This week I am going to challenge my female counterparts, from J.Lo, Mariah, Sarah Jessica Parker to Gwen Stefani, that my fragrance is better than theirs. I am a man, and I know how a woman should smell.
— Sean "Diddy" Combs says his Unforgivable Woman is the best. Watch him say it in person on the Rachel Ray show this Friday, or read more at E!online, or just chuckle to yourself and go back to whatever else you were doing.
That Sean John commercial that MTV refused to air (see Courting Controversy, part 1) is now available at YouTube's DiddyTV channel. You can watch it here (warning: NSFW, although maybe not quite so NSFW as the Tom Ford ads from Courting Controversy, part 2). If you still want more:
In what is believed to be a fragrance-launch first, the rapper will broadcast the party for his new Unforgivable for Women scent live on YouTube. The party, set for Wednesday night at a townhouse on New York's Upper East Side, will feature red-carpet arrivals…
The print ad for Sean John Unforgivable Woman, which is already offensive enough that I've seen comments here & elsewhere by women saying they won't even try the fragrance, is apparently nothing compared to the television commercial. MTV says they won't air it without edits, Sean John says he won't edit it. Yawn. (via newyorkpost)
Last week I sat down to try Usher She and Sean John Unforgivable Woman. She went on one arm; Unforgivable Woman on the other. Within an hour I’d forgotten which was which and had to put them on again, but pretty soon I forgot all over again. It isn’t that they smell exactly the same, but they feel the same, that is, it is pretty clear that they’re reaching for the same audience.
So, a face-off. First, the facts. Usher She is designated for “a woman of mystery and confidence”, and was created by perfumers Honorine Blanc and Richard Herpin. The notes: red currant, pink freesia, apple blossom, frangipani, apricot nectar, jasmine, passion rose, amber wood, musk, cashmere wood, vanilla orchid and incense. Sean John Unforgivable Woman is a “sensual, creamy floral” by perfumer David Apel, with notes of bergamot, orange, neroli, cassis, grapefruit, apple, cucumber, piña colada, orange flower, jasmine, violet, muguet, freesia, cyclamen, amber, tonka beans, coco de mer, vanilla tears, cedar, sandalwood, oak moss, patchouli, vetiver and iris.
Freshly applied: Usher She is juicy and fruity and sweet, with just a touch of tartness. It has a slightly creamy feel right from the outset. Unforgivable Woman is also fruity and juicy, but it is not nearly as sweet, and it has a nice warmth to it…
Sean John Fragrances will follow up on 2005’s Unforgivable for men with Unforgivable Woman, due for launch in August.
Like the first fragrance, it was developed by perfumer David Apel. The “sensual, creamy floral” includes notes of bergamot, orange, neroli, cassis, grapefruit, apple, cucumber…