Mary J. Blige is signing on to take on the fragrance business, creating a new smell with Carol’s Daughter:
The R&B singer, who is already an ambassador for beauty line Carol’s Daughter, is working on an upcoming fragrance with the brand. My Life by Mary J. Blige, named for her second album, will be their first foray into celebrity scents — and will also mark first time the singer is branching out into fragrance.
And while the Blige hasn’t yet revealed any details, the self-confessed “beauty nut” has long been a fan of the brand, “I am Carol’s Daughter and my fans are Carol’s Daughter users” she said recently. “So it just made sense to partner.” SOURCE
CLIP OF RIHANNA & GUCCI E-FILM
Check out this preview of Gucci’s UNICEF 2009 holiday campaign featuring Rihanna. The documentary follows the singer as she works with Gucci’s creative director Frida Giannini including behind the scenes footage of her modeling for the campaign ad.
Check out the full-length e-film which will be posted on Rihanna’s and Gucci’s websites on December 9th.
GARCELLE LAUNCHES CHILDREN’S LINE
Actress/model Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon smiles with her husband and twin children at the launch of her new children jewelry line Petit Bijou, which happened over the weekend.
The line features bracelets and necklaces with charms on organic cotton cords in a variety of colors. Among the twenty plus charms available are teddy bears, ballerinas, butterfly’s, horses, dinosaurs, guitars, cars, stars, peace signs, hearts, crowns, and the Eiffel Tower.
You can shop Garcelle’s children line via the web at petitbijouonline.
LUXURY BRANDS CUT DOWN PRICES
With the U.S economy spiraling out of control, luxury brands are finally getting a hint and cutting down their prices for American consumers:
With even the biggest spenders starting to scrimp, luxury companies from Chanel S.A. to Versace SpA, Christian Louboutin and Chloé are reversing the industry’s maxim that luxury prices only move up. The cuts range from 8% to 10% on most products sold in the U.S.
The move to cut prices began with Chanel last month. The French fashion house, known for tweed suits that can cost $8,000, decided to trim its prices by 7% to 10% on most items that are hitting U.S. stores now. “The dollar’s recent strength has allowed us to pass on greater value to our customers,” says John Galantic, the company’s U.S. president. READ MORE
The prices are still well beyond many means, but at least they’re taking this country’s crisis into some consideration.
Love Rihanna!!!
So Stylish!!!
AllDeyD@t!!!!!!!!!
Jeeze!
I’m glad Garcelle found a job. Has she had one since The Jamie Foxx Show?
Woo Hoo!!!
Mary as always doing her thang!! MJB 4EVA!!!!
Mrs Nilons is doing her thang too!!!
Oh, Go Ri-Ri!!!!! Make Bey sweat her lace front out trying to catch you! LOL
Work Rihanna….. that will be a good pairing between her and Gucci…. I think she is beautiful and so proud of her success despite all the distracters and haters….. simply FIERCE!!!!!
Mary is fierce…………….. as alwayz!!!!
Garcelle is gorgeous!!!
Rihanna is FLAWLESS & FABULOUS……………..FLAWBULOUS!!!
I love Carol’s Daughter… Go Mary encourage and support black businesses!
Cool @ Gucci and Rihanna…. love the lighting they used for the clip/film… she looks good… nuff said
Congrats Garcelle good for you!
ri ri love her style… or her stylist
that’s wat rihanna need to be doing instead of tryin to be a pop star..modeling is where it’s at..
Awesome & everything, but does anyone have time to think about fashion and jewelry and fragrances when people are getting laid off right and left? I can’t even get a damn job!!!:(
Rihanna is the MOST on point celeb when it comes to fashion. Now that is something to be proud about. GUCCI is no joke. That’s a major fashion house and Rihanna is killin’ all these hood women in the business lol
who cares? lol
but it is good that luxury brands cut their prices. however, normal ppl STILL won’t be able to afford their stuff, so….
Awe arent’ they the cutest little boys!!
I guess Bey is going to be furious that Ri-Ri got that gig, so she’s going to be courting fashion houses for the same or better set up (LOL).
Gucci ain’t been right since Tom Ford left, this chic at the helm now is not good, i’m surprised she’s lasted this long, but maybe she’s doing somethign they like, but IMO she SUCKS!!
i’ve been waiting for mary j. to put out a scent with carol’s daughter…yaaay!
