The scent that rocks

Scents do more than just make you smell good enough that the hot dish you’re eyeing will revert his attention from his lifeless beer to further satisfy his nose’s meanderings. Scents can do more than save you the embarrassment of explaining how you skipped your deodorant ritual that morning.

Scents are extensions of an individual’s personality. A particular scent can represent an attitude; a particular scent can encompass a lifestyle. One new nose noose that identifies the vibe of the strong sexy woman is Christian Dior’s Chris 1947.

With a name derived from Christian Dior’s first name (Chris), and the year the first Dior Couture collection was launched (1947), Chris 1947 was designed especially for women with a "rock ‘n roll" attitude. Its notes are infused with combinations of fresh, exotic floral notes and spicy fruits that include paradise seed, cranberry, reed, freesia, cactus flower, water violet, sweet pea, driftwood, musk, amyris wood.

This sensational scent is for the woman who can raise a middle finger and still look classy, who can transform a look right off the streets into something feature-worthy in Vogue’s paparazzi pages. Chris 1947 is designed for the woman who’s got "it", the woman who carries optimism as easily as she does a saddle bag, the woman who seduces with effortless style and confidence. Chris 1947 is for the woman who rocks.

In the music scene, there are many women who exemplify the spirit of this sexy scent. These are women who are free-spirited and feminine, sexy and stylish, strong and successful. They embody the "rock and roll" attitude not because they acquiesced to a formula, but because they followed their own lead, eventually liberating the entire "rock and roll" scene.

•Aretha Franklin – The Queen of Soul demanded R-E-S-P-E-C-T and got it with 16 Grammy Awards, a Lifetime Achievement Award, and a career carved in posterity.

•Tina Turner – Hyperkinetic lips and crotch-high minis that showed off a pair of legs any college cheerleader would die for had a lot to do with it. Love was something the fans threw in each time they patronized her albums, propelling her into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

•Cher – She rocked with Sonny Bono in the Seventies; she rolled in the movie Moonstruck (where she won an Academy Award) in the Eighties; and she gave cosmetic surgery a premium push in the 21st century. She’s got it babe. Loads of it.

•Cyndi Lauper – Her 1984 hit Girls Just Wanna Have Fun became the resounding theme for every girl’s night out. With her colorful hairdo and mismatched outfits, she opened up the American audience to a punk that is rebellious and at the same time amusing.

•Madonna – Conical boobs, chameleon looks, a gap-toothed grin, controversial music videos, an even more controversial sex book, testosterone shots, Dennis Rodman, Sean Penn, frenching Britney, making like Evita Peron, daily yoga exercise, motherhood. Madonna has gone through everything – and everyone – without letting go of her undisputed diva status. Madonna is the full embodiment of wavering style that works.

•Bjork – Probably Iceland’s most creative import, Bjork is known for her lilting voice, little girl face, and bizarre fashion statements (remember the swan dress created for her by Martin Margiela). A diffident media success, she manifested another streak of creativity by winning a Best Actress trophy in the Cannes Film Festival for the film Dancer in the Dark.

•Courtney Love – The title Mrs. Kurt Cobain died out with her husband. As soon as her mourning period was up, Courtney Love stepped out of her hole and rose to superstardom with a nominated role as a drugged-up wife in The People vs. Larry Flynt. She is a style icon on her own with red carpet looks translating from glamorous Versace to a provocative grunge wear.

•Tori Amos – Often compared to Kate Bush and Joni Mitchell, Tori is one woman who has managed to turn a tragedy into a something positive when she wrote and made a hit out of Me and a Gun, a song that told of her rape experience with a fan. Her red curls and pale skin give off an angelic look that belies her strong vocals.

•Beyoncé Knowles – Her name alone is a portent to her success. Beyoncé’s first solo album "Dangerously in Love" won a record-tying five Grammy awards, everybody wants to be in her videos, and her wardrobe is to die for. Plus, she’s barely twenty-two.

Chris 1947 is available at Rustan’s Department Stores.