There are worse ways to spend a Monday night than by having champagne and bicoastal “brunch” with Patrick Dempsey. You read that right–I have clinked glasses with McDreamy. I have sniffed his trademark scent. I have heard his laugh. All thanks to the wonders of technology.
A few weeks ago, our friends at AVON called on us for a private panel webcam telecast with Patrick Dempsey for the launching of his exclusive fragrance Unscripted. After a short briefing on the usual celeb protocol and a prepared glass of pink champagne* at the ready, our little party was phone patched/webcammed/connected-in-the-way-that-only-2009-can, live to the AVON office in Los Angeles, where none other than Patrick himself sat and waited for us to eagerly pick his brain.
He was all charm, starting off the interview with a toast–at almost midnight Manila time, we just gleefully chalked it up to another nightcap–of what was apparently *his favorite drink. The pleasantries began, with us squirming in our seats to (discreetly) get a better view of the onscreen heartbreaker up close, and him politely offering what made him agree to the venture… aside from the fact that the brand has already gotten his wife and AVON Global Creative Color Director Jillian Dempsey‘s seal of approval, of course.
“Collaborating with Avon to create Unscripted has been such an exciting journey for me. I enjoyed the opportunity to play a different creative role by working on this fragrance from start to finish.” So yes, every single thing in the alluring yet light scent, from concept, to fragrance notes, to the tricky ordeal of name-choosing–”It’s so hard picking a name, everything’s already been used!”–has been handpicked by and has passed McDreamy’s seal of approval.
The fresh, woody scent for men mirrors Patrick’s own love for the unbridled open road (he has quite the impressive car collection), with notes of black peppercorn, cardamom, fig, leatherwood, and lavender. He goes on to mention that the drydown of patchouli loses its hippie-ish qualities and instead comes off as really elegant and wearable.
The fragrance, which is slated to come out in September 2009 through Avon reps, bears the tagline, “Follow Your Passion,” which again reflects the actor’s philosophies about developing your own life script. Cindy and I were wondering why it smelled so familiar; it suddenly dawned on us that the sexy, green scent was an amalgamation of all the masculine notes we knew and loved on our men and in general. It’s crisp yet sweet, earthy yet sophisticated, and apparently comes with a handsome, down-to-earth celebrity doing personal Q&As!
Another media inquiry: “What’s sexy for you?” Our favorite onscreen surgeon quickly articulates, “Something natural… like lavender, or the smell of her hair.”
With that, I leave you with a very non-2009 image of the eventful evening (apologies, as my editorial skills clearly do not extend to furtive picture-taking of TV sets). Don’t worry, more photos to follow soon.
Happy Mondays, indeed!
Patrick Dempsey Unscripted from AVON is available through Avon representatives, or via 864-2900 or avon.com.ph.
Eunice xx
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