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Vera Wang Glam Princess ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 30 October 2009 57 Comments

Vera Wang Glam Princess perfume

Vera Wang will launch Glam Princess, a new flanker to 2006's Vera Wang Princess, in December.

Glam Princess was developed by perfumers Ilias Ermenidis and Harry Fremont (both of whom worked on the original Princess fragrance); the notes feature red berries, guava, pear, orange blossom, vanilla orchid, ambrette, marshmallow and cashmere wood.

Vera Wang Glam Princess will be available in 50 and 100 ml Eau de Toilette. (via wwd)

Update: see a review of Vera Wang Glam Princess.

Filed Under: new fragrances
Tagged With: flanker, harry fremont, ilias ermenidis, vera wang

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  1. alltheprettythings says:
    30 October 2009 at 9:19 am

    Oh Vera… sigh.

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    • Robin says:
      30 October 2009 at 9:52 am

      Apparently the Princess franchise now accounts for 50% of the VW perfume business (!!) So there you are, sigh away.

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      • alltheprettythings says:
        30 October 2009 at 3:15 pm

        I would have thought it was more!

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  2. mals86 says:
    30 October 2009 at 9:38 am

    Well, it ought to make a lot of third graders happy this Christmas.

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    • Daisy says:
      30 October 2009 at 9:41 am

      hey, thinking the same thing at the same time! ;-)

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    • Robin says:
      30 October 2009 at 9:52 am

      You know, I think maybe that’s how the first one sold, but I have a feeling lots of adults are buying these. The 3rd grade alone could not account for their popularity.

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      • mals86 says:
        30 October 2009 at 10:22 am

        You’re probably right, and isn’t it sad that so many young ladies want to smell like Runts? I could go on a rant about how, as a society, we’re all just a bunch of immature, self-absorbed, instant-gratification junkies that don’t want to grow up.

        But I won’t. :)

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        • AnnS says:
          30 October 2009 at 11:02 am

          I was just having a conversation the other day with a new pal about how our society is aspiring to be regressive. When I “grow up” I want to be Sophia Loren… not some little unsophisticated tinker bell.

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          • miss kitty v. says:
            30 October 2009 at 11:45 pm

            Amen, sister!!

  3. Daisy says:
    30 October 2009 at 9:39 am

    If I was 7 again—it’d be LOVE!
    I predict this one will find it’s way into many a very young lady’s Christmas Stocking.

    Ahhh, those were the days…..now my young lady wants Amouage Lyric Man in her Christmas stocking (eek!)

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    • Robin says:
      30 October 2009 at 9:52 am

      Double eek!

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      • Daisy says:
        30 October 2009 at 10:35 am

        yeah i agree eeek!

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    • www.mybeautyblog.de says:
      30 October 2009 at 10:06 am

      OMG! But you know – I always blamed my mom for my good (and expensive) taste ;-)
      She used to wear only tailored stuff when she was young… when I bought my first coat & kneel-length boots she only said: Oh, you need a pair of gloves!
      She surely knows style…

      Hope your sweetie will be fine with a nice decant ;-) (don’t think so as a daughter myself).

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      • Daisy says:
        30 October 2009 at 10:34 am

        oh, my daughter is a smart one indeed….she is pushing for me to open a split….and she’s started her campaign early enough that it’s probably going to work. But at least she has conceded that a split portion would be sufficient…..whew!

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        • miss kitty v. says:
          30 October 2009 at 11:46 pm

          I’m going to proactively throw my hat in the ring for that split, Daisy. ;)

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  4. krokodilgena says:
    30 October 2009 at 9:48 am

    i hope this trend ends soon

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    • Robin says:
      30 October 2009 at 9:53 am

      Don’t think so.

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    • mals86 says:
      30 October 2009 at 10:27 am

      Hey, H! Haven’t seen ya ’round for awhile, good to have you back.

