Say what you want about Paris, but guards had to hold back a crowd at lunchtime on a Monday. As for the scent itself, it's fairly generic. Sweet and cloying. After spending a few minutes trying to scrub it off, I gave up. Fairy Dust, like its maker, tends to linger.
— Columnist Reyhan Harmanci of SFGate attends a Paris Hilton Fairy Dust launch event at Macy's. Read the rest at Paris and Fairies.
Sarah Jessica Parker will launch a new trio of fragrances called The Lovely Collection. According to the actress, Dawn, Endless and Twilight were designed to provide “a little glimpse into my world, something that was genuine and relatable — very specific moments, treasures of time”.
Dawn is a soft floral developed by perfumer Stephen Nilsen…
Everybody hates Paris, but she is on the front page.
That’s Neil Katz of Parlux speaking.1 Parlux holds the Paris Hilton fragrance license, and Katz has good reason to be optimistic about her selling power: the Paris Hilton fragrances have reportedly made some $90 million. So far. As of early October, Fairy Dust had already added another $1.5 million to the kitty, and it’s expected to net $20 million before it’s all over and done with…
Reggaeton artist Daddy Yankee (real name: Ramón Ayala) will launch his debut fragrance this coming November under arrangements with Falic Fashion Group:
“I'm involved with all my projects in all areas,” he said. “I worked on the cologne from the beginning through manufacturing. Then, we took more than 100 women to start smelling the cologne and the girls approved it, so I'm pretty sure the girls will like it…”
Actor and pop singer Jesse McCartney will launch his debut fragrance, Wanted, next spring. The fragrance is targeted at women in the 21 to 30 age group, and McCartney reportedly chose the final formulation.
Wanted features notes of bergamot, apple, jasmine, rose, cedarwood, amber and musk…