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Celebrity perfume news round-up 2008, part the fourteenth

Posted by Robin on 14 November 2008 29 Comments

Suzanne Shaw Ice fragranceThe UK's Suzanne Shaw, winner of series 3 of Dancing on Ice, has launched her debut fragrance, Ice:

'ICE' is a feminine, passionate, fragrance offering understated elegance, in fact everything you would expect from the latest winner of 'Dancing on Ice' and role model to the Nation.

Capturing the fresh, exhilarating and pure excitement of all that is Suzanne Shaw, it discretely [sic] combines Suzanne's glamour with the Dancing on Ice theme, highlighting her true talent and her passion to entertain.

The fragrance notes include iced tangerine, saffron, papaya, melon, bergamot, jasmine, ylang-ylang, lily, orris, rosewood, tonka, vanilla, sandalwood, white musk and patchouli, and it can be had in 50 and 100 ml Eau de Parfum. (via ftiuk)

Carol's Daughter will launch My Life by Mary Blige next year. (via wwd)

Actor Tony Sirico, best known for his portrayal of Paulie Gualtieri (aka Paulie Walnuts) on the tv show The Sopranos, has launched his debut fragrance, Paolo Per Uomo. According to Sirico, the new scent "reeks of macho manliness". The tag line: MAKE IT KNOWN YOU MEAN BUSINESS. The notes: cognac, anise, Italian bergamot, mandarin, cinnamon, clove, clary sage, chamomile, geranium, muguet, jasmine, sandalwood, vetiver, vanilla, balsam, amber and musk.The website: paolocologne. (first quote via nypost, notes via wwd)

Golfer Annika Sorenstam will release her debut fragrance in the spring of 2009, in time for Mother's Day:

“It is an honor for me to have a fragrance that bears my name,” said Annika. “Confidence is so alluring for a woman in any industry, and I want the women who wear ANNIKA to feel that."

Read more at annikafragrance. (via press release)

French actor Vincent Cassel will be the face of a new men's scent from Yves Saint Laurent, due to launch in the spring of 2009. (via wwd)

Filed Under: new fragrances, perfume in the news
Tagged With: annika sorenstam, carols daughter, celebrity perfumes, mary j blige, suzanne shaw, tony sirico, yves saint laurent

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  1. Anonymous says:
    14 November 2008 at 9:47 am

    Suzanne Shaw – previously in the failed pop band Hearsay.

    I am speechless.

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  2. Anonymous says:
    14 November 2008 at 9:48 am

    Never heard of her, and sadly, had to google every single other “celebrity” mentioned in this article. Never heard of any of them!

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  3. Anonymous says:
    14 November 2008 at 9:48 am

    “role model to the Nation”? [rolls eyes violently] I know all my role models ice their tangerines!

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  4. Anonymous says:
    14 November 2008 at 9:57 am

    Oh man – I am howling with real laughter. Paulie Walnuts has a scent? Awesome. It's so hilariously cheesy. Well, at least he's not pretending to be anything other than what he's known for. 'reeks of macho manliness' – I hope it's every bit as overpowering as I'm imagining it might be. All funny aside, I like the idea of Vincet Cassel as the face of a YSL scent.

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  5. Anonymous says:
    14 November 2008 at 10:05 am

    Luckily, she isn't a role model to MY nation, LOL…

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  6. Anonymous says:
    14 November 2008 at 10:07 am

    I never watched the Sopranos so it's all lost on me (except I take back everything I ever said about all the B-list celeb scents in the UK — they're taking on steam in the US now too), and need to google Vincent Cassel.

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  7. Anonymous says:
    14 November 2008 at 10:18 am

    rather depressingly, my local Boots (and I live in a nice area) must have had a spate of women's tester thefts, because all the decent perfumes are locked up and you have to hunt someone down to take them out one at a time while they stand by you while you try them on. The only scents with testers left out are ALL the z-list and regular celeb scents and rather sticky testers of Ysatis and Lou Lou that have the actual spray cap bit missing (so it's just the white tube sticking up). Wah.

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  8. Anonymous says:
    14 November 2008 at 10:28 am

    Make it all stop Robin, I'm begging you!

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  9. Anonymous says:
    14 November 2008 at 12:32 pm

    LOL — if only!

