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Cosmopolitan
12-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Cosmopolitan
Travis Kelce Shared His Favorite Colognes 2025
Travis Kelce looks like someone who'd smell good, right? There's a suave, cool factor about him that exudes a vibe that he rocks a sexy cologne, ya know. Maybe it's that he's really into his style and always looks pretty good (mustache included). Or it's his loud personality, on and off the field. Honestly, I can't imagine anyone spending that much time with Taylor Swift could smell anything less than fantastic. But I don't actually have to guess anymore, since Travis broke down his go-to perfumes and a love story (pun intended) for cologne in a video with GQ. "Gotta have the cologne," Travis says, outlining his essentials. He loves spritzing and trying new scents in "smell good stores," as he calls 'em. "It's all trial and error; it's whatever you feel like," he adds. "Who doesn't love smelling good?" Travis continues. And I couldn't agree more. But even if you can't afford Trav's $$$$ picks (four dollar signs is intentional here—his favorite cologne, Ex Nihilo Blue Talisman, clocks in at $245 for a 1.7 oz bottle), you can glean quite a bit of fragrance wisdom from the three-time Super Bowl winner. He's full of surprises! "You gotta have more than just one, ladies and gentleman," says Travis. He's got three favorite colognes and believes you've gotta have variety. And I couldn't agree more, as a fragrance-obsessed beauty editor. Having a collection of different scents that work with your distinct moods, occasions, and seasons helps you feel more put-together, just by spritzing on a perfume. "Obviously, there are certain smells that just match the fit perfectly, whether it's a dinner night or you're going out with your friends or just going to work," he explains. Key notes: Pear, bergamot, ginger, orange blossom, musk, cedar Key notes: Lychee, bergamot, ginger, peony, rose, cacao, patchouli Key notes: Bergamot, galbanum, ginger, solar notes, sandalwood, cedarwood And Travis is a fan of perfume layering too. "Sometimes you can mix and match if they smell good together," he says. It makes sense: His three faves all share a few notes in common (Travis loves ginger, bergamot, and woods, evidently), so they flow easily with each other if you layer one with the other. Fragrance is for everyone, and the idea of "perfumes for women" and "colognes for men" is seriously outdated. Even Travis agrees! One of his go-to Louis Vuitton scents, Attrape-Rêves (which he wholesomely couldn't pronounce because he "failed French freshman year"), is actually marketed as a "woman's scent." But I totally see why Travis loves it. It's a floral perfume that's grounded by earthy patchouli and warm cacao, but opens with bright lychee, bergamot, and ginger. I get it: He likes unique takes on woody, warm scents (especially if they've got ginger in there). With that in mind, I bet he'd love Taylor Swift Wonderstruck... IDK if Travis just loves his Louis Vuitton heritage print or if he's actually a serious fraghead. But there's more than just a cute reason behind his Louis cases. Actually, these are fantastic for protecting your perfumes. Listen, the juice in your bottles is fragile, and too much heat or sun exposure can change the scent. Not something you want when you're spending a whole lotta money. If you keep your perfumes on a tray on your vanity, consider a case. Louis Vuitton's are stunning for their specific scents if you also have the budget of a champion. Personally, I like to keep my precious scents in a leather vanity case, and I've moved many of my others away from the window. Beth Gillette is the beauty editor at Cosmopolitan, where she covers skincare, makeup, hair, nails, and more across digital and print. She can generally be found in bright eyeshadow furiously typing her latest feature or hemming and hawing about a new product you "have to try." Prior to Cosmopolitan, she wrote and edited beauty content as an Editor at The Everygirl for four years. Follow her on Instagram for makeup selfies and a new hair 'do every few months.
