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Looking Good: Need a New Summer Fragrance?

2008-05-14 15:44:17

As the heat rises, your fragrance factor needs to be lowered. Hot days and heady scents do not mix.

Now is a good time to "lighten up." In other words, consider shopping for a fragrance that's not as heavy as something you might wear in the winter months.

One of the most popular blossoms blooming among fragrance brands is the lotus, which is perfect for daytime. It's found in scents such as Ralph Lauren Romance and Jo Malone's new Lotus Blossom & Water Lily cologne.

Calvin Klein launches two fragrances for warm days, ck One Summer and Eternity Summer (for men and women.)

What to remember? Less is always best. Whether you spritz or dab, don't allow your fragrance to precede you a block away. Here are some scents to consider:

1. ck One Summer ($42, 3.4 ounces)

2. Jo Malone Lotus Blossom & Water Lily ($95, 3.4 ounces)

3. Elizabeth Arden Mediterranean ($47.50, 1.7 ounces)

4. Diptyque ($145, 6.4 ounces)

5. Missoni Acqua ($85, 3.4 ounces)

6. Ralph (Lauren) Wild ($45, 1.7 ounces)

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Tees are great art Amazing artists make great tees. Seriously. And the Gap, master retailers at getting celebs on board with design, will launch a limited- edition series of artist-inspired T-shirts May 15 -- in stores (Arden Fair) and online at www.gap.com.

(The retailer is partnering with the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York.)

We're talking 13 of the most influential artists to splash paint or snap a photograph. They include Chuck Close, Jeff Koons, Marilyn Minter, Kiki Smith, Cai Guo-Qiang, Barbara Kruger, Ashley Bickerton, Kenny Scharf, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Kerry James Marshall, Hanna Linden, Sarah Sze and Glenn Ligon.

The shirts range from $28 to $38.

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