To the celebrities, getting their names on a fragrance is pretty much like getting their names on a movie marquee
To the celebrities, getting
their names on a fragrance
is pretty much like getting their names on a movie marquee -- it’s a matter of
getting their names into your head so that they can demand larger paychecks. To
the multi-billion dollar fragrance
market, however, these celebrity names mean profits, in the short run, but in
the longer run it means an increasing interest in their beauty products.
Many stars have now launched their own signature scents most have some flowery scent (orchid, peony,
violet) mixed with spicy or woody scents.
Britney Spears' entry is called Fantasy. It is depicted as a very sweet
fragrance that is reminiscent of pastry; that's an appropriate since its key
scents are Red lychee, kiwi, cupcake, jasmine, white chocolate orchid, creamy
musk. The scent is not
overwhelming; it’s rather subtle and is aimed at teenagers. Flowery,
Just a bit of the orchid
scent to balance out the pastry.
Jennifer Lopez' fragrance is called Live. This is a concoction of Sicilian
lemon, Italian orange, pineapple, peony, violet and sandalwood. It's mainly a
fruity fragrance with
quite a bit of a flowery scent thanks to the peony and violet notes, and is
also a light fragrance.
Sarah Jessica Parker has
introduced Lovely; that's appropriate for the lovely star. Sarah Jessica's fragrance has mandarin,
bergamot, rosewood, lavender, patchouli, orchid and white ambers in its
formula. It’s depicted as flowery, spicy and woodsy -- a little seductive but
mostly playful.
Celine Dion's new fragrance
is Parfums Belong. This is a blend of red pepper berries, bergamot, pineapple,
orchid, peony, cotton flower and Hinoki wood. Very floral and well balanced
with fresh, very flowery and fruity notes that give it a subtle sensuality.
Donald Trump, yes THE Donald has introduced a fragrance that is
appropriately called The Fragrance. Donald's formula contains citrus, cucumber,
mint, black basil, pepper, "luxurious, exotic woods." Sounds and smells rather woodsy with a
lot of character. No it looks like the Donald isn't sending you flowers but he
is taking you on a trip through the woods. No piker is Donald, the cost for
'The Fragrance' tops the
celebrity fragrance
charts at $60.00 but it's a big 3.4 oz. bottle.
Paris Hilton has hit the market with her fragrance called Paris
Hilton. This combination of Fuji
apple, peach nectar, tuberose, night blooming jasmine and pheromones has a
flowery, fresh scent that will be a hit with the younger crowd. The jasmine and
pheromones combination sounds right up Paris'
alley and may send you up a few new avenues.
Perfume industry profits
have been down for the past few years, probably due to the world's
understandable preoccupation with survival taking precedence over the focus on
beauty products, so it’s not surprising that the industry has hooked its wagon
to some stars in an attempt to boost profits. If it will be a successful
venture only time will tell.
People have also changed in other ways! In the past, a woman would stay loyal
to her fragrance of
choice for many years but now it seems that we all feel freer to experiment
with scent and tend to follow the latest trends. That's not a bad thing, a
mindless loyalty, even to a perfume,
is still a mindless loyalty and experimentation is almost always healthy.
Not just a matter of taste! Whatever scent you choose, you can't
choose it on name value alone or even by perusing a list of its contents. You
need to try it and see if it works for you.
There are certainly many, many perfumes available that
will provide you with many hours of beautiful scent. It’s a matter of taste, of
course; which scent
appeals to YOU and which one is preferred by those close to you. It’s also,
however, a matter of expense! The best French perfume will be
prohibitively expensive and out of the question for those without a lot of
money to spend on beauty products while many perfumes (as well as other scented products) will be
well within their reach. That's the beauty of these Celebrity scents, they are
not way out of reach to even a modest budget and, as a bonus, and you get to
associate with the stars -- or at least sample their tastes
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