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Faith Hill True ~ fragrance review

Posted by Angela on 24 July 2014 14 Comments

Faith Hill True

What does a “clean” fragrance mean to you? Answers usually fall into one of three categories: citrus, aquatic or laundry musk. Faith Hill True combines all three of these types, and, surprisingly, the result is a fresh, easy perfume that isn’t as Cleaning Lady as it sounds.

True was launched in 2010, and was the second Faith Hill fragrance. Its notes include yuzu, mimosa, lily, gardenia, woods, sandalwood and musk. I thought the original Faith Hill was a pretty, nicely made floral — a great find in the drugstore. Since I reviewed the very first celebrity fragrance, Elizabeth Taylor Passion, yesterday, it seemed fitting to review a more recent celebrity fragrance today…

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Elizabeth Taylor Passion ~ fragrance review

Posted by Angela on 23 July 2014 30 Comments

Elizabeth Taylor Passion

Here we have it, folks, the first celebrity fragrance: Elizabeth Taylor Passion. That’s right. In 1987, Elizabeth Taylor was the first big name, besides a couturier, to brand a perfume. And she went big. Unlike some celebrities who curiously say, “I don’t really like perfume, but I like this one” about their eponymous “clean smelling” scents, Taylor put together a glamorous whopper of a perfume.1

Passion’s notes include gardenia, jasmine, rose, ylang ylang, lily of the valley, amber musk, patchouli, sandalwood, cedarwood, incense, and moss. In 1988, the fragrance won a FiFi as the Women’s Fragrance of the Year, Nouveau Niche (Fendi won Fragrance of the Year, Luxe).

Jan Moran in Fabulous Fragrances quotes Taylor as saying about Passion, “It has a scent of mystery, slightly effusive, kind of smoky and sweet.” As to why she named the fragrance Passion…

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Antonio Banderas King of Seduction ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 10 July 2014 4 Comments

Antonio Banderas King of Seduction

Antonio Banderas has launched King of Seduction, a new fragrance for men. King of Seduction is a follow up to 2007’s Blue Seduction for Men, 2009’s Seduction in Black, etc…

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The scent of victory

Posted by Robin on 8 July 2014 2 Comments

Animated Katy Perry saves the day for Katy Perry Royal Revolution.

Gabriela Sabatini Miss Gabriela Night ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 3 July 2014 Leave a Comment

Gabriela Sabatini Miss Gabriela Night

Argentine tennis star Gabriela Sabatini has launched Miss Gabriela Night, a flanker to last year’s Miss Gabriela fragrance…

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