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Avril Lavigne's fragrance line, now discontinued, included three fragrances, Black Star, Forbidden Rose and Wild Rose.

Black Star[]

Black Star was released in mid 2009, and is considered a fruity, sweet and floral fragrance. In an interview for the perfume, Avril explains that she wanted it to be rock n roll, fun, high-energy and girly, and that she was inspired by her favorite colours (black & pink), stars and studs. Avril also said that she chose the bottle design, packaging box design, font design, the scents of the perfume, and commercial concept. At the launch party for the fragrance, Avril says it was was 2 years in the making, which gave it very similar themes to The Best Damn Thing. She explains the fragrance was meant to be about self expression and being your own star.

The perfume was sold in various forms, and some gift boxes included a purse, a clutch, a body lotion, a shower gel or plug-in music speakers.

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Black Star bottle

Bottle design[]

The Black Star bottle design is an clear irregular-shaped star with a black star-shaped lid and a wearable silver spiked ring. The perfume liquid was bright pink.

Notes[]

Top notes: Black Currant, Pear, Mango

Middle notes: Hibiscus, Jasmine, Lotus

Base notes: Dark chocolate, Vanilla, Sandalwood, Musk

Commercial[]

The commercial can be seen uploaded to YouTube, and was directed by Billie Woodruff. It features the short song Black Star, which was released as the opening track on Goodbye Lullaby. Avril also released a "Making of Black Star commercial" and a Launch Party video on YouTube.

Trivia[]

Forbidden Rose[]

Forbidden rose was the second perfume by Avril Lavigne, released in 2010. It is considered a floral, fruity perfume. In an interview, Avril describes Forbidden Rose as edgy and more mysterious, and daring to discover. She describes the base note as "woody, like a forest" and the lotus heart notes as "feminine and edgy".

The fragrance was also sold in box sets which included shower gel, body lotion or a purse, and was also sold as a pair with Black Star.

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Forbidden Rose bottle

Bottle design[]

The bottle design was a clear, tall rectangular shape with 4 star vertices, a black rose-shaped lid and a wearable silver ring with a barbed-wire design. The perfume liquid was purple. Avril describes the bottle shape as "rare and precious" and the color combination of purple, black and silver as "magical", with the black rose adding an element of fantasy.

Notes[]

Top notes: Red apple, Peach, Pepper

Middle notes: Lotus, Granny Smith apple, Heliotrope

Base notes: Vanilla, Dark chocolate, Sandalwood

Commercial[]

The commercial can be seen in YouTube.

Trivia[]

  • The Forbidden Rose perfume also features in Avril's music video for What The Hell, with Black Star, where she sprays both of them at the start of the video.

Wild Rose[]

Wild Rose was the third and last fragrance by Avril Lavigne, released in 2011. It is considered a floral fruity fragrance. In a video, Avril describes Wild Rose as a sequel to Forbidden Rose, says that it is a lighter fragrance, perfect for daytime, and is about having fun and daring to discover even more.

The fragrance was also sold in box sets which included a candle, body lotion or shower gel.

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Wild Rose bottle

Bottle design[]

The bottle design was a clear, tall rectangular shape with 4 star vertices, a light pink rose-shaped lid and a wearable silver ring with a barbed-wire and rose design. The perfume liquid was light-pink.




Notes[]

Top notes: Plum, Grapefruit, Mandarin orange

Middle notes: Frangipani, Orchid, Orange flower

Base notes: Sweet notes, Sandalwood, Musk

Commercial[]

The commercial can be seen on YouTube, along with a "Making of the Wild Rose Commercial" video. The director of the commercial was Dave Meyers, who also shot the music video for Alice.

Gallery[]

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Black Star and Forbidden Rose featured in the What The Hell music video

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