Posts Tagged ‘women’s fragrances’
English Laundry announces their new men’s cologne, Arrogant, and their new women’s perfume, English Rose. Arrogant is a rich cedar fragrance composed of lavender and coriander. English Rose is delicate and perfect for the ultra feminine with notes of fresh kiwi, red lychee and golden quince complimented by white chocolate and jasmine pedals.
Arrogant cologne retails for $84.00 while English Rose retails for $88.00. The price for fine perfumes and colognes, as a whole, I think, can be rather expensive, depending on the name. This was how I felt until I found perfumes such as Clive Christian at $215,000.00 a bottle, due to the price only 5 bottles a year are made available to the public, good luck obtaining a bottle of that. How about Hermes Perfume 24 Faubourg at $1500.00 an oz. only 1000 bottles of this fragrance are sold worldwide.
Needless to say I don’t so much complain about an $88.00 bottle of women’s perfume anymore. It obviously could be a lot worse, and how do you really put a price on smelling fabulous.
Mary J. Blige, the hip-hop soul singer that dropped out of high school in the 11th grade, has more then made up for dropping out. In the last 20 years she has recorded eight multi platinum albums, won nine grammys, appeared on television and in film. At this weekends Essence Music Festival, Mary J. will unveil her new women’s perfume “My Life”, and , yes, she has also received her high school diploma.
Mary J. Blige is now preparing to launch Melodies, which is a new eye wear line by, who other then, Mary J. Blige. She is also learning french for a film she is starring in about the jazz singer Nina Simone.
Mary J. Blige’s “My Life” will go on sale July 31st on the HSN television shopping network. Her new fragrance is floral with notes of gardenia, Bartlett pear and white freesia, finished with undertones of wood, praline, sesame and incense. A bottle of this perfume will go for $46, and from every sale, one dollar will go to her foundations work, aiding disadvantaged women.
Mary says that she was 100% involved in the making of this perfume and that it’s soft and edgy, strong, smart and sexy, everything that she imagines herself to be. I’m rather excited to experience this new fragrance, if only to satisfy my own curiosity, that it is all that Mary claims it is.
I can’t say that I’m really surprised at the recent rumors surrounding Jennifer Aniston, and no I’m not talking about a new boyfriend. The former face of L’Oreal shampoo and the star of the sitcom Friends, as Rachel, is rumored to be launching her own signature women’s perfume.
With fragrances by such names as Sara Jessica Parker, Beyonce, Paris Hilton and Faith Hill we had to expect it eventually. She is expected to reveal her partnership with Falic Group, which is producing Eva Longoria Parker’s first signature scent.
Right now it is all just rumored but I think we all know it is only a matter of time before we’re going to go shopping for Jennifer’s first launched women’s perfume. Hopefully sooner then later, I do wait with much anticipation.
We all pretty much knew about the new women’s perfume by Byonce, and I for one was anxiously awaiting the debut. So the debut for the fragrance Heat was last month, and has already made a very impressive $3 million worth of revenue. It would appear I wasn’t the only one waiting for this particular women’s perfume. According to Women’s Wear Daily, Macy’s alone sold 72,000 bottles in one day.
A little back ground on where Beyonce came up with the name and design is rather interesting. According to Beyonce, heat is the theme often portrayed in her live shows and that is where the name came from. The color red is one of her favorite colors, along with gold, so she decided to make the bottle appear to be on fire, and her love of antique bottles is how she came up with the design.
Regardless of how she came up with the color, the name or the design she definitely has a hit with “Heat”.
Dree Hemingway, a model and the great granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway, has been in collaboration with Paco Rabanne, a Paris based fashion house. Details are rather scarce for now, however, Paco Rabanne’s press office says that Dree will star in an ad for an upcoming new women’s perfume. She won’t be the official face of the perfume, they have yet to name one.
There is a great anticipation for this new perfume since Rabanne’s 1 Million continues to top men’s cologne top seller list since it’s release in 2008. Look for more details in May and the release of this highly anticipated women’s fragrance in July.
