Everybody hates Paris, but she is on the front page.
That's Neil Katz of Parlux speaking.1 Parlux holds the Paris Hilton fragrance license, and Katz has good reason to be optimistic about her selling power: the Paris Hilton fragrances have reportedly made some $90 million. So far. As of early October, Fairy Dust had already added another $1.5 million to the kitty, and it's expected to net $20 million before it's all over and done with.2
I've puzzled over the fascination with Paris Hilton. I used to chalk it up to a kind of schadenfreude — that is, that people enjoyed watching a young woman who presumably had everything screw up royally. But schadenfreude wouldn't sell perfume, would it? No, the perfume presumably has to sell on some sort of aspirational level. Either young women wish they could be Paris Hilton, or they assume that someone with her lifestyle must have excellent taste in perfume plus the resources to produce something fabulous.
Paris Hilton may well have excellent taste in perfume, who knows? All I can say is that no such refinement is reflected in her fragrance line, and I'll go out on a limb here and guess that whatever resources Parlux + Paris Hilton have invested in terms of time, money and creativity have been heavily slanted towards the promotional rather than the developmental end of the business. Of the four scents for women Hilton released before Fairy Dust (Paris Hilton, Just Me, Heiress and Can Can), about the most you can say is that they're adequate and mostly wearable. My favorite so far is Heiress, which while arguably the worst of the lot is at least funny: it's named for the fact that she already has plenty of money, thank you, and it smells like bubblegum. In one of my favorite lines from Perfumes: The Guide, Tania Sanchez calls it a "hilariously vile 50/50 mix of cheap shampoo and canned peaches". Hey, at least it's hilarious! Hilarious is hard to find on the perfume counters these days.
Fairy Dust is neither the best nor the worst of the line. The start is fruity and sweet, and presumably based on Hilton's Rich Prosecco3 wine in a can (the notes for Fairy Dust: sparkling prosecco accord, pink peony, orange blossom, spring gardenia, water lily, peach nectar, sueded patchouli, cashmere musk and vanilla cream). Yep, it does smell sort of like cheap wine if close your eyes and dream. The heart is vague florals with fruity undertones. It doesn't really smell like anything in particular to me other than "celebrity fruity floral blend", but if forced, I'd say perhaps the "gardenia" stands out the most. Later, it smells like "celebrity woody musky base" with a touch of "that clean dark stuff that passes for patchouli these days".
It isn't overwhelmingly heavy or sweet, but it's awfully plodding and flat for something that supposedly makes Hilton "feel as whimsical as a dazzling fairy". I wasn't expecting it to be the stuff of genius, obviously, but I was hoping for a least a little hilarity if nothing else, and sadly, it just isn't there. I didn't even crack a smile once.
The "you can do better" challenge: the smallest bottle of Fairy Dust runs $45. Let's say you know someone in the presumed target market for Fairy Dust (I'm guessing a young lady between 12 and 16? maybe a bit older?) and she wants something trendy and young. What would you suggest for $45 or less?
Paris Hilton Fairy Dust was developed by perfumer Cecile Krakower, and is available in 50 and 100 ml Eau de Parfum and in matching body products.
1. via Women's Wear Daily, 9/26/2008.
2. via Women's Wear Daily, 10/08/08.
3. found via NST reader thrpschr, who commented on Hilton's wine brand when I posted an announcement about Fairy Dust. Who knew? Apparently there is nothing Paris Hilton can't sell.
I think Aroma M's Geisha Pink would fit the bill. It's fruity and sweet, but in a rounded, non-sticky way; it sells for $40; and the packaging is adorable. Some of the other “colors” in the line might appeal to younger wearers, too.
