Posts with tag perfume

We know all about James Bond's brand preferences: he wears an Omega watch, drinks Bollinger champagne and drives an Aston Martin DBS. But what of the Bond Girls? For years they've been a mystery.

This isn't quite synesthesia, but being able to see your perfume is still pretty darn cool. This fragrance, Wode by Boudicca, sprays on blue and fades to nothing right before your eyes. We have no idea how it smells, despite our best efforts in repeatedly pressing our noses against our monitors, but the artsiness of it all is enough to make us want to try. We quite like that fancy little spray can it comes in, as well.

Victoria Spice, the hardest working Spice Girl, has yet another gig. WWD just announced that Posh is the new face body celebrity star of Emporio Armani's international ad campaign for their underwear line.

Just to be clear, we're not lusting after pop star Jesse McCartney -- we'll leave that to his teen fan base. He'd better be hoping that those fans get a decent allowance, though, because he's about to launch his first fragrance, Wanted.

Halle Berry is having a big year. The Oscar-winning actress gave birth to her first child, daughter Nahla Ariela, in March, is producing and starring in three films, and is now doing something brand new -- launching her own fragrance, Halle by Halle Berry (seriously, when are these actors going to come up with unique fragrance names? Aren't they supposed to be all creative and stuff?).

Remember last summer when Marc Jacobs launched his lovely fruity/floral fragrance called Daisy? It's came with a wildly popular promotional campaign that was equipped with a secret code and all that shiz, which lead to every able-bodied fashion fiend across America hitting up every source they had to get their hand on the keys.

Well, the American rock star is trying to duplicate that same madness across the pond with the re-launch of his Daisy perfume in London.

From now until October 19th, black taxi cabs will be adorned with images of Marc Jacobs new fragrance and their interiors will be covered in faux daisies. Cab drivers will also give away daisy lollipops. And now you know.

[via Black Book]

Chanel is revamping its makeup and fragrance counter at Saks Fifth Avenue's flagship New York store.

The new, 850 square-foot space--bigger than most New York apartments--will offer fragrance experts to introduce customers to Chanel's 43 perfume concentrates, eight makeup artist stations, and a digital history book about the French fashion house.

Our favorite feature is Chanel's Miroir Lumiere light-box mirror, tucked away inside the "VIP consultation room." The mirror mimics sunlight at different times of day and in different seasons.

After all, if a shade of lipstick works whether it's summer or winter, morning or night, we might be able to justify its $36 price tag.

By now you've all seen the racy Eva Mends ads for Calvin Klein Secret Obsession that were deemed too sexy (oooh, nipple!) for tv. In all the nudity hulabaloo, it's easy to forget that it was an ad for an actual product, the modern update of the iconic Obsession perfume.

Eva Longoria Parker had a pretty good time at Fashion Week, sitting in the front row of Diane Von Furstenberg next to Jennifer Lopez, and launching the new M&M's Premiums candy collection.

Some celebs get into fashion by doing a perfume line, like Britney (remember Curious? So long ago, but the scent lingers...) Others do shoes, like Jessica Simpson. We hear Mischa Barton is getting into the game with headbands.

We could totally see Eva partnering with some up and coming designer, even if she didn't try to make us believe that she was actually designing anything.

But no. She's at Fashion Week to talk chocolate.

It's so obvious. The choice to align herself with the iconic drugstore candy tells us more than a thousand PR flack "No Comments" can ever deny. Start the rumor mills, Eva is totally pregnant!

Christina Aguilera headed over to Macy's to promote her latest fragrance, Inspire. Little did she know she would have such a huge impact on sales. Her presence inspired customers to purchase $50,000 worth of perfume!

We love travel perfumes. Mini-spritzers, roll on tubes, or most reliable of all, the small tin of solid perfume. You'd think, with airline restrictions being what they are (draconian) everyone would be doing a solid perfume, but we've had a hard time finding good choices. Until now!

Last Thursday at dinner with the girls our friend Liza pulled out a tiny pot of Pacifica Tahitian Gardenia. The other six of us demanded to be allowed to try it. By dessert our combined pulse points had the place enveloped in a luxurious cloud of flower scent, almost overpowering the tart scent of our garlic fries. Almost.

The very next day we went on a quest to get our very own tin of organic coconut and soy wax solid perfume. We were delighted to discover that, in addition to their yummy candles, you can buy the perfumes on Pacifica's website. We snagged Tuscan Blood Orange and Waikiki Pikake which we plan to layer together to make our new signature travel scent.

Available in nine different flavors, for just $8.95 each, it's easy and affordable to mix and match to find your perfect combination.

We love all of the amazing independent designers out there. In order to find out more about just what makes all of these creative types tick, we present to you an ongoing segment called Indie Designer Interviews.

We'd like you to meet Diana Rajchel, owner of Magickal Realism Natural Perfumery. Diana creates all-natural fragrances in addition to massage oils and conditioning oils for your hair, and bath milks and soaking salts.

As Cat mentioned earlier this summer, we have a bit of a "thing" for the bright colors and pineapple patterns of Lilly Pulitzer. Truth be told, we're not even closet Lilly fans -- we have a full-on preppy thing going in our closet, and we don't care who knows it.

However, even we know that sometimes preppy isn't the look you need. A bright pink and green shift decorated with margarita glasses and parrots is great for mid-day cocktails in Ft. Lauderdale, but not for lunch with the ladies on the Upper East Side. So, for those days when you need to dress a little darker, but still want to indulge your inner Lilly, there is a fragrance. Actually, there are three.

[If fashion is war, then consider Zandile Blay your embedded reporter. From fashion shows to stylish parties, she's there to cover it all -- from London to New York and everywhere in between. Read all about it from your favorite fashionista.]

Kimora Lee Simmons isn't just obsessed with the word fabulosity (her latest book, perfume and clothing line all share the name) she embodies it! How else do you explain yesterday's launch party/fashion show for her Fabulosity clothing line, which was sponsored by JC Penney? Everyone from actress Gabrielle Union, celebrity stylist Robert Verdi, and major magazine editors Danyel Smith of Vibe and Memsor Kamarake were there.

We know, it's still summer, but before long school will be starting and Victoria's Secret wants you to be ready, hence the Pink Collegiate Collection.

Victoria's Secret describes PINK as "a fully articulated lifestyle collection for young women" and "includes 9 different items, including fleece pants, hoodies, panties, tees, and totes... available in approximately 375 stores, many of which are in close proximity to the universities in the program." Thanks to a partnership with The Collegiate Licensing Company there are 33 schools featured thus far and more (hello, Arizona?) will be added shortly.