Kylie Minogue - Sweet Darling
Kylie Minogue,fragrance,celebrity style
kylie minogue sweet darling
The second in the Kylie perfume wardrobe, Sweet Darling got a mixed review depending on tastes - if you like your perfumes sweet and vanilla-infused, you\'ll love it, otherwise the cotton candy can be a little too sickly for some. Overall, though, Kylie gets the thumbs-up and a place on the A-list
Kylie Minogue Sweet Darling, £19.50 (30ml); stockists: Boots stores nationwide
Kate Moss - Kate
Kate Moss,fragrance
kate moss perfume
It\'s the most talked-about of all the new celebrity scents and, according to our testers, it\'s one of the best. Feminine, floral and subtle, Kate goes straight to the top of the A-list
Kate by Kate Moss, £21 (30ml); available nationwide
Gwen Stefani - L
Gwen Stefani,fragrance
gwen stefani perfume
Taking the first letter from her brand LAMB, L stands for love - but did our testers feel the love for Gwen\'s debut fragrance? Well, yes - this fragrance is fresh, fruity, feminine and gets the handbag seal of approval
Gwen Stefani L, £23 (30ml); available nationwide
Coleen McLoughlin - Coleen
Coleen Rooney,fragrance
coleen mcloughlin perfume
If Coleen\'s first fragrance had been released as a room scent rather than a perfume, it might have performed better with our testers. ‘Synthetic, strong and masculine\' were some of the comments that meant WAG Coleen is relegated to the Z-list
Coleen, £19.95 (100ml); stockists: 0870 8503868
Paris Hilton - Heiress
Paris Hilton,fragrance
paris hilton heiress perfume
Comments ranged from ‘too fruity, smells like sweets\' to ‘is it a room freshener?\'. A perfume from Paris was never going to be subtle, and the ever-so-fruity notes are definitely aimed at a younger market than our 20- and 30-something testers. The heiress won\'t be happy with her Z-list status
Paris Hilton Heiress, £26 (50ml); stockists: 0845 6883343
Sarah Jessica Parker - Covet
sarah Jessica Parker,fragrance
sarah jessica parker covet
You\'d expect a style icon like SJP to have a gorgeous-looking bottle for her latest fragrance release, but how does Covet rate in the smell stakes? Some found it too light, others too sweet and girly, but some reviewers thought it was a great daytime scent. That, and its oh-so cute container, means Covet makes it into the A-list
Sarah Jessica Parker Covet, £23 (30ml); available nationwide
The Beckhams - Intimately Beckham Night
David Beckham,Victoria Beckham,fragrance
victoria beckham celebrity perfume
Victoria and David aren\'t known for their understated, subtle style, so we were expecting their new scent to smell, well - potent. Instead, Intimately Beckham Night received rave reviews - warm, musky and sophisticated. The Beckhams make it to the A-list at last
Intimately Beckham Night, £19.50 (30ml); available nationwide
Celine Dion - Paris Nights
fragrance,celine_dion
celine dion perfume
She\'s the queen of the power ballad, but can Celine pull in the punters with her Paris Nights perfume? Many thought this would suit a more mature woman, while others found it heavy and overpowering, but overall most found it wearable, so songstress Celine makes it into our A-list
Celine Dion Paris Nights, £12.95 (30ml); available nationwide
Sean John - Unforgivable
fragrance,sean_john,puff_daddy,perfume
sean john perfume
It seems that the smell of Puffy\'s fragrance is more forgivable than its unfortunate name. Sean John gets the handbag nod with its fresh, feminine notes
Sean John Unforgivable Woman, £35 (70ml); department stores nationwide
Christina Aguilera
Christina Aguilera,fragrance,celebrity news
christina aguilera perfume
The long-standing rivalry between Britney and Christina has moved from the stage to the perfume counter and Ms Aguilera has come out fighting. Though the perfume was ‘young and quite generic\', it generally fared well with our testers, who thought it was ‘feminine and sexy\'
Christina Aguilera, £19 (50ml); available nationwide
Jennifer Lopez - Glow
Jennifer Lopez,fragrance
jennifer lopez perfume
J-Lo is an old hand at the celebrity scent game - she now has five to her name. Glow was highly rated by our testers, who found it soft, floral and feminine, though some found it a little sweet. An A-list scent for an A-list star
Jennifer Lopez Glow, £21 (30ml); available nationwide
Mariah Carey
mariah Carey,fragrance
mariah carey perfume
Songstress Mariah got mixed reviews for her debut fragrance. In the end, though, comments including ‘smells attractive\' and ‘I would wear it\' were drowned out by the more vocal Z-list camp, who thought it was ‘too sweet and fruity\', ‘slightly overpowering\' and ‘old fashioned\'
Mariah Carey, £25; stockists: Debenhams, Boots and Superdrug
Britney Spears - Fantasy
Britney Spears,fragrance
britney spears perfume
Poor old Brit - her career is in a nose-dive, her private life is in the papers for all the wrong reasons and now her fragrance is bringing her down. The fruit-filled Fantasy did nothing for our testers\' noses. Britney, the Z-list beckons
Britney Spears Fantasy, £27 (50ml); Boots stores nationwide
Danielle Steel
books,fragrance
danielle steel perfume
Better known for blockbuster books than beauty Danielle Steel wanted to capture the romance and hope of her novels for her first fragrance. Unfortunately it missed the mark for our testers who found it overly sweet and a little synthetic. Her books may be bestsellers but we\'re sending the perfume to the bargain basement.
Danielle by Danielle Steel £12.50 (30ml) available at Boots stores nationwide
What\'s in a name?
fragrance,celebrity style
celebrity perfumes
Celebrity scents aren\'t a new phenomenon, but with 30 launched so far this year, it seems that these days you only need a name-check in \'Heat\' to secure a lucrative perfume deal. But how do these fragrances fare without the star association? We blind-tested the new releases from a host of famous faces to discover whether they could make it to the A-list on their own merit - read on to see the scents that get the handbag.com nod of approval...