Hmm, there's a young lady in my life who's only 8 now and I've thought of what I might buy her someday when she's around 12 or 13, so I'll be interested to see the comments. I have in my head an idea of a small bottle of Violetta da Parma, but I don't know if young teens would consider that elegant and poshly grown-up (do they care about italy?), or just ridiculously “square”. Just did a search on fragrancealley <$50 and good gosh but a ton of stuff comes up! In all fairness, a coworker wears both Paris Hilton & DKNY Be Delicious and both smell very good on her -- these are wearable and actually pleasant scents, even if they're not challenging. Also, the heiress herself doesn't bother me in the least, but it's funny to watch how she pushes people's buttons.
In a fit of madness or too much wine, I rubbed the mag strip of Fairy Dust on my wrist the other night and *gasp* actually liked it… for about 5 minutes. And then it meandered off into typical boring hypersweet fruity/floral land. I'd rather introduce a young woman to something more elegant and classy like Miss Dior Cherie (a few bucks over $45, but not too many).
J, nice choice! That really is wonderful packaging.
Of course it will depend on the young lady in question, but my guess is that it will be too square! Still, it's such a great scent and so nicely packaged.
And I'd find either Paris Hilton (the original) or Be Delicious preferable to Fairy Dust.
You know, I'm always dubious about magazine scent strips, so didn't even try that one. Now I wish I hadn't already recycled my Allure — would be curious to test it next to the real juice.
MDC can be found for less than $40 at discount. And eventually, FD will presumably be cheaper too 🙂
R: I've been comparing scent strips with the real perfume for a few months now and can say that the scent strips develop quickly (go from top to bottom in MINUTES)…but the scents are true to the liquid perfume. What often happens is that the scent strip leads you to believe one facet of the scent is more prominent than it really is on skin. (This can happen on paper in a store too.) Just last week I wore the Intense Euphoria Men scent, one arm scented by strip, the other by perfume, and would have bought the fragrance if the strip's lovely base notes actually could be smelled on skin: didn't happen on me.
I'd suggest Voluspa Mignonette, you can get 1 oz for $18 or 4.5 oz for $45. Its certainly got the sweet floral fruity accord down pat- I get a bright raspberry top note with a warm floral heart, but it has a nice chocolatly undertone on me, and dries down to a soft white talc smell. I think it would be completely appropriate on a young teen, but when I had a bottle, I got tons of compliments whenever I wore it and I was 25 at the time.
Kevin, sounds like you need to write a perfumista tip on magazine scent strips! I've never tried them side by side in that way, just know that the few times I've used the strips in the past, I was surprised by the smell of the real juice.
I'm really looking forward to this…I blame cancan, which I have been wearing this week and absolutely love at the moment! Still, as I've said on here before i wasn't keen on Heiress so there's a chance I won't like it.
I understand that even a few suburban American housewives have succumbed to its whimsical charms 😀
Sarah, if you loved Can Can, you might well love this one too. Ignore me and go give it a try.
Really? I'm going to take that to mean you've got a bottle??
(Back to say that Anna Sui's Flight of Fancy would be my second pick. I don't like the actual scent as much as Geisha Pink, but it's fun, and the bottle is delightful!)
Umm, Harajuku Lovers? Not the best juice but not awful and definitely trendy! I think I'll be adding G to my own collection soon.
Amazingly enough, the first perfume I bought for myself when I was a young teen was l'Heure Bleue! I also wore Chanel No. 5. Of course, I also wore Ambush and Heaven Sent, but at least I was on the right track.
Oooh wine in a can… reminds me of that Sofia Coppola wine that I tried on a dare. Didn't taste great but I secretly loved that it came in pink cans with matching pink straws.
I'm not exactly trendy, but I'd recommend the Lush solid perfumes for a girl between 12-16… especially since they're inexpensive, not heavy-smelling, and she can collect them the way I used to collect fruity lip glosses way back when. (Bonne Bell Dr Pepper!)
I remembered a water perfume that I used to like as a young one… some kind of honey-water thing… from L'Occitane. I couldn't find it, but there are some “fragrant touch” bitty 1/4 oz perfumes with a little brush, that you put on your pulse points. I would have killed for something like that when I was in that age group, and they're only $20.
