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Four celebrity perfumes: Taylor Swift Wonderstruck, Beyonce Pulse, Jessica Simpson I Fancy You & Sean John Empress

Robin — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:06:21 +0000

Angie’s post yesterday on celebrity fragrances she’d like to see reminded me that I have fallen woefully behind this year on reviewing celebrity fragrances — the real ones that she’d rather not see. So, in the interest of catching up before it’s too late, here are four celebrity fragrance reviews, listed in order from not so very bad to not so very wonderful. In other words, we’re going to start out lukewarm and things are going to go downhill from there; consider yourself warned.

Taylor Swift Wonderstruck

I was wonderstruck reading the recent New Yorker profile on country pop star Taylor Swift. I had heard her name, but had no idea — number 7 on Forbes’ list of Most Powerful Celebrities? More albums sold in the last five years than any other musician? Who knew? Anyway, her debut perfume came out this fall under a licensing deal with Elizabeth Arden, and it’s about what you’d expect: a “charming and sparkling surprise of vibrant fruits, kissed by a bouquet of soft petals and a touch of sweet indulgence.” In other words, it’s a sweet-ish fruity floral with plenty of vanilla in the base, along the lines of Britney Spears Fantasy, and while there’s not much to distinguish it from the two bazillion other variations on Britney Spears Fantasy, it’s perfectly wearable and it’s reasonably age-appropriate for the target market…

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Change your life forever

Robin — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 18:02:38 +0000

~~Kelly Rowland~~ (not Kelly Rowland, my mistake!) and Sean Combs for the new Sean John Empress fragrance. Very similar to the I Am King commercial, and they share at least some footage...I would guess it was all shot at the same time.

Sean John Empress ~ new fragrance

Robin — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 13:19:40 +0000

Sean John Fragrances will launch Empress, a new perfume for women, in August. Empress is the feminine counterpart to 2008′s I Am King…

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Celebrity fragrance news: Jennifer Aniston, P. Diddy

Robin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:56:37 +0000

Jennifer Aniston, one of last megawatt Hollywood stars not to have her name on a fragrance, is expected to reveal shortly that she has signed a deal with the Falic Group to launch a scent, perhaps later this year.

— From Jennifer Aniston Said in Fragrance Deal at Women’s Wear Daily…

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Ripped off

Robin — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:58:11 +0000

Lawyers for Combs filed papers in Brooklyn federal court last week asking a judge to compel The Urban Glass Quarterly, based in Fort Greene, to reveal its notes about an article that suggested Comb's fashion label, Sean John, ripped off a renowned glassblowing artist.

— Ok, remember this story from early last year? Glass artist Tom Patti said that the Sean John Unforgivable bottle was a copy of two of his glass sculptures, and he sued (see: Stolen). Now Sean Combs says the Urban Glass Quarterly came up with the whole idea. Read more at Glass Warfare at the NY Post.

Best-selling celebrity perfume of all time

Robin — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:07:56 +0000

Elizabeth Taylor's White Diamonds fragrance is the best-selling celebrity perfume of all time, according to a research company.

The fragrance recorded US sales of $67 million in 2008, followed by Unforgivable, a scent endorsed by Sean Diddy Combs, which racked up $48.5 million.

— From Sweet smell of success for Liz Taylor at Monsters & Critics.

I know you’re smelling good girl

Robin — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:29:46 +0000

Sean 'Diddy' Combs on HSN, hawking his wares. It's rather long. Skip to the :32 second mark if you don't want to see the I Am King commercial again, and then to the 6:30 mark if you want to hear about his upcoming fragrance for women, tentatively called Empress. I admit I ran out of steam at around 11 minutes; if you watch past that and anything fabulous happens, do comment.

According to Cosmetic News, "The show recorded net sales of $500,000 of Sean John fragrance products in less than an hour" and "HSN cancelled additional slots scheduled for November 30 and December 1 because all the products had sold out".

Sean John I am King of the Night ~ new fragrance

Robin — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:04:04 +0000

Sean John has launched I am King of the Night, a new limited edition flanker to 2008′s I am King fragrance for men:

The fragrance is heightened, senses are ignited, mystery takes take hold…

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Sean John Unforgivable Night, Bruno Banani Made for Men ~ new fragrances

Robin — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 05:33:19 +0000

Sean John has launched Unforgivable Night for men, a new flanker to 2005′s Unforgivable:

Captivating and original, Unforgivable Night is a sophisticated blend of lemon, bergamot, juniper, champagne accord…

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Quick celebrity perfume news, November 2009

Robin — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:12:30 +0000

Sean John will appear on HSN on Monday, November 30th from 11 pm to 1 am to sell his fragrances. Around half of the two hour show will be in a talk show format. (via wwd)

Mariah Carey introduced Forever with champagne and tea at the Dorchester…

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