Italian Sunshine & Sex Appeal: Dolce&Gabbana Dolce

Like many cultures, but perhaps even more so, Italians take pride in the many things that they do well, and even best. Included in the list? Food, fashion, the art of seduction - three crucial elements to what my people call la dolce vita (the sweet life, that is).

Fragrance is a large part of seduction, of course, and it's only appropriate that Italian design masters Dolce & Gabbana's newest scent Dolce makes that ask very easy. This overtly feminine floral presents a fresh mix of white flowers - my favorite - including Water Lily, Daffodil and the noble White Amaryllis, a rare and quite particular South African flower used for the first time ever in a fragrance.

To me, Dolce is best defined as both sweetness and danger, with curves ahead - it evokes the warm, sexy sunshine of Italy, along with sirens like Sophia Loren or Monica Bellucci.

Dolce&Gabbana Dolce is available at luxury department stores nationwide or Sephora. Bottles range from $70-$112.

While all opinions are, as always, my own, this post was produced in partnership with Dolce & Gabbana and Refinery29.

Sin City Fans Will Wish to Watch: Gucci Guilty Black, The Director's Cut

It's been eight long years since the theatrical release of Frank Miller's epic Sin City, but the aesthetics of the film linger with me always. Thankfully, Sin City: A Dame to Kill For is in the works and will release this October, 8 years after the original. If you simply can't wait until then, the new Gucci Guilty Black film should tide you over nicely.

Directed by the same Frank Miller, and starring Chris Evans and Rachel Evan Wood, the vid is dramatic and sexy - traits it shares with the scent it's intended to celebrate.