8% – 10%….ooooooh, big shit. i’m soooo ready to start spending [rollin my eyes].
c’mon, i’m still broke. ain’t gon help me none! LMAO
LMAO!!! I cant be serious right? No one uses Gucci like that anymore. Beyonce is a spokesperson for Emperio Armani…..a brand people still adore and wear. So she isnt sweating a damn thing. Please believe it…
*Yall cant (typo)
EVERY CELEBRITY IS DOING THAT “perfume/cologne” BS!im only checking for the Usher for women and that new Jessica Simpson,Fancy
love me some rihanna….
imma need this woman to reduce her prices on the kids jewelry,i’ve been wanting a bracelet for my son but i be damn if i pay $35 for it…
@17,child please,since you want to put it like that,US REGULAR FOLKS aint thinkin about Armani or Gucci!
but as long as they pullin in their cut,im sure neither is “sweating anything”
Oh and she didnt need to court or beg anyone. Mr. Giorgio Armani came to her. GET WITH IT!!!
good for rihanna, gucci is huge
@Genesis: wow you must be on her payroll (LOL). So good of you to go to bat for a person you’ll never meet.
#23
No honey I’m not on her payroll. I was just responding to those who felt the need to mention Beyonce when she had nothing to do with this post.
And I could ask the same of you. Are you on Rihanna’s payroll? Exactly…
Lets not be a hypocrite now.
Now move along…
#20
I dont know where you live, but the americans here in California still very much use Armani.
Rihanna and Gucci…Go on then girl..get that paper. She looks georgous. Can’t wait for her own line to come out wether with Gucci or not..I’ll be first in line..no boubt.
****For real Gucci or Amani I can’t afford nor do I care too but go Rhi Rhi someone always trys to put this chick down..
Omg…the Beyonce’ stans just don’t get it. This post is about Rihanna…if you want to go praise your beloved Queen P…go offer sacrifices in her post [its the one right below this with her and that damn basket on her head] Give me a flippin break. Stans are a fool…no life having fools.
Back to Rihanna…who shuts it DOWN. She’s the “Fierce” one when it comes to the fashion tip (stans read what I said before you jump on me like black ppl on chitterlings at Thanksgiving). Gucci is hot…globally known…and just fabulous. You can bring the hate all day because last time I checked…Bey was rockin Armani perfume…not his clothes. And on top of that…didn’t she have her own scent? What happened to that??
loooooooooool dese Rhianna stans are gassed up…armarni is in a league of its own along side beyonce..
Rhianna needs to design clothes or model no 1 wants to be hearing the goat sounds on a record ya feel me
but newais NOV 18TH WHOOP WHOOP
QUEEN B BACK TO SHIT ON THESE HOES!
Bey stans can’t stand to see Rihanna succeed. Funny. Anyway, this post is about Rihanna. Keep it moving if you don’t like her.
Rihanna looks fierce as usual.
RIHANNA HAS OFFICIALLY FALLEN DOWN TO BYRD STATUS.
I’d love to hear or see an interview based on her talents alone and how good she is.
HELL WILL FREEZE OVER FIRST.
WAT ARE U TALKING ABOUT BEYONCE TO CATCH UP TO HER LOL ARE U FOR REAL? TALK TO ME WHEN SHE BRINGS IN 180 MILLION IN ONE YEAR AND WHEN HER NET WORTH IS 300 MILLION LOL WAT RIHANNA IS DOING IS KID STUFF TO THE QUEEN LOL!!!! Beyonce can buy rihanna and sale her and buy again lol U RIHANNA FANS KILL ME BUT THAT YA’LL GIRL BUT HER MONEY WOULD NEVER BE ON BEYONCE LOL DONT GET CRAZY….TELL WAT DOES SHE HAVE OVER BEYONCE THAT U GUYS ARE SEEIN CUZ I CANT AT ALL MAYBE IF U SAID SHE BETTER THEN CIARA THEN I MIGHT SAY OK BUT CICI CAN DANCE AND SING A LIL BIT, PLEASE TELL ME? CUZ ITS NOT IN RECORD SELLS, ITS NOT THE MONEY, ITS NOT THE LOOK , ITS NOT THE AWARDS, ITS NOT THE TOURS, IT CANT BE THE SINGING, IT CANT BE THE THE DANCING WAT IS IT?
