5 Fun Ways to Get Into the Mardi Gras Spirit
Mardi Gras is one of the few times of the year where excess reigns supreme. Besides Halloween, there's never a more perfect time Read more
Nice and New: Anthropologie Crystal Perfume Bottles
Anthropologie has a whole new crop of glam crystal perfume bottles, or Provence Society Perfume Bottles ($18-$38), to house your signature scent or just put on display for their boudoir beauty. I'm aching to have the whole set of them, and display them amongst vintage perfume bottles in my bathroom. Wish list! I'll accept just one or two, if that's all you're willing to give me this Christmas Read more
Are You a Collector?
Collecting things—stamps, foreign coins, perfume bottles, matchbooks— can be a fun hobby. It can also be a great way to decorate your house, and to create little vignettes. Sometimes though, I feel like people need to draw the line with their collector's items; it can become a tad obsessive. Source Are You a Collector? Yes, even my collections have collections! I Read more
Sex and the City Perfume Fakes Flood the Market
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
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.
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
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
"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
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
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
