<i>Cosmo</i> Exclusive! A Behind-The-Scenes Look at Katy Perry's Killer Queen Fragrance Campaign

Deputy beauty editor Jessica Matlin jet set to Cali to be on the scene of Katy Perry's Killer Queen fragrance campaign and found out Katy's inspiration behind her latest spritz, why she's ready to leave Candyland behind, and a whole lot in between.

"I love what I do, and when I don't love what I do, I'll make a change, I can't be the candy queen forever," Katy says in her Part of Me documentary-style film. She also posted this quote on August 7 to Facebook, "Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, a new beginning is a must."

Clearly this pop star is taking the first train out of Candyland, entering into her a world of sophistication and complexity—all while launching her newest perfume Killer Queen, $59, macys.com, (named after Katy's favorite song, Queen's Killer Queen)—which lines up perfectly with her evolving self.

"We had to think greater, grander, bigger [when it came to the] evolution of my fragrance, especially because of who I am as an artist and the path I'm going to be taking. I wanted to create a mysterious scent that wasn't too girlie—I had a couple of ideas and this was one of them. It’s sort of like predicting the future, since you don't know where exactly you'll be style-wise [since the launch is in September], but I kind of had an idea."

Speaking of her fragrance's new look: [Inspired by a queen's scepter], "It's a gorgeous glass that has a kind of ombré [burgundy-to-yellow finish] from the bottom to the top. I wanted it to be like you had a gem in your hand. A real prestigious, royal, rich thing to it. And since it has a theme that I love, I wanted it to have a crown nuance, but instead of going the complete crown route, I wanted to design my own crest [to go] on top. I thought it was very symbolic of monarchy, royalty, and over the topness." 

As for the juice?, This scent [which was inspired by Chambord, a berry liqueur, and consists of dark plum, red velvet flower, wild berry, bergamot, jasmine, plumeria, cashmeran, patchouli, and praline], is for the strong, confident, and independent woman. She’s wearing it for herself, mostly. She is not doing it for anyone else. It’s all about strength, [which] you can see in the commercial [above, shot by Swedish director Jonas Akerlund]. Fragrance for me is the bonus. It’s not the thing that makes the woman the woman. It’s the thing that bonuses whatever she already has." 

Below, a snap of Katy and her crew during the filming of the ad, captured by photographer Tim Walker. 

Speaking of her latest parfum, Katy was more involved than your average celebrity. "When I do collaborations with people, they’re typically always very annoyed with me. I think that maybe they’re not used to having such a strong-minded [partner]. You’d think after the fourth, fifth, and sixth meeting, you would just give in [and say] 'Okay, just do that.' But I feel comfortable pushing back, because sometimes I have a vision in my head and I don’t know how to explain it except to just experiment. And somehow the experimenting process leads to the final destination. I knew that this time I wanted less gourmand and more of an [original] scent.

At first I was referencing really unique fragrances like Thierry Mugler’s Alien and Tom Ford’s Black Orchid—things that had a unisex ambiguity. [Scents] that you walk in and you’re like, “WHAT’S THAT? WHAT’S THAT?!” but you can’t pinpoint who it is because the aroma that they have on is so mysterious. I wanted to go more in the direction of a mysterious fragrance, but of course I didn’t want to alienate either. [So this one ] is a soft, dynamic kind of floriental scent that isn’t too girly. For me, it would have been an easy route to go edible, which is fun, I like wearing edible stuff too, but I wanted it to be more than just cake."

So how did the singer know she was onto something with her new scent? "I would wear it around my other girlfriends and around people who don’t know that this is my business and they really loved it." As for how Katy applies fragrance, "I pirouette into my fragrance or bow into it [laughs]."

For more Katy, download her latest single Roar off of her "Prism" album, which is set to be released this October. 

Photo Credit: Coty

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<i>Cosmo</i> Exclusive! A Behind-The-Scenes Look at Katy Perry's Killer Queen Fragrance Campaign

Deputy beauty editor Jessica Matlin jet set to Cali to be on the scene of Katy Perry's Killer Queen fragrance campaign and found out Katy's inspiration behind her latest spritz, why she's ready to leave Candyland behind, and a whole lot in between.

"I love what I do, and when I don't love what I do, I'll make a change, I can't be the candy queen forever," Katy says in her Part of Me documentary-style film. She also posted this quote on August 7 to Facebook, "Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, a new beginning is a must."

