Sex and the City 2 is getting a tie-in perfume.
The new fragrance, SJP NYC, will represent Sarah Jessica Parker , like Lovely and Covet (which I own both fragrances and LOVES!), but this NEW one is more about Carrie Bradshaw. Says Parker, "A large part of the inspiration was what I now understand to be people’s impressions of seeing Carrie Bradshaw walk down the street and what feelings that evokes for her and for them — a real sense of freedom and possibilities, a love for the city around her and, of course, fashion." They must have interviewed me I cannot wait to smell like freedom. possibilities and fashion!
Notes include: top notes of Italian mandarin, white osmanthus and wild red strawberries; a heart of gardenia, honeysuckle, mimosa and red rose damascenia, and a drydown of sandalwood, vanilla absolute, rum flavor and creamy musks.
A bit surprised by the inclusion of strawberry, especially after the creamy warmth of Lovely and the somewhat edgy chocolate-and-geranium Covet? So was SJP. "I have this idea in my head that strawberry is very youthful and juvenile, but this fragrance doesn’t smell candy sweet. It amazes me that this essence of strawberry mixes so beautifully with the more sophisticated floral notes and the musks that I love and will always have as part of my fragrances. In a million years I would never think, ‘Let’s work around strawberry.’”
Being a fan of innovative packaging I must say this packaging doesn't really scream Carrie Bradshaw, I dunno what do you guys think? I was expecting something a bit more edgy and fashionable, stand-out, this looks a bit teenage girlish. Like a bad Betsey Johnson knockoff. Taking a bunch of prints that look like Carrie Bradshaw's dresses and slapping them all on a hot pink background does not a beautiful bottle make.
SJP NYC launches in February and the planned promotional tie-ins include cosmetics bags, bangles and a reversible tote bag.
NOT Loving the Packaging or the fact that it's not, TO ME, truly Carrie Bradshaw but cannot wait to sniff! We shall see!
**Disclaimer: I was not given this product for free or compensated for my review on this product, BJG**
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