Sex and the City Perfume Fakes Flood the Market


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Sex and the City Perfume Is Often Fake

Sex and the City isn't just popular with video bootleggers: according to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's list of top seizures, it's also the most popular counterfeit perfume, WWD reports. Out of 138 commercial perfume shipments Customs intercepted for counterfeit scents, 52 contained fake SATC fragrances. And in total, the agency seized more than a million bogus bottles of the stuff last Read more

Fragrances Star in Fun Surrealist Portraits


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Iconic Perfume Bottles Star in Surrealist Portraits 2011-04-11 13:07:29

Photographer Paul Graves is known for his sense of stylistic whimsy and clever allusions. Recently, he created a beautiful editorial for Elle France "starring" several iconic perfumes in surrealist settings reminiscent of Salvador Dalí's Dalí Atomica photography series. Which perfumes do you spot modeling in this shoot? Source: Viacomit Read more

The (Couture) Pièce De Résistance.


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The (Couture) Pièce De Résistance.

Every look needs some icing on the cake. Viva la Juicy by Juicy Couture is the cherry to your couture top. With the alluring scent of wild berries and mandarin, honeysuckle and gardenia, Viva la Juicy really inspires. The beauty of this scent doesn’t end there…Viva la Juicy finishes with the scent of rich amber, warm caramel and creamy vanilla. Bonus: It's packaged in a sassy bottle and Read more

The Fragrance Files: A Perfect Nonfloral, Nonfruity Perfume


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Spadaro Noche Del Fuego Fragrance Review

Regardless of what the juice inside smells like, Spadaro's Noche Del Fuego ($155, sample provided by PR) is already a winner for its irresistibly lovely packaging. The heavy glass bottle is fronted with a gilt design that looks straight out of a William Morris print, and the lollipop atomizer sheath recalls the French perfumery of the 19th century. Clearly, someone has been doing their design Read more

Stella McCartney Is Coming Out With a New Fragrance


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Stella McCartney Is Launching a New Perfume, L.I.L.Y.

"It comes from my dad's nickname for my mum: 'Linda I love you,'" explained designer Stella McCartney of her forthcoming scent, dubbed L.I.L.Y. ($25 to $100). And if that isn't enough to leave you all teary-eyed, the perfume's moniker also pays tribute to the flower lily of the valley, a favorite of Stella's mother, Linda McCartney. But there's a darker, more masculine side to the perfume, as Read more

Beyoncé's Makeup Artist Gushes Over Her Pregnancy Glow


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Beyoncé's Pregnancy Makeup

Beyoncé's makeup artist gushes over her pregnancy glow Nicole Richie talks about the evolution of her style Queen Latifah is building respect for the "curvaceous woman" Chanel Iman guards a $1 million perfume bottle in NYC Dita Von Teese says being beautiful "takes practice" Molly Sims teaches how to dress five pounds thinner Chris March and Chrissy Teigen spar over shoulder pads on Mad Read more

Marilyn Monroe on Life and Love


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Marilyn Monroe Quotes

Marilyn Monroe still captures public imagination, almost 50 years after she died. The new movie My Week With Marilyn, out today, explores the starlet's life intimately, giving us a more detailed picture of her personality by looking through a smaller window of time. And we're giving away a $1,000 gift certificate to Tiffany & Co. and a bottle of Marilyn's favorite perfume, Chanel No. 5 to Read more

My Week With Marilyn Director Talks Michelle Williams and the Modern Marilyn Monroe Obsession


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My Week With Marilyn Director Simon Curtis

"It's a love letter to the agony and ecstasy of celebrity," director Simon Curtis, pictured above, told me about his latest project, My Week With Marilyn. The film starring Michelle Williams is out on Nov. 23, and follows the icon on a 1956 trip to London, which doubled as a honeymoon with playwright Arthur Miller and a work trip to film The Prince and the Showgirl. The movie, based on two Read more

DKNY Makes a Million-Dollar Bottle of Perfume For Charity


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DKNY Creates Million Dollar Perfume Bottle For Charity 2011-08-10 03:05:39

Sometimes extravagance can serve a good cause. To celebrate the launch of its latest fragrance, Golden Delicious, DKNY has created a literal million-dollar bottle of the perfume, complete with jewel-encrusted pedestal, which the company will send to showcases in cities all over the world before auctioning it off for charity. The atomizer is made of 14-karat yellow and white gold and has 2,909 Read more