Would you buy Barack Obama cologne?

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And so it goes. Designers and manufacturers continue to assume that we want to look and smell like celebrities. Why don’t they just sell us some damn masks? Justin Timberlake was recently appointed the face of Givenchy perfume -- the old stomping grounds of Audrey Hepburn (see left), for whom the perfume L’Interdit was created. The Rage owns a bottle and it is floral and gamine and could use a note of citrus. Now, Halle Berry is poised to launch a few fragrances for beauty behemoth, Coty. Interesting fact: Most fragrances only last 2 years in the market, even though it takes 18 months to develop and launch a scent.
Want to smell like a politician? Russian politician Vladimir Zhirinovsky, the leader of the Liberal Democrat Party of Russia, is currently pushing Zhirinovsky for Men.

Would you buy Barack Obama cologne? L’eaubama?