Rocker-cum-fashion designer Gwen Stefani has teamed with industry giant Coty to introduce a collection of fragrances from her Harajuku Lovers line this September. Not surprisingly, the whole project -- from the bottles to the ad campaign -- imparts the same whimsical girliness of the clothing line.
For the new fragrances (five in all) Stefani designed a different doll to represent herself and each of her four backup singers (Love, Angel, Music, and Baby) and turned them into the scent bottles. She also had a different scent created to match each of the women's unique personalities:
Love - She's "sweet, caring, free-spirited." Her fragrance is a sensuous floral with topnotes of sparkling bergamot, pink pomelo, peach and bamboo water mist; a heart of watery peony, lace rose, jasmine sambac, nectarine blossom, and Egyptian jasmine; and a base of vanilla orchid, musk, and blond wood.
Angel - She's "constantly looking out for others, but she's no saint," Stefani says. The fragrance is a fruity floral, with top notes of raspberry, cranberry, blackberry and pineapple; pear blossom, candied violet and sugared rose at the heart; and a drydown of lollipop accord and crystal amber.
Music - Stefani describes her as "always looking to make someone laugh," and "charismatic." This fragrance is also floral, but much more delicate. Top notes are clementine and sparkling pear with middle notes of jasmine sambac, sweet pea, and honeysuckle, and a base of vanilla,
skin musk, and wood.
Baby - She is "enticing in her frilly innocence." Her fragrance is a powdery musk with freesia, bergamot, and white rose at the top; a heart of orange flower, tiare flower, and jasmine; and a drydown of white musk, heliotrope, soft woods, vanilla, and violet.
And of course, we all know G herself is the leader of the pack, fun and free-spirited, yet soulful at the same time. This fragrance has top notes of crisp mandarin, fresh coconut, and apple skin; a heart of jasmine sambac, freesia, and magnolia; and a base of coconut cream, white sandalwood, and cottonwoods.
The Harajuku Lovers collection are all value-priced, so you'll be able to pick up one, two, or all five at once - expect to pay $45 for 30ml and $25 for 10ml. Look for them in Macy's, Nordstrom, Dillard's, Sephora, and 2,200 department and specialty stores nationwide.
There's no denying that chanteuse Beyonce is hot, but the singer/fashion designer/perfumer may just be a little too hot for the folks across the pond. Her television ad for Beyonce Heat, in which she appears wearing a skin-bearing red dress, writhing and caressing herself, has been banned during the day in the U.K. and can now only be shown after 7:30pm.
Leave it to P. Diddy to dub his new men's fragrance I Am King (the backup dancer-turned-music producer-turned-media mogul has never been shy about expressing his love and affection for himself)! The follow-up to his wildly successful Unforgiveable scent, I Am King is "about sophistication...elegance...simplicity" says Combs.
middle of champagne, creme de cassis, and Mediterranean water accord, and finishes sweet and musky with lemon cream, cedarwood, white moss, sandalwood and clean powdery undertones.
Rocker-cum-fashion designer Gwen Stefani has teamed with industry giant Coty to introduce a collection of fragrances from her Harajuku Lovers line this September. Not surprisingly, the whole project -- from the bottles to the ad campaign -- imparts the same whimsical girliness of the clothing line.
skin musk, and wood. 
The Vera Wang brand has become synonymous with weddings so it's no surprise that wedding season will kick off this spring with the launch of two new Vera Wang fragrances: Flower Princess, a follow-up to her Princess fragrance, and the aptly-titled Bouquet. Both are scheduled to launch in the U.S. this April.
I attended a fashion show last week that was pretty typical of an L.A. celebrity event: A DJ spun the soundtrack, which ranged from Nikka Costa to Hall & Oates and back to some funk and soul from Soul II Soul and Dwele (it was pure genius!). Every trend that is on the "Hot for Fall" list (or will be by the time you finish reading this) was represented - from skinny jeans paired with puffy bombers and up-to-there leather boots to white mini frocks with black beading and studs (which I'm lov-ing, by the way). On a couch in front of me there was a certain celebutante powdering her nose before the photographers had their way with her; and milling around were dozens of (oddly) good-looking cocktail servers offering up drinks mixed with the alcoholic sponsor of the night. And then there was yours truly, sitting alone on a couch, wrist to nose, inhaling the intoxicating scent of the Narciso Rodriguez for Her I'd sprayed on before leaving the house that evening. I'm not even kidding! I was completely unaffected by the chaos that ensued when cast members of a popular NBC series started showing up and I couldn't care less about the photographers' bulbs flashing at the L.A. socialites seated next to me. I was in a deliciously delirious state of olfactory ecstasy, transfixed by the soft, velvety musky-yet-somehow-clean-and-floral fragrance perfection. Seriously, I couldn't get enough of myself. Oh, and the fashion show was great too.
