POPSUGAR: How did you pick the notes that went into the Mad Potion fragrance? What do they mean to you?
Katy Perry: I like to have the aphrodisiac of vanilla and the androgyny of musk mixed together. And vanilla is what I have been wearing since I was a kid, so I definitely wanted to put it in one of my fragrances, and finally it’s here!
PS: Where do you like to spray you perfume?
KP: I’m not a person who sprays directly onto the skin. I like to spritz and then walk through — kind of like levitate through it. I do like to put it in my hair. It’s nice when you move your hair and get this aroma following you.
PS: What makes you so attracted to creating fragrances?
KP: Sense of smell is so important, because it creates a lasting memories. You can get into an elevator and be with someone wearing a fragrance you used to wear when you were a teenager, or an ex-boyfriend [wore], and then suddenly you’re transported into that time mentally. So, hopefully, I am making fragrances that are giving people lasting memories that will transport them.
PS: In the campaign, you play a magician. Can you do any magic tricks in real life?
KP: Magic tricks in real life . . . that would actually be considered great here at the Magic Castle . . . no. I can do an impression of a frog, which is really hideous and probably something I shouldn’t show you. Look! This is my impression of a frog! [Katy pulses her neck like this]. It’s a weird muscle I discovered while doing vocal lessons. That’s my only magic trick — and also doing a tour where I don’t get sick for 141 shows.