Clearly this pop star is taking the first train out of Candyland, entering into her a world of sophistication and complexity—all while launching her newest perfume Killer Queen, $59, macys.com, (named after Katy's favorite song, Queen's Killer Queen)—which lines up perfectly with her evolving self.

"We had to think greater, grander, bigger [when it came to the] evolution of my fragrance, especially because of who I am as an artist and the path I'm going to be taking. I wanted to create a mysterious scent that wasn't too girlie—I had a couple of ideas and this was one of them. It’s sort of like predicting the future, since you don't know where exactly you'll be style-wise [since the launch is in September], but I kind of had an idea."

Speaking of her fragrance's new look: [Inspired by a queen's scepter], "It's a gorgeous glass that has a kind of ombré [burgundy-to-yellow finish] from the bottom to the top. I wanted it to be like you had a gem in your hand. A real prestigious, royal, rich thing to it. And since it has a theme that I love, I wanted it to have a crown nuance, but instead of going the complete crown route, I wanted to design my own crest [to go] on top. I thought it was very symbolic of monarchy, royalty, and over the topness." 

As for the juice?, This scent [which was inspired by Chambord, a berry liqueur, and consists of dark plum, red velvet flower, wild berry, bergamot, jasmine, plumeria, cashmeran, patchouli, and praline], is for the strong, confident, and independent woman. She’s wearing it for herself, mostly. She is not doing it for anyone else. It’s all about strength, [which] you can see in the commercial [above, shot by Swedish director Jonas Akerlund]. Fragrance for me is the bonus. It’s not the thing that makes the woman the woman. It’s the thing that bonuses whatever she already has." 

Below, a snap of Katy and her crew during the filming of the ad, captured by photographer Tim Walker. 

Speaking of her latest parfum, Katy was more involved than your average celebrity. "When I do collaborations with people, they’re typically always very annoyed with me. I think that maybe they’re not used to having such a strong-minded [partner]. You’d think after the fourth, fifth, and sixth meeting, you would just give in [and say] 'Okay, just do that.' But I feel comfortable pushing back, because sometimes I have a vision in my head and I don’t know how to explain it except to just experiment. And somehow the experimenting process leads to the final destination. I knew that this time I wanted less gourmand and more of an [original] scent.

At first I was referencing really unique fragrances like Thierry Mugler’s Alien and Tom Ford’s Black Orchid—things that had a unisex ambiguity. [Scents] that you walk in and you’re like, “WHAT’S THAT? WHAT’S THAT?!” but you can’t pinpoint who it is because the aroma that they have on is so mysterious. I wanted to go more in the direction of a mysterious fragrance, but of course I didn’t want to alienate either. [So this one ] is a soft, dynamic kind of floriental scent that isn’t too girly. For me, it would have been an easy route to go edible, which is fun, I like wearing edible stuff too, but I wanted it to be more than just cake."

So how did the singer know she was onto something with her new scent? "I would wear it around my other girlfriends and around people who don’t know that this is my business and they really loved it." As for how Katy applies fragrance, "I pirouette into my fragrance or bow into it [laughs]."

For more Katy, download her latest single Roar off of her "Prism" album, which is set to be released this October. 

Photo Credit: Coty

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If You Love Fragrance, Read This!

moving cross country, finding a great partner... or lobbing off all your hair a la Karlie Kloss). But don't fret: It's not an impossible task. It just takes some thought—and great advice.

"A lot of times people don't like what they're doing in their current job, but they haven't defined what they want to be doing in their potential new job," Nicole Williams, career expert and author of Girl On Top, tells Cosmopolitan.com.

She says nabbing your dream job starts with doing some soul-searching: "I ask people to assess components of their current working life, and match them against the career they are looking to get into."

Try asking yourself these questions...

Time: How many hours do you want to work and in what kind of environment? Big company, small, telecommute, work-from-home flexibility (you know, the kind banned at Yahoo!)

Challenge Level: How important is growth potential and being challenged to you? Are you ambitious and ready to lean in, or just looking for a 9 to 5 to fill your time?

Work Environment: Define your best possible scenario in terms of work relationships. Who are you working with and for? What kind of boss would be ideal? Do you have dreams of becoming a boss?

Passion: How important is passion to you? For example, a woman we know races triathlons and feels like she doesn't need to be passionate about her job; her passion is attached to her sport.

6. Money: How much do you need to make? How much money do you want to make?

Steps To Making A Career Change

Stop Delaying

"The longer you are in the job you are thinking of leaving, the further away you are from new opportunity," says Williams. "It doesn't get any easier. Doing it earlier is emotionally, mentally and professionally better."

