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Posted by Robin on 29 October 2009 22 Comments

Actress Scarlett Johansson for Dolce & Gabbana's Rose The One.

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Tagged With: celebrity perfumes, dolce gabbana, scarlett johansson, video

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  1. RusticDove says:
    29 October 2009 at 9:12 am

    Scarlett sure is beautiful. She looks like she’s from another era. I don’t hold out much hope for the fragrance though. I generally like rose, but haven’t cared for any of the D&G’s so far.

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    • Robin says:
      29 October 2009 at 9:57 am

      I liked Rose The One much better than The One, but still can’t say I loved it.

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  2. RusticDove says:
    29 October 2009 at 9:12 am

    Oh, and her husband’s not too shabby either. 😉

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    • SmokeyToes says:
      29 October 2009 at 10:18 am

      Isn’t that Ryan Reynolds? Yep, he’s’ a hottie…. She is beautiful, but I like her in softer makeup, like in this video.
      Is the rose overpowering, or more like a soft green rose?

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  3. mals86 says:
    29 October 2009 at 9:53 am

    Agree, Scarlett is lovely – AND talented. I admit that I picked up D&G Rose The One in Belk’s last week for a test sniff, largely because of the ad campaign. Here is where I once again pledge my love for fluffy pink chiffon (no, I don’t actually wear it!) and all things girly.

    Verdict: Booooooo-ring.

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    • Robin says:
      29 October 2009 at 9:59 am

      It has a very “mainstream crowd-pleaser” feel, but I did think it was better than The One. D&G really does go for boring though, in general.

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  4. miss kitty v. says:
    29 October 2009 at 10:57 am

    So I guess Crabby PMS Lady is the only one who can’t stand Scarlett. Well, whatever. I sniffed this recently, too, and I will have to concur with Mal’s verdict, just because I don’t even remember having a response to it.

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    • norjunma1 says:
      29 October 2009 at 11:13 am

      If it makes you feel better, my sister is avowedly, unabashedly Anti-Scarlett, so you aren’t alone.

      I can take or leave her, although I must say, the whole ScarJo-Reynolds-Morisette thing seemed a bit shady. In her defense though, she seems to cultivate that fine line between bombshell/tramp with aplomb. I’ll take that over LiLo’s strumptastic shenanigans any day ‘o’ the week.

      As for this frag: Meh.

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    • Robin says:
      29 October 2009 at 12:40 pm

      I don’t have any big opinion about her either way. She’s gorgeous here though!

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    • miss kitty v. says:
      29 October 2009 at 4:30 pm

      I think I just don’t like most celebrities in general. (Well, all the ones I love are long dead.)

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  5. alltheprettythings says:
    29 October 2009 at 11:07 am

    I think she’s gorgeous. I saw her last winter ducking into L’Occitane in the Village (I wonder what she bought!). She looks radiant without make up.

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    • Robin says:
      29 October 2009 at 12:40 pm

      Thanks.

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  6. prism says:
    29 October 2009 at 12:09 pm

    she better never forget her “One”. there are enough people lining up for a piece of her “One”.

    (her “One” being Ryan Reynolds…)

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    • Robin says:
      29 October 2009 at 12:41 pm

      I had never heard of him before today, but now at least I know who he is….

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  7. Nlb says:
    29 October 2009 at 1:24 pm

    Forget the fragrance–I want that bedroom/hotel room! Gorgeous! Anyway, I like the idea of showcasing rose in anything and despite this being a mainstream blend, rose will add a tinge of nostalgia to it. I’m guessing this will be similar to “Bvlgari Rose Essentielle”, at least in feeling. I’ll try “Rose The One”.

    And even though this has been said a million times before, it’s nice to see healthy-skinny actresses peddling beauty products to women, rather than two-weeks-in-the- casket-skinny ones.

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    • Robin says:
      29 October 2009 at 1:38 pm

      Agree!

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  8. Dolly says:
    29 October 2009 at 3:55 pm

    I thought it was BOOOOring. She does look nice though. None of D&G’s fragrances smell good on me (Light Blue esp.), so there’s no love lost.

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    • Robin says:
      29 October 2009 at 5:33 pm

      There’s a longer version & perhaps it’s more interesting, but haven’t seen it in English yet.

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  9. zaheer says:
    30 October 2009 at 1:55 am

    There is something i don’t like about scarlett, i don’t know but she makes me think of a locked up victorian aged women who is barren. (i know, weird) I want to smell this perfume, i’m sure it’s better than ‘The One” that smelt like a givenchy rip off.

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    • Robin says:
      30 October 2009 at 9:31 am

      LOL…yes, that is weird!

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  10. zaheer says:
    2 November 2009 at 2:12 am

    hehe, i Smelt D&G Rose on the weekend, i must say, not bad at all, much more feminine than “The One”

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    • Robin says:
      2 November 2009 at 9:51 am

      It’s nicer than The One, agree. Still don’t love it.

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