Sarah Jessica Parker's Lovely

Sarah Jessica Parker's Lovely perfume is not just another celebrity perfume. Unlike other celebrity's, Sarah Jessica Parker is not just endorsing a fragrance. She helped create the fragrance over a five year period. She worked hard to create a fragrance that would "be sexy and not come into a room before the woman who was wearing it."

Sarah Jessica Parker was inspired to create Lovely by layering scents. The top layer includes mandarin, bergamot, rosewood, lavender, and apple martini. This top layer gives off a soft scent that is both citrusy and woodsy. The middle layer includes patchouli, paper whites, and orchids. These middle scents are very subdued and not at all over powering as many floral scents are. The bottom layer includes cedar, white amber, musk, and woodsy scents. Lovely's fragrance ends with a soft cedar and musk scent.

The combination of layering these scents leaves an overall blend combines innocence with sophistication. It is this blend of innocence and sophistication that makes this fragrance perfect to wear with jeans or cashmere. It is an ageless perfume that is appropriate for women from "17 to 107" which, according to her website, was Sarah Jessica Parker's goal. It truly is a timeless and ageless fragrance.

While Lovely is not overpowering and does not "enter a room before the woman who is wearing it", it does have tremendous staying power. This subtle scent will stay with you from morning to night without having to reapply. For people who prefer bolder scents, the subtleness of this fragrance may not appear to be long lasting since it is harder to detect.

The bottle that Lovely comes in is as beautiful as the perfume. It has an understated elegance that is classic in its design. It has smooth, polished glass curves with a hint of pink. The bottle fits into your hand like it belongs there.

Lovely is an incredibly sensual perfume but it is also very subtle so that people need to be up close to smell it. In my opinion, this is the way perfume should be. It is unobtrusive to those around you, yet warm enough to be noticed when it should be. It is a feminine fragrance that is nice to wear anytime you want to feel a little lovely.