Britney Spears, the famous pop artist, has many credits to her name. She is a singer, a songwriter, an actress, and a mother. She was discovered in Disney’s famous Mickey Mouse Club where she was a mouseketeer. Since then, her career has skyrocketed bringing her international fame. As such, she is beginning to establish a line of products with her name. Her perfume line seeks to capitalize on her public image, which is one of daring innocence on the one hand and steaming temptress on the other. Her perfumes can be named something as innocuous as “Curious” to her recent “Midnight Fantasy,” which gives a broad view of the play on her public persona. Like most celebrity perfumes, the artist lends their name as an endorsement to an established company who uses it to market a fragrance based on the characteristics of that famous person. Elizabeth Arden is manufacturing the fragrance Midnight Fantasy.
Midnight Fantasy is a sexier version of the original Fantasy perfume. It comes in a very beautiful blue bottle. The top notes are: black cherry, framboise, and plum. The middle notes are: night blooming orchid, iris, and freesia. The base notes are: amber, musk, and vanilla.
The problem with celebrity perfumes is that their popularity can ebb and flow with the artist that endorses them. This is the case with Midnight Fantasy, which had very poor sales in January 2007, when Britney began suffering some dings to her public image. This can be an indication that the scent is not pleasing or that the public had second thoughts about owning something with the name of Britney Spears. Sales are now rebounding, so it appears to have been the latter, which is sad for a perfume that could stand on its own merits.
As stated by Catwalk Queen the newest Britney Spears baby Believe, is also made and promoted by Elizabeth Arden, wow !!! What a surprise ha ?
Calvin Klein, an American fashion designer, is best known for his jeans in America. The model for Calvin Klein jeans, Brooke Shields at the time, made the mark famous by stating: ”Nothing comes between me and my Calvins.” To be fair, the Calvin Klein name has become associated with many other ventures, besides jeans. There is a line of perfumes and cosmetics that was started in the late 1970’s. It was not as profitable as the men’s and women’s wear and so it was eventually sold to Coty, Inc., who continues to produce and sell the fragrances with the Calvin Klein name.
The fragrance Euphoria by Calvin Klein is a woodsy oriental. The top notes are: pomegranate, persimmon, and lush green accord. The middle notes are: lotus blossom, black orchid, and champaca flower. The low notes are: amber, violet, cream accord, and mahogany wood. It is considered a very romantic fragrance. The bottle is sensuously curved and yet modern and contemporary at the same time. It has a certain swan-like elegance to it. It is perfect for eveningwear.
The name and packaging says it all. You will most likely swoon for this scent, which is a cross between Thierry Mugler’s Angel and Calvin Klein’s Obsession. It is a very sultry perfume, perfect for a drink after work or a hot date. While Calvin Klein is not known for perfumes, in general, this is a good scent to keep around for those special occasions. It sits pretty on the bureau and it smells great. Like the brand, this fragrance is contemporary and yet alluring. It has that sexiness that the Calvin Klein jean commercials were all about, an innocent yet provocative come-hither fragrance. If you like Obsession, you will also like this Calvin Klein fragrance.
This American menswear designer worked in some prestigious fashion houses where he got his start: Calvin Klein and Polo Ralph Lauren. He eventually became vice president of the menswear design. In 1999, he decided to venture out on his own and created his own company. He started to expand his offerings to eyewear and added a fragrance too: John Varvatos for Men, in the fall of 2004. This designer has won numerous awards even being named 2001’s Designer of the Year. John Varvatos like to take old things and make them new again. He uses classic concepts and repackages them to suit his modern sense of style.
John Varvatos for Men is the only scent produced so far by this designer. It comes in a smoky glass bottle with black leather accents. While the materials are typically old-world, the presentation is distinctly modern. The fragrance is said to be a woody oriental. The top notes start out with tamarind tree leaves, Medjool date fruit, and Mediterranean herbs. The middle notes are coriander seed templar, clary sage flower, and Indian ajowan. The low notes are auramber, vanilla, black leather, eaglewood, and balsams. All of these ingredients are very old world, mixed into a new sensuous modern style.
The John Varvatos caters to men who are young urban professionals. It’s very metrosexual and distinctly cosmopolitan with an old world flair. It’s subtle yet intriguing. It can work well for a romantic setting or it is even subtle enough for more casual events. Wears well at night. If you are looking for a masculine scent that isn’t too flowery but has an old-world feel to it, this is it. The vanilla notes are not over-powering and black leather is very subtle. It is a very complex and very unique scent