel to be Face of New Yves Saint Laurent Men's Fragrance {Perfume News} {Celebrity Fragrance}
French actor Vincent Cassel will lend his looks to a new masculine fragrance by Yves Saint Laurent to be launched next spring on March 2, 2009. YSL in this manner will follow up on the success of L'Homme which was well-served by the image of another French actor, Olivier Martinez...
Britney Spears Hidden Fantasy: The Ad {Perfume Images & Advert} {Celebrity Fragrance}
You can now contemplate Britney Spears in her new, freshly-minted ad for her upcoming fragrance Hidden Fantasy to be launched in December 2008, as previously announced. It was taken a week or so ago.
The main theme is red, red, red and the fantasy seems to be to spend a fall vacation on planet Mars observing leaves turning from red to hopeful green...
Britney Spears Hidden Fantasy (2008) {New Fragrance} {Celebrity Perfume}
Britney Spears at the MTV Awards in Los Angeles in September 2008
The embryo of a news has started circulating whereby we learn that Britney Spears will release a new scent on December 2, 2008 called Hidden Fantasy to coincide with the release of her album Circus.
According to Celebrity Wonder, an Elizabeth Arden insider revealed it features notes of cherry and vanilla and that the bottle is the same as the two previous Fantasy fragrances but colored red this time.
Paris Hilton Fairy Dust (2008): They Love To Hate Her {New Fragrance} {Celebrity Perfume}
Parlux Fragrances know about the media-attention capital Paris Hilton possesses and that's the main point,
"Katz takes a wide-gauge view of the Hilton business. To him, a
fragrance launch is a process of bringing news to the Hilton customer.
Whether it results in the sales of the new fragrance or stimulates
sales of an earlier scent is of little consequence. The object is to
energize the customer base and whet its appetite."...
Jean-Paul Goude Loves... {What Perfume(s) Celebs Love To Wear}
Björk as seen by Jean-Paul Goude
Jean-Paul Goude reveals in the October issue of Votre Beauté what his signature perfume is, as well as what scent one day made his head turn around, leaving him with an unforgettable olfactory memory.
He confesses to having personally adopted for good the scent under the label of his friend Andrée Putman, Préparation Parfumée, composed by perfumer Olivia Giacobetti. He is also sensitive to the freshness and sensuality of the Mojito cologne, Homme by Guerlain, for which he recently directed the commercial featuring a masculine icon very close to the animal state. He adds that in doing so he was trying to avoid the images of the "city man" and "metrosexual"...
Renee Fleming La Voce by Coty (2008) {New Fragrance} {Celebrity Fragrance}
The Motivation
On September 22, 2008 the launch of a new perfume endorsed by opera singer Renee Fleming will take place at the MET on the occasion of their Opening Night Gala celebrating the 125th anniversary of the opera house. Called La Voce (The Voice), it is a limited-edition scent in full gala attire meant to raise funds for the New York opera house and awareness for a musical genre that is oftentimes considered too elitist to touch a wide spectrum of the population. According to Peter Gelb, general manager of the Metropolitan Opera the action will be beneficial to the institution,
"This is part of our initiatives to regain the MET's position in
culture. We don't expect to replace pop culture but think it could be
more popular and be part of society and everyday life than has been in
recent decades. Having a perfume that's publicly promoted and honoring
one of opera's greatest stars is a step in the right direction."...
Singer Christina Aguilera is preparing to launch her new perfume calledInspireand on this occasion will be visiting Macy's Herald Square on September 2, 2008, from 5: 00 pm to 6: 30 pm to meet and greet her fans. The new scent is reportedly inspired by her love of pop art and is "...a modern approach to the Pop art style of the 60's and 70's inspired by Tokyo at night."
"Inspire is a beautiful white floral enhanced with colourful fruit notes
chosen by Christina. A little known fact is that the freesia, one of the key
notes within Inspire, is a small and delicate flower, yet has a very
powerful presence, much like Christina."
Dianne Brill Eau de Parfum (2008): "Slip It On!" {New Perfume} {Celebrity Fragrance}
Dianne Brill Cosmetics will launch their debut signature fragrance called Dianne Brill Eau de Parfum on
September 15, 2008. Model Dianne Brill who has worked for designers Thierry Mugler, Jean Paul Gaultier and Vivienne Westwood, has been dubbed the "Queen of
the Night", the "New Mae West" and a "Feminist Feme Fatale". As her seduction tips on the brand's website suggest, she could also easily be called the "Highest Priestess of Love" and the "Mistress of Kisses".
Just like the author of Boobs, Boys & High Heels or How to get Dressed in Just Under Six Hours seems to be bursting with personality, her fragrance is no wallflower and presents itself differently.
The new scent is said to be first and foremost about feeling,
"Dianne
Brill's Perfume is the essence of Ms. Brill's philosophy which is to
deliver a feeling. The feeling you get when you open a present of
lingerie, jewelry or exquisite bonbons. That feeling."
It
also embodies a pet sensual sensation of Brill's, that of the slip
gliding on the skin, which she also loves to recreate with her line of
Lip Lingerie, i.e., lipsticks. For these reasons, no information on the
notes is extended per se yet specific feelings developed by the perfume
are described, in three stages. The perfume was developed over the
course of 8 years and was composed by perfumer Valérie Garnuch-Mentzel of Drom International Fragrances...
Spermodel and Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issues' frequent feature girl Marisa Miller has been selected to be the new Victoria's Secret Angel.
She will also be the spokesmodel for their new fragrance Very Sexy Dare when it launches on September 16, 2008 at the Victoria's Secret Herald Square store in New York City.
Gold Medalist Isinbayeva Wants to Create a Perfume for Strong Women {The 5th Sense in the News} {Celebrity Perfume}
Pole-Vaulter champion Yelena Isinbayeva has her eyes on other prizes besides Olympic gold medals: a signature perfume and a fashion line, the latter possibly with Adidas.
She is currently looking for a top-notch fragrance company to make her perfume project come to fruition. She already has the name of the scent and apparently some very clear ideas about what feminine virtues it should embody...
Kate Moss Velvet Hour (2008) {New Fragrance} {Celebrity Perfume}
As previously announced (see sumptuous ad), iconic super model Kate Moss is preparing to introduce her second namesake perfume following Kate, this time named Velvet Hour.
Since we know that Guerlain l'Heure Bleue is one of two of her favorite perfumes, with Bluebell by Penhaligon's, it is very tempting to think that Velvet Hour is a poetic translation of the first one. We are in fact encouraged to do so by the description of the atmosphere that the scent conveys, if not by the literal notes themselves.
The press release invites us to imagine that the new scent might be a reinterpretation of a sensation linked with the Guerlain fragrance famously known to, itself, translate this time of the day suspended between day and night,
"With her new fragrance,
Kate invites you to be part of her 'Velvet Hour',
a brief, precious moment as dusk settles, when the air is electrified
with possibility. It is all about entering an intimate, almost
ritualistic moment of intense sensuality and seduction as she describes
it herself: "this scent conjures up that special moment when night
time comes and envelops you in velvet. I really love that time,
it's very sexy and sensuous, full of longing and promise." ...
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