Perfume coverage in the (almost always boring) August issues of Allure (plus the special issue Allure Insider's Guide to Beauty & Style), Details, GQ, Harper’s Bazaar, Marie Claire and Men’s Journal; please comment on any fragrance-related coverage you’ve seen in other fashion & beauty magazines:
Allure
Cover: Kate Beckinsale
Scent strips: Versace Yellow Diamond & Bright Crystal, Calvin Klein Eternity Aqua
Editorial coverage: The Beauty Reporter section includes a “Smell This” feature (random passersby comment on a scent) on Marc Jacobs Dot (p. 44). Renzo Rosso's picks for 10 Things Every Woman Must Have (p. 64) includes Viktor & Rolf Flowerbomb.The long cover story about Kate Beckinsale includes the information that she wears Frederic Malle Lipstick Rose (p. 138).
Allure Insider's Guide to Beauty & Style
Cover: Katharine McPhee
Scent strips: Coach Poppy & Poppy Flower
Editorial coverage: a two page spread starting on p. 110 includes sections on How to apply fragrance, Storing your Scetns, Tips for Buying perfume, etc, and 6 scents (chosen by Luca Turin & Tania Sanchez) to "evoke lust".
Details
Cover: Michael Phelps
Scent strips: none
Editorial coverage: zip
GQ
Cover: Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Scent strips: Gucci Guilty Pour Homme; Chanel Allure Homme Sport
Editorial coverage: None
Harper’s Bazaar
Cover: Rihanna
Scent strips: Michael Kors Gold Rose Edition
Editorial coverage: Nothing
Blurbs: p. 116, Beauty News, "Spritz, Spritz!" three new perfumes and a candle
Marie Claire
Cover: Kristen Wiig
Scent strips: Donna Karan Cashmere Mist
Editorial coverage: p. 92, Coco Loco (all things coconut scented)
Blurbs: p. 88, Beauty Desk (Lancome Absolute L’Extrait cream, $350, and full of roses; Eau d’Italie shower gels and body milks; p. 94, Beauty Passport, soaps, lip balms and perfume;
Men’s Journal
Cover: Ryan Lochte
Scent strips: Chanel Allure Homme Sport
Editorial coverage: p. 48, How to Smell Better, You can’t detect your own foul odors, but others can; here, one sensitive femme nose explains how to create a better scent (by Ellen Tien)
Note: as always, thanks to Kevin, who covered everything but Allure.
Did Rihanna put some silicone?
I don’t know, but wouldn’t be surprised.
Lol. It can be photoshop either.
Like all Harper’s Bazaar covers, it is photoshopped….buts she mostly looks exactly like she has for years?
I don’t think so. Those breasts were paid in any mean. 🙂