Stetson will launch a second fragrance fronted by country music star Shania Twain this September. Shania Starlight by Stetson follows 2005’s Shania by Stetson, and is intended to “show off a different side of Twain…aiming for a more feminine scent not so closely associated with country music”.
Developed by Givaudan’s Caroline Sabas, the fragrance is described as a “fruity floral” with top notes of mandarin and lemon, apple blossom and white freesia; a heart of star magnolia, dewy gardenia, night blooming jasmine and musk, and a drydown of creamy sandalwood, cashmere woods, sugi wood, tonka and amber…
Sometimes I wonder if my interest in perfume is a waste of time, or even immoral, given the turmoil of the world these days. I wonder if I should take the money I plow into perfume and send it to Mercy Corps instead. Why do I spend more time thinking about a good story or the smell of wood smoke than about the fate of the Endangered Species Act? Why do I spend part of each morning reading my favorite perfume blogs instead of reading The Nation? 
Last year,