Be Willing To Sacrifice Something

You may have to start from the bottom (or the middle) and work your way to the top; Either way, be ready to drop a few rungs on the corporate ladder.

"Internships can be a good idea—or be willing to take a pay cut," says Williams. "If this internship, for example, introduces you to influential people and helps develop a skill-set, you'll be able to take these things to leverage them into a bigger position."

Start Saving

"Have a solid idea of the risk and savings in the bank," advises Williams. Even if it means cutting back on luxuries. "If you know the internship is going to last for six months at a minimum, that's the number you need to have in savings, and I normally advise 10 to 20 percent in savings as a risk buffer."

Network

"People love to talk about themselves," says Williams. "Find them on LinkedIn and through people you know, and consult with them."

Williams suggests asking those in similar fields questions like, "I wonder if you'd speak to me about your day-to-day life; What do you love most about the work that you do; What do you wish you would have known going into this career?"

"Those kind of questions are going to give you the information you need and will help you know the people you are going to need to know," she adds.

Now that you are armed with more than just your resume and a fresh manicure, it's time to start hitting the pavement. Happy hunting, gals.

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moving cross country, finding a great partner... or lobbing off all your hair a la Karlie Kloss). But don't fret: It's not an impossible task. It just takes some thought—and great advice.

"A lot of times people don't like what they're doing in their current job, but they haven't defined what they want to be doing in their potential new job," Nicole Williams, career expert and author of Girl On Top, tells Cosmopolitan.com.

She says nabbing your dream job starts with doing some soul-searching: "I ask people to assess components of their current working life, and match them against the career they are looking to get into."

Try asking yourself these questions...

Time: How many hours do you want to work and in what kind of environment? Big company, small, telecommute, work-from-home flexibility (you know, the kind banned at Yahoo!)

Challenge Level: How important is growth potential and being challenged to you? Are you ambitious and ready to lean in, or just looking for a 9 to 5 to fill your time?

Work Environment: Define your best possible scenario in terms of work relationships. Who are you working with and for? What kind of boss would be ideal? Do you have dreams of becoming a boss?

Passion: How important is passion to you? For example, a woman we know races triathlons and feels like she doesn't need to be passionate about her job; her passion is attached to her sport.

6. Money: How much do you need to make? How much money do you want to make?

Steps To Making A Career Change

Stop Delaying

"The longer you are in the job you are thinking of leaving, the further away you are from new opportunity," says Williams. "It doesn't get any easier. Doing it earlier is emotionally, mentally and professionally better."

Be Willing To Sacrifice Something

You may have to start from the bottom (or the middle) and work your way to the top; Either way, be ready to drop a few rungs on the corporate ladder.

"Internships can be a good idea—or be willing to take a pay cut," says Williams. "If this internship, for example, introduces you to influential people and helps develop a skill-set, you'll be able to take these things to leverage them into a bigger position."

Start Saving

"Have a solid idea of the risk and savings in the bank," advises Williams. Even if it means cutting back on luxuries. "If you know the internship is going to last for six months at a minimum, that's the number you need to have in savings, and I normally advise 10 to 20 percent in savings as a risk buffer."

Network

"People love to talk about themselves," says Williams. "Find them on LinkedIn and through people you know, and consult with them."

Williams suggests asking those in similar fields questions like, "I wonder if you'd speak to me about your day-to-day life; What do you love most about the work that you do; What do you wish you would have known going into this career?"

"Those kind of questions are going to give you the information you need and will help you know the people you are going to need to know," she adds.

Now that you are armed with more than just your resume and a fresh manicure, it's time to start hitting the pavement. Happy hunting, gals.

Want more stories from Carson? Follow her on Twitter.

Photo Credit: Getty Images">Whether you're a doctor who dreams of doing hair, or a hairdresser dreaming of climbing the corporate ladder, career expert Nicole Williams has pro tips on how to get started.

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9 Questions For a Hot Guy: Matthew Terry, the Face of Calvin Klein Dark Obsession Fragrance for Men

moving cross country, finding a great partner... or lobbing off all your hair a la Karlie Kloss). But don't fret: It's not an impossible task. It just takes some thought—and great advice.

"A lot of times people don't like what they're doing in their current job, but they haven't defined what they want to be doing in their potential new job," Nicole Williams, career expert and author of Girl On Top, tells Cosmopolitan.com.