I'd actually agree with that, esp. G — perfectly age-appropriate, definitely trendy, can be had quite cheaply. I don't think you'll get the average tween of today in L'Heure Bleue 😉
I haven't smelled that one J, but would guess it hits closer to trendy than the Aroma M. Where did you find it, by the way? Unless I'm forgetting something, don't think I've ever seen it in person.
Gracious, Sofia Coppolla has a wine in a can too??? And in a PINK can? Why don't I know these things?
Great call on the Lush solids. And agree on the brush-ons from L'Occitane, those are cute. Here they are for anyone else who missed them:
https://nstperfume.com/blog/_archives/2008/7/9/3784540.html
At the Anna Sui boutique in Manhattan… speaking of which, I owe you an e-mail soon. 😉
I would recommend a Japanese Cherry Blossom EdT from Bath and Body Works, especially now that it's before Christmas, they will probably put it in another special edition, holiday bottle. Not only is it cheap, and one of their nicest scents – but also will cost well under 30 bucks. It smells a lot better than any celebrity scents, and at least is not trying to be anymore than it already is!
By the way I am like the only person in the world who LIKES Paris Hilton, I like the fact that she's at leat honest about her money situation. She is a celebrity and she admits that she is rich, she is not trying this:”I'm just like any other girl…” crap. Plus I do think that she is very pretty. Do I want to be her? Nah, I am myself and I like myself! Do I think she has a good taste in
perfume? I would hope so, wearing all of those expensive wardrobe and having the most expensive purses and shoes would probably require some good fragrance too. I assume every celebrity can afford a L'Artisan or maybe even Clive Christian.
As much as I like Paris Hilton, I DON'T like her fragrances nor have tried to like any of them. I think her fragrances is just her way to make some good money. There is like a hundred of other people behind perfumes labeled with her name, and they are reponsible to make the scent sell well. Of course there is nothing to be impressed with and nothing to care about when it comes to her fragrance.
I actually have an idea for another poll: how many celebrities and who do You think, will really wear their own fragrances? Do You think J Lo really likes her trashy Miami Glow stuff instead of say Dyptique?
No way! But I thought you'd purchased the whole darn set of little kewpie dolls or whatever the heck they are?! Thought you'd confessed to that a couple of weeks ago. . .I may well be hallucinating.
I second the suggestion of anything from Anna Siu for young girls. Pretty scents, cute girly packaging, and none of that silly celeb lifestyle association. I really am glad I was raised in the sixties and early seventies, where Susan Dey from the Partridge family was my role model! Those were innocent times. . .
I also forgot to mention that I'd recommend Pacifica's fragrances for about 20 bucks an oz, they do smelle great and very impressive, especially for that price tag.
I usually hoard my perfume samples from magazines like they're the crown jewels. But I took one whiff of this (because I am a masochist), looked at my sister and said “You can smell the Paris Hilton all you want. It smells like cheap wine and flowers.”
And for the young perfume for under $45, I'd say Lucky You from Lucky Brand. It's a light floral, dirt cheap, and I don't think there was a girl in my freshmen class that didn't wear it. Except me. I was a CK One girl to the core.
Ah, yes, I did — but she's talking about an entirely different brand: Aroma M.
VERY innocent times, yes. And we didn't have the kind of pocket money to buy department store fragrances, not in my house at 12 years old.
Sounds like just this one is not hard to beat! Sephora has a 1/4 oz. rollerball (R's fave!) of Juicy Couture- which I must admit, I do love and think it is good for the youngins-
And I also think Nina is young/trendy/girly/cutesy bottle and I would have flipped for the Be Delicious lip gloss/key chain thing when I was young- and I am sure I would have liked the juice too…
Oh- and the Juicy is only $16…
I heard Paris Hilton on the radio yesterday, talking about how she's running for president. I hold nothing against the woman personally, and I've heard it's a persona she's putting on. However, I have to say, she sounded like a complete idiot.
