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Beauty Products Our Editors Loved This Week: Taylor Swift’s New Perfume and more!

As collegiettes our days are very busy — we barely have time to use all the beauty products we have, never mind keep track of all the new ones hitting shelves.  
 
Luckily, the beauty bloggers at Her Campus are here to try out some fun products and let you know which ones actually have our seal of approval! We’ll answer all your questions: What makes one lip gloss better than another? Which new nail polish is worth the splurge? What does that perfume actually smell like?
 
This week we’re testing perfumes: Taylor by Taylor Swift, Couture La La by Juicy Couture and Pink Friday NICKI MINAJ Special Edition by Nicki Minaj so that you can find the one that is the best fit for you!
 
If you’ve tried any of these products, we’d love to get your opinion too! Comment below and let us know what you think!
 
 

PERFUME: Taylor by Taylor Swift

Price: $20-$59.50

Where to buy it: All major department stores such as Nordstrom, Macy’s, Saks, and Bloomingdale’s as well as national beauty chains such as Sephora and Ulta.

Taylor Swift’s third scent, named Taylor after the super star herself, seems all grownup. The scent is more sophisticated than expected and in consequence convincing that she is no longer 17, and really is 22. The fragrance is rich and romantic, not sweet and girly. It truly embodies Taylor herself- no longer a clueless teenager, instead a sexy 20-something year old that prefers a night on the town to a night spent in crushing on her dreamy next-door neighbor. 

PERFUME: Couture La La by Juicy Couture

Price: $19-$90

Where to buy it: All major department stores such as Nordstrom, Macy’s, Saks, and Bloomingdale’s as well as national beauty chains such as Sephora and Ulta.

The first thing you will notice about Juicy Couture’s Couture La La scent is the glam bottle that it is housed in. It’s bedazzled design and gem stone-shaped top make it something that you want to show off and put on your desk or dresser. The scent itself was nothing too overpowering or too sweet, and in short- not that bold, yet pleasing.  It was a pleasant scent that could be transition seamlessly between work and play. 

PERFUME: Pink Friday NICKI MINAJ Special Edition by Nicki Minaj

Price: $49.00-$59.00

Where to buy it: All major department stores such as Nordstrom, Macy’s, Saks, and Bloomingdale’s as well as national beauty chains such as Sephora and Ulta.

The first thing that caught my eye when I saw Nicki Minaj’s, new fragrance, Pink Friday, was the unique bottle. It is an actual bust of the pop star herself- pink hair, personalized chain, and all. The fragrance is super sweet and summery, with undertones of vanilla and brown sugar. It doesn’t have the over powering chemical smell that will make you feel faint after wafting too much in, and is more similar to a body spray scent that is pleasant and can be work anywhere.

 

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Simmone Seymour is a current student at Tufts University studying Political Science, Economics, and Communications. She is interested in films, fashion, art, design, marketing, advertising, PR, blogging, new trends and the DIY movement. She is now the Campus Correspondent for the Tufts University Chapter of Her Campus and blogs for the Beauty School Blog. She aspires to get involved in marketing and has worked at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Hungry Fish Media, Jack Morton Worldwide, Argopoint LLP, the Tufts Daily, the HC headquarters as a Marketing & Sales Associate, and at Leo Burnett Worldwide.In her spare time (which is far and in between) she freelance writes for publications, maintains a blog, learns about graphic design and coding, and explores which ever city she may be in. Her idols are Chelsea handler, Sheryl Sandberg, and Marissa Meyer.Got something fashion or beauty-related you think is amazing? Contact Simmone at SimmoneSeymour@hercampus.com to discuss article inquiries.
Alex Horvitz is a junior at Tufts University in Boston, MA. She is double-majoring in Economics and Psychology and minoring in Communications and Media Studies. With a passion for beauty blogging, Alex is a contributing beauty blogger for Her Campus. Alex is a Co-President of Her Campus Tufts and she also worked as a Sales & Marketing Associate for Her Campus during the Summer of 2012. Email AlexHorvitz@hercampus.com with questions or connect with her on Twitter @Alex_Horvitz or LinkedIn!
Alana Peden handles public relations for the one-of-a-kind Austin startup SpareFoot.  Her interests span from how to wield a mascara wand to the intricacies of the 3-4 defense, as does her writing repertoire. She has interned in the beauty departments at Lucky and Good Housekeeping, covered college athletics for Horns Illustrated, and contributed gleefully to Texas Music. Always game for a laugh at her own expense, Alana aspires to one day give the universe back a scintilla of what it gives to her. When she's not reading or writing,  she's planning elaborate outfits for hypothetical situations unlikely to materialize. Please reach Alana here. 
Cara Sprunk has been the Managing Editor of Her Campus since fall 2009. She is a 2010 graduate of Cornell University where she majored in American Studies with a concentration in cultural studies. At Cornell Cara served as the Assistant Editor of Red Letter Daze, the weekend supplement to the Cornell Daily Sun where she also wrote for the news and arts section and blogged about pop culture. In her free time Cara enjoys reading, shopping, going to the movies, exploring and writing.