Jezebel: Coty

Watch Beyoncé Poorly Impersonate A Parfumeur

Jenna Sauers — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 17:30:00 EST

Welcome to how your celebrity fragrance sausage is made: In a boring conference room in Newcastle, surrounded by corporate types, flacks, and real noses. "It might be too much like fruit," offers Beyoncé, taking a sniff. "But I like it." More »

Angelina Jolie Lends Her Name To Crazy-Expensive Jewelry

Jenna Sauers — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 11:45:00 EST

Angelina Jolie is shilling fine jewelry again, with former Asprey executive Robert Procop. This black necklace she wore to a Salt premiere is one of their pieces. The jewels will be "priced individually," with proceeds going to Jolie's charity. [WWD]

Fashionable Baby-Making: Stella Has A Girl, Nina Has A Boy

Jenna Sauers — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 11:30:00 EST

Stella McCartney, who gave birth last week, just announced the baby's a girl. She and her husband, Alasdhair Willis, named their youngest daughter Reiley. [Evening Standard]
And Nina Garcia just gave birth to a son named Alexander David Conrod. [@ninagarcia]

Naomi Campbell Allegedly Set To Marry In An Ancient Egyptian Temple

Jenna Sauers — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 11:30:00 EST

According to reports in the Arab press, Naomi Campbell is going to convert to Russian Orthodox faith so she can marry her scary-rich oligarch boyfriend, Vladimir Doronin, in a massive ceremony at the Temple of Luxor on the Nile! [P6]

Isabella Rossellini's Handbags Feature Animals Having Sex

Jenna Sauers — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 11:30:00 EDT

Isabella Rossellini has a Bulgari handbag collection. The actress called bags "an indispensable accessory for us women" and compared them to jewels; hers cost $1,700-$2,600. Rossellini printed drawings from her acclaimed Green Porno series on the linings. [ONTD]

J.Lo Struggles To Make Perfumes Perfect; Twilight Star Shills Makeup

Jenna Sauers — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 11:30:00 EDT

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Jennifer Lopez's 15 perfumes have sold more than $1 billion at retail. She's launching a 16th, Love and Glamour, this fall. "I drive [fragrance company Coty] a little bit crazy," she says. "Because it's always not signature enough." [WWD]

Tyra Turns To Fiction; Lady Gaga Will Take Your Questions Now

Jenna Sauers — Tue, 11 May 2010 11:30:00 EDT

Tyra Banks has signed a deal to write three YA novels that will marry modeling with Harry Potter — the protagonist having been accepted into an academy for "intoxibellas," or supermodels-in-training who "harbor unknown powers." What, no vampires? [Galleycat]

Kate Moss's Deep Thoughts; Obama Girls Wear French Fashion

Jenna Sauers — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:40:00 EST

Kate Moss says her motto is, "Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels." [WWD]

Kardashians Kall The Shots; Megan Fox Said To Rake In $2 Mill From Armani

Jenna Sauers — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:40:00 EDT

The Kardashian sisters are going to put on their thinking kaps and hopefully kome up with a kollection for Bebe. [Kim Kardashian]
Which makes about as much sense as Jermaine Jackson's rumored clothing line. [Times Of India]

Model Katoucha Niane's Body Found In The Seine

Jennifer — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:30:00 EST

The body of former model Katoucha Niane, one of the first major black models, has been found in the Seine river, in Paris. Missing since January, she lived in a houseboat and is presumed to have fallen off after a night of partying and drinking. Her career highlights included walking for Thierry Mugler, Paco Rabanne, Lacroix and serving as a muse to Yves Saint Laurent himself. [AP]

Kate Winslet Thinks Repping Lancome Is No Big Thing

Jennifer — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 11:40:00 EST

Lancome spokeswoman Kate Winslet managing to sound annoying while dissing the celebrity product endorsement business: "I remember five or six years ago, it was really a big deal to be the face of a campaign or a spokesperson for a particular brand name. Now, it just doesn't seem to matter so much." [WWD, sub req'd]