Sigh.
To your question: if I were a cheating type 🙂 I would recollect that Sephora sells teeny travel sizes of all sorts of things I'd like better than Fairy Dust for $45. Pressed to name a brand, I'd go with 3 (4?) of the Crazy Libellule sticks, which my tween girls adored. If pressed further, I'd go with Betsey Johnson, MJ Daisy, one of the Ralphs (Rocks, Wild) or possibly my favorite, Moschino Hippy Fizz, all of which I've seen in at least 30ml at discounters for $45 or less.
I was thinking of Daisy, but then though maybe Kenzo Flower (without knowing a thing about what the actual juice smells like). Might not be as “trendy,” but still “cute” and elegant at the same time, without beint TOO cute. Hmm, maybe I should get my niece one of the Harajuku Lovers for xmas, but I'm not sure her parents would love having her spritz that all over the house and making them gag.
Demeters! All under $45, and some very fun ones for young girls – take your pick:)
I would go with Prescriptives Calyx, which can be found online in the $45 range. I loved this scent when I was in my 20's when it first came out. Of the new fragrances, I would go with Daisy – perhaps something fun like the new shimmer rollerball or the solid perfume ring which are both under $45. I could think of a few more too, but I'm in the middle of cooking dinner and I have to go! 🙂
I like the Sofia Sparkling wine in a can! I find it tasty and the straw encourages the bubblies, too 😉
My little sister loves Be Delicious and Juicy Couture is my favorite among the “youth” fragrances, but for a young girl I would go with the glamorous old school – a small bottle of something like Nahema or Givenchy L'Interdit, or Chanel Coco Mademoisellle, for ex. That way, you are doing them a favor by introducing them to really good perfume early on – one that they might just like, even. It's never too early for good taste. And a present like that makes you feel very grown up.
I haven't tried Marc Jacobs Daisy, but the packaging is cute and a lot of people seem to like it. The solid is under $45.
I liked Lolita Lempicka when I was 14.
Oops. Mea culpa. I'm easily confused.
In my house, at twelve, I think I was still using Ivory soap, and the closest I got to real, live fragrance was a cloud of my Mom's Arpege as she left us with the babysitter!
The little pink cans are quite adorable. I got a 4-pack (including matching straws) for my birthday several years ago from a girlfriend. We painted our toes, read trashy magazines, and sipped the champagne while in our pajamas…perfect!
I had some fragrance by the time I was in 7th grade (can't remember how old that would have been, and it doesn't bear thinking about) but no way could I have afforded to be constantly picking up the latest trendy thing. Our “trendy” buys were cheap things like Bonne Bell lip smackers.
Seriously, G is a fun scent and wouldn't make me gag at all. Besides, it comes in a 10 ml bottle. If she sprays it all over the place, it'll be empty within a week — and she'll still have the cute doll.
Seriously? Ok, gonna look for it.
That does sound like fun. Does the SC stuff come in “flavors” like the Paris Hilton Rich Prosecco?
I don't know that I'd say I dislike her, I just don't get why anyone cares about her either way.
Interesting idea for a poll, but maybe too easy 😉
Great pick!
Really — everyone wore it? I had no idea it was that popular!
All good picks — and they're all perfect for someone after “trendy”. The Be Delicious thing would make a great Xmas gift, I think.
See, I liked the campaign video she did w/ my favorite pres of all time, Jed Bartlet. It isn't quite the laugh riot it's clearly meant to be, but at least it shows she's got a sense of humor, which I wouldn't have guessed.
I'm surprised nobody else has mentioned the Ralphs — I think they're way better than the Paris line.
And you could get a passel of the minis for $45!
Both good picks, and hope you had something great for dinner. I'm starving & about to sit down to a roasted beet & walnut salad. Not homemade though, I'm afraid.
