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Bunch o’ limited edition collector bottles 2010, part 6

Robin — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 15:12:40 +0000

More limited edition collector fragrance bottles, with the usual disclaimers: in most of these cases, the juice is unchanged, just the bottle is “special” (or not, as the case may be), and some of these may not be available in the US.

From Cacharel, the “Jellies” collection: 20 ml atomizers of Noa, Anais Anais, Scarlett, Amor Amor y Amor Amor Tentation…

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Sarah Jessica Parker SJP NYC ~ fragrance review

Robin — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:57:11 +0000

SJP NYC is the latest release from Sarah Jessica Parker. It’s a tie-in with her upcoming movie, Sex and the City 2, and is meant to be a reflection on the fictional character Carrie Bradshaw as opposed to a reflection on Sarah Jessica Parker herself. Which works out very well for Coty, apparently, since they’ve found that Sarah Jessica Parker is not always an easy sell:

In the case of actress Sara Jessica Parker, Coty has had varied experiences. Lovely, which was easily relatable to Parker’s television persona, was a success. Covet, meanwhile, which tapped into a different side of the celebrity, proved a bigger challenge. [Catherine] Walsh explained that Coty’s next launch with Parker, SJP NYC, again focuses on the personality that the consumer wants.¹

And the personality that the consumer wants, apparently, smells like strawberry. I suppose I should stop here and admit that I was never a fan of Sex and the City, although I did sit through several episodes at the urging of friends who found the show mesmerizing…

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New York in pink

Robin — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:44:27 +0000

Behind the scenes at the photo shoot for Sarah Jessica Parker's SJP NYC. No sound, which makes it rather dull unless you really like looking at pictures of a) shoes, b) dresses and c) Sarah Jessica Parker.

Palatable to everybody

Robin — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:15:15 +0000

It has taken me three years to decide on the scent because I really like B.O. and I think it's sexy. I wanted to figure out a way to make it palatable to everybody.

— Sarah Jessica Parker, quoted in PARKER WORKING ON TOP SECRET B.O. FRAGRANCE at Contact Music.

Sarah Jessica Parker SJP NYC ~ new perfume

Robin — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:33:01 +0000

Sarah Jessica Parker’s next fragrance, due to launch in February, will be SJP NYC. The scent, a fruity floral, is meant to tie in with Parker’s upcoming Sex and the City movie (due out in May), and to reflect the character she plays, Carrie Bradshaw.

SJP NYC was developed by perfumer Honorine Blanc…

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Sarah Jessica Parker Lovely Collection: Dawn, Endless, Twilight ~ new perfumes

Robin — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 09:54:37 +0000

Sarah Jessica Parker will launch a new trio of fragrances called The Lovely Collection. According to the actress, Dawn, Endless and Twilight were designed to provide “a little glimpse into my world, something that was genuine and relatable — very specific moments, treasures of time”.

Dawn is a soft floral developed by perfumer Stephen Nilsen…

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Sarah Jessica Parker Covet Pure Bloom ~ fragrance review

Robin — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:35:00 +0000

Sarah Jessica Parker’s latest is Covet Pure Bloom, the first (and if I had to guess, the last*) flanker to last year’s Covet fragrance. Covet may or not be discontinued, but it has disappeared from several department stores so I can only assume that it was not the instant crowd pleaser that Lovely was.

I liked Covet, in fact, I picked it as the best celebrity fragrance of 2007 (as I noted at the time, some people really hated it, but at least it wasn’t so mind-numbingly dull that nobody cared either way). Covet’s opening was more challenging than Lovely’s, and to my mind, it was considerably more challenging on paper than it was on skin — on a test strip, it was very lemony-green and sharp and reminiscent of citronella, and it stayed that way a good long time. I didn’t think of it as a wildly risky fragrance, but perhaps anything that isn’t an instant crowd pleaser (especially on paper) is risky given today’s competitive celebrity fragrance market.

Enter Covet Pure Bloom. I sort of expected Covet Pure Bloom to be the pinkified, floralated version of Covet, with the challenging parts tamped down…

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Random perfume snippets

Robin — Fri, 30 May 2008 18:37:00 +0000

"What are you wearing?" I ask. "You smell so good."

"I do? I'm so pleased," 43-year-old Parker says, eyes wide, smile beaming. "It's my genderless fragrance."

This will be Parker's third perfume when the as-yet unnamed scent hits stores, further proof Sarah Jessica the brand has meshed seamlessly with Sarah Jessica the actor.

— From an interview with Sarah Jessica Parker in The Star. Keep your fingers crossed!

Floris, one of the oldest perfumers in the world, will do one for just £2,500. I made an appointment with Shelagh Foyle, who is what Floris rather grandly calls its “perfumer laureate” (020-7747 3600).

— Lucia van der Post of the UK Times Online looks at "bargain" bespoke fragrance options.

Covet Pure Bloom by Sarah Jessica Parker ~ new perfume

Robin — Tue, 20 May 2008 17:59:13 +0000

Covet Pure Bloom is the first flanker to Sarah Jessica Parker's Covet fragrance. Covet Pure Bloom is a “bright, feminine floral indulgence, a new scent that's pure paradise and a rare sensuality”:

Bored with roses or mixed bouquets, Parker picked the royal Indonesian pikake as the floral note at the heart of her new perfume.

The notes feature purple plum, coconut water, tuberose, royal Indonesian pikake and amber creamy musks…

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Celebrity perfume news round-up 2008, part the seventh

Robin — Tue, 06 May 2008 17:35:00 +0000

Actress Naomi Watts is the new face of Thierry Mugler Angel:

Naomi Watts was the inspired choice for Thierry Mugler, over and above her beauty and her star image. Displaying a modern touch, the actress projects a personality that blends sensuality, voluptuousness and evanescence to evoke the many facets of Angel. A blond fragility, a natural tenderness, an emotional seductiveness…

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