“The reality is people want a piece of something they can’t be,” says Eli Portnoy, a branding strategist. “They live vicariously through the products and services that those celebrities are tied to. Years from now, our descendants may look at us and say, ‘God, these were the most gullible people who ever lived.’"
— From Nothing Sells Like Celebrity in today's New York Times.
As I’ve probably already mentioned, rose is my favorite fragrance note. I manage to refrain from reviewing rose-scented products too often, since that would seem repetitious to most readers (fellow rose-lovers exempted!), but June is the month of roses so I’ll indulge myself this time around.
I often wear complex rose-based fragrances like Les Parfums de Rosine’s Poussière de Rose or Bond no. 9’s West Side, and I search out rose-scented body products to match. Sometimes, however, I just crave a pure rose without any citrus, spice, wood, or vanilla notes. Sonoma Scent Studio’s Velvet Rose Shea Body Cream delivers a rose soliflore in lotion form, with artful simplicity and high-quality ingredients. The Velvet Rose scent gives the impression of a bunch of newly picked pink and red roses, still slightly moist with dew or rain…
So, as we've already noted, Emma Watson is not going to be the new face of Chanel Coco Mademoiselle (or at least, not yet). Which is fine, as it leaves us open to imagine what fragrance her Harry Potter character, Hermione Granger, might wear.
Something young, intelligent and brave? Feminine, but not fussy or girly. Hermione would probably wear fragrance as an afterthought, if at all. I'm putting her in Hermès Osmanthe Yunnan, and I think the scent is perfect, although let's face it, the Hermione character would not be shopping in Hermès…
Lollia has launched Imagine, a new fragrance for women:
A floral fragrance impression of the most beautiful day imaginable. Flowering Willow & Lotus float in, then flutter away leaving a trace of Orchid on their wings. Breezy Rice Flower and warm Coconut Milk mix with dew drop notes of Mandarin & Jasmine petals…
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New at nordstrom: Shu Uemura Fleur de Source, Fleur de Rose, Fleur de Terre.