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| Mariah Carey launches 12th perfume Posted: 11 Mar 2013 04:03 PM PDT
With eighteen number one hits and over 200 million records sold around the world, Mariah Carey is one of the music world's most bankable stars. Her latest scent is a floral fragrance that the Mariah Carey team say is "symbolic of Mariah's lifelong journey." The scent opens with salted caramel apple and star anise, bergamot and almonds, followed by a heart composed of honeysuckle, freesia and lily of the valley, while the base is built up from patchouli, tonka bean and vanilla. "The process of developing a fragrance is exhilarating and it takes me to another place within my creative self, which is why I enjoyed creating Mariah Carey Dreams. "I humbly call myself a 'perfumer in training' because I love it so much—almost as much as I love making music. "I have the utmost respect for the perfumers because they have the ability to combine a few simple scents into a classic and exciting fragrance," said Carey. The curvaceous bottle, designed to bring to mind a champagne flute, is decorated with delicate butterflies on the cap. The eau de parfum is available in two sizes: 50 ml for US$49 (RM152) and 30 ml (US$39). Mariah Carey Dreams retails exclusively online at Kohl's and will go on sale from next month in Kohl's stores. Mariah's last fragrance, 2009's Forever, was developed with celebrated French perfumier Olivier Gillotin (the nose behind Z Zegna, 10 Corso Como and Beyoncé's Heat). Carey isn't the only "American Idol" judge with a nose for scent. Last week fellow diva Nicki Minaj revealed new packaging designs for her Pink Friday fragrance featuring her unique style. – AFP-Relaxnews |
| EU bans sale of all comestics tested on animals Posted: 11 Mar 2013 09:09 AM PDT
The EU has progressively clamped down on animal testing since the 1990s and banned most such products in 2009, but it left a few exemptions for several toxicity tests which will now cease. The ban applies to all products, wherever in the world they come from. The European Commission has "thoroughly assessed the impacts of the marketing ban and considers that there are overriding reasons to implement it," a statement said. "This is in line with what many European citizens believe firmly: that the development of cosmetics does not warrant animal testing." EU Health Commissioner Tonia Borg said Brussels would continue "supporting the development of alternative methods and to engage with third countries to follow our European approach". Earlier this month, Japanese cosmetics giant Shiseido said it was dropping animal-tested products, with some exceptions where such tests were the only way of proving the safety of goods already on sale. "Our business partners that supply material to us will not rely on animal testing while we will no longer outsource such testing to outside labs," Shiseido said. Activists have for years pressured cosmetic firms and other companies that use animal testing to find alternatives to the practice, which they say is cruel and unnecessary. Shiseido, which dropped animal testing at its own labs in 2011, said it could ensure the safety of its products through other means, including using data from past experiments, human volunteers and other kinds of testing. – AFP/Relaxnews |
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