She says nabbing your dream job starts with doing some soul-searching: "I ask people to assess components of their current working life, and match them against the career they are looking to get into."

Try asking yourself these questions...

Time: How many hours do you want to work and in what kind of environment? Big company, small, telecommute, work-from-home flexibility (you know, the kind banned at Yahoo!)

Challenge Level: How important is growth potential and being challenged to you? Are you ambitious and ready to lean in, or just looking for a 9 to 5 to fill your time?

Work Environment: Define your best possible scenario in terms of work relationships. Who are you working with and for? What kind of boss would be ideal? Do you have dreams of becoming a boss?

Passion: How important is passion to you? For example, a woman we know races triathlons and feels like she doesn't need to be passionate about her job; her passion is attached to her sport.

6. Money: How much do you need to make? How much money do you want to make?

Steps To Making A Career Change

Stop Delaying

"The longer you are in the job you are thinking of leaving, the further away you are from new opportunity," says Williams. "It doesn't get any easier. Doing it earlier is emotionally, mentally and professionally better."

Be Willing To Sacrifice Something

You may have to start from the bottom (or the middle) and work your way to the top; Either way, be ready to drop a few rungs on the corporate ladder.

"Internships can be a good idea—or be willing to take a pay cut," says Williams. "If this internship, for example, introduces you to influential people and helps develop a skill-set, you'll be able to take these things to leverage them into a bigger position."

Start Saving

"Have a solid idea of the risk and savings in the bank," advises Williams. Even if it means cutting back on luxuries. "If you know the internship is going to last for six months at a minimum, that's the number you need to have in savings, and I normally advise 10 to 20 percent in savings as a risk buffer."

Network

"People love to talk about themselves," says Williams. "Find them on LinkedIn and through people you know, and consult with them."

Williams suggests asking those in similar fields questions like, "I wonder if you'd speak to me about your day-to-day life; What do you love most about the work that you do; What do you wish you would have known going into this career?"

"Those kind of questions are going to give you the information you need and will help you know the people you are going to need to know," she adds.

Now that you are armed with more than just your resume and a fresh manicure, it's time to start hitting the pavement. Happy hunting, gals.

Want more stories from Carson? Follow her on Twitter.

Photo Credit: Getty Images">

moving cross country, finding a great partner... or lobbing off all your hair a la Karlie Kloss). But don't fret: It's not an impossible task. It just takes some thought—and great advice.

"A lot of times people don't like what they're doing in their current job, but they haven't defined what they want to be doing in their potential new job," Nicole Williams, career expert and author of Girl On Top, tells Cosmopolitan.com.

She says nabbing your dream job starts with doing some soul-searching: "I ask people to assess components of their current working life, and match them against the career they are looking to get into."

Try asking yourself these questions...

Time: How many hours do you want to work and in what kind of environment? Big company, small, telecommute, work-from-home flexibility (you know, the kind banned at Yahoo!)

Challenge Level: How important is growth potential and being challenged to you? Are you ambitious and ready to lean in, or just looking for a 9 to 5 to fill your time?

Work Environment: Define your best possible scenario in terms of work relationships. Who are you working with and for? What kind of boss would be ideal? Do you have dreams of becoming a boss?

Passion: How important is passion to you? For example, a woman we know races triathlons and feels like she doesn't need to be passionate about her job; her passion is attached to her sport.

6. Money: How much do you need to make? How much money do you want to make?

Steps To Making A Career Change

Stop Delaying

"The longer you are in the job you are thinking of leaving, the further away you are from new opportunity," says Williams. "It doesn't get any easier. Doing it earlier is emotionally, mentally and professionally better."

Be Willing To Sacrifice Something

You may have to start from the bottom (or the middle) and work your way to the top; Either way, be ready to drop a few rungs on the corporate ladder.

"Internships can be a good idea—or be willing to take a pay cut," says Williams. "If this internship, for example, introduces you to influential people and helps develop a skill-set, you'll be able to take these things to leverage them into a bigger position."

Start Saving

"Have a solid idea of the risk and savings in the bank," advises Williams. Even if it means cutting back on luxuries. "If you know the internship is going to last for six months at a minimum, that's the number you need to have in savings, and I normally advise 10 to 20 percent in savings as a risk buffer."

Network

"People love to talk about themselves," says Williams. "Find them on LinkedIn and through people you know, and consult with them."

Williams suggests asking those in similar fields questions like, "I wonder if you'd speak to me about your day-to-day life; What do you love most about the work that you do; What do you wish you would have known going into this career?"

