Posts with tag scent

We've had moving on the brain lately. We're not sure if it's because we live in a college town and are starting to see the students creep back into town, with their cars overstuffed with bedspreads and bookshelves and beer, or because we moved fairly recently and are still feeling the effects (i.e. still can't find anything), but the fact of the matter is, we've been thinking about it.

And when we think about moving, we immediately think of housewarming parties. Trust us, we can turn just about anything into a party!

Whether you love him or not, Sean (Diddy? Puffy?) Combs knows a thing or two about fashion. He's celebrating the 10th anniversary of Sean Jean and has a ridiculously successful fragrance on the market in Unforgivable for Men. He's now releasing another men's fragrance, called I Am King.

The following commercial was banned from television and may not be suitable for work:



Eva Mendes seems to be everywhere lately, and almost always naked. We aren't complaining.

The above video (assuming that YouTube hasn't pulled it for boob-related reasons) is an ad for Calvin Klein's latest fragrance for women, Secret Obsession. It was banned from television due to some finding it a bit steamy- and nipply.

We love perfume, and we love travel sizes almost as much, so travel size perfumes are twice as exciting.

We've written before about how an atomizer can be a lifesaver if you only have a big bottle of scent and still want to smell sweet on vacation.

Even better are mini-sized roller ball bottles. Small enough to tuck inside your carry-on, discrete and non-aerosol, you can dab on a bit more any time you want to freshen up, even in close quarters.

Sephora has been building up their selection of perfumes in this type of applicator, and you now can get several of your favorites. Plus, the smaller size is usually inexpensive enough that you can try out something new without breaking the bank or worrying about wasting money on something that smells...unfortunate on you.

Congratulations to Anna, Cheryl and Julia, the lucky winners of a full size bottle of I am Wild, or the handy travel size roll-ons of I am Passion or I am Energy, delicious I am perfumes from Danica Aromatics.

Thanks to everyone who participated by leaving a comments. It's good to hear that we perfume lovers are going strong, spritzing and dabbing ourselves with good smelling unguents!

Watch for more giveaways coming soon...

Whether you've invited just a couple of pals or a whole bunch of people over, whenever you have guests in your home, you want it to make a good impression. That means putting away your dishes and maybe doing a little vacuuming ... but what about the first thing people notice when they come in the door? What about the scent?

A pleasant aroma can immediately set the tone of the evening, so you want to make sure you get it right. We're really digging Zensual. They offer a variety of intoxicating scents in both candle and diffuser form -- candles for when you want that romantic glow, and diffusers for when it's just too hot to deal with a flame.

We recently received some samples of this new perfume line, I am, from Danica Aromatics.

As usual, our first reaction was to love the packaging. So clean! Such pretty colors! Then we sprayed and roll on, and fell in love with the fragrances, too. So much that we think you'll enjoy them, so we're doing a giveaway!

Let's be clear: the very idea of celebrity "designed" fragrances is weird. Sure, we'll dress like our favorite actor, musician, or celebutant, but who wants to smell like Britney Spears? In any case, men who enjoy emitting an Eau de Michael Jordan, Antonio Banderas, or Derek Jeter now have a new, and equally as unappealing option: Tim McGraw.

Somehow, in the midst of freaking out, losing her kids, and disappearing into the underworld with her paparazzi boyfriend, Britney Spears managed to further her career. No lies. The celebrity disaster launched a new fragrance yesterday -- her second in six months -- called Curious Heart.

Granted, it's not like this is brand new -- the perfume is just a re-packaged version of an older scent (called Curious), released just in time for Valentine's Day.

The question is: do Britney's marketing people really think they'll be able to sell anything with her name on it, especially now that the public is watching the former Mouseketeer embarrass herself over and over again in a seemingly never-ending downward spiral of drugged-up insanity?

Curious indeed.

Close your eyes, and think about what Courtney Love probably smells like. Gross, right?

Fortunately, for every living creature capable of detecting scent, Courtney is aware that we're afraid of her odor. In fact, that's exactly why the former Hole front woman is hesitant to launch her own fragrance. (Plus, her reputation for getting into trouble and being generally obnoxious probably wouldn't help sales any.)

But beware: the idea is under consideration. Apparently, Love has been "reading a lot of books and attending a lot of marketing conferences," as she tries to decide whether or not to unleash Eau Du Stinky Former Rock Star on the general public.

I dread the day this dream of Courtney's becomes a reality.

I'm normally not a big fan of perfumes or colognes. Generally, the only time I'll notice a person's fragrance is when it's way too strong. However, on the rare occasion that it's done right, a nice scent can be very alluring.

This brings me to the range of colognes by Demeter. These guys stray from the traditional flowers and vanilla scents to bring you some slightly more daring options -- like Play-Doh, Between the Sheets, and Dirt, for instance.

It might seem like a joke, but I'm totally serious. Dirt doesn't smell bad -- in fact, it's so familiar that many people will find it soothing. Plus, it's fun, yet masculine, and certainly different from what all the other guys are wearing.

Remember that lady you passed on the street who's perfume was so foul that it made you gag for the next three blocks? Apparently she works in the planning department for the city of Detroit, and her co-workers aren't happy about it.

Either that, or Susan McBride is a big wuss. She's the one filing a lawsuit against the city, saying that -- due to her sensitive schnoz, and the inescapable stench of her co-worker's fragrance -- her work environment is in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

McBride is looking for unspecified damages, and a ban on scents at work.

Normally I'm not a huge fan of petty legislation like this, but I can't stand it when you can smell a person's perfume (or cologne, for that matter) from across the room. It's gross, it's a public offense, and it needs to be stopped. So I saw go Susan! Win that lawsuit, and teach your stinky co-worker a lesson!

Bond No. 9, the company that makes a variety of scents for New York neighborhoods, is now making two scents for one of New York's famous department stores. Fashion Week Daily reports that the first time a specialty store has ever commissioned a perfumery to design scents. Saks Fifth Avenue for Her will use a gardenia eau de parfum with jasmine, vetiver and vanilla. Saks Fifth Avenue for Him includes Sicilian bergamot, cardamom, amber, and cedarwood. Both scents will be at Saks as of September 1 and sell for $125 for 1.7 ounces.

Beyoncé Knowles already wears a lot of Armani and now she'll be wearing his scent too. Beyoncé, who was once the inspiration for Tommy Hilfiger's True Star fragrance will now be the face and voice of Giorgio Armani's next women's fragrance, Emporio Armani Diamonds. The scent will come out this fall and Beyoncé will sing a song for the perfume in addition to appearing in print and TV ads. No word yet on what the scent will smell like.

The new men's fragrance from Attitude, from Giorgio Armani caught my eye because of the bottle. This scent, which has notes of Sicilian lemon, Ceylon cardamom, lavender, China cedar and Indonesian patchouli comes in a bottle that resembles a large old-fashioned table lighter. The bottle has a black Art Deco-inspired design on the sides. Nordstrom describes the fragrance as "intense yet smooth, enhanced by the freshness of spice and the sensuality of a lingering woody amber trail" while one of the commenters on Now Smell This compared it to Bvlgari Black so it might be also be good as a unisex scent. The 1.7 oz. size sells for $55 at Nordstrom. I have to admit the packaging is very appealing, very Cary Grant, I hope the scent lives up to the look.

[via The Moodie Report]