Dita Von Teese Reveals Her Biggest Beauty Secrets

Updated June 26, 2013 at 9:40 AM

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"I love perfumes of the past," said Dita Von Teese, who released two fragrances of her own this spring. "Once upon a time, there were perfumes that didn't smell like little girls and candy and sweetness and vanilla. I mean, Marlene Dietrich would not have worn a perfume that had vanilla in it. And so many celeb scents smell like stripper spray. I'm a stripper and I work in strip clubs, but I don't want to douse myself in it and smell like one! Some of my favorite perfumes are Quelques Fleurs and Lancôme Magie Noire. Jean Paul Gaultier Classique is also so nice; it smells like makeup."

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The burlesque perfumer, dress and lingerie designer, name behind two fragrances, and all-around icon invited us over for a chat on a recent trip to New York City and revealed her favorite place to go incognito, how she always looks so done up, and her secret for having skin worth baring.

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