In these hard economic times I believe anything that we, as women, can do to save a little money is well worth the effort. After doing some research I have found some very useful tips on how to preserve your women’s perfume so you may not have to throw it out, like I have done before, and end up buying more because of the loss in it’s potency.
The fragrance compounds in perfumes will degrade and breakdown if they are not stored properly. Store your fragrances away from heat and where they will not be exposed to light, 37-45 degrees Fahrenheit is best, possibly in a refrigerated area. When not in use the should also be kept in their original packaging. Since it is difficult to completely remove oxygen from the head space, opting for spray dispensers is always best to minimize oxygen exposure. Sprays also isolate the fragrance inside the bottle, therefore, preventing it from mixing with dust and skin which will degrade and alter the quality of the perfume.
Three things your women’s perfumes should not come in contact with, or at least at a bare minimum is light, heat and oxygen. If you follow these simple steps an opened bottle will keep its aroma intact for several years.
The British retailer Debenhams revealed in a press release that the average British women’s cosmetic bag is out of date by a worrying 4 years. This is rather concerning because beauty essentials such as, women’s perfume, foundation, blush, mascara, lipstick, eye shadow and liner, and concealer all have a “period after opening” indicator with the number of months of safe use. Make up, perfume and skin care products carry a risk of irritation and infection. Women’s perfume and men’s cologne, when kept to long will lose it’s scent strength.
Your eyes are the one area on your face that you should be very careful with, eye infections can be very painful and long lasting. So to protect yourself, wash your cosmetic brushes and sponges weekly, sponges are perfect for carrying bacteria when kept to long and not washed. Replace make up and such regularly, before expiration date and never share your make up, especially eye shadow, liner and mascara, due to cross contamination and always wash your make up off before going to bed. It is always better to be safe then sorry.
With the way everyone is thinking “go green” and for good reason, I wonder just how green I could go. So I did some research and found that you can make your own green women’s perfume. This is one thing that I never thought of before, I do wonder how many of us women do think about just how green our perfume is.
After some research, I have found that not so many perfumes and colognes are as green as they claim to be. So if you want a true green perfume, try this recipe.
Find a flower that you would like your perfume to smell like. Make sure they are pesticide free and you will need about 1-1/2 cups of petals. Wash the petals to remove all dirt, put 2 cups distilled water in an aluminum pan, put petals in the pan, heat water till just below a boil, do not cook the flowers, let simmer about 2 hours, let cool and strain through cheesecloth to filter all particles, place in a bottle or other storage container and you are done. Use as normal.
The Associated Press and AOL conducted a poll that placed Paris Hilton as the second “Worst Celebrity Role Model of 2006″, behind Brittney Spears. In 2007, Paris Hilton, model, actress, recording artist and author appeared in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s “Most Overrated Celebrity”. The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations added a quote in 2009 from Paris stating, “dress cute wherever you go, life’s to short to blend in”.
It doesn’t really matter what your opinion of Paris Hilton is, there is no denying the popularity of her women’s perfume. She started in 2004 with her involvement in the creation of the perfume line by Parlux Fragrances. Due to the sales of the Hilton-branded perfume, there was a 47% increase in sales of Parlux products. Since then, Paris has launched several more women’s perfume and men’s cologne.
I can’t say that I agree with alot of things about Paris Hilton, but, I have to admit that her line of women’s perfume is really nice, and the scents are very beautiful and maybe even sensual. So congratulations to Paris for her line of fragrances.
I worked today, 6:00 am to 2:00 pm, with one thing on my mind. I have tickets to the Detroit Red Wings game. It was so hard to keep my mind on my work.
I finally get home, I shower, I put my makeup on and my favorite women’s perfume, red door. Of course my husband says how nice I look and how good I smell, of course he has to, so he thinks. But he can’t understand why I went all out for a hockey game. Can’t a women just look and smell good just because they want to?