Halle Berry still holds the honour of being the only African American woman to win a Best Actress Oscar, for Monster’s Ball in 2001. She hasn’t quite reached the dizzying acting heights of this performance since, but has become a hugely recognisable Hollywood figure thanks to roles in the X-Men films and the Bond film Die Another Day. She has also been the face of Revlon Cosmetics for much of the past decade.

Berry has recently ventured into the fragrance market, releasing her first signature perfume, Halle, in 2009. Halle is a woody oriental fragrance, combining top notes of bergamot, fig, and pear blossom; a heart of freesia, mimosa, and hibiscus flower; and a sensual base of sandalwood, olibanum, musk, and amber. Her latest scent is Reveal, brand new to Fragrance Mad, and available in 30 and 50 ml bottles. Halle apparently insisted on the inclusion of iris blossom in the scent to give it an airy and velvety soft quality. Other notes include mimosa, peach, honeydew melon, neroli, vetiver, red berries, and skin musk.

You may have thought that you’d never forgive Halle for the abomination that was Catwoman, but smell one of her fantastic perfumes and you might even let her off if she one day unleashes a sequel!