Popular actress and style icon Elizabeth Taylor was widely known for her beauty and eccentric personal life, which often fell under the tabloid scrutiny. In addition to being a movie star, she founded a jewelry company and later became best known for her collection of Elizabeth Taylor fragrances and charity activism.
Taylor rose to fame as a child, starring in her first film at the age of nine, but the role that first made her famous was that of the lead role in Clarence Brown's film National Velvet. She went on to star in numerous blockbuster films over the years, making a name for herself in such films as Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Cleopatra, and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf ?, and then made waves in a new industry in the 1980s, becoming the first celebrity to release her own perfume line. Elizabeth Taylor fragrances were groundbreaking because the 1987 release of her signature perfume Passion was a financial success with both genders; however, Passion for Men, introduced in 1989, is the one and only Elizabeth Taylor cologne for men. The success of the Elizabeth Taylor Passion perfume collection was followed by the success of White Diamonds, introduced in 1991. There were several diamond and jewelry perfumes with the Elizabeth Taylor theme, such as Diamonds and Sapphires, Diamonds and Emeralds and Diamonds and Rubies, all of which were a great success. Elizabeth Taylor perfumes enjoyed the popularity of many other luxury fragrance brands, and a total of 17 fragrances were introduced into her life.