Temptalia Asks You – What do you think of celebrity perfumes?
Posted On: 02/5/08
Posted in: Temptalia Asks You
What do you think of celebrity perfumes? Are they cheesy or do you find that there are some worth checking out? Or do you stay away from them at all costs?
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
I haven’t yet found any celeb-perfume that I like, plus, they are usually slightly costlier, so I avoid them!
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Oh yeah – I would never, ever, never want to smell like Britney/Paris etc..Maybe Sophia Loren?
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Hilary Duff’s “With Love” smelled good to me when I was trying it out. I haven’t had too much experience myself!
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
thats funny. the celeb perfumes are usually cheaper. here in australia anyway. i found something decent in paris hilton’s first one so i use that for places that doesn’t deserve chanel or ralph lauren lol. sometimes for class, after the gym, cornerstore, etc.
the smell’s rather sweet, definitely for daytime. i dont like paris, but the perfume was decent so i figured whattheheck. it also has zero staying power, but that’s ok cuz i don’t think twice about buying another bottle.
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
I don’t remember them being more expensive than typical perfumes! Some of them are definitely cheaper, I think.
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
They usually annoy me and smell like garbage for that matter… but I can’t help but like Britney Spears’ perfumes, lol. People always tell me I smell good and ask what I’m wearing, and I’m just like “Umm…. yeah, it’s Britney.” haha.
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Oh, wow! I haven’t smelled too many of them, but I haven’t run into too many that I haven’t liked.
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Normally they make me sick to my stomach. The only one I really like is J.Lo’s Still. I wear it rarely, but when I do I get tons of compliments.
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Oh I see! Seems like several like that one.
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
I won’t avoid them, but I won’t activly seek them out either.
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
I think that sums me up completely!
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
What cracks me up is those commercials for Antonio Banderas’ perfumes. I giggle every time.
I have never ever found a celeb perfume worth my hard- earned money, although I actually have heard the Hillary Duff perfume is nice.
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
lol! With Love by Hilary Duff was nice when I tried it!
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
I really don’t care who makes what. If I like the smell of it, I buy it. My new favorite is Gwen’s. I love how it smells.
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
…and the bottle is freaking adorable! I admit, I almost bought it just for that. :)
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
I’ll have to try her scent out!
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
i don’t hate them and some smell really nice but personally i sometimes find the celebrity image distracting. i don’t know if i’m making sense. maybe because of all the bad press???? i don’t know, call me weird. i just like to smell the fragrance and try not to think whose perfume it is. to make it simple, i would like anything that smells nice and i wouldn’t care which celebrity designed the perfume.
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Oh, I agree, Victoria. Perfumes by Britney or Paris can carry an embarrassing feeling to them, especially for those who aren’t under 20, IMO!
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
I wear Paris Hilton’s first perfume. It is the only scent I have ever worn where people have stopped to ask me what I am wearing. I get compliments on it nearly every single day. Whether it’s someone I work with or someone at a store I am shopping at. Plus, the boys love it. ;)
I’m on my third bottle.
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Same here! It’s actually pretty good.
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
I have Can Can somewhere in my apartment, I think, ha.
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Never tried them. I hardly buy perfume myself – 99% of what I have were presents. The last perfume I bought myself was in 2003! For some strange reason, I have never received a celeb perfume! Some friends raved about Britney Spears’ perfume (Curiosity?!) but I was never tempted to even sample it.
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
DITTO! I only bought one perfume (Dior Addict).
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
yeah i laughed when i found out my friend wears britney’s curious. I was really excited to hear about Gwen Stefani’s perfume bcuz she is my FAVE CELEB EVER!! But unfortunately I HATE the smell =( I hope she comes out with more that I will like
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
That sucks that the scent is not up your alley :(
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
If the celeb is classy, I’ll check out the perfume. For example Sarah Jessica Parker and Gwen Stefani. I love SJP’s Covet and Gwen’s L. I will never touch anything by Paris Hilton, Britney, or anyone else in that realm.
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
I think that’s how a lot of people feel! It’s not embarrassing to say you’re wearing Covet vs. Curious.
