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Jennifer Lopez vs. Sean Combs: A Fragrant Battle of the Exes

BellaSugar — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:57:27 -0700

Let the showdown begin! Sean Combs and Jennifer Lopez have each released fragrances in the past year: Jennifer's Deseo ($46–$56) and Diddy's Unforgivable Woman ($55–$75). It's not the first foray into the fragrance world for either, but with Deseo expected to make millions in its first year alone, and P. Diddy's nomination for a CEW award, these ex-lovahs both have a lot at stake. But whose scent is better? For a side-by-side comparison, read more.

	Deseo by Jennifer Lopez	Unforgivable Woman by Sean John	Advantage?
The Ads	A scantily clad Lopez lounges in a hammock in a tropical locale. It's pretty, but haven't we seen this sort of thing before?	Big stud Sean is flanked by scantily clad women strewn across a bed, looking as though they've just engaged in some serious Diddy-diddlin'.	Diddy's ad seems like it belongs in a men's magazine of questionable pedigree. (In fact, his commercials were banned for being too racy). Jen's ad is just yet another glamour shot - nothing groundbreaking - but I'd rather be the woman in her ad than one of the women in Diddy's. So Jen wins, but just barely.
The Inspiration	"A midnight walk in Jennifer's flower garden just before a thunderstorm."	"The essence of sensuality that intoxicates the senses, that expresses what it is to be the unforgivable woman."	Prancing around in Jen's garden sounds a lot more enjoyable than being scolded with Diddy's unintelligible take on female sexuality. Lopez for the win!
Bottle	A faceted, angular turquoise glass with a gold top.	A traditional, minimalist light pink frosted bottle	J.Lo takes this one. Diddy's is unforgivably blah.
How it smells	Fruity and sweet with a hint of coconut.	Musky and spicy, with a strong note of Jamaican rum.	Diddy wins. His fragrance is slightly more complex, less sweet, and more daring - as long as you don't mind smelling a little boozy.

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Jennifer Lopez Talks Deseo, Garden Time

BellaSugar — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 00:00:19 -0800

In the new issue of Harper's Bazaar, Jennifer Lopez reveals a few details about Deseo, her eighth (!) fragrance. As she's already said, the scent was inspired by her garden. Usually I'd give it a big ol' yawn (and I can hardly imagine that Jennifer digs around in the dirt), but she sounds passionate about it.

On her work: "I'd just come from the studio with this long caftan on, no makeup, but I had all my diamonds and some wood jewelry. A wear mix of earth and glamour."
On her garden: "There's this smell in my garden. The wood of the stairs wet with water, the lemon trees, rosemary and lavender, and five different types of roses. The combination of these smells was the inspiration for the fragrance."
On rolling in cash: "I've been lucky that because of what I do as a performer, I've also been able to do stuff like fragrances that I love. I'll never look at it as a money thing. I'll always look at it as a creative outlet."
If you're a big Jennifer Lopez fan and want to see the behind-the-scenes video of the photo shoot of her Deseo ad, read more.

Coming Soon: Deseo by Jennifer Lopez

BellaSugar — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 13:00:45 -0700

Hola, amigas. There's some exciting news from Jennifer Lopez. She's just announced that she's expecting... to launch her next fragrance, Deseo, in February 2008. Unlike her earlier scents, Deseo directly honors Lopez's Latina heritage, which I think is cool. In an interview with Women's Wear Daily, she said:

On building on her Latina roots:"I have a lot of synergy happening in my life right now that is taking me back to my roots and to everything that I'm about and how I was raised. This is what I really find my heart is into. It's the first time I have decided to use a Spanish word for one of our fragrances. We really look at where I am at in my life and what is important to me at that time. But the one thing that we have always concentrated on from the beginning is to be as truthful as we can."

For a bit more from Jennifer, including details on how she comes up with her fragrances, read more

On how the celebrity fragrance biz has changed:"The celebrity fragrance category is huge now and it's very competitive - it has changed a lot [since my entry into it]. I really had no clue what to expect when I created my first fragrance, but like every other artistic endeavor I do, I just listened to my gut and made sure that I expressed myself completely. I was lucky that I found the right partner with Coty - who encouraged my creativity and really brought my vision to life."
On creating Deseo:"The idea for the scent usually comes first. I always call up and say, I love this or I love that - get this candle or this flower that was in my garden. With Deseo, the inspiration came from a combination of smells in my own garden. So, I called up my friends at Coty and asked them to come take a walk through my garden with me so they could experience it. It was late at night so there was kind of a dew in the air and I took them to an area where there are these beautiful geranium flowers, orange trees, lemon trees, and all this stuff mixing together that was making this beautiful smell."

It doesn't surprise me that Jennifer is so involved in finding the right scents, since she seems... particular about what she'll wear. The fragrance will be out in February, right in time for Valentine's Day. But fans who have attended her tour with hubby Marc Anthony have already received a sneak sniff-because samples have been handed out at each stop. If you've smelled Deseo, let me know what you think.

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Which Lipstick Shade Do You Like Best on Jennifer Lopez?

BellaSugar — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:15:22 -0700

Jennifer Lopez typically doesn't change the length or color of her hair often. She typically doesn't steer too far from a nudish pink lip, either. So, when Jennifer rocked a bright red lip yesterday at the launch of her new men's fragrance, Deseo, I was pleasantly surprised. Tell me, what's your favorite shade on Jennifer? Do you like when she sticks to her standard nude/coral palette, or do you prefer a bolder look?

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The Best of Bella, 10/28

BellaSugar — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 09:32:46 -0700

Find out what's new with Janjay Sherman of the Fashionista Diaries.
Jennifer Lopez talks about her forthcoming scent, Deseo.
Guess who the new Viva Glam spokeswoman is.
Everyone is drooling over the MAC and Shu Uemura holiday collections.
Beauty magnets: genius or gimmick?
Check out my Halloween how-to guides!
Walk away from the Flowbee, Renee Zellweger. Just. Walk. Away.
Find out how the natural Josie Maran Cosmetics collection stacks up.
Take my beauty quiz about The Hills!
Women get more pimples than dudes, especially when we menstruate. No duh, you say.
Is Philadelphia really home to the "least attractive" people? Have your say.
Need some La Mer in your life? Who doesn't! Enter the giveaway now, now, now!