Kate in a Bottle

Hitting the headlines today - well in the Metro anyway - is the rise of celebrity perfumes.

Kate Moss has launched her fragrance 'Kate' this week, it has a 'vintage English feel' apparently. It must have some appeal (I must confess, I haven't smelt it yet) because it out-sold the indestructible Beckhams' new offering 'Intimately Beckham Night' two to one.

Kate's launch comes a week after Katie Price's 'Stunning' was lavishly unveiled and also follows launches by Kylie, Jade Goody, Gwen Stefani, Sarah Jessica Parker, P Diddy....the list goes on!

So what is the appeal of celeb fragrances? Surely people can't think that buying a bottle of 'Kate' will turn them into a 7ft supermodel? Or a squirt of Kylie's 'Darling' and they'll magically transform into a pint-sized pop princess?

I find it hard to believe that everyone who buys these loves the smell and I'm inclined to think it has more to do with the image having a bottle of celeb perfume on the shelf gives you.

Whatever the attraction, it seems to be working as celeb-stinks fly off the shelves..I might nip to Boots now.

Helen

p.s I've also got to give a mention to the pooch who was left £6 million by his billionairess owner in her will. Plenty of diamond doggy collars on the way then...

Pete arrested again!

So Pete Doherty has been arrested yet again for drug possession! Could it be this time he will finally be going to jail or will he manage to crawl his way out of it again? The amount of chances he has had is ridiculous and sends out completely the wrong message to people.

I’m fed up of seeing the familiar headlines, “Doherty held after drugs search”, “Doherty avoids drug jail sentence”, “Doherty in drugs offence arrest” knowing that he will blatantly walk away and carry on doing just what he likes. How many times does a person have to commit a crime before they are punished for it?

In my opinion no wonder he carry’s on why should he stop? As far as he and so many others are concerned there are no consequences. Please lets hope this time he will get his comeuppance.


Emma

More Crisis Management

It is a subject we have blogged about before and is something that is still very much of interest to all at Gemini- Crisis management.

This time it’s Mattel’s turn. The breaking news last night was that they had to recall something in the region of 11 million toys worldwide, including 2 million in the UK and Ireland. Not only that, but the manager of one Chinese factory had committed suicide following the allegations.

I saw the head of Mattel on the news apologising, as well as an American health and safety official…we’ll wait with baited breath how Mattel deal with this, and –dare I say it- with Christmas 4 months away, will Barbie and Batman be off the wish lists this year?

Ruth

Bin Sick?

I have to give a special mention today for the North East Tonight newsreader, Kenny Toal, who battled through the evening news bulletin despite having crippling stomach pains and being sick in the bin between broadcasts.

Now that's dedication!

Helen