Romance novelist Danielle Steel will launch her first fragrance, Danielle by Danielle Steel, in October. The fragrance was created under arrangements with Elizabeth Arden:
The juice, by Loc Dong of International Flavors and Fragrances, has top notes of lush green notes and Mediterranean mandarin…
J Lo followed up on the success of her first fragrance, Glow, with two limited edition variations, both repeating the shape of the original bottle and including the requisite bling accessories. The first, Miami Glow, was released in 2005. It was created by perfumer Caroline Sabas, and aims at a slightly younger customer than the original Glow. It has notes of pink grapefruit, coconut water, passion fruit, blackcurrant, orange flower, heliotrope, cyclamen, sheer amber, crystal musk, vanilla orchid and blond musk.
I am not terribly fond of beach-y fragrances, so I fully expected Miami Glow to be a scrubber…
Jennifer Lopez released Glow, her first fragrance, in 2002, making her something of an old hand in the current celebrity fragrance boom. The fragrance was meant to target women in their late teens and early 20s, who presumably make up a large part of her fan base. Glow was a tremendous success, ringing up over $100 million in sales in its first year. No doubt it helped to attract other celebrities into the fragrance market, and J Lo herself has not been idle — she has just launched her fifth fragrance, Love At First Glow.
The original Glow was created by perfumer Louise Turner…
In conjunction with the recent release of her Live fragrance, Jennifer Lopez is giving away a customized autographed video iPOD. Log onto jenniferlopezbeauty everyday between 12/15 – 12/23 for a chance to win, and looks like you can get a free fragrance sample while you're there.
The Independent Online has a long article about Jo Malone.
Thanks to Karen for the link to this article about Alexis Karl, a New Yorker who makes custom scents in addition to a ready-to-wear line that includes fragrances like Red Velvet, Minx, Venus in Furs and Queen Bitch.
Omnia hotels have partnered with ScentAir to provide a signature ambient fragrance, based on lemongrass and green tea, to each of its 40 hotels resorts. (via Yahoo Finance)
You can watch the new television ad for Jennifer Lopez Live at the New Woman website. (via revolution)
More on the upcoming fragrance from Marilyn Manson: he says that his scent was inspired by "the fashion-art collaborations between Salvador Dali and Elsa Schiaparelli". (via irishexaminer, link no longer working, sorry!)