I am at a loss, but these came to mind if ou were trying to edge her in a “certain” direction: Ralph Wild, Comptoir Sud Pacifique Vanillas or maybe Crazylibellule and The Poppies twist ups could work. A bunch of Demeter minis could be fun, too.
Any of the Demeter's would be a far better choice and a better introduction to the perfume world. 1) Simplicity. 2) Wide variety of choices, plenty of room to move from smelling like a Reese's to Green Curry or a thunderstorm (then to CBIHP…). 3) Longevity isn't overwhelming, and neither is 4) sillage, which can be so annoying (and cloying) in a MS or HS hallway. And for $18-$20 a bottle, there's plenty of room in the budget for these.
Otherwise, I'd have to price check, but I was wearing Estee Lauder Green Tea, Gap OM, and Givenchy Organza when I was in that age range.
The Mariah Carey scent (M?) is actually pretty good. I'm also a fan of With Love.
How about Coty Wild Musk?
I don't think it does, but I have seen it in State Stores.
Ok then. Maybe I'll pick some up for election night, LOL…
Gotta say I agree w/ your theory, but those scents are probably too “old school” for a 12 year old today — would guess most of them would rather be trendy than grown up (?)
You can get the perfume at discount for even less, and that is some seriously cute packaging. I'd like a bottle.
You're the first to mention the CSPs — good call, I should think they'd be perfect.
Oh, Lipsmackers! Happily found in my stocking.
And, I will point out, the first Jean Nate also came my way as a gift that year or the year after. WITH the careful note that perfume could be serious stuff, and I really wasn't to wander down that path until college.
(Ha! Little did my mother know she needn't have worried…that path wasn't explored until much later… 🙂 )
I like the “then to CBIHP” part!
Both better celebrity choices than Fairy Dust! And so is Wild Musk, although wonder if the age group would find it trendy enough.
I predict you will end up with a small bottle of Daisy, R., before you have Diorissimo extrait in your possession! LOL
Amazing Grace, Baby Grace, or Pure Grace by Phillosophy would be my suggestion. They're light, low sillage, nice, and seem quite appropriate for girls.
When I was about 13 I really desperately wanted a bottle of Shalimar.
Even though I actually ended up not like it at all… loved Mitsouko though.
Paris Hilton's appeal is lost on me, but this is hardly surprising since I suspect most of her fan base is less than half my age.
As for doing better for $45 or less–again, not entirely sure what would appeal to the youth market, but I might suggest Tommy Girl.
$90 million??? Who IS buying this stuff?!
Homemade or not, sounds delicious. I get so excited when I come across another beet fan! 🙂
To echo what others have said…the original Anna Sui (I still have a bottle and a soft spot for this one!), one of the Demeters or Crazylibellule's. I'm determined to educate my 11 yr old step daughter on all things perfume related – she already like nosing around my collection and trying things out.
Got her to try Hermes Elixir des Merveilles the other day it was an instant hit! Mind you, she also came back with a can of *cough* Charlie Red from a birthday party. I was v.tempted to *accidentially* throw it away *evil stepmother*
Anything from the Ralph Lauren line, but I have a soft spot for “Ralph.”
Anything from the Clinique line, but my daughter-in-law loves “Happy” and “Simple.”
I must have owned a bottle of Jean Nate at some point — everybody did, didn't they? I certainly know there was some in my house.
I made my son taste a very small piece of roasted beet last night, and I'm afraid he is not joining us 😉
You had very good taste!
Good call, and that reminds me of Benefit's Maybe Baby too.
Aha, can't believe that hasn't come up yet. Don't know that it's still trendy name-wise, but the scent certainly is.
Good challenge – I haven't got around to smelling that kind of fragrance when I do the rounds, still working my way through the classics and what niche perfume there is here.