"Those kind of questions are going to give you the information you need and will help you know the people you are going to need to know," she adds.

Now that you are armed with more than just your resume and a fresh manicure, it's time to start hitting the pavement. Happy hunting, gals.

Want more stories from Carson? Follow her on Twitter.

Photo Credit: Getty Images">Whether you're a doctor who dreams of doing hair, or a hairdresser dreaming of climbing the corporate ladder, career expert Nicole Williams has pro tips on how to get started.

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Are You Eau-fending Your Co-Workers With Your Fragrance?

moving cross country, finding a great partner... or lobbing off all your hair a la Karlie Kloss). But don't fret: It's not an impossible task. It just takes some thought—and great advice.

"A lot of times people don't like what they're doing in their current job, but they haven't defined what they want to be doing in their potential new job," Nicole Williams, career expert and author of Girl On Top, tells Cosmopolitan.com.

She says nabbing your dream job starts with doing some soul-searching: "I ask people to assess components of their current working life, and match them against the career they are looking to get into."

Try asking yourself these questions...

Time: How many hours do you want to work and in what kind of environment? Big company, small, telecommute, work-from-home flexibility (you know, the kind banned at Yahoo!)

Challenge Level: How important is growth potential and being challenged to you? Are you ambitious and ready to lean in, or just looking for a 9 to 5 to fill your time?

Work Environment: Define your best possible scenario in terms of work relationships. Who are you working with and for? What kind of boss would be ideal? Do you have dreams of becoming a boss?

Passion: How important is passion to you? For example, a woman we know races triathlons and feels like she doesn't need to be passionate about her job; her passion is attached to her sport.

6. Money: How much do you need to make? How much money do you want to make?

Steps To Making A Career Change

Stop Delaying

"The longer you are in the job you are thinking of leaving, the further away you are from new opportunity," says Williams. "It doesn't get any easier. Doing it earlier is emotionally, mentally and professionally better."

Be Willing To Sacrifice Something

You may have to start from the bottom (or the middle) and work your way to the top; Either way, be ready to drop a few rungs on the corporate ladder.

"Internships can be a good idea—or be willing to take a pay cut," says Williams. "If this internship, for example, introduces you to influential people and helps develop a skill-set, you'll be able to take these things to leverage them into a bigger position."

Start Saving

"Have a solid idea of the risk and savings in the bank," advises Williams. Even if it means cutting back on luxuries. "If you know the internship is going to last for six months at a minimum, that's the number you need to have in savings, and I normally advise 10 to 20 percent in savings as a risk buffer."

Network

"People love to talk about themselves," says Williams. "Find them on LinkedIn and through people you know, and consult with them."

Williams suggests asking those in similar fields questions like, "I wonder if you'd speak to me about your day-to-day life; What do you love most about the work that you do; What do you wish you would have known going into this career?"

"Those kind of questions are going to give you the information you need and will help you know the people you are going to need to know," she adds.

Now that you are armed with more than just your resume and a fresh manicure, it's time to start hitting the pavement. Happy hunting, gals.

Want more stories from Carson? Follow her on Twitter.

Photo Credit: Getty Images">

moving cross country, finding a great partner... or lobbing off all your hair a la Karlie Kloss). But don't fret: It's not an impossible task. It just takes some thought—and great advice.

"A lot of times people don't like what they're doing in their current job, but they haven't defined what they want to be doing in their potential new job," Nicole Williams, career expert and author of Girl On Top, tells Cosmopolitan.com.

She says nabbing your dream job starts with doing some soul-searching: "I ask people to assess components of their current working life, and match them against the career they are looking to get into."

Try asking yourself these questions...

Time: How many hours do you want to work and in what kind of environment? Big company, small, telecommute, work-from-home flexibility (you know, the kind banned at Yahoo!)

Challenge Level: How important is growth potential and being challenged to you? Are you ambitious and ready to lean in, or just looking for a 9 to 5 to fill your time?

Work Environment: Define your best possible scenario in terms of work relationships. Who are you working with and for? What kind of boss would be ideal? Do you have dreams of becoming a boss?

Passion: How important is passion to you? For example, a woman we know races triathlons and feels like she doesn't need to be passionate about her job; her passion is attached to her sport.

6. Money: How much do you need to make? How much money do you want to make?

Steps To Making A Career Change

Stop Delaying

"The longer you are in the job you are thinking of leaving, the further away you are from new opportunity," says Williams. "It doesn't get any easier. Doing it earlier is emotionally, mentally and professionally better."

