I use ‘darling’ a lot. My mother calls me darling. I call my friends darling. It’s almost so old-fashioned it has come around again. It’s sweet, personal, loving and affectionate. It’s a term you can use for anyone — it’s not just for your lover or your child, you can use it for everybody. And it’s a little showbiz.
— Kylie Minogue explains how she came up with the name for her new fragrance…
What we sell is a product that is the result of a lived experience...You won't smell like Jennifer Lopez; you will be yourself. You might try other products, but you will always come back.
— Perfumer Jean Claude Ellena on the difference between the artisanal approach at Hermès and the marketing approach used by other perfume houses, in yesterday's International Herald Tribune.
Gwen Stefani, the American rock singer who already has her own clothing label, L.A.M.B., is rumored to have signed a deal with Coty to launch her debut fragrance. (via cosmeticsint). The rumors aren't new; I had heard she would launch a fragrance under the L.A.M.B. label this fall.
Now taking votes: who is next?
I was involved in designing the bottle and packaging. I don't know about what's in it. I barely cook, so what do I know about making perfume? It's called a floriental and it's for the mass market, not Bergdorf's.
— Danielle Steel quoted in today's New York Post (link no longer working, sorry), on her new fragrance release Danielle by Danielle Steel.
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