The SO has an eight-year-old daughter who liked one of Naomi Campbell's fragrances last time we talked about it. She's very precocious, so maybe it's about time we got her something nice and reasonably age-appropriate – she's the kind of kid who might go for something wildly inappropriate if left to her own devices. It would be fun to see what she would pick, but potentially troublesome too..
Most everybody but us, apparently 😉
Oh how cool that she likes the Elixir! Nice. I'm with you on the Charlie Red.
I LOVE the previous poster's suggestion that low sillage must be a requirement for the junior high/high school hallway… I bet if I visited my alma mater, the hallway outside the locker room would still reek of Brut and Wild Musk, LOL.
I would choose:
-Jessica McClintock's original scent, which starts out fruity with a strong heart note of white jasmine & lily of the valley. It's sweet, soft, but not too sophisticated. Sells for $48 dollars.
-Roger & Gallet's Shiso, for it's soft white floral notes, and again, not too sophisticated.
-Provence Sante' Linden or Apricot, sweet,green and fresh. Both sell for $30 dollars.
Clinique Happy sounds perfect! I can't believe I've still never tried Simple.
Here's hoping her first bottle is something good!
I must have seemed hopelessly unfeminine when I was twelve, because my aunt bought me a complete nail-care set (lots of exotically named nail polishes) and a bottle of Charlie. I don't like Charlie now, and I didn't like it then, so I never wore it. I think that back then I would have liked Moschino Cheap and Chic I Love Love–smells exactly like your breakfast grapefruit with sugar sprinkled on top, but it lacks that vaguely toxic air of some of the celebrity fruity-florals. Anais, Anais would also be a nice choice for a slightly older teenager.
I still really love Green Tea for layering with other fragrances ( I think it goes especially well with Keiko Mecheri Damascena), and I have some travel sized Green Tea scented shampoos that are divine. 🙂
Mine woule reek of the Victoria Secret Body Spray in Pear, Vanilla, and Strawberry. They were ubiquitous at my school.
In high school I alternated between Tommy Girl and Curve.
Simply sure wasn't around very long, was it? Not even a full season here before it disappeared from the shelves. I tried it, and found it to be nearly identical to “Exclamation”.
Yeah, my little sister (who is actually rather older than 12 but still has a “young” nose) doesn't care too much for the old school perfumes, although she does recognize their quality. I gave her one of my favorite Hermes scents to sniff and she said it smelled like “old lady's handbag.” 🙂 But I know for me, when I was 12, there was something a little bit magical and more than a little bit sophisticated about the likes of Shalimar and Chanel No. 5…but then again, I was always a bit of a nerd.
Interesting picks! All of you guys seem to have very different ideas about “young & trendy”.
LOL at “vaguely toxic air” — so true!
Walnuts and beet? Sounds interesting, a twist on Waldorf salad. I think the harajuku and Daisy sounds perfect. All of which, including Juicy Couture are very wearable.
I have trouble with Paris Hilton because her first clame to fame was her porno she shared with every one on the Internet, “A Night in Paris”. Of course she later regretted it. I'm surprised no-one has mentioned it yet. I just can't believe what people admire in a famous person…pardon the pun, these days.
Guerlain makes a fragrance specifically for teens. I can't remember the name. It's in a heart and pink thing though. I think they made it in honor of Barbie. As far as I know Barbie has never starred in her own porno.
joy and happy eating,
Becca
It is Guerlain Colours of Love. It is a pink colored fruity floral with a heart shaped cap, and a Barbie looking character on the box. There is no mention of Barbie on Osmoz though. It sounds really yummy.
Ah, forgot about that one!
Probably Daisy or one of those new Gwen Stefani's fragrances(i ghaven't tried then yet,but they are certainly appealing)…
By the way I tried fairy dust (in allure magazine november edition) and it resembles me of a more wearable juicy couture…at least in my skin…
Glad you liked Fairy Dust — and totally agree on Daisy.
