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Heiress. Glow. Lollipop Bling. Glam.

These are just some of the names of fragrances that have been released by celebrities.

“Heiress” is the signature scent of Paris Hilton.  “Glow” naturally belongs to Jennifer Lopez.  Mariah Carey is the mother to “Lollipop Bling” (good luck trying to get that name out of your head all day). And the omnipresent Kim Kardashian is responsible for “Glam”.

One look at the fragrance counter at Macy's will tell you that celebrity fragrances are big business.  Even though there can only be one timeless and magnificent Chanel parfum, for example, there is still a lot of room for some pretty amazing fragrances.

“Lollipop Bling”, just one of the fragrances Mariah Carey released, is inspired by the sweet smells of candy. It is actually available in a gift set that is packaged in a gumball machine.  For real.  Mariah Carey's fragrance empire is epic.

And for once, I am not being sarcastic when I tell you that I LOVE celebrity fragrances.

If I had the resources and a famous name, you better believe I would be releasing a fragrance, too.  I would demand it to be put next to Chanel No. 5 because it would be the  best fragrance since No. 5.

Picture this:  A deep gold bottle in a perfectly round shape with a grandiose "F" as its topper.  There would not be a single marking on the bottle.  Everyone would simply know that THAT was my fragrance.  It would be called "Fabuloveliness by Sally Turkovich Wright" and it would smell like a deep, woodsy, red wine with a hint of vanilla and musk.  You have to have vanilla and musk.

And, yes, I am actually serious!

Who wouldn't want to work with a master chemist to design a fragrance that smells exactly the way you want to smell when someone smells your neck?  You'd be lying if you said that did not appeal to you.  

And just to really sweeten the appeal of creating a fragrance for consumers, keep this in mind: Paris Hilton has made $1.3 billion on her fragrances since 2005.

Holy.  Freaking.  Awesome.

People make fun of celebrities for attaching their names to products.  But tell me what girly-girl like the famous ones I mentioned wouldn't do the ultimate girly thing by creating her own perfume?  And what girly-girl wouldn't work her ass off to make sure that perfume was a great scent that people would clamor to buy?

There is so much turmoil in this country right now, isn’t a little escapism needed? Don’t we have the right to be a little frivolous from time to time?

What's wrong with a little escapism via a perfume designed by a Kardashian to make us feel GLAM and daydream for a little while about having enough fame and FABULOVELINESS in us to create our own scents?

Absolutely nothing.

Dream big, dear readers...and smell great while doing so!

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