No one has a problem with Rihanna succeeding, but if you read the comments clearly it was a non Beyonce fan who mentioned her name first.
And then people wanna get mad when people defend her. Dont mention her name then. She had nothing to do with this post.
Rihanna stans put the same effort in defending Rihanna as Beyonce stans do in defending Beyonce. So lets not pretend.
sorry but # 5.SexyQB stupid stupid stupid comment u must be a white girl=are u that dumb to compare rihanna and beyonce?? its like comparing Oprah to Tyra Rihanna is a young girl the only reason fashion industry likes her is cause she’s skinny and thin face, and striking features etc. unlike bootilicious beyonce who’s amazingly gorgeous but not for modelling,not everyone have to have model features to be beautiful. so smarten up people u are not that dumb!! white people don’t think big ass is sexy they always try to put black beauty down that’s why they like rihanna cause she has white people shape so to them that’s beauty, I was a model i had to quit cause of my ass is too big even though i have all other features.
I absolutely love Rihanna. She’s doin her thing right now. She looks gorgeous as usual. She seems to be really down to earth and just a caring person.
RIHANNA DOES SOUND LIKE A GOAT I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ON THINK THAT LMAO!!!
damn, beyonce stans are jealous of rihanna
Ummm… why does this always have to be some type of battle? None of ya’ll personally know either one of these ladies. I happen to adore both. Why can’t ya’ll just chill the f@$& out?
O.M.G.
I heart Rihanna… like evthing about her. She may not have vocal talent, but neither did Britney, Madonna, Janet. They made up for it by being amazing entertainers, and she redeems herself by being a global fashion icon. And I don’t care if it is all her stylist’s doing.
Rihanna, from her hair, to her feminine and smartly placed tatoos, to most of all her fashion sensibility…is FLYY.
Even still I’m coping my girl Sasha’s album demain.
I’m a, I’m a, a diva…
LOL I SWEAR HER SINGING HURTS MY EARS ON UNFAITHFUL AND DISTURBIA MY EARS WERE BLEEDING..
BUT NEWAY TO THE PERSON THAT SAID RHIANNA BODY IS WHITISH LIKE IS RIGHT!
I DNT EVEN KNOW WHY SHES WITH CB WHEN SHE LIKES HER WHITE MANS…
LOL I BET RHIANNA UPSET THAT BEYONCE RELEASING AN ALBUM HA HA HA HA HER 15 MINS R UP..WHY U THINK HER ASS IS DOING GUCCI!
Are you people like 15yrs old in the post. I really don’t understand why you arguing over two artists that can care less about yall outside of you buying their albums and their endorsements. Get a life!
#5 and 14- what was the point of bringing up Beyonce honestly in a Rihanna post? That was just simple minded.
#17, 29,31, 32 and 34- What was your point of even coming in this post. You knew you really had nothing good to say about Rihanna. You came in here to basically search for someone to say something about Beyonce so you can start your defending? Please grow and go do some homework or something.
There’s other people in this post such as Mary and Garcelle. Why waste time arguing over one person. Anyways do you Mary, Garcelle, and Rihanna.
The people above arguing over beyonce and rihanna are incredibly silly and immature, those women are making millions and probably dont care about the people who go out and scrimp and save to by their albums!
I only like rihanna as a fashion icon, she looks great and she is an entertainer. Her latest album was also quite good even though she can’t sing, she knows how to stay relevant in an incredibly difficult industry, and i honestly have a tad more respect for her than her major counterpart but thats as far as it goes with her imo.
Good for garcelle but the jewlery is a bit pricey, anyway she looks great and im sure she already has plenty of money
I loooove mary’s hair style! and carols daughter is fab-u-lous!
@17, You obviously know nothing about fashion. Gucci is much more exclusive than Armani. That is like comparing Louis Vuitton to Coach. Sorry coach fans, but LV shits on coach just like Gucci shits on Giorgio Armani. Those Armani perfumes can’t even phuck with Gucci and we’re not even going to talk about Fashion, handbags and Shoes. You can’t even be serious I am LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
Shows your hood roots please shut up when you don’t know a damn thing about what you’re speaking about.LOL
17 says no one wears gucci, well no one you know wears gucci with your broke ghetto azz. Just because beyonce is endorsing armani (which was hot in the eighties) that doesn’t make it hot. Rihanna is doing her thing no matter how much it hurts your heart. That girl is way more high fashion than beyonce will ever hope to be. I mean, HOD proves how much fashion beyonce knows. She’s a tacky southerner. Those clothes suck. I’ll take Rihanna and Gucci any day over anything endorsed by beyonce’s overly wide kanckled asss.
