Elle by YSL reviewed

In this brave new world of celebrity fragrances we have to take a step back one moment and look at how the experts do it. When people say "what does Britney Spears know about fragrance anyway" they are thinking of YSL/Channel/Dior. The classics. This month YSL release Elle. Comparable in gravity to Dolce & Gabbana The One last year, this is a fragrance that won't be here today gone tomorrow but will gain its own following, sets its own style and will evolve through generations of campaigns. This is the start of a new sub brand.

Launched by Coco Rocha in a stunning YSL suit she oozes glamour and sex appeal. According to YSL she is bold, unique, unpredicable, feminine, seductive whilst bold. A modern parisian woman.

The fragrance notes are peony, lychee, pink berries, freesia and jasmine. With bottom notes of patchouli, vetiver and amber :-). Unlike fragrances of a lesser lineage this brings forth a floral elegance.

Announcing: Perfume Insider News YouTube Channel

Announcing Perfumeinsidenews now has a channel on YouTube for high quality fragrance commercials!

I've already added the Christina Aguilera perfume ad for you all you lucky peeps and posting the amazing Beyonce Knowles Emporio Armani Diamonds advert here to celebrate



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Uncensored - P Diddy Dirty Perfume Ad Uncut

The new Sean John Unforgivable Women perfume has passed uncensored onto UK screens following heavy cuts by US censors. In the ad P Diddy gets down and dirty on the stairs with a Latino beauty over a Pina Colada cocktail. Whether ultra conservative Americans considered this blending of sex with Pineapple and Malibu a dangerous association to give out to its nation or whether the naughty scenes were just a little too raunchy, make up your own mind with the full uncut version below. Sean John Combs crazy baby!

Site selling FREE samples!

This is a novel one I haven't seen before! The Metro reported yesterday (27/9/2007) that UK web site www.perfumepoint.co.uk have started selling "free" samples. http://www.perfumepoint.co.uk/asp/product.asp?product=509&cat=90. Apparently this is a response to requests for samples for use in promotional activities and as wedding favours but it seems a bit cheeky selling something that is supposed to be free! The price is 22p but with a minimum order of £5. For more examples of Celine free perfume samples as always, a good idea to check Cheap Perfume Expert before buying to get the best price.

Britney Spears Latest Fragrance - Do you Believe?

You really need a suspend belief to view the Elizabeth Arden ad for Britney Spears' latest fragrance, Believe. We've all seen the shots from her troubled MTV Awards comeback and maybe TV does put 5 pounds on you but Photoshop takes more than that off!

Elizabeth Arden released the following statement, "We recently shot Britney Spears for the print campaign for her new fragrance Britney Spears Believe, in Santa Monica. It is true that Britney did leave the set; however, she returned after a brief time. Cayli was the wardrobe assistant on the shoot. We used her as a stand in so that we could set up the lighting while Britney was off the set. When Britney returned, we shot the national print ad with her. The only person in the national print ad for Britney's Believe fragrance is Britney Spears."

If you "Believe" that, you'll "Believe" anything!

Britney's latest perfume started shipping from Elizabeth Arden on 24th Sept is due for release at UK fragrance counters in October.

Diesel - Fuel For Life Ad Campaign

Such beautiful ads from advertising agency FFL (Fred Farid Lambert), Paris for the new Diesel Fragrance - Fuel For Life. Photographer Nick Knight has done a fab job. Enjoy!

Larger photos further down. Click on the images for the full resolution. Just had to post in all their glory for all the enjoy and even use as your wallpaper!!

Now updated with all 8 of the Diesel Fuel For Life (Now Legalised) TV Advertising campaign.

Advertising Agency: FFL (Fred Farid Lambert), Paris, France
Creative Directors: Fred & Farid
Copywriters, Art Directors: Juliette Lavoix, Pauline de Montferrand
TV Producer: Robin Accard
Accounts: Emmanuel Ferry, Nathalie Chopra, Vanessa Roghe
Production Company: The Gang Films
Director: Laurence Dunmore
Post Production: La Maison
Audio Post Production: O'Bahamas

Diesel Perfume Fuel For Life TV Advert (1/8) Blind Fold



Diesel Perfume Fuel For Life TV Advert (2/8) Candle



Diesel Perfume Fuel For Life TV Advert (3/8) Corridor

Diesel Perfume Fuel For Life TV Advert (4/8) Elevator

Diesel Perfume Fuel For Life TV Advert (5/8) Mask



Diesel Perfume Fuel For Life TV Advert (6/8) Park


Diesel Perfume Fuel For Life TV Advert (7/8) Rain

Diesel Perfume Fuel For Life TV Advert (8/8) Running

Gift With Purchase at Boots.com

The prices stink at Boots (hehe :-)) compared to online fragrance retailers but one thing that does make up for it is the gift with purchases and extra Boots Advantage Card points you can get!

