Faith Hill told WWD that she is really looking forward to the launch of her first fragrance, which will debut this October.
"Coty approached me a very long time ago about a fragrance of my own — it felt like a natural thing," said a Prada-clad Hill, who also has five Grammys, 13 number-one singles and has sold 30 million albums, during an interview at a Chelsea town house Thursday afternoon.
"I'm pretty picky when it comes to fragrance — I don't wear a lot of it, and I haven't worn a lot in the past. I wanted to be able to create this scent, to be involved with the lab, choosing the notes, and everything. Talk about an awakening as to how it's all put together — the subtlety and difference that one drop can make. I wanted it to be clean and sensual, but last for a long time.
Hill said she usually has worn lotion in the past and noted Narciso Rodriguez Musk and Jo Malone's Red Roses body lotion have been favorites for years. "My children [daughters Audrey, Gracie and Maggie] have commented over the years — 'Oh, Mom, the bed or sweater or whatever smells just like you.' That's the feeling I was after. And talk about an awakening about how it all comes together — it was amazing to me the subtle differences that even one drop of oil could create. It was a lot more involved than I expected, but I couldn't imagine having my name on a fragrance I didn't create. If you are going to put your name on something, you want it to really represent you."
Faith said she loves Southern magnolia and wanted it included in the fragrance as a middle note. She also loved the flower neroli that she was surprised to find out is the most expensive ingredient in the fragrance. In addition to magnolia and neroli, the fragrance included scents of peony, crisp pear, and for the bottom notes cashmere musk and vetiver. She said it took a long time to create it, but she loves the result.
The fragrance will be sold at mass market retailers, such as J.C. Penney, Ulta and Wal-Mart.
