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Showing posts with label Fragrance. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fragrance. Show all posts

Monday, July 20, 2009

Marc Jacobs Lola and Other Pretty Perfumes


Marc Jacobs just launched a new youthful fragrance called Lola, sold exclusively at Bloomingdales (until it's wider release in September.) The packaging is fun - it reminds me of a flamenco dancer's skirt, or the sleeves of something Gloria Estefan would have worn onstage in 1987.

Maybe it's misty memories of my mom and grandma's dressers when I was a kid, but there's something about a pretty perfume bottle that I just find magical. Here are a few of my favorite bottles of all time:
Clockwise: Estee Lauder Beyond Paradise is whimsical and a little bit gay pride; the L'Air du Temps doves have been around for decades; YSL Babydoll is like a loose gem in a treasure chest; Chanel Chance is so simple it's gorgeous; Jean Paul Gaultier's MaDame couldn't possibly be more girly - it's pink and has boobs on it; Thierry Mugler Angel Garden of Stars scents come in a shooting star bottle, far less awkward than the original Angel's bottle; Anna Sui put her namesake scent in a bottle oozing with mysterious vintage allure; Christian Dior's classic Poison recalls Snow White's apple; What can I say -I'm a sucker for a hearts and tiaras - thank you Vera Wang Princess.

Monday, July 13, 2009

JT Poses for Givenchy "Play" Ads

You'd think now that he has his own denim line that Justin Timberlake would have jumped on the celebrity fragrance bandwagon and dropped something Axe-esque on us by now. Fortunately he's been too busy begging people to let him ruin SNL sketches with masturbatory references, so we'll have to settle for his Gonzo mug on these Givenchy ads for their upcoming fragrance "Play."

Saturday, May 17, 2008

Scent Review: Burberry The Beat

In a sentence: This kicky new perfume smells exactly like a vodka and cranberry juice cocktail. ($50 for 1oz.)

Rating: B+

Thursday, December 6, 2007

Daisy Marc Jacobs: Sample Alert

Its impossible to tell by the list of notes in the description what a fragrance really smells like. Marc Jacobs Daisy, which has been a bestseller at Sephora ever since it came out, contains strawberry, violet, ruby red grapefruit, gardenia, jasmine, musk, vanilla and white wood.
I braved the Macy's cosmetics department to find out what the hell that amounts to last weekend, and found it is extremely light and fresh-- the smell of biting into a really crispy apple. Come summer, this one would be perfect-- it might be a little too light for winter.
Nab yourself a free sample on the official Daisy website, HERE.
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