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
I guess maybe i’m a bit snobbish over perfume but i refuse to buy any celeb perfume, and every single one i’ve smelt reminds me of bathroom cleaner!
I stick to perfume houses I know I’ll get a good quality, longer-lasting scent from like Gucci, Chanel or Marc Jacobs.
To be honest- they aren’t even that much more expensive!
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
I agree that celebrity endorsed perfumes are about the same price as many of the regular ones.
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
I have worn celeb perfumes before…but I must admit that its humiliating as a 34 year old woman to admit that something by Paris or Brit smells good :( UGH! I own two bottles of different JLo perfumes but both were gifts. I would have no problem buying the products but at times if I find the celeb unbarable it will keep me from a scent even if I really like it. As a rule I don’t buy perfume in general because I really like VERY spicy scents and I have yet to find a perfume that I really LOVE. The only celeb scent I have ever bought (I can’t believe I am admitting this) was the men’s scent from the band Kiss :) it was super spicy, my SO said I smelled like an Indian resturant…but I really liked the scent…the only problem was it lasted about 3 minutes on me before being gone. I went though the bottle in about a month and decided not to buy it again since it has zero staying power.
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
I agree, if I hate the person, then I may skip it unless the scent is just phenomenal!
Sucks that the scent didn’t last long on you!
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
These responses both amuse and shock me. You do all realize that the celebs aren’t the ones MAKING the scents right? They are just endorsing them. So basically, the same chemists that come up with the other purfumes are creating these ones, too. So far as I know, most of them are cheaper (Kimora lee simmons and J. Lo ones are, for sure!)
And also, what’s the difference between buying something from “chanel” or “Paris hilton” one is a clothing designer and one is a “famous person”. Neither of them REALLY have anything to do with making the purfume? (watch that one come back and bite me, for all I know chanel really is in the lab mixing up the stuff with the chemists~)
It’s really odd to me that people let anything but the actual SCENT make their decision for them! I guess marketing is really more powerful than I thought!
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
As i said, every single one i’ve smelt smells like bathroom cleaner………..
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
I agree that it should be all about the actual scent, less so who is promoting it. But if it was someone I hated, I wouldn’t buy it either!
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
I think ultimately, the smells they come up with for celebs focus less on the smell and more on the marketing and what results is a poorly made, well packaged, stinky perfume.
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Hey Erin! That’s a really good point!
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
I think its just a quick way for celebrities to capitolize on their popularity.
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
That’s probably true, Ariele!
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
I’m always kind of embarrassed when I’m looking at them in Macy’s, but some of them really DO smell very nice. And I think that’s the most important thing.
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
I agree, Hana, it’s about how nice it smells!
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
I don’t own any celebrity perfumes.. I like the Britney Spears Curious bottle, but hate the scent. JLo’s Still is nice, but not enough for me to buy it and Hilary Duff’s With Love smelled like pure alcohol to me, then as it wore off it was ok.. but the initial smell made me sick to my stomach! I’m sure lots of people buy them, otherwise they wouldn’t be very lucrative enterprises… It just feels like there are way too many scents out there now!
I am forever dedicated to my Gucci II <3
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Yay another Gucci II addict :o)
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Best thing I’ve ever smelled in my life!!!! I could sniff it all day long, lol.
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
I don’t really know much about them…I guess I’m not really bothered as to whose brand it is. I just care that a perfume smells nice…
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Me too!
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
At first, I would have rather died than to have smelled like Britney/Paris … but I received Paris’ as a gift once and fell in love with it. Before I knew it I had Britney Spears’ Fantasy and Gwen Stefani’s LAMB (which is by far, my favorite)…
So now, when people ask me what I’m wearing, it’s a little embarrassing, but it always gets a laugh. :)
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Isn’t that funny? We buy them, and then we’re so candid about what we’re wearing because it feels embarrassing!
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
I would buy a celeb perfume if it smelled good, nothing to be ashamed of…i love Gucci envy me 1&2 :)..smells so good! Brits perfume smells good
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Haha, awesome, Victoria :D If something smelled really good, I’d probably get it, too.