I actually didn't LOL…
I don't like juicy too….juts think this one is more wearable!
😉
Oh, I get it — sorry I misunderstood!
Just a quick report, Paris Hilton was at Macy's this past week promoting the scent. It was amazing to see the line, it wrapped around the block.
Was that the appearance in San Fran? Sounded amusing, see::
https://nstperfume.com/blog/_archives/2008/11/11/3972779.html
I haven't tried Fairy Dust yet…and I'm not sure if I should.
I received the first perfume she made as a gift, Paris Hilton I think it was called, and absolutely hated it. I had no desire to buy Heiress and Just Me when they were released, but for some strange reason I tried Can Can when it first came out. I surprised myself and bought it. But after a few months I hated that too. I've disliked a lot of celebrity perfumes, but I started liking Britney Spears' perfumes, but that's probably because they're designed by Elizabeth Arden.
Britney's line, in general, does seem to be better done than Paris Hilton's, although I thought the first PH was pretty good.
got this today! just like Fancy I had to order from America which is strange because Cancan came out here really quickly!
the bottle was much nicer than it looks on screen and I do really like the perfume 🙂 for me it hasn't beaten Cancan though!
am loving all the new perfumes at this time of year, it seemed before that they were all coming out in September.
We're getting lots of new stuff for spring at the moment, it's true. Glad you're loving the Fairy Dust!
hmmm, how quickly I can change my mind!
By the evening of wearing this on the day i got it I started to find the smell really odd (a smell unlike perfume, which is what I thought about Just Me)…so now I've got this 50ml bottle which I regret buying! I like it when it's the other way around; I thought Midnight Fantasy was awful when I first smelled it and then ended up absolutely loving it….that will teach me to buy before smelling….
Oh dear, can you return it?
am going to put it on ebay…along with Kelly Brook Vivacious, which I also changed my mind about rapidly!
I even signed up to make up alley tonight…but as it turns out not that may people are after fairy dust, lol. well for now it can stay in my drawer with the other perfumes that don't fit on my shelves!!!
No, it's hard to find takers on MUA for anything other than niche, I'm afraid. Oh well, maybe you'll fall in love with it later…
Just read a column Paris writes (snigger) in a British magazine. Apparently her next fragrance is called SIREN and will be released in June.
Hmm, it’s probably the best fragrance name she’s had…
Paris discussing the photoshoot she did for her new perfume: “I had hair that was basically down to the floor and a big beautiful gold mermaid tail”
(Ears pricking up)
Maybe a nice aquatic fragrance? I must admit that Paris Hilton has one of the best celeb lines. JUST ME and FAIRY DUST are the weakest links, and they’re not bad, just somewhat boring.
Oh my, can't wait to see that!
Bonne Bell Dr. Pepper!!! I had that! I bought my daughter some Bonne Bells a few years ago (Christmas when she was, oh, ten?), thinking she'd love them. Nope. Too floofy-girly-wirly, she said. Sigh.
For all of those Paris Hilton fans, here is the info on Siren
Paris Hilton puts a playful spin on the myths of sand and sea to embody a mermaid – captivating, seductive, and irrestibly charming – for the launch of her newest fragrance, Siren launching in time for summer fun. Posing in shimmering golden scales against a backdrop of ancient ruins, Paris Hilton brings sophisticated, modern glamour to an iconic image in the Siren ad campaign shot by Mark Liddell.
“Siren is all about being sexy in a playful way. I feel irresistible as a mermaid, “ says Paris Hilton. “And I love that the idea of Siren comes from long ago legends but is still super modern. What girl doesn’t want to have fun being a fantasy creature that men can’t resist?”
“Although Siren is inspired by the ancient Greek tales of beautiful women, mermaids or water fairies, who were incredibly tantalizing and enticing, it is also contemporary as it invites every young woman to jump in and have fun exploring the fantasy of being phenomenally desirable – the way only a mermaid could be,” observes Neil Katz, CEO of Parlux Fragrances, Inc.
