Paris Hilton

The great-granddaughter of Conrad Hilton, founder of Hilton Hotels, socialite Paris Hilton had a gold-paved future from the start. Following in the footsteps of her actress grandmother and aunts, Hilton began a stage career as a model at charity shows in Los Angeles. In 1996, at age 15, she and her family moved to New York City, where she joined a modeling agency. ... Read More In the early 2000s, her scandalous, party-heavy lifestyle earned her tabloid fame as well as a reality show, The Simple Life, with childhood friend Nicole Richie. But over the next decade, she would work to tame her image, honing her skills as a businesswoman. The result was more than a dozen successful product lines, including Paris Hilton fragrances.

In 2005, Hilton began her fragrance empire with Paris Hilton perfume for her. Encased in a thin pink bottle with black stripes, this debut perfume makes a classic impression with its blend of sweet, floral, and musky tones. This and her other early perfumes she characterizes as "more girly, almost Disney fantasy-like," a quality immediately recognizable in fragrances like the white floral Fairy Dust and creamy floral Siren.

Starting with 2016's Gold Rush, Hilton's fragrances have adopted a more mature and sophisticated tone. Gold Rush sought to capture "the captivating beauty of Old Hollywood" through the attention-grabbing, sensuous aromas of exotic citrus and sweet spices. The 23rd Paris Hilton perfume for her, Rosé Rush, the second installment in the Gold Rush scent line, even won the 2017 FiFi Fragrance of the Year award.

Four of Paris Hilton's fragrances for women have a companion Paris Hilton cologne for men. These colognes are strong, masculine translations of a few of the most popular women's perfumes, including the original Paris Hilton perfume for her and Gold Rush.