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    • Daisy says:
      30 October 2009 at 10:36 am

      Yeah, nice to see you Krok! :-)

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    • boojum says:
      30 October 2009 at 3:09 pm

      Oh, I don’t know. If the mainstream stuff out 1-2 years ago had been anything other than sickly sweet fruity-floral-fluff, I would never have found this blog nor the 100s of more fascinating frags I’ve tried since then. It was only bc I couldn’t find a single thing I liked (except the 2 Hermes Jardins out at the time, and couldn’t decide between the two) that I searched for Hermes and found NST.

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  5. www.mybeautyblog.de says:
    30 October 2009 at 10:08 am

    It’s so cute! Intoxicating sweet and cute. Beware a SA sprays it on me. last Time a VW hit my nose I nearly got in a fight with the SA who did not ask before she sprayed it on my direction. It was Princess… still shivering…

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    • Robin says:
      30 October 2009 at 11:54 am

      I am not loving this bottle…liked Rock Princess better.

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  6. Daisy says:
    30 October 2009 at 10:37 am

    Yikes! just breathe thru the memory…..it’ll be okay…

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    • Robin says:
      30 October 2009 at 11:54 am

      :-)

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  7. Absolute Scentualist says:
    30 October 2009 at 11:05 am

    I haven’t even smelled Rock Princess yet. I thought the first Princess was okay for casual wear (and something easy since I had a newborn at the time and sampling/shopping for frags wasn’t something I was doing a lot of then :D) and Flower Princess, while kind of boring, was an unassuming light floral to wear when I wanted something plain and pretty for the spring.

    I liked Halle and M by Mariah Carey as well, so will likely give this a try. I don’t wear great classics or niche every day simply so I can enjoy their wonderful complexity when I do, so it’s nice to have something uncomplicated to fall back on now and again. Vera’s fragrances aren’t groundbreaking by any standard, but I don’t find them unbearable, either. Now her wedding dresses… Those were gorgeous! :)

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    • Robin says:
      30 October 2009 at 11:55 am

      I’d agree…the line is conservative for the most part, but not badly done at all.

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  8. prism says:
    30 October 2009 at 12:10 pm

    oh, i’d eat that as a dessert. minus the ambretta and cashmere wood i guess.

    but yum!

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    • Robin says:
      30 October 2009 at 2:01 pm

      It sure sounds like food!

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  9. APassionateJourney says:
    30 October 2009 at 1:06 pm

    Niiice, Vera. Can’t wait to try this one!

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    • Robin says:
      30 October 2009 at 2:01 pm

      Should be out soon, I’d guess, so people will have time to buy for Xmas.

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  10. Dolly says:
    30 October 2009 at 1:36 pm

    Yek! Just reading the lineup in this makes me wants to run to my DDS and have all my teeth pulled out. Princess was bad enough-this adds more insult to injury.

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    • Robin says:
      30 October 2009 at 2:03 pm

      It’ll sell like hotcakes no matter what!

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      • boojum says:
        30 October 2009 at 3:10 pm

        …or cupcakes.

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        • Daisy says:
          30 October 2009 at 3:30 pm

          yeah, like “steamroller cupcakes” …..oh, that WAS fun! ;-)

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  11. APassionateJourney says:
    30 October 2009 at 4:56 pm

    Wow! I just remember Rock Princess just came out in March! Do you think Rock Princess sold much, Robin??? Maybe it didn’t and they’re making it sweeter???

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    • Robin says:
      30 October 2009 at 5:01 pm

      According to WWD, it did really well. The article says Princess (all together) is 50% of the VW perfume business, and Rock Princess is 30% of that. Their idea is that they’re after young consumers who always want something new, so I think we can expect these flankers to appear regularly.

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  12. jonr951 says:
    30 October 2009 at 5:32 pm

    Ive never really been a fan of the Princess line but so many girls in my family luv them that i keep buying them as gifts. My mom, my aunts, my cousins and my friends. I dont c anything in any of them at all but I do like the bottle on this one. Will have to try it when i c it. I got my ma a bottle of Kenzo Amour & Forever MC for her Bday. Shes gonna luv them! Ive really fallen for Amour!

