Celebrity
Perfumes: Are They Worth the Price?
- by KissMeGoodnight.com
Fragrance and perfume are big time business
in the world market today, and nothing helps sell more than
celebrity. In the United States alone, the fragrance industry
was worth over $22 billion as recently as 2004. Putting a celebrity
name with perfume is a much used strategy to help fragrance
companies get a piece of that $22 billion pie. So are
celebrity fragrances worth the price tag attached to them? They are often
expensive, but in an effort to succeed, a lot of research and
development may go into the scents. Whether or not they are
worth it is more up to what it is you enjoy wearing more than
who is endorsing it.
When it comes to these celebrity fragrances, you need to decide
if you are paying for the fragrance or the name and marketing.
Some of them are very generic or easily duplicated
scents that get the name and a healthy price tag. Others, though, are actual
unique scents that the celebrity actually helped design or
at least endorses because of a genuine love of the scent. So
before putting your hard earned dollars into a fragrance with
a celebrity name attached, you should take a look at what is
out there and whether or not you can get the same affect without
that celebrity price tag attached.
Britney
Spears endorses her own fragrance. In an effort to
piggy back her Louisiana roots; Spears’ scent actually reflects
that background. It is a mixture of the fragrance of magnolia
with some jasmine added in. There are also hints of Anjou pear
and lotus flower. Many enjoy the scent, but you may be able
to find a similar blend without the celebrity name and price
tag attached to it.
Donald
Trump of real estate and “Apprentice” fame even has
his own fragrance. It is described as spicy and peppery which
comes from a mixture of mint, cucumber and black basil. It
also has what the maker describes as an exotic plant they are
keeping secret. The scent really is unique so that if it is
something you enjoy it is unlikely you will be able to find
a similar fragrance. This one is actually original and perhaps
worth the price tag that comes with the celebrity endorsement.
Beyonce
Knowles scent is called True Star. This is another
original scent that may be worth checking out. True Star actually
combines floral fragrances with toasted grain undertones making
it a little unlike anything else out there. It is not necessarily
something you could duplicate at home, but with the price tag
that comes with it you should make sure it is exactly what
want in a fragrance.
Paris
Hilton, the heiress who is famous for being famous,
has a fragrance as well, called, yes you guessed it, Paris
Hilton. This is a very sweet and floral fragrance that is not
unlike a lot of others out there. It may be difficult to truly
duplicate the sandalwoods, jasmine, mimosa, and lily scents
in it completely, but there is really nothing overwhelmingly
unique to justify the celebrity price tag that comes with it.
Is it worth it? It is obviously a judgment call, but make sure
you look before you leap on this one.
Jessica
Simpson has lent her name to Taste, a perfume. This
one is unique in the combination and Simpson was actually involved
in the development of it. It is a combination of vanilla, white
chocolate, and even coconut and honey. It can be described
as sensual and tropical and fairly unique. It may very well
be worth a look for the money.
Celebrities endorse anything they can. Fame sells and marketers
know that. So besides shoes, clothes, cars, games, and even
soap, fragrances are also being endorsed and named after celebrities.
The fragrance industry is a huge one globally and anything
that will help a manufacturer get a piece of it will get their
full attention. So, with that in mind, it is hard to know if
the perfume is worth your dollars just because of the name
on it. So is it worth it? It actually depends on what the fragrance
is like. Sometimes it is a generic blend of colon fragrances
with a celebrity name and price tag attached, and in other
situations it is unique and actually something the celebrity
himself of herself enjoys. The decision, in the end, is yours,
but make sure you are cautious and as always with fragrances,
try them on.
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KissMeGoodnight.com
: 2006
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