Jumping for Lacoste pt. 2

Back in October we told you that Hayden Christensen had signed on to be the new face of Lacoste's newest cologne Challenge. The ads were based on Hayden's movie Jumper and the commercials were set to ad in France.

Finally the ads have been released in North America. This is the press release describing the cologne:

Challenge opens on notes of fresh energy and tangerine and lemon enhanced with a touch of bergamot. In heart, ginger blends with lavender and purple leaves, which make(s) it more soft and sensual. The teak and ebony wood in the background provide a solid and powerful fragrance midway between tradition and modernity.

I couldn't make this up if we tried! I'm sure it smells great, but I don't think I could've smelled all those scents in one cologne. For those of you who don't know (I didn't, I Googled it!) bergamot is a "pear-shaped fragrant citrus fruit native to Southeast Asia". See, you learn something new everyday! The bottle is also meant to resemble a tennis raquet.

Lacoste Challenge will be available in May in both 40 and 50ml bottles.

Writer: Kate Murphy

The Chace is On...

Looks like Patrick Dempsey doesn't have a lot of staying power these days! As we reported a couple months ago, Dempsey was signed on as the new face for Versace's cologne, Armani Diamonds, but it seems that gorgeous Gossip Girl guy, Chace Crawford, will be replacing Grey's Anatomy's Patrick come Spring 2009 when his contract expires.

One could say they saw this coming, what with Versace outfitting 23-year-old Chace for Fashion Rocks, The MTV Video Music Awards, and at co-star Blake Lively’s 21st birthday party. We're on team Chace all the way.

A representative for Versace commented, “We have been working hard to develop our relationship with Chace - and that is all we can say on the subject".

Sure, sure.

Patrick Dempsey Redefines the Man

He's done it again! Patrick Dempsey has won over yet another female following; the Grey's Anatomy star recently teamed up with Avon in order to release a men's cologne, Unscripted. Dempsey fans everywhere will be pre-ordering this Avon scent in order to have there own little whiff of the star all to themselves. Patrick teamed up with Avon partly due to the success his wife, Jillian, has had working for them developing as their global creative colour director. What does McDreamy really smell like? Unscripted is said to be a fresh woody scent developed by Yves Cassar and Pascal Guarin. This signature fragrance includes notes of cardamon, black peppercorn, fig, lavender, leatherwood, patchouli, vetiver and musk. The cost of smelling like this classic heartthrob? Only $32. This venture features the tag line "Follow Your Passion" and we can be sure that women and even men everywhere will be passionate about the Dempsey scent this November.

Watch an ET interview with the star as he talks about this latest project.