Starting in September, you don’t have to be dating George Clooney to get your hands on some Marchesa. The brand is now launching a fragrance, according to WWD. Georgina Chapman told the trade, “Eveningwear evokes an emotion, and this scent does the same thing.” So if you think of iris, freesia, young violet leaves, jasmine, Read more →
Last month we saw the first glam images of freshly Gucci-fied Blake Lively, who was recently announced as the face of the brand’s new Premiere fragrance campaign. At the time, we learned that there would be the requisite short film accompanying the campaign, due to debut at the Venice Film Festival in September. However, it Read more →
It has been a long time never that a fragrance campaign provoked such a strong reaction in me. But leave it to Gaga. Here is the Steven Klein-lensed campaign for Lady Gaga Fame, her new black-but-turns-clear-and-smells-like-belladonna-and-maybe-sperm fragrance. In it, Lady Gaga reclines nude while what appears to be tiny little buff men scramble all over Read more →
Lady Gaga, who has been teasing us with mysterious little soundbites (blood! semen!) about her perfume for over a year now, is finally releasing the damn thing, and this morning we have all the details about what is definitely a unique and innovative fragrance.
While this crowded, yawn-inducing, cutesy-bottle world of celeb fragrances often makes our eyes glaze over, we’re actually excited about this launch. From the fragrance to the bottle to the marketing blitz that’s planned, Gaga has sort of outdone herself on this one.
So here’s everything you need to know, according to a long and meaty profile in WWD today:
It’s Famous Fragrance Face Friday! This morning we got a peek at Kristen Stewart in her Balenciaga Florabotanica campaign, and now a pic of Blake Lively for Gucci Premiere has hit the internet. We just found out last week that Lively, who had been a Karl Lagerfeld/Chanel muse for several seasons, would front the campaign Read more →
When we first heard that Kristen Stewart had been tapped to be the face of a new Balenciaga fragrance back in January, our first reaction was, “Huh?”, and then general acceptance. Since then, the reigning highest paid actress in Hollywood has graced many a red carpet in the label–looking stunning at every photo op. Perhaps a better match than we thought.
Now we know a lot more about the fragrance and KStew’s role, including a (sorta fuzzy and crappy iPhone shot–sorry) of her first ad.
For the last few months Lady Gaga has not figured that prominently in our news feeds or in our thoughts–the occasional concert ban notwithstanding. But suddenly she’s everywhere! We learned yesterday that Mother Monster already shot the cover of Vogue‘s September issue, a move that should help Vogue sell issues (her March cover was the mag’s number two best-seller of the year) and help Gaga sell her new perfume.
Ah, that elusive perfume! We’ve been hearing about that damn potion for almost two years now, and as we get closer to the launch date, rumors continue to fly.
Here’s what we know:
True Blood starts this Sunday and we.cannot.wait. Apparently, we’re not the only ones excited, either: Calvin Klein announced today that Bon Temps’ sexiest vampire, Alexander Skarsgard, is the face of their new men’s fragrance Encounter, WWD is reporting.
Fashion houses like Chloe and YSL create scents inspired by Paris, and so does Paris Hilton–only her inspiration is herself. The heiress’s latest scent Dazzle, which will be sold in a pink diamond-inspired falcon with platinum jewel-bedecked cap (naturally), is meant to express her personality.
“Creating a new fragrance or two each year has been a great way to express the changes I have gone through,” Hilton told WWD. “Now I have a whole wardrobe of them to choose from, from light and beachy to mysterious and sexy.” Hmmm, wonder what happened lately to inspire the floral scent with a pink champagne base (you can’t make this stuff up).
It’s confirmed: Brad Pitt is so pretty he’s actually been tapped to be the face of a woman’s perfume. And not just any perfume, mind you, the perfume: Chanel No. 5.
When rumors began swirling yesterday about Pitt’s new gig at Chanel, we were skeptical. I mean, the dude is following in the footsteps of Marilyn Monroe, Nicole Kidman and Audrey Tautou. Safe to say, he doesn’t exactly fit the bill. But according to Paris Vogue, Chanel has confirmed in a press release today that he is indeed the new face of the perfume. That means he’s the first male face of the iconic fragrance.
Madonna made news a few months ago when she launched her first-ever perfume. The scent, called Truth or Dare, is now in the news again, but this time for less celebratory reasons. The Sunday Telegraph in Australia reported that Sydney-based artist RJ Williams sent a “legal letter” to the singer because of the logo on Read more →
Rochas has tapped Olivia Palermo as the face of their new fragrance, Les Cascades de Rochas, Eclat d’Agrumes, reports WWD. The scent, which will debut exclusively in Marionnaud in France in May before spreading to the rest of Europe in July, is fresh and modern and aimed at a younger audience than previous perfumes. In Read more →
