Posted by Robin
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30 August 2012
[Note: regular readers of Now Smell This, at least, those that don't skip all the celebrity perfume reviews, have already read this story so many times that a summary should suffice: Fame is exactly what any long-time watcher of the celebrity fragrance market would have expected it to be: a sweetish fruity floral of no particular distinction. Still, it's wearable enough, and even after spraying it on paper, I was willing to try it on skin, which is more than I can say for Selena Gomez Eau de Parfum.]
As I’ve said here before, I am missing some portion of the gene for true fandom.1 There are famous people whose work I enjoy and whose careers I follow with some interest, but I’m not interested in meeting any of them, I don’t much care about their private lives, and I certainly would not buy a perfume just because some famous person’s name was on it. Maybe because of that, or maybe because I’m rarely more than vaguely familiar with the celebrities who land perfume contracts, I look on the celebrity fragrance market with an attitude somewhere between bemusement and detachment…
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Posted by Robin
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17 June 2012
Pop icon Lady Gaga will launch her debut perfume, Fame, in September. The scent was made under licensing arrangements with Coty, and reportedly is the “first ever black Eau de Parfum that sprays clear and becomes invisible once airborne”. Per Lady Gaga, Fame is “a beautiful prospect with a dark heart”…
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Posted by Robin
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29 November 2011
Marc Jacobs will launch his latest set of limited edition Splash fragrances, the Splash Tropical Collection, in early 2012. Rain, from the original 2006 collection, is returning for another season, and will be joined by two new fragrances, Hibiscus and Kumquat. This year, the old 300 ml bottle will be replaced with a 100 ml cube-shaped bottle…
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Posted by Robin
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25 January 2011
Judith Leiber will launch Judith Leiber Night, a new fragrance for women. Judith Leiber Night is the luxury evening bag brand’s second fragrance, and their first under new licensing arrangements with Palm Beach Beauté…
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Posted by Robin
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23 January 2011
Marc Jacobs will launch his latest set of limited edition Splash fragrances, the Splash Cocktail Collection, in March. As the name implies, the inspiration comes from tropical fruit summer cocktails. There are three fragrances: Curacao, Ginger and Cranberry…
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