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    • Robin says:
      31 October 2009 at 9:03 am

      I hope she loves her presents!

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  13. Tamarind says:
    30 October 2009 at 6:05 pm

    heart shaped bottle and guava!!! i want to be a wee lil girl now to justify this one…thought not keen on mixing all them other fandangled notes with the guava.

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    • Robin says:
      31 October 2009 at 9:03 am

      I do think lots of adults are buying these, heart shaped bottle or no :-)

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  14. miss kitty v. says:
    30 October 2009 at 11:51 pm

    Maybe it’s the Vicodin talking, but I really don’t mind all these super-sweet fragrances geared towards the young ‘uns. I think it’s just fine for the teen (and younger) set. It’s the fact that there aren’t enough selections out there for those of us that want something more complex. Well, that and the fact that this sort of thing is often marketed to grown women with the assumption that we all hanker to be young again. (I don’t, thanks.)

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    • Robin says:
      31 October 2009 at 9:04 am

      I’d agree…fine if they want a selection for younger girls, but why did Vera Wang Look have to be so dull?

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  15. lsnuing says:
    31 October 2009 at 12:31 am

    Never sniffed this one, but I would buy it for the bottle!

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    • Robin says:
      31 October 2009 at 9:04 am

      I’m sure you’re not alone!

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  16. Nile Goddess says:
    1 November 2009 at 8:25 am

    OMG what a bottle, I would cover my head in shame if someone would think THAT’s my kind of fragrance.

    No matter how nice the fragrance is, the bottle kills the deal for me.

    The formula suggests Oilily fragrances. Do you guys know Oilily? It’s a Dutch firm, they produce Mommy & Kids stuff – very very colourful and sometimes slightly silly bags, clothes and accessories. Nothing for an Egyptian Goth like me. -)

    Am toying with the idea of investing into Penhaligon’s Elixir – any suggestions?

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    • Robin says:
      1 November 2009 at 3:28 pm

      It isn’t my favorite of the Princess bottles either. Yeah, Oilily does lots of fruity floral stuff in cute bottles.

      Go for the Elixir! I’ll be jealous, I’d like a bottle.

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  17. mayalou says:
    4 November 2009 at 5:13 am

    Good grief, the bottle looks like Hannah Montana farted on it.

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    • Robin says:
      4 November 2009 at 10:39 am

      Ack.

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  18. Nenalata says:
    2 December 2009 at 2:18 am

    That bottle is gorgeous. However, the fragrance itself sounds too… Candy-like. D:

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    • Robin says:
      4 December 2009 at 9:31 am

      And it probably is.

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      • Nenalata says:
        5 December 2009 at 10:32 pm

        Do not want! >.<

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  19. APassionateJourney says:
    4 December 2009 at 3:20 am

    Smelled it yesterday. My friend said she was told it only comes in a 1.0 oz. It’s very sweet. Like candy, Guava and Peaches

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    • Robin says:
      4 December 2009 at 9:31 am

      Sounds about right.

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  20. jonr951 says:
    6 December 2009 at 2:16 pm

    It was ok. I liked it better then the other 3 but thats not saying much seeing as how I really didnt like them. Its better then the rotten fruit of Rock Princess. I did like the bottle. Macys only has the 1oz. I was really tempted 2 get one. The Marc Jacobs vendor was there and they gave me a lola deluxe mini 4 free. That was really nice of them. I really like lola. : )

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    • Robin says:
      6 December 2009 at 9:20 pm

      LOL at “better then the rotten fruit of Rock Princess”…ha!

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  21. nicolette15 says:
    8 December 2009 at 12:01 pm

    What the hell is wrong with everyone? Saying it’s a 3rd-grader’s perfume. Grow up. Seriously. I happen to work for a perfume store in NYC, and we received testers of Glam Princess and it smells amazing. So, if you haven’t even smelled it, just, don’t talk. You’re wasting your time.

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    • Robin says:
      8 December 2009 at 12:41 pm

      Thanks for stopping by to set us straight!

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