lol— but clearly Miss Avril doesn’t have anything but water in that bottle—I can tell you from my adventures in decanting : that really getting perfume spray in the face stings your eyes like MAD and she’d be squinting and tearing up and rushing for a cool wet cloth…nope, I bet she’s spraying water in her face—which is just refreshing…
But maybe if you can take the stinging and keep singing and smiling you could be famous too!
Why??? I missed anything nauseating, but also can’t believe nobody else mentioned Angel…this struck me as a complete dupe of many of the Angel commercials (think Naomi Watts, for instance, plucking an Angel “star” bottle out of the “sky”)
Yes, that struck me too. Doesn’t Naomi throw the star into the sky at the end of the Angel ad? I thought we were supposed to be imagining that Avril is catching it at the other end.
The ad gave me a strong urge to avoid the perfume on the counter. I guess that’s the downside of the Angel connection.
I am worried about the non-desired effects, like temporary blindness from spraying perfume on your face!!!
I never completely “get” her. She was a punk-ish rockish teen, then she went glam-pink, and now she taps lightly into the punkish vibe to sell the perfume (Black eyeliner is back, and the tu-tu fades to black!)
This may be a good gift for my sister, though, who is 32 but looks about 22!!! hehehehe
oops, sorry, I just saw your comment above. I posted before reading the other comments, sorry about that, the ad got me overexcited (? LOL) Anyway, the perfume might not be so bad…..I usually like a nice gourmand. This one has plum and chocolate….Could even smell like Angel (without the overwhelming – for me- patch)
For some reason this makes me think about the pop divas of my youth and the perfumes they DIDN’T market to the masses that might have been cool –
What would a Debbie Harry perfume be like? (musky!) Joan Jett (leathery!) Annie Lennox (unisex!) Siouxie Sioux (???)
Marianne Faithfull? Nico? Francoise Hardy?
No offense to anyone who likes them, but perfumes from Faith Hill, Jessica Simpson, and Avril Lavigne are just bound to be fruity/floral/gourmands, the equivalent of their music.
but right now there’s M.I.A., Karen O., Bats for Lashes, Regina Spektor, etc, etc. It’s not like Françoise Hardy wasn’t among tons of not very good pop stars. France Gall?
Nico would be what I imagine Messe de Minuit smells like. Since I haven’t smelled it, I can’t be too sure though.
I’ve come up with the *perfect* perfume for Bill Kaulitz but if he comes out with one, it will be HORRIBLE. lolololol
Hmm, Bill Kaulitz…maybe something with sickeningly sweet strawberry and kiwi notes? And a sort of Play-doh-y clay drydown? Perhaps I’m giving this more contemplation than it deserves…
well it might smell like that, but mostly because lack of contemplation.
BUT if he would just hire me, everything would be different!
It’d obviously be androgynous. He’s also kind of campy and tacky… so something glamorous without class.
There’d NEED to be leather. Maybe powdery iris too.
He’s a big ~*party boy*~, so maybe some boozy notes. Vodka seems to be his beverage of choice.
In 2007 he had a rhinestone encrusted mic, and in 2008 he had a glittery mic so the bottle would have to be sparkly, obviously.
wondermelmo
Posted on 20 June 2009
If talk of fragrance arises, let’s make sure he hires you – this sounds much better
Jill
Posted on 19 June 2009
I like the idea of a Siouxsie Sioux perfume! I would have bought that back in the day.
An Annie Lennox fragrance would be a must-sniff for me.
Go back a decade or two earlier, and we could also have Aretha Franklin, Gladys Knight, Grace Slick, Joni Mitchell, Judy Collins, Joan Baez, Dusty Springfield, Janis Joplin . . . lots of inspiration. Maybe some niche perfumers could create an “Homage to” series.
hi im new here. im supposed to be the target market for this and it doesnt do anything for me and i sorta like avril. on the plus side the bottle looks nice
I’m one of the few I know who quite loves Angel (my hubby adores it), so I’ll admit that giving this a try will likely be on the agenda. I like to think that the face fronting the scent had nothing to do with making the actual fragrance itself, which makes testing or purchasing *shudder* okay… The justifications of a perfumista…
On the ad, I got myself in the ear once with some perfume and it was excruciating. The very thought of it coming into contact with more delicate tissue (oh, a spray to the face, say) is cringe-inducing. There’s better ways to dab it on her cheeks or spray some thenn walk through it that would have cut down on the dramatic and ridiculous factor. But Avril has to be a “rebel”, even when putting on perfume. Whatever floats her and the marketing team’s boat.
