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September 9, 2007 · Filed under Fragrances, Fragrances - Female
One thousand respondents underwent a blindfold test of dozens of perfumes and declared Coleen McLoughlin’s scent Coleen X the best in London Thursday.
Supermodel Kate Moss’ “Kate by Kate Moss” was judged far behind fragrances by Shilpa Shetty, Gwen Stefani, Britney Spears, Sarah Jessica Parker, Victoria Beckham and Kylie Minogue.
“The choice of Coleen’s perfume is something that is certainly reflected in our sales figures,” the Mirror quoted Mark Williams of The Fragrance Shop.
Brit model-writer Jordan’s ‘Stunning’ was rated the worst among the fragrances.
September 8, 2007 · Filed under Apparel, Fashion Line, Jewelry
Paris Hilton has launched her namesake clothing line. The Paris Hilton line also includes other products bearing her name: perfume, jewelry and handbags.
The 26-year-old American heiress, author, singer, perfume designer, reality-TV star–and newsmaker–met a crowd of fans during the launch at the popular celebrity boutique Kitson in Los Angeles.
“It’s a dream come true to have my own clothing line,” she said, wearing a gold sequined mini-dress. “It’s just Paris style: fun, bright and flashy.”
The collection, described by Paris as “really comfortable” and “really affordable,” includes shoes, T-shirts and jeans.
Hilton said she spent a year submitting and approving designs. The T-shirts (some which bear her lips or face) are said to retail at about $35, blouses at $70 and the twisted seam skinny jeans Paris wore home from jail at about $70-$100.
“It’s just from my closet to their closets,” she said. “I’m just excited about it and everyone really loves it.”
Additional pieces reportedly will be released next month.
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Diamonds Are For Paris
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Fame Has A Fragrance
September 3, 2007 · Filed under Fragrances, Fragrances - Female
Britney Spears will hit the fragrance market one more time next month with Believe Britney Spears.
While the beleaguered pop diva is said to have sold more than 10 million bottles of fragrance since her first two scents, Curious Britney Spears and Fantasy Britney Spears (launched 3 and 2 years ago respectively), will she be able to ‘do it one more time’ given the current controversy about the print ad?
Smooth of skin, with no signs of two pregnancies, let alone a bulge, the singer looks too radiant and glossy to be ‘believable’ in the campaign shot. Some are saying she’s too beautiful to be true… she’s the same Britney who wowed the world with Toxic.
According to the New York Post, the lissome graphic has triggered talks that fragrance firm Elizabeth Arden has super-imposed the singer’s face on the body of another model.
In an attempt to silence the skeptics, Arden has been forced to issue a statement refuting claims of a body double:
“We recently shot Britney Spears for the print campaign for her new fragrance Britney Spears Believe, in Santa Monica. It is true that Britney did leave the set; however, she returned after a brief time. Cayli was the wardrobe assistant on the shoot. We used her as a stand in so that we could set up the lighting while Britney was off the set. When Britney returned, we shot the national print ad with her. The only person in the national print ad for Britney’s Believe fragrance is Britney Spears.”
But London’s Daily Mail asks some uncomfortable questions: “If that is the case, then where are her tattoos?”
Believe Britney Spears is promoted as a “confident expression of optimism and individuality”, and as “a reflection of her soul.” And I’d like to believe that the scent lives up to it.
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