The New York-born Vera Wang has led a varied existence: training in her youth as an ice skater, she competed at the 1968 US Figure Skating Championships, but after failing to make the Olympics team entered the fashion world. She became senior fashion editor at Vogue magazine, but left after sixteen years in 1985, after being turned down in her bid to become Editor-in-chief, a role that went to Anna Wintour, a fashionista later characterised in the scathing book and Hollywood film, The Devil Wears Prada. Emancipated from Vogue, Wang concentrated on making wedding dresses for the stars, including Mariah Carey, Sharon Stone, Jennifer Lopez, and Sarah Michelle Gellar, as well as designing costumes for figure skaters.

Inevitably, Wang soon turned her attention to the fragrance industry, launching her first women’s perfume in 2002, and then following it up with scents such as Bouquet and Truly Pink. Her hugely successful Princess came into being in 2006, before being followed up with variations such as Glam and Flower Princess, both available at Fragrance Mad at scandalously divine prices. Between them, the different Princesses contain such dreamy notes as wild pear, guava, waterlily, amber, and orange blossom. Discover your favourite, and get yourself smelling like Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, or someone like that, by picking up a bottle of one of these enchanting, youthful perfumes at your local Fragrance Mad online store.