While waiting for trick-or-treaters to come to my door, I decided to do a little shopping. The cutest little bottle of Juicy Couture’s Travel Eau de Parfum – Strawberry caught my eye.  The bottle is a one ounce size with a little strawberry charm hanging off the side of the top. Adorable. After seeing her reaction to the bottle of Mally, I know a certain teenager who would love to find this bottle come the holidays.
Since Juicy girls are always on the move, Pamela and Gela wanted them to have their Juicy Couture wherever they went. That’s why they created …read more

M.A.C. is well known for their up-to-the-minute makeup line and looks. Were you aware that they have a fragrance line as well?  The newest fragrance is called Asphalt Flower and it’s part of their Trend Fall/Winter 2009 collection.
It’s a limited edition fragrance that M.A.C. describes as “deep, dark, and erotic.”  They wanted to create a complement to their “alt-fashion” look.  It sounds great with combination of floral notes and sexy notes. The name, Asphalt Flower, reminds me of a sort of urban femininity – the surprise of something warm and beautiful with a stark, cold backdrop.
Asphalt Flower
6ml/.2oz for $20
Fragrance notes:  …read more

Mariah Carey’s Forever Eau de Parfum in the 1.7 ounce spray is a supporter of the Cancer and Careers Foundation. Cancer and Careers is a resource for women with cancer. They offer working women support and information as they work through their treatment. A portion of the Forever Mariah Carey purchase price will go directly to CEW.
Forever, “an opulent floral,” is meant to evoke a feling of “classic Hollywood allure.”  The bottle does look as if it came form the dressing table of some iconic beauty like Elizabeth Taylor or Lana Turner.
Top Notes: Radiant – Luxurious accords of Neroli, Lotus …read more

While leafing through a Redbook magazine today, I found a fancy-pants fragrance ad from 30 Days of Beauty.com featuring Halle Berry’s  scent, Country couple Faith Hill and Tim McGraw’s scents, along with Tom Brady and the Stetson scent.
The ad gives 30 days worth of beauty advice such as:
1.  Go natural – and forgo the contrasting lip liner.
15. Dress in complicated pinks – like a “champagne peach.”
22. Buy him something in brown. Masculine – yet warm and comforting.
I remember Stetson from way back and I’ve already written about Halle Berry’s scent, but I had no idea that Faith Hill and Tim …read more

As promised last week, I’ve got my review of FlowerByKenzo Essentielle Eau de Parfum. The fragrance is a powdery floral. It opens with a top note of Rosa Damasacena, which is also known as the Damask Rose….
…or rose of Castille; a hybrid rose species, first brought to Europe in the 13th century. Its pink petals are used to create essential oils and absolutes for perfumery. They have been prized for their fine fragrance for centuries.
I’ve always loved roses. When I was about 11, my friend, Tanya, and I tried to make our own rose perfume by boiling rose petals. It …read more

When each of my older two children were born, my dad gave me a bottle of Estée Lauder Beautiful Eau de Parfum Spray. I remember that each time the gift was very special both because I was a new mom without a lot of time to spend on things like makeup or perfume and because of the implied compliment.
Beautiful is a lovely feminine floral scent and I think I’d like to carry on the tradition when my own girls have children some day.
Fragrance notes: Rose, Mandarin, Lily, Tuberose, Marigold, Orange Flower, Muguet, Jasmine, Ylang-Ylang, Sandalwood, Vetiver

Estée Lauder Beautiful Eau de Parfum …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

Fancy Love is the newest fragrance from Jessica Simpson. I’m not sure why it’s named “Fancy Love,” and not  something new and unique, because other than the shape of the bottle, it doesn’t remind me of her previous scent, “Fancy,” at all.
Fancy smelled quite a bit like candy to me – it had like a toffee or caramel scent to it. My daughter, Bailey, who is 17, loves Fancy and uses it regularly. Fancy Love  feels like a more mature scent. It has a romantic feel to it with a floral start and a warm sexy base. The scent was …read more

Fragrance news…. I read at People.com that Reese Witherspoon is developing a fragrance with AVON. The scent, called In Bloom, won’t be available until November.
It’s a Floral with fragrance notes of Gardenia, Magnolia, and Jasmine. Reese wanted her fragrance to reflect both her past and her present. She grew up with a Magnolia tree in the backyard of her childhood home in Tennessee and the name, “In Bloom” is how she feels in her life right now.
“I’m feeling very strong and independent, and so happy, so full of life. The fragrance truly captures that feeling­­ — it’s very sensual, very …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