David & Victoria Beckham will launch Intimately Beckham next week in the UK:

The Intimately Beckham for Him juice, concocted by International Flavors and Fragrances, features notes of bergamot, grapefruit zest, cardamom, violet, nutmeg, star anise, sandalwood, patchouli and amber. The women’s scent, blended by Firmenich, offers notes of white flowers, bergamot, rose petals, Casablanca lily, tuberose, orange blossom, vanilla, sandalwood and musk…

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Coty has paired with superstar athlete David Beckham to produce his first men’s fragrance, Instinct. A sporty and fresh scent, Instinct was created by perfumers Alain Astori and Beatrice Piquet and has notes of bergamot, orange, mandarin, star anise, cardamom, red pimento, vetiver, patchouli and white amber.

Though I didn’t have high hopes for this one, being both a product of Coty and another “celebrity” scent, I’ll admit that it’s pleasant. Reminding me of Dior Higher Energy with main notes of citrus, vetiver and musk, Instinct opens with a rather nondescript citrus accord, sweetened by white amber. Though the olfactory notes would suggest something darker, and slightly spicy, the fragrance basically stops here, continuing on the skin as a sweet citrus. The pimento makes a brief appearance, though really doesn’t bring much to the composition other than a slightly watery green edge. The scent has very little sillage and 2 full sprays to the left arm lasted about 2 hours. I keep wondering where the patchouli and anise are, expecting this scent to take a dark turn…but to no avail…

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Instinct’s feugere [sic] juice was concocted by International Flavors and Fragrances’ Alain Astori and Beatrice Piquet. Its top notes include Italian bergamot, orange and mandarin. At its heart are star anise, cardamom and red pimento notes…

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Cumbia Colors for women, created by IFF’s Béatrice Piquet and Alain Astori, starts with a red fruit accord, followed by a floral note (cyclamen, lily) and ending with a sensual woody, vanilla, musky dry down. Its men’s counterpart [shown], signed by Drom’s Barbara Zoebelein, begins with a spicy celery, anise accord, with a melon and eucalyptus mix in the heart, while woody and musky notes closes the olfactory phrase. (via cosmeticnews)

Disney will launch a new fragrance, That's So Raven, this September to tie-in with its hit show of the same name. The fragrance features vanilla bean, white lily, lemon zest, and musk. (via Yahoo Finance link expired, sorry!)