It seems that some celebrities aren’t happy with merely being a celebrities these days. They need more worlds to conquer, moving from acting to singing or singing to acting. They buy restaurants and design clothing or shoe lines. They put their “signature” anywhere and everywhere they can. That includes the fragrance business.
I don’t know where the idea of a celebrity fragrance came from or why they are so popular. Do women want to smell like their favorite actress or heiress? Do celebrities even wear their own scents?  Or do they go for something else? Does Britney smell like J Lo?  …read more

Elizabeth Arden recently launched Britney Spears’s new fragrance Circus Fantasy Eau de Parfum. I’m assuming  that the name is a nod to her current Circus concert tour. The ad features Britney looking lovely and fit in her “Circus” ware, which is very similar to some of the costumes she wears in her Circus music video.

Circus Fantasy Eau de Parfum
3.3 oz for $55
I’m a Britney fan. I always have at least one of her songs on my playlist for runs. Usually Toxic, because it’s my favorite. I have had experienced mixed reactions to her fragrances. Usually they are too sweet for …read more

Mariah Carey is pretty busy these days. Her movie Precious is coming out soon, she’s got a scheduled appearance planned for VH1’s series Storytellers  (love that series!), and her newest album, Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel, drops at the end of September.
September also brings the launch date of Forever, her newest fragrance.

“I am in a wonderful place right now, surrounded by all the things I love, and Forever captures this moment in time,” said the entertainer, whose first scent, M by Mariah Carey, launched in September 2007.
Forever is described as a “modern opulent floral.”  It has an opening note of …read more

Girls of all ages love charm bracelets. Whether it’s a little girl’s bracelet full of Hello Kitty and horse charms, or a grown-up lady’s choice of a diamond encrusted martini glass, the charm bracelet is a timelessly fun classic.
For a limited time, you can get get a Stella McCartney charm bracelet, for free with the purchase of the Stella fragrance, from Sephora. A triple-strand silver-toned bracelet, featuring flat discs with “Stella McCartney” engraved along the edge. It’s a new take on an old favorite.

To enjoy this limited-time offer, simply purchase the Stella McCartney Stella 3.3 oz Eau de Parfum …read more

What does a fairy smell like? 
I’d guess that it would be something in the fruit or floral family. I’d also guess that Paris Hilton thinks the same thing as her new scent, Fairy Dust, has a strong Gardenia note. 
I had the opportunity to try Fairy Dust and I expected it to have that same sweet smell that so many celebrity scents have, but it was really more of a floral. One of my friends called it sophisticated and while I’m not sure that I agree with that – it named fairy dust after all – I will say that it does have a more …read more

Have you heard of the new how-to book, The Man Plan: Drive Men Wild, Not Away , by Whitney Casey? The author shares the tips she’s learned after interviewing 250 men about their preferences in regards to women and dating.  
One tip – apparently, men prefer a sweet smelling fragrance to something floral. 
Fancy, Jessica Simpson’s new fragrance, would absolutely fit the sweet scent requirement.  I had the opportunity to try it recently and I found it to be fruity-sweet at first, but it mellowed with dry down to a sort of warm caramel or toffee scent.  I liked it, my mom liked it, and my …read more

President George W. Bush has a celebrity fragrance in the works.
No, I’m not kidding.  Apparently, he’s having some trouble raising funds for a memorial library, so he’s jumping on the Paris/Gwen/Diddy bandwagon, hoping to make his fortune in fragrance.  The President in the perfume industry?  Why not? It seems that everybody has their own scent-, clothing-, liquor line these days. 

Lara,  The List Maven, had the opportunity to interview Paris Hilton last Sunday, about her new fragrance Fairy Dust.  Lara will be sharing video clips of the interview this week and in addition, she is giving away a full-size bottle to one lucky reader.
 Head on over to The List Maven for a peek at Paris Hilton, a clip of the interview, and your chance to win her new scent.

Paris Hilton Fairy Dust Eau de Parfum Spray
Fragrance Notes: sparkling prosecco accord, pink peony, orange blossom, spring gardenia, water lily, peach nectar, sueded patchouli, cashmere musk and vanilla cream

Sean Combs has a new male fragrance called I Am King coming out this month. It’s going to be available exclusively at Macy’s until February 2009. 
Here’s more………

By dubbing it I Am King, Sean Combs leaves no doubt as to his expectations for his latest men’s fragrance, due as a Macy’s exclusive in December before rolling out to wider distribution in February. Industry sources estimated that the scent could do upward of $100 million globally in its first year on counter.
Sean “Diddy” Combs knows he might raise a few eyebrows by calling his latest scent I Am King, but he doesn’t care.
“I Am …read more

This week I had the opportunity to try the new Vera Wang scent, LOOK.
Two things…
One, I loved it!  And, two, my job rocks!  Trying gorgeous new scents?  How lucky am I?
After receiving it, I wore it everywhere and had all my friends sniff me - when I wasn’t sniffing myself.  (Seriously, this stuff smells good). “Fresh,” was the comment that I heard the most and I’m in complete agreement.  LOOK does not smell like every other fragrance out there. It’s a very feminine fragrance with a lovely, layered, floral scent. It has a nice balance – textured, modern, and sophisticated.
The bottle is modern and …read more