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Baby, Spray Me One More Time
I know, I know. You're sick of hearing about Britney Spears, aren't you? Me too. She's all over the tabloids, the rumor mills, the gossip pages, the movie screen, and now - now she's got a fourth perfume out to tickle your nose hairs, if you have any.
I know, I know. You’re sick of hearing about Britney Spears, aren’t you? Me too. She’s all over the tabloids, the rumor mills, the gossip pages, the movie screen, and now - now she’s got a fourth perfume out to tickle your nose hairs, if you have any.
Ok, so I’m not a Britney Spears fan, but you don’t have to be a fan of the woman to like her perfumes. At least, I don’t think so. All that’s required is a nose and an appreciation of good smells. That is to say, I liked it; I’m not sure if you will, but it can’t hurt to try!
Britney Spears perfumes come in four different flavors; Curious (released 2004 and won best perfume in 2004 and 2005), Fantasy (released 2005), In Control (released 2006), and Fantasy Midnight, the newest to the stable. Britney Spears perfumes are found in department stores and online specialty perfume stores and online department stores. You usually can find the best deals on the web - but you can’t try before you buy.
Britney Spears perfumes are made my Elizabeth Arden with complete cooperation of the star. In other words, Britney does know these are being sold in her name and is most likely getting a big slice of the perfume pie. Britney Spears is just one in a long line of celebrities diving into the world of perfumes, swimming in the same pool as Elizabeth Taylor, Prince and fellow blonde Paris Hilton.
Britney Spears first perfume was called Curious, and as mentioned, it won best fragrance of 2004 and best women’s fragrance of 2005. Britney was reportedly paid 12 million dollars to put her name on the bottle, a bottle which went on to earn over 100 million dollars for Elizabeth Arden and company. It came in your choice of blue or pink and is described by wearers as a light floral scent.
The second perfume to be introduced was Fantasy, and Elizabeth Arden went all out on the marketing campaign. Unfortunately, wearers of the new perfume weren’t impressed and many said that marketing the scent of strawberry shortcakes turned out to be more of a fantasy than the perfume did. Also noticed - the bottle looks strangely like the Love Potion Number 9 bottle.
The second youngest child of the Britney Spears perfume family smells perhaps more like Britney Spears recent image as temptress and siren. Its base is white vanilla, but then includes a blend of creme brule (I kid you not), loquat fruit, midnight orchid, sugared sandalwood and musk. Most common complaint from wearers? Smell fading after an hour of use.
The latest Britney Spears perfume, Midnight, has been plagued with troubles, though different from the last perfume. This time the complaint wasn’t that it was too weak, instead, it was too strong! Many wearers described it as an intoxicating, or even sickening, effect after wearing it for an hour or two. The scent has been compared to grape bubblegum or grape kool-aid.
Expect to pay anywhere from $50 to $70 if you go shopping at a department store, or $30 to $50 if you shop around (prices for a 3.3oz bottle). In the end, I think it just has to be tried to be determined. Seems like some people love it and some don’t. I’d say just try it out on you and if you like it, come back to the house and buy it.