Managing Editor Mark Behnke laughed out loud when I told him I was going to write about fragrance and football. "You don't even know which teams are playing, he chortled. I told him "Sure I do, the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Oakland Raiders". Oakland, Green Bay…big deal. Green Bay fans are the crazy cheese heads, right? Mark hung up.
But I do know about Super Bowls,and football albeit circuitously. I dated a quarterback in High School, my ex husband is a die-hard Giant Fan that screamed at the players during the game through the TV and constantly changed the channel when the good parts came on… the commercials and half time. I did manage to catch the great commerical for Old Spice, which evidently is what real men smell like and the half time extravaganzas with Bruce Springsteen, Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson (of the legendary wardrobe malfuction)
This year the Black Eyed Peas are performing and hopefully will Pump It Up! in Dallas (the temperature has been plummeting this past week) and Christine Aguillera is singing the national anthem (She has a fragrance too, but she should stick to singing)
Furthermore, I am on a first name basis with a Pittsburgh Steeler. I met 'Mean Joe" (call me Charles) Green, the iconic Hall of Fame Defensive Tackle for the Steelers during the 70s'. I hung out with this really NICE guy on a photo shoot ten years ago. He didn't drink Coke, he wasn't mean and he wore Drakkar Noir.
Football terms for Dummies (and Perfumistas)
Coach: A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. At the professional level, coaches may work for millions of dollars a year.The head coach devotes most of his expertise to tactics and playbooks, which are combed over by staff paid even more than at the college level. Head coaching, due to the extensive time on the road and long hours, is a very stressful job. Since the money is good at high levels, many coaches retire in their early fifties.
Perfumista Equivalent: Christopher Chong of Amouage and Sylvaine Delacourte of Guerlain
Quarterback: Quarterbacks are the leaders of the offensive team, responsible for calling the play in the huddle. Every play starts with a "snap", an action where the offense's center gives the ball to the quarterback, or as a trick play to another offensive player such as a wide receiver. After receiving the ball, the quarterback either throws a pass or hands it to another offensive player; in some cases, the quarterback keeps the ball in an attempt to run or "scramble" past the defense.The quarterback role is one of the most visible and important roles on the team. Aaron Rodgers for Green Bay and Steelers: Ben Roethlisberger
Perfumista Equivalent: 'Les Nez'- Jean Claude Ellena of Hermes &Thierry Wasser of Guerlain
Football is a Contact Sport
Perfumista Equivalent: Tom Of Finland Etat Libre D’Orange
An outstanding rookie of the Year: Emmanuel Sanders of the Steelers
Perfumista Equivalent: Atelier Cologne
Gatorade: The corporate sponsor of mega sports. The winning Coach gets a bucket dumped on his head, like flankers by Big Companies are dumped on the market
Perfumista Equivalent: Hugo Boss Orange
Touchdown: Afterwards, the team that scored the touchdown kicks off to the opposing team, if there is any time left. They get an extra 1 points if they can kick a field goal through the posts The scoring team is also awarded the opportunity for an extra point or a two-point conversion
Perfumista Equivalent: Geza Schoen Molecule 01
Perfumistas's equivalent: FIFI award
Editor’s Note: I don’t know who will be the MVP of SuperBowl XLV, its not like I have a crystal flacon to forecast the future…of Football J
– Michelyn Camen, Editor in Chief
For our Draw:The commentor who predicts the closest score and winning team will be eligible to win either a sample of Eau'DItalie orNejma Puro.
The commentor who specifies their favorite commercial or performer will be eligible to win a sample of Paestum Rose by Eau d'Italie.
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