Damn I havn’t seen a Rihanna post in ages. I guess that’s what Beyonce does to em. She looks good though. Rhianna would be a great artist if she could only sing or at least dance. She is nice to look at, but that is the extent of it. I would never buy and album like Good Girls Gone Bad nor see her live. Its def for like 14-18 year olders. My little cousin likes her stuff but she is in high school and she likes Miley Cyrus as well.
Oh yeah, please never again in your life, put Rihanna in the same category as Brittney, or Janet or Modonna, that’s an insult. Rihanna is still on pop tart status. They were all on top for a period of time. Rhianna isnt even toppin Beyonce who is by no means new. Beyonce is 27, Rihanna is barely 20, and she still isnt toppin Queen B. Until that day, she will just live in her shadow like everybody else.
Rihanna is gorgeous! Get it girl!
She’s not even playing pulling a mjor fashion house like Gucci. Straight up HOT!
I don’t give 2 shits about Beyonce. Note, this is a Rihanna post. Sorry stans brace yourself for that flop house CD tomorrow lolololol
Beyonce is yesterday’s news
Go Rihanna, love it with that Gucci, doing big things mami
Don’t get it twisted. Rihanna’s crab ass is a part of a campaign they’re doing with UNICEF(?). She’s not the new spokesmodel for Gucci.
Hopefully, she’ll be gone after this.
Rihanna is so pretty!!! Go Gurl
@#48 Ri not going nowhere except up the charts so do us all a favor and hold your breath waiting.
Boring. Next
Who cares. CL can we get another Bee post …
rihanna needs to sit her flat ass down somewhere. she should model! who compraring bee to that? y’all beyonce haters are in denial. lmao!
Go Rhianna you look great girl.. She sho is bomb. But she needs to call up Beyonce to get some singing lessons, then next session some dance lessons. Because soon were gonna get tired of seeing her model in videos. People are gonna want more. Maybe she will give us another tatoo, re-style her hair- or hook up with another guy. That’s honestly whats been keeping her hot. But her stans cant deny, the girl has style. No talent what so ever, but style. At least we know the younger generation will love her. God help her after she hits 25. We will see if she can still back it up.
I guess she isnt big enough to be the Gucci spokesperson. She gets the little people project. Next thing you know, she will be one of the candidates to be singing at Obama inauguration. Either Beyonce, Jennifer Hudson or Rihanna, ahahahahah doesnt that sound silly
Do some of you even think before typing? Rihanna signing a deal with Gucci has nothing to do with Beyonce. Please. The world doesn’t revolve around Miss Beyonce. Rihanna has been missing lately because she’s been touring, recording a new album and living her life. Some of the comments make my brain hurt. Click the back button if you don’t like her.
@11 I don’t think these celebs realize what’s going on in the real world.
Wow there has never been an African American in history in a Gucci ad or louis Vuitton ad. Rhi is hitting it big. Those white folks LOVE her… Go ahead girl get those stacks…
Rihanna is wearing her natural hair, Beyonce is weave Queen.
Rihanna is eyes are naturally green, Beyonce’s is not any of any color but black.
Rihanna is slimmer and sexier, Beyonce is at least 15lbs more.
Rihanna is younger and have more to grow, Beyonce nearing 30 and getting boring.
IMO! Stop hating on Rihanna she is here to stay Biotches!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I like Rhianna and all but If Rhianna’s hair is real, how come you can always see tracks in her short cut. Ang how does her hair go from real short to longer in a matter of days. Her hair is just as fake as everybody else’s. Yall put extras on Rhianna. She aint doin nothin new that hasn’t already been done. Don’t try to act like she is better or more natural. She is just as fake as everybody else. she is a gimmick. im sorry. Her songs are good, her CD sells and thats that. she is not moving any mountains or breaking any ground. Give it a break!!! You know you bald headed when you gotta put tracks in a short cut. ahahah. Sorry everybody but she kinda sucks.