THE BOTTLE
The sculpted glass bottle is whimsical, youthful but not unsophisticated. It is conceived to be fluid like the tail of a mermaid with pleats that twist around to evoke a spontaneous splash. A mermaid charm dangles at the neck, polished and playful.
THE FRAGRANCE
Luxurious, exotic Frangipani flowers bring nighttime allure to the fresh, subtly sweet essence of Apricot nectar as Siren first teases the senses. Then day-blooming Honeysuckle surrounds the bouquet of rainforest Orchids and budding Water Lily at Siren’s heart. Bright notes of Sandalwood enhance a wave of Vanilla Beans capped with creamy Musk as this captivating tropical floral fragrance blossoms on sun-warmed skin.
THE COLLECTION
The Siren by Paris Hilton Collection consists of a 3.4 oz Eau de Parfum Spray ($55.00), 1.7 oz Eau de Parfum Spray ($45.00) and a 6.7 oz body lotion ($28.00). The launch Gift with Purchase is a slouchy golden tote, perfect for city days and seaside nights. Arriving at retail July 2009, in time for Summer fun.
The bottle is like a yellow fish tail
Thanks!
The ad for Siren is on Fragrantica.com. I couldn’t find it online, but it looks kinda cheap.
Here’s a pic of all nine of her bottles, including “Siren” and they did a smell test of all of her fragrances. They said “Siren” smells the most sophisticated. Can’t WAIT to smell it, and I like the bottle!
http://www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/fashion/2009/04/27/2009-04-27_paris_hilton.html
Thanks for the link! You’re way more excited about Siren than I am — in general I think the PH line is getting worse instead of better.
I actually think they’re getting better. Her first and second are SOO played out! It feels like everyone has them. I just htink the ads and names are getting worse
We agree on the names & the ads!
hi im new here, i was wondering if anyone knows when fairy dust is released in the uk. ive been waitin for ages. thanks kirst
oh and does anyone know when fancy by jessica simpson will be released in the uk too.
Jigsaw (http://www.jigsawesl.com/) was just recently named the distributor for both lines in the UK…so assume you’ll get them soon, but don’t know when.
hi thanks for lettin me know
Can Can gives me a headache, though it’s like a better version of Brintey Spears fantasy. my Aunty gave my Mum a guft bag with all testers in and Can Can was one one of them .still don’t like either of them though.
one of my cousins had Heiress and the one with the swirly bottle, but I don’t know what they smell like.
gift bag*
I just bought a bottle of this (only £10 for 30ml…otherwise I wouldnt have bothered.) I already have the original PH, just me and Heiress and I think all of those are very wearable and last quite long on your skin. This, like you said, is not the best or worst. It is, in my opinion, the “oldest” of them, I can imagine if it wasnt a paris fragrance women of all age could get away with wearing it! It reminds me of heavily fragranced talc, although more mature than the talc smelling “baby” harajuku lovers fragrance. The bottle is pretty and simple and it gets better the longer you wear it.
Earlier this week I also bought “Lacoste joy of pink” which smells lovely…like pink grapefruit…a very young scent suitable 15-25. All the Lacoste “pink” fragrances would be an ideal first buy for young girls. however I find the lacoste fragrances dont last very long on skin, 2-3 hours max =/ Im going to try using vaseline on my skin before to try and make it last longer.
I bought my 7 year old a bottle of molinard’s une souris verte not long ago. I hadn’t intended buying her perfume so young but I messed up – she saw it in the perfume shop and loved it so much I promised she could have it when she got her green belt in karate. How was I to know she’d get to green belt so fast? Anyway, she loves it and so do I. It doesnt have any of the sicky candy smell you expect of young perfumes, it’s fresh and light and citrusy without being overly sour… My first perfume was at 12, L’interdit. One of my strongest fragrance memories.