Lacoste looks back at its tennis roots in its latest men’s scent, the Lacoste Challenge. The unique bottle features a tennis racquet design, referring to Rene Lacoste‘s long-ago innovation of adhering plaster to his sticks to improve their grips. Actor and tennis fan Hayden Christensen will represent the scent in TV and print ads. The […]
nadal’s ad for lanvin
Proving to the world that the he can rock a dress shirt (the blazer is still a work in progress…), Rafa Nadal posed for the Lanvin cologne he’s hawking, L’homme Sport. The scent’ll have hints of lemon, bergamot, sage, and lavender. It’ll be available in April starting at €65 for a 100ml bottle. (via glamourparis.com)
short balls: endorsement edition
Don’t forget to print out your bingo cards for tonight! She’s a piece of work, isn’t she? Now, for some endorsement short balls… Consider us tickled: In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month (October), Canon spokesperson Maria Sharapova announced that the company would donate $150,000 to the American Cancer Society. They’re also releasing a special […]
things you didn’t know about Rafa
In his last Q&A for the Times, we find out that Rafa Nadal wears a fragrance by Lanvin (which one, I wonder?) and he is fascinated by fish and aquariums. His hometown of Mallorca has a decent one. Speaking of scents, here are my favorites: Gucci Nobile (1988). Discontinued. It’s now at $150 an ounce […]
bid on nole’s stank! + other player’s smells
I smell another enterprising fan: eBay is teeming with scentilicious auctions this week, including a sweat-soaked shirt worn by Nole during his win over Tsonga in the Aussie Open finals. The shirt is going for a starting bid of A$4,990. Clearly, the ridiculously price is leaving a bad smell — as of this posting, none […]