Daily Mirror
11-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Woman visits TK Maxx for shopping trip and is blown away by what she found
A woman couldn't believe her eyes while she was shopping in a TK Maxx and suddenly came across a discontinued item that retails for £300 - and people are now rushing to see if they can find it Shoppers are rushing to TK Maxx after one woman spotted a discontinued but well-loved perfume hiding in plain sight on a shelf. TK Maxx is known for selling bargain items at a discounted rate. Known as TJ Maxx in the US, the chain opened its first store in the UK in 1994, but with the name TK Maxx. The name change was done to avoid confusion with the unrelated British retail chain T.J. Hughes. Since then, it's continued to be a popular store among brits wanting to bargain hunt, as over 450 TK Maxx and Homesense stores have opened across the UK. The store is just as popular in the US. One of its many fans is Crys, who often takes to her TikTok account to share the fun and unique things she finds in the store. However, as she was doing her rounds one day, she quickly stopped in her tracks and started filming as she couldn't believe the items she found. Taking to TikTok, she shared how happy she was to find the discontinued Taylor Swift perfume, Wonderstruck, available on the shelf. "Just browsing the perfume section at TJ Maxx when I come across..." she wrote on the video as the camera moved to show the different perfumes available. She then stopped on the purple patterned box that contained the perfume, which was initially released in October 2011. However, it was later discontinued for an unknown reason. It's currently being resold on eBay for over £25-£350, with fans still being nostalgic of the smell. "Immediately added to the cart," Crys wrote on the video as she was seen placing it in her shopping cart. She went on to write in the caption of the video: "When you find THE Taylor Swift perfume at @TJMaxx! never smelled it before so I can't wait to try." The perfume in question is described online to smell sweet and fruity, with raspberry, blackberry, tea, apple blossom and freesia being the top notes, mixed in with middle notes of vanilla, honeysuckle, and hibiscus, as well as base notes of peach, sandalwood, amber, and musk. In a follow-up video posted on the same day, she went on to reveal the TJ Maxx sticker, which showed she bought it for £5.99 ($7.99). The video soon racked up over 213,500 views, with many people taking to the comments to share their thoughts. "That's £2,000 in your hand right now," one person commented. Meanwhile, a second person said: "I miss this smell!!!" "Wait not even kidding this exact thing happened to me like 5 years ago and I got it," a third person shared. "Omg I loved that perfume," another person said. However, another questioned: "Okay so either they're selling incredibly expired products which is illegal OR wonderstruck is still being made?? Which is it."
Sydney Morning Herald
25-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
Yayoi Kusama's Obliteration Room is back. This time, it's a house
Japan's Yayoi Kusama, also known as the Dot Lady, is one of the world's most famous living artists, and one of her most popular works originated in Brisbane. The Obliteration Room was developed at the Queensland Art Gallery in 2002 for the Asia Pacific Triennial: an all-white space that changes over time as visitors add thousands of colourful dot stickers to walls, floor and furniture. Seen and loved by more than 5 million gallery visitors around the world in the intervening years, the piece is making a triumphant return to Brisbane in the Gallery of Modern Art's Wonderstruck exhibition. QAGOMA senior program officer at the Children's Art Centre, Laura Mudge, said the Obliteration Room this time is taking over a larger space that replicates the rooms of a Queenslander cottage. 'This is a work a lot of people have strong memories about,' she said. 'We can't think of a better example of the delight we see audiences experience than when they become collaborators and stick the dots on the walls.' Wonderstruck is a free exhibition for all ages that draws upon works already in the QAGOMA collection. Unusually, it has been curated not by curatorial staff but by Mudge and the gallery's head of public engagement, Tamsin Cull. The emphasis is on work that is both crowd-pleasing and interactive.
The Age
25-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Age
Yayoi Kusama's Obliteration Room is back. This time, it's a house
Japan's Yayoi Kusama, also known as the Dot Lady, is one of the world's most famous living artists, and one of her most popular works originated in Brisbane. The Obliteration Room was developed at the Queensland Art Gallery in 2002 for the Asia Pacific Triennial: an all-white space that changes over time as visitors add thousands of colourful dot stickers to walls, floor and furniture. Seen and loved by more than 5 million gallery visitors around the world in the intervening years, the piece is making a triumphant return to Brisbane in the Gallery of Modern Art's Wonderstruck exhibition. QAGOMA senior program officer at the Children's Art Centre, Laura Mudge, said the Obliteration Room this time is taking over a larger space that replicates the rooms of a Queenslander cottage. 'This is a work a lot of people have strong memories about,' she said. 'We can't think of a better example of the delight we see audiences experience than when they become collaborators and stick the dots on the walls.' Wonderstruck is a free exhibition for all ages that draws upon works already in the QAGOMA collection. Unusually, it has been curated not by curatorial staff but by Mudge and the gallery's head of public engagement, Tamsin Cull. The emphasis is on work that is both crowd-pleasing and interactive.
