Art of Sport Announces Kobe Bryant Tribute Fragrance

Defy, NBA player James Harden’s first personal fragrance, is a musky, deep sandalwood scent.
Defy, NBA player James Harden’s first personal fragrance, is a musky, deep sandalwood scent.

Art of Sport, an athlete-focused body care brand co-founded by Kobe Bryant, announced a fragrance collection made in collaboration with NBA player James Harden that pays tribute to Bryant, called Defy. The collection includes deodorant, body spray, antiperspirant, body soap, body wash, shampoo and conditioner, available on Amazon.

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Bryant died on January 26, 2020, in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, along with his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, and seven others.

Defy, Harden’s first personal fragrance, features a musky, sandalwood scent.

Defy deodorant is aluminum-free and made with natural botanicals like matcha, arrowroot and tea tree soap. It includes a sandalwood scent and is focused on all-day freshness. Defy antiperspirant is the same as the deodorant, but with a focus on stopping sweat. Defy body spray is also free of aluminum, parabens or phthalates and made with natural botanicals and tea tree soap, but features a citrus scent.

Defy body bar is charcoal activated soap for hands, face and body. It is free of sulfates, parabens and phthalates, made with natural botanicals and tea tree soap and features a sandalwood scent. Defy body wash is the same as the body bar but in a liquid form.

Defy shampoo and conditioner is a 2-in-1 product that cleans and conditions hair with the Defy sandalwood scent. It is vegan, free of sulfates, parabens and phthalates and made with natural botanicals, coconut oil and witch hazel.

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