Saturday, December 8, 2007

'Fuming Scotland

This week's Sunday Herald from Glasgow has a nice little rant from one of its regular columnists about celebrity perfumes. I suspect the writer is more celeb basher than perfumista (sandalwood top notes?), but her heart's in the right place. The last half dozen paragraphs, starting with the quote from J-Lo, are quite funny. Click here.

4 comments:

Mary said...

"..for the first time in their history, the smell of the fragrance has absolutely nothing to do with its sales."

Well, that's debatable, but she's generally on point, I think. I don't automatically discount a fragrance because it's celeb. I mean, I have to hand it to Sarah Jessica Parker, I think she came out with a really well-conceived one in Lovely...and I don't even like musk. But I definitely get her point. Do we really need a Paris Hilton perfume? I suspect Lindsey Lohan's next.

BitterGrace said...

I agree about Lovely--it's just fine, tho' not wearable for me. I can't think of another big-time celeb scent I would give you 2 cents for, but I will confess to liking a couple of marginal ones, both discontinued: Priscilla Presley's Indian Summer, and Patti LaBelle's sig scent. Patti's is a big ol' floral screamer, like Mackie only more so. I still wear it every once in a great while.

splord said...

Since I have no scents, I shall simply limit myself to tagging you for the I, Splotchy fiction meme.

BitterGrace said...

Phydeaux, I am flattered to be tagged, but that meme defeats me. I am too slow for this game. I'll kibbitz, though...