Lolita Lempicka

Welcome to my third installation of Valentine's Day beauty products. Not only is it important to have the perfect pout and sultry bedroom eyes on February 14th, but it's also important to smell good. According to research, men associate the smell of vanilla and cinnamon with love. These scents actually rev up his pheromones, which increases his level of attraction to you. So, if you're looking to pull out all the stops to get your guy, here are three romantic fragrances to help do the trick.

L de Lolita Lempicka ($65) is the second fragrance from the designer. I've smelled a sample of this and it's got a musky, foody sensation that I find quite warm and inviting. Plus, the bottle is a stunning deep sea green adorned with a gold net. The fragrance is made from a blend of orange, cinnamon, vanilla, woods, musk and everlasting flower. Sounds like this is a home run scent for Valentine's Day!

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You've probably seen ads for Lolita Lempicka Eau de Parfum Spray ($80) in major glossies like Vogue, where a mermaid passionately grips a bottle of the purple perfume. Fitting, since this sensual, floral French fragrance is meant make you feel subliminally sexy in a fantasy kind of way — hence the mermaid.

Lolita Lempicka is intended for the dainty, delicate romantic woman who loves lace and champagne and dreams of long Sunday strolls in lush gardens. But I love the fantastical deep-violet bottle, which is shaped like an apple with a gold neck made to look like a stem. It is embellished with gold lame flecks and has an engraved gold heart with an arrow running through it at the base of the stem.

The fragrance consists of ivy leaves, aniseed, amarena heart, violets, iris roots, vetiver, tonka bean, vanilla, and musk. It is available in a 3.3-ounce bottle for $80, a 1.7-ounce bottle for $60, and a 1-ounce bottle for $40.