Beyoncé will launch Pulse, a new fragrance for women, in September. Pulse is the singer’s third fragrance (it follows Heat and Heat Rush) and reportedly reflects “Beyonce’s incredible energy and powerful femininity”…
Mariah Carey Lollipop Splash The Remix ~ new fragrances
Mariah Carey will launch Lollipop Splash the Remix in July. The new fragrances — Inseparable, Never Forget You and Vision of Love — are flankers to last year’s Lollipop Bling trio…
S by Shakira Eau Florale ~ new fragrance
Shakira will launch S by Shakira Eau Florale, a flanker to her debut perfume for women, S by Shakira. According to Shakira, the scent reflects her “more delicate and feminine side”…
Halle Berry Reveal the Passion ~ new perfume
Halle Berry will launch Reveal the Passion in July. The new fragrance for women is a flanker to last year’s Reveal, and is meant to be bolder and more seductive…
Elizabeth Taylor Black Pearls ~ fragrance review
For Elizabeth Taylor Black Pearls Eau de Parfum, it’s almost as if the Liz Taylor perfume team set out to make a fragrance that was the complete opposite of White Diamonds. First, of course, the name. What could be more removed from a white diamond than a black pearl? Then the fragrance itself. White Diamonds is a grand, soapy, white floral with a clean, dignified, and innocent air. Black Pearls is something else altogether.
“Well, if we really want to distinguish it from White Diamonds, we’ll need fruit,” a marketing person must have said.
“How about peach? You know, voluptuous, like Ms. Taylor herself. We can add a spot of bergamot to keep it from being too sweet,” the perfume executive said.
“What else? What else will set it apart from White Diamonds?”
“Maybe vanilla? We can make it an oriental. Wait! I know — how about leather? A whopping leather note? There’s nothing innocent and ladylike about that.” And so, in 1996, Black Pearls was born. At least, in my imagination that’s how it happened. And that’s how it smells…