To tell my niece that Beyonce probably does not wear the perfume she endorses

[Mrsdavidcaruso]

My 15 year old niece wants me to buy her the new Beyonce perfume you can only get at Superdrug - will buy it for her if me and her mum think its age appropriate, trouble is she believes Beyonce actually wears it when in reality she most likely wears one that costs 1000s of pounds an ounce.

If we buy it for her should we let her down gently or let her believe she is going to be smelling like Beyonce.


Hopefully it will be too 'old' for her anyway and she wont be allowed to have it

[tarashill]

I'd tell her anything that might encourage her not to be impressed by Beyoncé.

[UmizoomiThis]

I've always loved how Jennifer Lopez took the piss with her Glow perfume on Will & Grace

[bottleofbeer]

Tell you what is a lovely perfume. Katy Perry Miow. I bought my daughter some for Christmas because it comes in a little cat shaped bottle. I'm a bit of a perfume snob too.

[usualsuspect333]

Fucking weirdos everywhere on MN.

[19lottie82]

My DSD (15 next month) has the Beyoncé perfume in the red bottle (heat?) and it's actually quite nice

[debbriana]

Yes I am and proud. It's not about getting out more. I was thinking about a topic to click on and I thought why not look for beyonce.

[StillStayingClassySanDiego]

Are you her greatest fan?

[ghostyslovesheep]

get out more

[debbriana]

I was looking for a topic with beyonce's name. Simple

[gabsdot45]

I have the Beyonce perfume. I won a gift set in a raffle. It's really nice.

[StillStayingClassySanDiego]

and you resurrected this thread because?..............

[debbriana]

Beyonce is actually allergic to perfumes, she has specific ones made with a certain ingredients taken out.

[Nancy66]

I'm going to hazard a guess that Eva Longoria doesn't dye her hair over the bath with a four quid kit from Boots either.

[MissBattleaxe]

flaggybannel- you're not old, you've just got really good taste. 4711 is a classic and will never date.

[ComposHat]

Tell her you've sniffed Bonce Knowles and she wears nowt but Hai Karate and Brut.

[specialsubject]

Show her the link that says Beyonce is allergic to perfume.

if she likes the smell of the stuff, why not? But teaching kids to see through sleb endorsement, branding and all the other crap is a very valuable life lesson.

[flaggybannel]

I really don't like the beyonce perfume. usually wear 4711 , not seen it around lately....... am old ain't I?

[zeezeek]

Good for her. The Ghost ones are lovely too for teenagers. And I'm with you on the celebrity endorsements....it's ridiculous to think that Beyoncé even had a role in choosing the damn thing let alone wearing it...and it's probably more expensive than it should be because of her name....

I'll stop this rant now before I bore even myself

[Mrsdavidcaruso]

panic over she didnt like it, she had a sniff and chose paul smith rose instead ( I rather like that one as well actually)

[Pasithea]

My dad bought my first Chanel for me when I was 14. Nothing else has ever compared no 5 forever

[FrigginRexManningDay]

Nikki Minge I love that

It smells a bit weird after an hour or so. I have found a perfume by salvador dali in dds collection that is gorgeous. She also has So....? remember that one?
Why do I not nosey around her stuff more often, she has lovely things. I am currently sitting in her bedroom admiring her perfumes and jewellery.

[TOADfan]

My favourite perfumes are celebrity perfumes. Half the time I dont like the celebrity Nikki Minagi being one but as long as it smells nice thats all I care about. Plus its usually cheaper than say Marc Jacobs.

[MissBattleaxe]

I doubt very much that Beyonce made the perfume. I would imagine there was a team at Coty actually making the perfume and it probably went through a few focus groups and marketing meetings before Mrs Carter had a sniff. She may have sniffed a few prototypes and picked one, but that's probably about it.

Some celebrities do actually wear their own perfumes and were very involved in their creation. Sarah Jessica Parker was heavily involved in Lovely and it is excellent. Hilary Duff made "With Love" and wore it for a solid six months.

However, in general celebrity scents are pretty much A.N.Other perfume with the name of the current hottest celebrity on it.

It matters not a jot whether the celebrity in question actually wears it or not. Most people who love perfume wear a different one every day, so it's impossible to give anyone a guarantee about how someone else would smell, and if you ask me, it's unimportant.

My rule with perfume is this: If you like it, wear it and sod what it says on the bottle.

If your niece likes the smell, it really doesn't matter whether Beyonce wears it or not, does it?