Thank you to Karen and Tania for passing along these links to perfume-related articles in yesterday's New York Times:
The first, "The Sweet Smell of Celebrity", discusses celebrity scents ranging from Cumming: the Fragrance to Britney Spears' Curious.
Also check out "The Guilty Pleasure of Smelling Like Vanilla and Peach", which talks about grownups *gasp* buying and wearing the Britney Spears scent.
I don't get the Britney scent, still. To me, it still smells like cough drops.
I am ashamed to admit that I still haven't smelled it. Have a big mall trip planned today so planning to hunt it down.
I love this sort of thing, R!
While I have not tested Curious, the bottle is awfully cute. And, I have to admit that I will test her new fragrance. Remember, the one with the “cupcake” accord? Hey, it might smell good.
I have worn JLo's Glow, Tommy Girl and Eternity. I have enjoyed all of them. I even tested Paris Hilton's fragrance, which was not half bad, but smelled exactly like B&BW's best fragrance (in my humble opinion, but now discontinued), Sparkling Green Apple.
I don't always agree with his verdicts on fragrance, but I do agree with Luca Turin on this: One SHOULD pay attention to the smell, not the hype! That's why I love doing “blind” sniffings, because it allows the wearer to judge a fragrance on its composition, not its label. :):)
Hugs!
I am not ashamed to admit that I rushed out to smell it immediately upon its release. We love Brit-Brit in our house. “I'm a slaaaave, for you!” *bump and grind*
Now I'm ashamed to admit that the “I'm a slaaaave for you!” also means nothing to me. I really do live under a rock.
R, Have to admit that I am not very hopeful about that cupcake accord — but will give it a try! Just read on Blogdorf Goodman that A & P liked Miss Dior Cherie, the caramel popcorn one (and another I am hoping to try on my mall trip today).
It is true that it is better to smell than to listen to the hype, but with 400+ scents coming out every year, and with 100s of older scents I still haven't tried, I have to weed through the muck somehow! I cannot try everything *hangs head in shame*
Oh, don't hang your head in shame, darling!
I'm was only pointing out that it's fun to do “blind” sniffings from time to time, because they can present fragrance possibilities that you may have not otherwise considered.
Caramel popcorn, huh? I'm getting hungry! :):)
Miss Dior Cherie – an utterly sickening sweet fruity abomination. Nothing like the original Miss Dior. Still, best to sniff for yourself.
Tara
Oh, great articles! I'll admit with pride that I wear Glow (because for whatever meaningless reason, I don't hate J.Lo) but can't abide Britney or Paris (Curious does smell good, if rather mundane, to my nose, although I love the bottle). Thanks as always for great perfume reading.
Didn't find it today so it will have to wait! Did score samples of the new SJP Lovely & a few others.
Got a sample of Curious today, but not the Paris Hilton. And still need to try Glow!
Have a great weekend G