Showing posts with label sarah jessica parker. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sarah jessica parker. Show all posts

Monday, August 4, 2008

SJP Covet Pure Bloom


Here is SJP's summer flanker to Covet, Covet Pure Bloom. I found this cuter than cute bottle at Macy's but I had to go looking. Maybe it was just my Macy's, but there wasn't any advertising for this or a counter display. Instead I found this perfume off on a side counter and there wasn't even a tester!

Well needless to say I did ask the sales lady to pull out the bottle so I could get a good whiff and I instantly thought I had smelled this perfume's twin before. It took me a while to figure it out but there the answer was in my own fragrance collection.

Burberry London is a dead ringer for Covet Pure Bloom and while more sophisticated noses may differ with my opinion I am here to say it is damn close.

To evaluate Covet Pure Bloom on it's own merits is hard but as I am sure you have already guessed since I do own the Burberry scent it does stand to reason that SJP's juice was good. Covet Pure Bloom is nice and while I like it I continue to be very surprised at SJP's scent choices. After reading how much she likes slightly dirty smelling heavier scents these sweeter easier perfumes are mystifying.

Ah well...it is still infinitely better than a lot of celeb perfumes and the bottle is lovely...no pun intended.

Monday, May 19, 2008

SJP Covet Pure Bloom

HSN has a deal going that is pretty fabulous if you love Sarah Jessica Parker fragrances.

Order Lovely (1.7 edp) for $49 and receive not only the fragrance but 2 tickets to the Sex and the City movie coming up on May 30. In addition you will be shipped the new fragrance, Covet Pure Bloom on July 7th before it officially launches. The second shipment is also $49 and here is the low down on Covet Pure Bloom.

Top: purple plum, coconut water
Middle: tuberose, royal Indonesian pikake
Bottom: amber creamy musks

I have to say that I was a bit surprised that SJP did a floral fragrance. After reading Chandler Burr's, The Perfect Scent I know that she doesn't tend to like florals. While creating Lovely and Covet which the book documents, she would emphasize that she was not a huge floral fan when given scents to sample.

On the HSN program SJP refers to the pikake flower scent being rich and lush and the new perfume smells like a summer season. From the description of the notes this one could go either way for me....either too sweet and floral or a tropical dream....my curiosity is peaked!