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Perfume in the magazines, July 2012: Allure, Details, GQ, Harper’s Bazaar, Lucky, Marie Claire and The World of Interiors

Posted by Robin on 3 July 2012 2 Comments

Perfume coverage in the July issues of Allure, Details, GQ, Harper’s Bazaar, Lucky, Marie Claire and The World of Interiors; please comment on any fragrance-related coverage you’ve seen in other fashion & beauty magazines:

Allure

Cover: Anne Hathaway

Scent strips: Justin Bieber Girlfriend.

Editorial coverage: The Beauty Reporter section includes a “Smell This” feature (random passersby comment on a scent) on Salvatore Ferragamo Signorina (p. 36) and a quick blurb on the new Aedes de Venustas Signature fragrance (p. 38).

Details

Cover: Adam Levine

Scent strips: Calvin Klein Eternity Aqua; Giorgio Armani Acqua di Gio & Acqua di Gia; Bvlgari Man; Paco Rabanne 1 Million; Dolce & Gabbana The One Sport; Givenchy Play Intense and Play Sport

Editorial coverage: ¼ of the magazine is devoted to a “Special Grooming Guide” that includes LOTS of scented products, including on p. 18, “Strong Enough for a Man, But Made for a Woman”: Some products marketed to the fairer sex are worth swiping for yourself; p. 26, “Matthew Malin and Andrew Goetz”; and p. 28, “The Season’s Standout Scents”.

GQ

Cover: Kate Upton    

Scent strips: Versace Man Eau Fraîche; Versace Bright Crystal

Editorial coverage: Zilch

Harper’s Bazaar

Cover: Kate Moss   

Scent strips: Strange, not one scent strip!

Editorial coverage: Beauty News, p. 112, blurbs on new fragrances.

Lucky

Cover: Leighton Meester (who thinks, don’t laugh!, Vera Wang’s Lovestuck is “very complex, a little edgy and quirky and weird…”)

Scent strips: None

Editorial coverage: p. 74, Beauty Closet (an ode to Annick Goutal Nuit Étoilée)

Blurbs: p. 68, Beauty Spy, Summer Citrus (four citrus perfumes for summer including L’Occitane Eau Universelle)

Marie Claire

Cover: Blake Lively

Editorial coverage: p. 164, Spellbound: A Story of Scent by (NST’s) Alyssa Harad

p. 174, She’s Got Game, Olympians talk of their “beauty obsessions” (including their favorite perfumes)

p 74, Beauty Desk; p. 76, Good Sport; p. 78, Beauty Passport; p. 80, Pro Picks; p. 158, The Beautiful Life – lots of blurbs on scent, soaps and the like.

 

The World of Interiors

Editorial coverage: pps. 50-59; High and Low, photo spread and article on the Paris homes of Astier de Villatte founders Benoît Astier de Villatte and Ivan Pericoli

 

Note: As always, thanks to Kevin — I read Allure, he read all the rest!

Filed Under: perfume in the news
Tagged With: allure, details, gq, harpers bazaar, lucky, magazines, marie claire

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  1. breathesgelatin says:
    3 July 2012 at 11:57 am

    Bless you, Leighton. I love her and Gossip Girl, but that’s just embarrassing.

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    • Robin says:
      3 July 2012 at 10:53 pm

      Ha…she’s the face of the fragrance, she can hardly say it’s a dull fruity floral 😉

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