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  10. Anonymous says:
    14 November 2008 at 12:33 pm

    Oh, that's too bad!

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  11. Anonymous says:
    14 November 2008 at 12:54 pm

    MAKE IT KNOWN YOU MEAN BUSINESS!

    roflol…

    That has got to be the 2nd worst tagline I have ever heard for any product. The first, of course, being Billie Dee Williams' ad for Colt 45 Malt Liquor. The billboard depicts him next to a sportscar, with a woman laying on it and it reads… (wait for it) …COLT 45. IT WORKS.

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  12. Anonymous says:
    14 November 2008 at 2:03 pm

    I still can't get over Dancing on Ice… I followed the link to Wikipedia, so I know it's for real, but golly… dancing? On ice? My goodness, I can't dance on terra firma!

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  13. Anonymous says:
    14 November 2008 at 2:20 pm

    Hey! The divine Miz Blige is no b-lister! She's a seriously fine musician and a hell of a survivor.

    And surely being a major character on the Sopranos qualifies one for at least A- status, though the whole Paulie Walnuts thing just HAS to be a joke along the line of Alan Cumming's lark.

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  14. Anonymous says:
    14 November 2008 at 2:36 pm

    Hey back — my apologies, I've heard the name but had no idea what she did to be famous. If you say she's a fine musician, I'll take your word for it!

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  15. Anonymous says:
    14 November 2008 at 2:38 pm

    That billboard was hysterical!

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  16. Anonymous says:
    14 November 2008 at 2:38 pm

    They have something like ice dancing in the Olympics, don't they? Pretty sure I've seen it.

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  17. Anonymous says:
    14 November 2008 at 2:46 pm

    Always happy to spread the news…LOL — here's an article on her from the New Yorker: http://tiny.cc.j18c6

    Nevertheless, I'd be the last one to say she really NEEDED a perfume. But it makes total sense to me with the Carol's Daughter line…

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  18. Anonymous says:
    14 November 2008 at 2:48 pm

    Darn. Link didn't work. Trying again: http://tinyurl.com/5o7a4y

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  19. Anonymous says:
    14 November 2008 at 6:20 pm

    Yes! And it is has been heavily controversial in the past with people pushing the envelope all the time – a British duo, Torvill and Dean, set the bar long ago. Okay, I had to find them – this ice dance received perfect artistic scores in 1984 and is really lovely:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2zbbN4OL98

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  20. Anonymous says:
    14 November 2008 at 7:21 pm

    2 things:

    They've fixed whatever problem kept long links from wrapping, so we don't have to use tinyurl anymore (not that it hurts!)

    And embarrassed to say that I read that article, and apparently as recently as February. I guess the name didn't stick because I hadn't heard of her then and still haven't listened to her music.

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  21. Anonymous says:
    14 November 2008 at 7:24 pm

    Thanks for the link! I think I must have seen that before. And it's lovely, but have to admit it doesn't make me want to watch more on a weekly basis — although don't know if Dancing on Ice is shown here anyway.

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  22. Anonymous says:
    14 November 2008 at 8:46 pm

    No, every four years or so on the Olympics is enough for me – but I look forward to all the ice skating then!

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  23. Anonymous says:
    14 November 2008 at 9:35 pm

    MAKE IT KNOWN YOU MEAN BUSINESS!

    OK, I'll steal a bottle.

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  24. Anonymous says:
    15 November 2008 at 12:58 pm

    LOL — that works 🙂

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  25. Anonymous says:
    15 November 2008 at 4:31 pm

    Better pay for it… or else Paulie Walnuts will whack you just like he did Big Pussy, lol.

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  26. Anonymous says:
    7 March 2009 at 7:34 am

    this is surprisingly really nice…reminds me of something but can't think what! definitely worth a look!!

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  27. Anonymous says:
    7 March 2009 at 9:23 am

    Which one, the Ice?

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  28. Anonymous says:
    7 March 2009 at 10:19 am

    yeah ice, I got the showergel and perfume in a giftset…cheaply as I hadn'[t yet smelled it and it really is a good one! it's fresh but has something about it!

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  29. Anonymous says:
    7 March 2009 at 3:28 pm

    Great, glad it worked out!

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