If only the secret to weight loss came in a bottle. Wait, a French natural beauty brand has come up with an elixir that claims to do just that.
According to an article in the Globe and Mail, Prends-Moi is the "world’s first weight-loss fragrance.” Believe it or not, thousands of eager (read: naive) customers are on a wait list to try out the scent which claims to help wearers shed pounds.
Weight loss is big business, always has been. But can a perfume actually help you slim down? Apparently so, if you spritz on the scent with notes of bergamot, grapefruit and jasmine whenever you start to feel peckish.
Prends-Moi (literally translated as “Take me”) may sound more like the latest Britney Spears scent, yet it claims to act as an appetite suppressant since it contains betaphroline, an ingredient that releases endorphins, otherwise known as the happy chemical. The idea being that if women feel good, they won't reach for that bar of Green & Blacks chocolate.
At $47 for 100 ml, Prends-Moi's creator, perfumerie Robertet will likely be smiling all the way to the bank. I'm actually surprised no one has come up with this idea before, in the days when all things aromatherapy took off.
Still, it's a far cry better than Vulva, the German fragrance that claims to, uh, "replicate the most intimate scent of a woman."
More over J-Lo. I'm thinking of getting in the lab and mixing up my own scent, Gullible. If that sells well, I'll follow it up with Gimmick.
"Not so pretty or so pure after all..." This was the instagram caption user LibertyRoss added to a cartoon of a drunken Snow White, parodying the recent debacle with Kristen Stewart who starred in the dystopian fairy tale.
Clearly not a good week for Stewart, but it was for Mexican artist José Rodolfo Loaiza Ontiveros who gave Disney the R-rated treatment in his Los Angeles show, "Disasterland." His paintings feature the cartoon icons like you've never seen them before: think Cinderella in a meat dress, Jasmine and Belle in a lesbian kiss, and the Queen from Snow White snorting powder.
"I think it's time to stop being afraid and to speak without hesitation about certain taboo subjects," Rodolfo told the Huffington Post. He claims to have "utmost respect" for the Disney films, which served as his early inspiration.
If you happen to be in the Los Angeles area, you can catch "Disasterland" at La Luz de Jesus Gallery which runs until 2 September.
What say you, yummies: vulgar or visionary?
Health Canada has recalled older models (with a single-cup holder) of the Peg Perego Pliko P3 and Venezia strollers with the following model numbers:
Pliko P3
Venezia
After an unattended six-month old baby died in 2004, the the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission recalled several models of strollers. When the harness is not used, a child can slip inside the stroller and become trapped under the tray.
Although the recalled strollers currently meet Canadian safety regulations, and there have been no reported incidents or injuries, customers are advised to contact the manufacturer for a free retrofit kit.
For further information, customers may contact Peg Perego Canada Inc. Customer Service Line at 1-800-661-5050 or through their website.
From March 2004 to December 2009, approximately 26,000 of the recalled strollers were sold at various retailers across Canada.
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