Ugh. I too am in this demographic, but I won’t be smelling this. I not impressed by most (if any!) of the 13-18 age celeb frags. I received Fancy as a gift and ended up regifting it. And the only thing Avril is good for is waking me up everyday. I use “Girlfriend” as my alarm bell because the chorus is the most annoying thing ever, hence what will get me outta bed….
That twirp copied Angel. The start of it was like the opening of a Soap Opera and then it was a completely bad copy of Naomi’s Angel commercial. Tacky.
I had this persistent voice in my head at work this afternoon, saying “black star, black star”…. I couldn’t figure out for the life of me where it was from. Thank goodness for my twice a day NST habit- I just realized it was from watching the commercial this morning. Despite (or due to) the subconscious advertising, I think I’ll give this one a miss.
Anyone ever heard the radiohead version, covered by gillian welch. (black star). Search it out, it’s worth a listen. Most beautiful breakup song ever.
I agree with the majority of the above sentiment, that it will probably stay in safe and approachable category. It just makes me think about how much the packaging and advertising comes into play here.
Makes me think of axe. Here’s why- they have just taken some basic men’s cologne models of fragrance, cheapened them down and packaged them in an edgy youthful mystique.
Take their instinct addition to their line. Bay rum. Totally normal old bay rum. But the initial perception is skewed so much by the edgy marketing campaign.
I bet they could put it (black star) into a shiny metal bottle, and call it silver star by hannah montana. I think it’d probably come across just as well.
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I should try spraying my perfume in my face next time
lol— but clearly Miss Avril doesn’t have anything but water in that bottle—I can tell you from my adventures in decanting : that really getting perfume spray in the face stings your eyes like MAD and she’d be squinting and tearing up and rushing for a cool wet cloth…nope, I bet she’s spraying water in her face—which is just refreshing…
But maybe if you can take the stinging and keep singing and smiling you could be famous too!
I wish there was a way to give you some sort of measurable kudos.
wow. well, that was nauseating! lol
I was going to say “unnecessary,” but yes, that too!
Why??? I missed anything nauseating, but also can’t believe nobody else mentioned Angel…this struck me as a complete dupe of many of the Angel commercials (think Naomi Watts, for instance, plucking an Angel “star” bottle out of the “sky”)
Yes, that struck me too. Doesn’t Naomi throw the star into the sky at the end of the Angel ad? I thought we were supposed to be imagining that Avril is catching it at the other end.
The ad gave me a strong urge to avoid the perfume on the counter. I guess that’s the downside of the Angel connection.
I can’t remember the end of the Naomi ad…just know it made me think of this one right away!
the song and the melodrama… too much!!
Ah.
Yes, same thoughts. And ditto about the Angel ad.
Well, that didn’t give me the urge to go test it…
Nor I, but perhaps it will have the desired effect on AL fans.
I am worried about the non-desired effects, like temporary blindness from spraying perfume on your face!!!
I never completely “get” her. She was a punk-ish rockish teen, then she went glam-pink, and now she taps lightly into the punkish vibe to sell the perfume (Black eyeliner is back, and the tu-tu fades to black!)
This may be a good gift for my sister, though, who is 32 but looks about 22!!! hehehehe
I don’t get her or not…never heard of her (as usual) until she announced her upcoming scent
Couldn’t help but notice that she’s wearing the Patricia Field belt from SATC movie
All of which is lost on me, sorry!
http://cutecarry.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/belt-sjp-green-dress.jpg
On SJP/Carrie it looks interesting because the almost “punk” belt is out of context; on AL is just looks predictable.
Ah, thanks. Not my taste: don’t like it on either person.
Angel anyone?
Yep.
oops, sorry, I just saw your comment above. I posted before reading the other comments, sorry about that, the ad got me overexcited (? LOL) Anyway, the perfume might not be so bad…..I usually like a nice gourmand. This one has plum and chocolate….Could even smell like Angel
(without the overwhelming – for me- patch)
Yes, it really could smell Angel-ish! I doubt I’ll get to smell it though…
I’m not the targeted demographic for this one, so I’ll refrain from any negative comments. lol
Same here.
For some reason this makes me think about the pop divas of my youth and the perfumes they DIDN’T market to the masses that might have been cool –
What would a Debbie Harry perfume be like? (musky!) Joan Jett (leathery!) Annie Lennox (unisex!) Siouxie Sioux (???)
Marianne Faithfull? Nico? Francoise Hardy?
No offense to anyone who likes them, but perfumes from Faith Hill, Jessica Simpson, and Avril Lavigne are just bound to be fruity/floral/gourmands, the equivalent of their music.
