The night of my very first book signing, back in the fall, a friend and I celebrated afterward at my favorite spot.  One thing led to another (and another, and another), and we ended up—chastely, I promise you—back in Josh Hartnett’s hotel room with the actor and several of his friends.  He was utterly gentlemanly, charming, intelligent and well-spoken….it was quite a fun night!  I’ve loved the Hot-nett ever since, and am happy he’s the face of Emporio Armani’s new fragrance Diamonds for Men, which launches next month.  The ad, below:

Toasting himself at a luncheon in his honor Friday at the Gramercy Park Hotel in New York

Photo from People.com

Yesterday at the gym, I saw Lance Bass.  Dude is tiny.  It’s been a decade since N’Sync was the hottest boy band in the world, and while Lance, Joey et al. are doing okay for themselves, Justin Timberlake has, of course, blown them all out of the water.  (Seriously, just stop and think about JT’s career trajectory for a second.  It’s mindblowing.)  Justin’s the face of Givenchy’s new fragrance Play, and his new ads have just been released.  He’s hot, sure…but the first image is way over-airbrushed.  Looks like an art director was a bit too excited.

Any guesses as to what this juice will smell like?  Money, sweat, and sex?

The Divine Miss M. is releasing her second fragrance with Elizabeth Arden this September, which will be just as girlie as you’d expect a Mariah Carey juice to be.  It’s called Luscious Pink and, according to People’s Off the Rack, includes Tahitian tiare flower, lily of the valley, pink peony and white musk.  Mariah describes the new perfume as “an ethereal…scent that reflects the delicately sensual, feminine and optimistic side of me that is so present today in my music, my fragrance and my life.”  It’s tempting to dismiss the concoction as something likely cloyingly sweet and…er…tacky.  But!  I believe we’d be wrong to underestimate Iron Mimi—M. by Mariah Carey was a smashing success, and Luscious Pink’s notes sound very feminine, sensual and, yes, luscious, indeed.  I’ve been bowled over by “Wait, I expected you to be crappy!” celebrity fragrances before (sigh…the softly sexy JLo Glow and surprisingly delicious Fantasy Britney Spears come to mind) and wouldn’t count Mariah out again…

Photo from Off the Rack