Be Willing To Sacrifice Something

You may have to start from the bottom (or the middle) and work your way to the top; Either way, be ready to drop a few rungs on the corporate ladder.

"Internships can be a good idea—or be willing to take a pay cut," says Williams. "If this internship, for example, introduces you to influential people and helps develop a skill-set, you'll be able to take these things to leverage them into a bigger position."

Start Saving

"Have a solid idea of the risk and savings in the bank," advises Williams. Even if it means cutting back on luxuries. "If you know the internship is going to last for six months at a minimum, that's the number you need to have in savings, and I normally advise 10 to 20 percent in savings as a risk buffer."

Network

"People love to talk about themselves," says Williams. "Find them on LinkedIn and through people you know, and consult with them."

Williams suggests asking those in similar fields questions like, "I wonder if you'd speak to me about your day-to-day life; What do you love most about the work that you do; What do you wish you would have known going into this career?"

"Those kind of questions are going to give you the information you need and will help you know the people you are going to need to know," she adds.

Now that you are armed with more than just your resume and a fresh manicure, it's time to start hitting the pavement. Happy hunting, gals.

Want more stories from Carson? Follow her on Twitter.

Photo Credit: Getty Images">Whether you're a doctor who dreams of doing hair, or a hairdresser dreaming of climbing the corporate ladder, career expert Nicole Williams has pro tips on how to get started.

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Are You Eau-fending Your Co-Workers With Your Fragrance?

It's satisfying to find—and wear—your signature scent, but it doesn't necessarily have to enter the room before you do.

To avoid OD'ing on your Eau de Toilette, we asked Stephen Nilsen, senior perfumer at Givaudan, for the best practices when it comes to spritzing on your perfume.

"These days [fragrances] are very different from the ones back in the '80s that could stop traffic! [When worn properly,] there is almost no worry that you'll offend your co-worker because we make sure they have just the right amount of diffusion to get only compliments without the complaints," says Nilsen. "And to make sure they are the right strength, we wear them and test them out on lots of different people."

However, if you go crazy trying to cover every inch of your skin from your neck down, you're going to have a heavy scent following you, rather than a hint. Translation: Your co-workers are going to want to kill you. "Typically [you can get away with] about five sprays anywhere that you like on your body," adds Nilsen. But any more than that and you're entering the eau no zone. 

That said, since it's subtly-scented skin we're after, we suggest finding one or two spots on your body and choosing to spray your fragrance there twice. Areas like your pulse points (i.e., your wrist, your neck, etc.) are the best places to spritz, since the warmth of these spots will heat up and recharge your fragrance, emiting its scent. Just remember this when it comes to fragrance: Less is more, and you'll be just fine.

If it's your man, not your co-workers, that you're worried about sniffing you out, try using a pure essential oil blend, which lasts longer than regular perfumes, like Lavanila The Healthy Roller-Ball in Pure Vanilla, $19, lavanila.com, on your neck. That way, when he's thisclose, he'll get a whiff of the vanilla scent—a smell that turns him on—and he'll be putty in your perfectly manicured hands.

How many spritzes do you typically spray of your perfume?

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Carly Cardellino: I'm the beauty and fashion editor here at Cosmopolitan.com. I'll try just about anything once (I have the crop cut—my hair used to be super-long—and body wave to prove it) and then report back. I'm obsessed with hair products, like volumizers and salt sprays, as well as mascara, nail polish, a good foundation (right now I'm using Tom Ford Beauty Traceless Foundation SPF 15), and blush (it literally changes the way you look in seconds)—hopefully you can see why I'm in this business. I also love picking out head-to-toe outfits for friends whether they're going on a date with their guy or a black-tie wedding—so feel free to click on that "contact" link below and send me a question.

Leah Wyar: Ladies, I’m the DIY beauty guru. My specialties? Spray-tanning and mastering the at-home manicure. I’ve tried dozens of spray-tanning formulas and have mastered the art of the self-tan (don’t worry, I’ll share!). Plus, I paint on the hottest nail trends every week (currently I’m obsessed with the glitter and dark polish trend). Follow me as I branch out and perfect my DIY skills (up next: waxing!).

Marta Topran: I’m obsessed with making my skin as glowy as possible. That means trying out every anti-aging potion out there and never leaving the house without some sort of shimmery highlighter on my cheekbones. I’m also the resident brow and lash addict. Right now, I’m rocking super long lash extensions that I can’t believe I ever lived without.

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