Oh, I like the idea of all of them having perfumes! A 70’s and 80’s ladies collection!
but right now there’s M.I.A., Karen O., Bats for Lashes, Regina Spektor, etc, etc. It’s not like Françoise Hardy wasn’t among tons of not very good pop stars. France Gall?
Nico would be what I imagine Messe de Minuit smells like. Since I haven’t smelled it, I can’t be too sure though.
I’ve come up with the *perfect* perfume for Bill Kaulitz but if he comes out with one, it will be HORRIBLE. lolololol
Hmm, Bill Kaulitz…maybe something with sickeningly sweet strawberry and kiwi notes? And a sort of Play-doh-y clay drydown?
Perhaps I’m giving this more contemplation than it deserves…
NEIN
don’t hurt my gravatar’s feelings ; ____ ;
well it might smell like that, but mostly because lack of contemplation.
BUT if he would just hire me, everything would be different!
It’d obviously be androgynous. He’s also kind of campy and tacky… so something glamorous without class.
There’d NEED to be leather. Maybe powdery iris too.
He’s a big ~*party boy*~, so maybe some boozy notes. Vodka seems to be his beverage of choice.
In 2007 he had a rhinestone encrusted mic, and in 2008 he had a glittery mic so the bottle would have to be sparkly, obviously.
If talk of fragrance arises, let’s make sure he hires you – this sounds much better
I like the idea of a Siouxsie Sioux perfume! I would have bought that back in the day.
A Siouxsie fragrance! That would suit me down to the ground.
And if for any reason I didn’t like it, I’d have to train myself to.
An Annie Lennox fragrance would be a must-sniff for me.
Go back a decade or two earlier, and we could also have Aretha Franklin, Gladys Knight, Grace Slick, Joni Mitchell, Judy Collins, Joan Baez, Dusty Springfield, Janis Joplin . . . lots of inspiration. Maybe some niche perfumers could create an “Homage to” series.
hi im new here. im supposed to be the target market for this and it doesnt do anything for me and i sorta like avril. on the plus side the bottle looks nice
Hi and welcome! Are you planning to smell it? If you do, do come back & tell us what you think.
I’m one of the few I know who quite loves Angel (my hubby adores it), so I’ll admit that giving this a try will likely be on the agenda. I like to think that the face fronting the scent had nothing to do with making the actual fragrance itself, which makes testing or purchasing *shudder* okay… The justifications of a perfumista…
On the ad, I got myself in the ear once with some perfume and it was excruciating. The very thought of it coming into contact with more delicate tissue (oh, a spray to the face, say) is cringe-inducing. There’s better ways to dab it on her cheeks or spray some thenn walk through it that would have cut down on the dramatic and ridiculous factor. But Avril has to be a “rebel”, even when putting on perfume.
Whatever floats her and the marketing team’s boat.
LOL..yeah, I’ve gotten the ear too. And the mouth…
Ugh. I too am in this demographic, but I won’t be smelling this. I not impressed by most (if any!) of the 13-18 age celeb frags. I received Fancy as a gift and ended up regifting it. And the only thing Avril is good for is waking me up everyday. I use “Girlfriend” as my alarm bell because the chorus is the most annoying thing ever, hence what will get me outta bed….
But the perfume is a no-go….
I thought Fancy was better than most…we’ll have to see what AL comes up with.
That twirp copied Angel. The start of it was like the opening of a Soap Opera and then it was a completely bad copy of Naomi’s Angel commercial. Tacky.
It was not a great copy, it’s true…Thierry Mugler clearly spent much more on his version.
I had this persistent voice in my head at work this afternoon, saying “black star, black star”…. I couldn’t figure out for the life of me where it was from. Thank goodness for my twice a day NST habit- I just realized it was from watching the commercial this morning. Despite (or due to) the subconscious advertising, I think I’ll give this one a miss.
Hey, I’ve had worse ear worms!
hi yeah i probably will smell it and ill report back to everyone lol
Do!
Anyone ever heard the radiohead version, covered by gillian welch. (black star). Search it out, it’s worth a listen. Most beautiful breakup song ever.
I agree with the majority of the above sentiment, that it will probably stay in safe and approachable category. It just makes me think about how much the packaging and advertising comes into play here.
Makes me think of axe. Here’s why- they have just taken some basic men’s cologne models of fragrance, cheapened them down and packaged them in an edgy youthful mystique.
Take their instinct addition to their line. Bay rum. Totally normal old bay rum. But the initial perception is skewed so much by the edgy marketing campaign.
I bet they could put it (black star) into a shiny metal bottle, and call it silver star by hannah montana. I think it’d probably come across just as well.
But the Axe ads are so much fun! Or at least, I think so. This was not so fun or edgy to me.