New York nightlife mainstay and tranny performance artist Amanda Lepore has jumped onto the celebrity fragrance bandwagon. She has launched a fragrance called “Amanda” with notes of champagne, steamed rice, cucumber, strawberry and mandarin…seriously. What did you think Amanda would smell like? [NY Times]
Adidas’ newest line SLVR (it’s eco-friendly, relatively affordable and functional clothing, not a Motorola phone, we swear) has opened a new store in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood. [NY Times]
NowSmellThis has a great review of Guerlain’s Mouchoir de Homme (Gentleman’s Handkerchief), a true classic scent (it was created by …

Tom Ford’s ad campaign (shot by Terry Richardson) for his latest fragrance, features a bottle wedged between the dewy thighs and breasts of a woman. Let’s hope the image isn’t indicative of his inspiration for the scent. After all, Ford did compare one of his scents to the smell of sweat on a man’s balls, and New York Magazine found another one of his fragrances to smell coincidentally like cocaine. So, it wouldn’t be a surprise of his latest cologne was inspired by a sweaty bosom or you know what…
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A mysterious new video has popped up on YouTube promoting the release of a new razor. It’s not your average Gillette commercial but a gothic, sci-fi trip. Pour equal parts iRobot, The Fly, Blue Man Group and Dark City into a cocktail shaker with ice. Give it a good shake and out comes this odd video.
While It’s unclear what product is being hawked in the video, my brilliant deduction says it’s probably an electric razor and there will be more news to come in a couple of weeks. Care to …

Dove, those friendly folks who make all sorts of products that you use when you’re at your girlfriend’s house, has created a short film to help demystify the whole “goddess in advertising.” While this ad/film is meant to help women feel better about themselves by revealing all the magic and photoshopping of images to make a regular woman blessed with high cheek bones look drop dead gorgeous in an ad or magazine cover, it is also kind of upsetting for the guys who lust after these ultra-perfect ladies (I’m not one of …

Guys love stubble. It’s an easy way to look older, edgy or fashionable—or lazy. Don’t get me wrong, I’ll admit that I’m in the latter category because I work from home and don’t have to function in corporate America. Are guys sabotaging their love life by skipping the razor?
A new survey performed by the National Organization of Social Crusaders Repulsed by Unshaven Faces(NOSCRUF) and Impulse Research in May showed that women overwhelmingly prefer a clean shaven man to one that’s stubble-ridden. In fact, only 3% of women prefer an unshaven …