Vrrrooooom! Psssssst! VRRROOOOOM! Psssssst! Cars and perfume — I don’t get the connection. I’ve certainly never been drawn to a cologne by images, or the “allure”, of a race car (or driver), a jeep, an SUV, or a vintage sports car. Nevertheless, I was curious to smell what H2 by Hummer had to offer…
It's been an amazing and creative process. You sit down with the 'juice' companies, and then they show you the different scents. You then compose the scent.
— Sounds easy, no? That's Mariah Carey on the development of her upcoming fragrance for Elizabeth Arden. (via upi) Update: read more about Carey's fragrance, M by Mariah Carey.
2006 marks the 10th anniversary of the Clinique Happy fragrance, and to celebrate, Clinique has announced National Happy Day:
According to a Clinique spokesperson, the brand’s staff at its 2,200 American doors will dress in the fragrance's emblematic orange and will be handing out samples to shoppers.
And if you missed the Rihanna song commissioned by Clinique, "Just Be Happy", you can find a link here. (via cosmeticnews, image via imagesdeparfums.)
I had to laugh when I heard that Paris Hilton was releasing a fragrance called Heiress — just in case you were wondering how Ms. Hilton ever got a celebrity perfume deal in the first place, the name explains it all in a nutshell. Her first two fragrances, Paris Hilton and Just Me, have reportedly done very well indeed, and in case you’d like to help her line her coffers with an extra layer, here is your third chance.
Paris Hilton Heiress is a fruity floral — no surprise there — and the notes include passion fruit, orange, peach granita, champagne mimosa, star jasmine, tiare flower, ylang ylang, honeysuckle, dewberry blossom, grenadine, violet leaf, vetiver, tonka bean and blonde woods…
Deal at rich-hippie: get 50% off any purchase with coupon code ILOVERH, coupon now extended through 12/19.
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