Perfume coverage in the December issues of Allure, Details, GQ, Harper’s Bazaar and W; please comment on any fragrance-related coverage you’ve seen in other fashion & beauty magazines:
Allure
Cover: Lea Michele
Scent strips: Donna Karan Cashmere Mist, Giorgio Armani Acqua di Gioia, Dior J'Adore, Britney Spears Fantasy & Radiance, Versace Bright Crystal
Editorial coverage: The Beauty Reporter section has a paragraph on fragrances by The Lab Room (p. 60), a “Smell This” feature (random passersby comment on a scent) on Oscar de la Renta Live in Love (p. 66) and a quick Q&A with Lara Stone, face of CK One Shock for her.
Beauty 101 (p. 72) is a 2-page spread about floral fragrances, with tips on how to find one you might like. The Gift List (p. 92) includes Bond no. 9 I Love New York For All, TokyoMilk Dark Wisdom and A Dozen Roses. Insider's Guide includes a brief piece on Snooki and her new fragrance (Jerseylicious, p. 104).
Details
Cover: Jeremy Renner
Scent strips: Dolce & Gabbana the one; Lacoste L.12.12; Curve; Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male
Editorial coverage: p. 86, Grooming, Upgrade Your Morning Routine, Everything you need to start off the day looking, and feeling, your best.
GQ
Cover: Jimmy Fallon & Justin Timberlake
Scent strips: Ralph Lauren Big Pony Collection; Yves Saint Laurent L’Homme Libre; Curve; Calvin Klein Euphoria; Paco Rabanne 1 Million; Dolce & Gabbana the one
Editorial coverage: Zip
December marks the welcome end of my [ed. note: this is Kevin speaking; see note at bottom of article] subscriptions to Harper’s Bazaar and W. If I see another arse-kissing, outrageously positive ‘profile’ of an ex-model, actor or actress, designer (aka “major advertiser”) and his muse, or some rich person I’ve never heard of before, I’ll pass out. Harper’s Bazaar, particularly, is full of chuckles this month: self-aggrandizing Madonna proclaims – “I think my BEHAVIOR and my LIFESTYLE threaten a lot of social norms….” Yawn. You’re no Emma Goldman, Madonna! (Speaking of which, do read that great new Emma Goldman: Revolution as a Way of Life by Vivian Gornick)
Harper’s Bazaar
Cover: Madonna and Andrea Riseborough
Scent strips: Giorgio Armani Acqua di Gioia and Acqua di Gio; Dior J'Adore
Editorial coverage:
WINNER: “Most Ludicrous Article of the Month”! Look Thinner by Tonight by Wendy Schmid, p. 227; Need to look skinny for a dinner party? Do the following: dehydrate yourself (healthy!) with caffeine-rich lotions and by soaking in a tub full of Epsom salts; drink diuretic cranberry juice too; avoid bubbly drinks (they “distend your belly”). Best of all? A tip too good not to quote *from L.A. dermatologist Jessica Wu*: don’t chew gum: “You swallow air when you chew, creating gas and the body can’t digest the artificial sweeteners in gum…also the repetitive movements build up your jaw muscles, so your face looks wider.” This has made me consider not chewing at all…for WHO can afford a “wide” face?
W
Cover: Dakota and Elle Fanning
Scent strips: None
Editorial coverage: Not a thing.
Note: as always, I read Allure, Kevin did all the rest. Thanks Kevin!
Funny, I thought every woman knew how to look slimmer by tonight. Wear spanks and then a monotone black outfit. Bonus points for finding someone heavier then you to stand next to all evening.
Of course, you also could end up looking like a traditional Italian widow stalking that very nice curvy lady in bright, jolly colors all evening.
LOL!
ROFL! Too funny! Those better sex, look thin ads….so overdone. I don’t need an article in a magazine to help me with either! Come on! Thin=go on a crappy diet and maybe hit the dreaded gym. Sex= um really, having the best sex of my life with my hubs isn’t cause of something I read in Cosmo! Lol. You in the mood? Wait! Let me flip to page 39..on what to do next. Oh brother.
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I have been a loyal W subscriber for years, and I agree, it’s getting really bad. It’s turning into more a of a celeb rag/Vanity Fair wannabe (without the investigative reporting of Vanity Fair). And I’m no prude, but their editorials have gotten borderline offensive to me. The one with Amber Valetta as a 100-year old dominatrix was just unnecessary. It’s not that I even find the content that distasteful; it’s just like all they care to do is SHOCK MIDWESTERN HOUSEWIVES and it’s so tired to me.
I really hope they can Stefano Tonchi, who seems like an elitist dullard all around.
In other news, what did Allure readers think of Oscar de la Renta Live in Love? I’ve been looking for that one but it hasn’t shown up at Macy’s yet.
Have never read W, but I was recently suckered into a Vanity Fair subscription, and I find it basically insufferable. I will stick with my New Yorker.
Can’t answer on the OdlR — don’t use scent strips.
I totally agree about W. I wish Vogue Italia wasn’t so expensive, otherwise I’d subscribe. Steven Meisel is their main photographer and I love (most of) his work. I wish magazines gave you the option of a non-celebrity model & no print cover for subscribers. I mean, Elle puts out a thousand variations of their covers, it could be done, right?
Doesn’t Madonna look like such a harpy with her arm across the neck of that beautiful young actress? She looks like Elizabeth Bathory just before she bathes in the blood of the young virgin peasant girl she’s selected. lol
Ack!