Here are my top 7 women’s fragrances, in no particular order…

Images: Sephora

Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue – clean, light, refreshing, classic

Marc Jacobs Daisy – warm, floral, sensuous, girly

Philosophy Baby Grace – sweet, light, baby fresh, delicate

Marc Jacobs Rain Splash – watery, zesty, light, fresh, cool

Nina Ricci Nina – warm, heady, fruity, floral, romantic

Fresh Cannabis Rose – deep, sensuous, a little androgynous, woodsy, earthy

Fresh Strawberry Flowers – light, crisp, refreshing, perfect for spring/summer

I also have two favourites,which top the ones above, that are not widely available as they were/are limited edition. They are as follows…

Images: Elizabeth Arden, The Body Shop

Nanette Lepore Shanghai Butterfly – clean, light, citrusy, refreshing

The Body Shop Apple Blossom – light, crisp, powdery, soft

If you’re looking to try out a new scent, I highly (highly!) recommend these! Also, if you can track down the last two, you’ll fall in love, I promise!

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Admittedly, I’ve come across many a men’s fragrance that I would definitely wear myself and I have my personal favourites that I often pick up for the husband. The other day, I asked him what his top favourite fragrances were and we compared notes. Surprisingly, we agreed on all but one of them.

Here’s our Top 7 men’s fragrances (in no particular order) – see if you love these too!

Images: Sephora

Jean Paul Gautier Le Male – citrus-y, woodsy, warm, soft
Yves Saint Laurent L’Homme – elegant, warm, woodsy
Giorgio Armani Acqua di Gio Pour Homme – clean, light, crisp and refreshing
Burberry Touch For Men – powdery, warm, soft, sensuous

Images: Sephora

Lacoste Essential – clean, citrusy, fresh, light, perfect for summer
Bvlgari Aqva Pour Homme – another great summer scent, light, crisp, clean, watery
Fresh Cannabis Santal – deep, warm, romantic, bold, great for fall

So, did we pick fabulous ones or what?

My husband’s first choice out of all of these is Aqua di Gio and I agree. It’s a beautiful, clean and crisp. We’re both fans of ‘watery’ and citrus-y smells and this one is hard to beat.

The one scent we didn’t totally agree on is the Fresh Cannabis Santal. I love this scent and I have a bottle in my collection (it’s wonderful for the fall and winter!. He likes it on me but he not too fond of the scent on him – kind of strange as it’s listed under the men’s section in Sephora. I feel it’s a unisex type of scent but yes, it does take some getting used it. You either love it or hate it.

Our honorable mentions include Davidoff Cool Water, Joop! For Men and CK One. Brings back fond memories of high school for the both of us haha.

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Okay, as promised, I’ve got 5 bottles of Jessica Simpson’s “Fancy” perfume to give away to my wonderful readers! If you missed out on the chance to get a bottle of Paris Hilton’s Fairy Dust, here’s your chance to get an equally beautiful, but delightfully DIFFERENT fragrance.

Fancy is a little sweeter, a little more flowery. The initial whiff makes me think of some kind of not-sicky-sweet candy. (This makes perfect sense if you’re familiar with any of Jessica Simpson’s cosmetics, of course.)

It’s definitely not a “mature” scent, though would be perfect for a wife or girlfriend, or even a teenage/college age girl. So here’s the deal…

Leave a comment below and I’ll keep this post open until late night Wednesday, December 17th. I’m HOPING, but in no way guarantee-ing that winners will get their bottle before Christmas. They’re shipped by Jessica’s PR firm, and not me, so I have really no control over that, but let’s all cross fingers and keep hope, okay?

Make sure that you use a valid email address (but don’t put it IN the comment, put it in the email field only, so you don’t get spammed) that you check regularly. Winners must respond within 24 hours of receiving notification by me, or you will forfit your bottle and it will go to someone else… I’m really trying hard to make sure these get out before Christmas as best I can!

(Image Credit: Newscom)

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This is it!! The Paris Hilton week on The List Maven is over, but you have one last chance to enter to win the final, fifth bottle of Paris Hilton’s newest perfume, Fairy Dust PLUS an autograph from Paris herself! Make sure you comment below to enter. Comments are now closed on the other clips:

Paris Hilton Interview: 5 Reasons Women Will Love Fairy Dust Perfume

Paris Hilton Fairy Dust Giveaway #2: Red Carpet Essentials

(Winners will be declared on Monday, December 8th, 2008, along with the final winner of this post’s giveaway.)

PLEASE NOTE: We can only ship inside the USA, so please keep this in mind. If you are not in the US, but wish to comment anyway, please do, but let me know that you’re outside the US.

Also, please stay tuned to TheListMaven.com for more great stuff, including giveaways the whole month of December!

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Okay, this is it – the kickoff! The first clip from the Paris Hilton interview I did on Sunday.

Check out the details after the clip on how commenting on this post will get you in the running for 2 of FIVE available full-size bottles of Paris Hilton’s new perfume, Fairy Dust.

(Side note: I know the sound is horrible… I’m hereby advising everyone to stay away from Aiptek video cameras! They’re junk, and I wish I’d bought something different. I apologize in advance!)

So all you have to do is leave a comment below, with your real email address. If you don’t use your real email address, I can’t contact you, and can’t send you the perfume. I’ll keep this open until Friday night, as I’m going to be posting the whole interview on Saturday with a chance to win the final bottle of perfume, PLUS an autographed promo pic as a gift directly from Paris herself to one lucky The List Maven reader! (She told me to give it, so I’m giving it!)

Anyway, I’ll be posting another video clip on Thursday afternoon where you’ll actually have to guess what Paris is going to say. But for this one you can just leave a comment letting me know what you think about the clip, or about the perfume if you’ve tried it, and we’ll draw from there once all the videos have been posted (all winners will be drawn at once). Then I’ll email the winners and you’ll have to respond to me with a proper shipping address.

Good luck!

UPDATE: Everyone, I’m really sorry, but this (and most) promo/giveaway is only available to those in the US, or to those who have someone in the US it can be sent to, who can send it on to you.

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