Marc Jacobs is one of the world’s most prominent fashion designers, and today runs both his own fashion house, as well as holding the position of Creative Director of Louis Vuitton. Jacobs was born in New York in 1963 and, after attending the New York High School of Art and Design, quickly became a force in the fashion industry, picking up numerous awards and developing his own brand, eventually securing the prized position at Louis Vuitton in 1997.

Jacobs’ fragrances are renowned as some of the most exquisite on the market. First came Daisy, a sweet scent strongly evocative of the wonder of Spring. It contains top notes of wild strawberry, violet leaves, and ruby red grapefruit; heart notes of violet, jasmine, and gardenia; and a base of vanilla and musk. His latest, Lola, is marketed as a more vampish, sensual companion to Daisy, and contains top notes of pink peppercorn, pear, and ruby red grapefruit; heart notes of rose, fuschia, and geranium; and base notes of vanilla, warm tonka bean, and creamy musk. My girlfriend wears it, and it’s damn sexy, for your information.

It’s been a lean Twenty20 campaign for Worcestershire thus far, but Sri Lankan legend Sanith Jayasuriya powered them to a comprehensive victory on Friday in front of the difficult-to-please Fragrance Mad banner. Jayasuriya slammed 87 off just 45 balls to make a mockery of Northamptonshire’s apparently challenging total of 140 for 5. The Fragrance Mad logo was hilariously said to be ‘in the pink’ after witnessing the performance.

In other news, as Walkers have invented a crisps World Cup to coincide with the football this Summer, we were wondering about the kind of fragrances leading perfumers could come up with to reflect some of the different countries taking part in the competition. Germany’s presumably would be a sickly-sweet Gluhwein concotion with a leathery base note, the USA would perhaps go for the classic masculine barbecue ribs scent, and England? Top notes of hope and expectation, a heart of bloody-minded determination that things must surely improve, and a lingering four-year base of crushing disappointment. Enjoy the game! Let us know on our Facebook page what you think would make a killer World Cup fragrance.

Just in at Fragrance Mad: the brand new super-stylish Just Been Funked hair straighteners from Fake Bake. These bad boys are high on quality but low on size: they’re small enough to take with you wherever you may go, and can fit easily into a handbag or overnight bag.

Never wake up screaming in sheer terror on the train again after nightmares of yourself starring in Annie, get that hair straight as a die in seconds with either the pink or gold straighteners from Fake Bake. Marvellous.



Bio Oil, one of Fragrance Mad’s all-time favourite products, is now back in stock on our site, at the handsome price of £10.49 including delivery, cheaper than anywhere on the internet.

Bio Oil is a revolutionary product from Union-Swiss which contains the breakthrough ingredient purcellin oil, and is a specialist skincare oil formulated to help improve the appearance of scars, stretch marks, and uneven skin tone. It is also highly effective in combating against the effects of dehydration and ageing on skin. Have a look at our customer reviews on Bio Oil to see how impressed our customers have been, and for more hints and tips on its benefits.

Renourish your skin with a bottle of Bio Oil, and bare some flesh in the Summer sun (don’t forget your sun cream)!

Circus is the latest perfume from the best-selling Britney Spears Fantasy range, supposedly inspired by her recent album of the same name. Let us know on our spanking new Facebook page (please like us, please) if there are any classic albums or songs that you’d like to be magically turned into a fragrance; perhaps there’s something pungent lurking in Madonna’s leotard from the Hung Up video just waiting to be wrung into bottles.

Lucky really, that Circus is not inspired by the smell of elephants and clowns, but instead a captivating and mischievous blend of juicy raspberry, apricot blossom, blue peony, lotus, orchid, vanilla, musk, and violet candy. It smells sensational and, even better, we’ve got it in stock now at whip-cracking prices of £17.99 for 30ml, and a staggering £26.99 for the 100ml bottle. Get it while it’s hot, or, preferably, room temperature.

We have a wide range of Nivea Sun Creams in-store, covering any kind of skin imaginable. Keep yourself protected, and make sure your skin goes a glorious brown and not a stinging red, with the range covering SPFs 6 to 50 and everything in between. Stay safe and look great in the Summer sun, and keep some money in your pocket, because the entire range is on 3 for 2 at Fragrance Mad. This is getting boring now…

Max Factor Masterpiece Mascara joins our range of Summer 3 for 2 Pick n’ Mix offers from today. Choose any three items from our range of colours, including black, auburn, brown, and even blue, and our super-computers will automatically knock off the cost of one of them.

Knock people out with your Max Factor-ified lashes today (and don’t forget UK delivery is as FREE as a bird)!

W7 offer nail polishes for every colour of the rainbow, and every infinitesimal shade in between. Whatever’s in your wardrobe, you’ll always be able to track down a varnish that perfectly compliments it. Now at Fragrance Mad, we have a 3 for 2 offer across the entire range of W7 polishes (nearly fifty on our site) so, no matter what new outfit you might buy, you can always have the exact matching polish to hand. Treat yourself to that summer dress you want, and match your nails with a free nail polish courtesy of Fragrance Mad.

One of the world’s most recognisable celebrities of the post-war era, Elizabeth Taylor has now retired from acting and amassing marriages (she has had eight husbands, counting Richard Burton twice), but remains at the forefront of the fragrance world.

Elizabeth has launched several perfumes, available now at Fragrance Mad, but her most successful of all is White Diamonds. Launched in 1991, the White Diamonds fragrance has since consistently been among the bestselling perfumes worldwide, and is the all-time most successful celebrity fragrance, although the blockbusting Britney Spears Fantasy may have something to say about that at some point in the future.

White Diamonds is a classic scent: rich, warm, and sensual, with complimentary notes of amazon lily, tuberose, amber, patchouli, and sandalwood, among others. It’s available at Fragrance Mad for the kind of prices that hark back to its 1991 launch. A 100ml bottle of Eau de Toilette is available from us for an eye-poppingly bargainous £19.99, and don’t forget, postage from Fragrance Mad is absolutely free: the price you see is the price you pay!

A Mad deal for summer: Fragrance Mad is now offering 3 for 2 across the entire range of Piz Buin products! Our prices on Piz Buin were fantastic before, but now they’re out of this world. The offer covers everything across our Piz Buin range, including sun lotions, after-sun intensifiers, and even the sun lotion Wristband mulitpacks. You can now get twelve armbands for just £13.98 delivered: enough for you, your children, and your children’s children (dependant on family size. Fragrance Mad cannot be held responsible for you not being a grandparent).

Piz Buin are famous throughout the world for employing the latest and greatest technology in their quest to improve your skin. The company was begun by Franz Greiter, a Swiss chemist, who suffered exposure to the Sun while climbing the Piz Buin Mountain in 1946, and set about creating the range’s first Sun Protection product for people who wanted to protect their skin while enjoying an active lifestyle. Today, Piz Buin is renowned for the combination of evocative fragrances, sensual textures and great aesthetics that make up the brand.

Protect your skin from that raging and ever-present British sun in style this summer, and at prices that save you plenty of money for ice cream!