Current promotions :
1000 Extra Points with 3 Selected Premium products

500 Extra Points on Selected Gwen Stefani

Free Beckham Bag with Selected Beckham Fragrance

Free Beckham Ladies Bag

Free Calvin Klein Tote Bag - Spend £30+

Free Davidoff Ripcurl Bag with selected Davidoff

Free DKNY Bag and Lipgloss with Ladies DKNY 50ml+

Free Givenchy Bag-Spend £29+ on selected Givenchy

Free Gwen Stefani Cuff Bracelet - Spend £25+

Free JLo Metallic Bag - Spend £25+

Free Kate Moss Clutch Bag

Free Lacoste Cinema Tickets - Spend £29+

Free Towel with Selected Armani

Free YSL Cufflinks with 50ml or more

Kate Price - Stunning(ly) trashy

Stunning from Katie Price has been out a few weeks now so how is it fairing...?

- bad hair. could she not be bothered to get her roots done for the packaging photo? Considering she appears to have applied her foundation and blusher with a builders trowel and *then* had the photo airbrushed almost beyond recognition you would have thought they could have fixed her hair!
- really bad bottle manufacturing. Saw 3 dead tester in Boots today. One with a missing spray nozzle, the other two had stopped spraying before the fragrance had run out. The chrome-look cheapo plastic top doesn't fit properly onto the dreadful milk bottle glass bottle and breakages look common from what I saw in Boots. We're a long way from Chanel No.5 here...! Apparently Katie asked for something like Jean Paul Gaultier Classique in her image, with her wearing stocking and suspenders but unfortunately she ended up with something that looks like left over stock from a pound shop!
- fragrance. It's all down to opinion but this is the final nail in the coffin for me to show exactly who they're aiming this one at. Designer fragrance? The genuine article is worse than most fakes. Sorry Jordan, this is terrible!

Chanelle celebrity perfume rumour

Chanelle - bizarre midget lookalike

Seems like a dream come true, right? She is desperate to be like Victoria Beckham, ex-BB Jade Goody's Shhh.... [it] has already been a big success despite how much she failed to Shhh... up when she should have done and get this... her name is even Chanelle.

Rumours in the Daily Star that Chanelle Hayes is set to be the second Big Brother ex-housemate to release their own fragrance. Chances of the rumours coming true or is Daily Star dare we say it, "making it up"? Mixed actually. It's true industry figures are looking at possibilities but highly dubious whether anything will come of it. One big problem. As sure as Channel will fade away quicker than her clothes, CHANEL will protect their trademark all the way to court.

Christina Aguilera by Christina Aguilera

New from P&G Prestige, now due October 2007 will be the new eponymous fragrance from Christina Aguilera. Christina has already ventured into the celeb fragrance circus twice with a limited release fragrance Xposed and previous eponymous release. This is the first time she has dipped her dainty dancing toes into the international arena though and with P&G Prestige developing the fragrance she can hardly go wrong. Well - except it was supposed to be out on 10th Sept and has been stalled until October....

- "sometime's it's all you need to wear...", Christina Aguilera. (you talking about your massive tramp tatt or your new fragrance, babes)

20-second Fragrance advertisement

Also as a special treat, here's a quick 1 1/2 minute "making of the advert..."!

Gwen Stefani fragrance

The first pics of the awaited 'L' L.A.M.B. Gwen Stefani fragrance are out on the No Doubt website (12th Sept) http://nodoubtweb.com/wordpress/?p=1696



The ad shows the bottle in the rather attractive box. I've seen a sample from Coty inc. and the presentation is really special. Lets hope the fragrance is nice!



Gift bags will be widely available, look out for a replica Gwen bracelet free gift with purchase at Boots and Debenhams. The TV ad can be watched right here at Perfume Insider.

Love it babes. xx

Same fragrance cheaper makes scents. ewww!

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Kate Moss "Kate" released

The new Kate Moss fragrance is out, girls. So if you like the smell of cocaine mixed with designer chic with a dash of Doherty grab it now, folks. Anyone remember Kate Moss as the face of CK One in the 90's? Still got any knocking about because the bottles were so BIG? I'll be wearing that as the retro gesture.