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Business Mayor
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Business Mayor
Gwyneth Paltrow's ‘vagina candle' is still burning bright – at five times the original price
I have a foolproof way to make millions. It's a little tricky to execute, but hear me out, OK? Step one: find a time machine. Step two: travel back to 2020. Step three: quickly, before they all get nabbed, buy the entire stock of the This Smells Like My Vagina candle that Gwyneth Paltrow notoriously sold on Goop for $75 a pop. Then come back to 2025 and sell them on eBay for $400 each. Seriously, that's what they are going for now. We're talking a 433% return! How do I know this? Not, to be clear, because I am spending my evenings searching for vagina-scented candles. No, I know this because the chatter around Paltrow's candle is impossible to fully extinguish; it keeps popping back up in the news. In 2021, for example, there was a big hoo-hah because a Texas man claimed that the candle exploded on his bedside table. No one was injured but a lawsuit was filed for the Texas man and others who 'through no fault of their own, bought defective and dangerous vagina-scented candles'. That case was later dropped. The candles are now back in the headlines because Paltrow was speaking at an event called the Mindvalley Manifesting Summit over the weekend and revealed that her famous creation originally started off as a joke. The perfume team were apparently messing around with scents when she said, 'Oh, that smells like … you know.' And, well, you know what happens next. Paltrow also revealed that she thinks her candle was very 'punk rock' and challenged the shame around female sexuality. And if you don't agree, she thinks you should 'go fuck yourself'. Anyway, back to the details of my get-rich-quick plan. A time machine might seem preposterous but, according to the Mindvalley Manifesting Summit's website, manifesting means 'bending time and reality through intention, intuition and aligned action'. So manifest the damn thing and start getting that vagina candle money! Perhaps you're wondering if it wouldn't be easier to just manifest a bunch of cash instead? Yes, come to think of it, probably. Although, honestly, you shouldn't take financial advice from me. I started my working life as a corporate lawyer, then went into advertising, and now I am a freelance writer. Instead of climbing the career ladder chasing pay rises I slithered down it chasing pay cuts. Still, here I am living the dream and writing about vaginas for a living. It's very punk rock! Arwa Mahdawi is a Guardian columnist
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Gwyneth Paltrow Has Salty Response For Critics Of Goop's Vagina Candle
Gwyneth Paltrow had some choice words for anyone still offended by Goop's cheeky, headline-grabbing candle. Speaking at the Mindvalley Manifesting Summit in Los Angeles on Saturday, the actor and lifestyle entrepreneur addressed the backlash to her brand's 2020 product, 'This Smells Like My Vagina,' calling the reaction 'fascinating.' The $75 candle was inspired by an offhand joke Paltrow made while testing scents with her team. 'We were messing around with different scents one day and I smelled something and was like, 'Oh, that smells like… you know,'' she recalled in a video shared by the summit's Instagram. 'I was joking!' View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mindvalley (@mindvalley) When her collaborator, perfumer Douglas Little, suggested turning the scent into a product, she thought he was joking, too. But soon enough, the candle, described as having notes of 'geranium, citrusy bergamot, and cedar absolutes juxtaposed with Damask rose and ambrette seed,' was live on Goop's website. 'It took us a long time to live that one down,' Paltrow admitted. 'But I kept it on the site because there's an aspect of women's sexuality where we're socialized to feel a lot of shame. And I sort of loved this kind of punk rock idea.' Then she put it even more bluntly: 'We are beautiful and we are awesome. And go fuck yourself.' Paltrow also reflected on the candle's cultural impact during a January 2020 appearance on 'Late Night with Seth Meyers,' describing it as a statement as much as a scent. 'You know, I think women; a lot of us have grown up feeling certain degrees of shame around our bodies or whatever,' she said. 'So this is just a little bit of, you know, a subversive candle for all of us out there.' Gwyneth Paltrow Slams Her Hit-And-Run Ski Trial As 'Everything Wrong With Our Legal System' Gwyneth Paltrow Welcomes Back Carbs And Social Media Users Find It Hard To Digest Gwyneth Paltrow's Daughter Reveals What She 'Avoids Like The Plague'
Cosmopolitan
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Cosmopolitan
FYI, Gwyneth Paltrow and Meghan Markle Have a 'Text Friendship'
There's enough love to go around for Montecito neighbors Gwyneth Paltrow and Meghan Markle. During an exclusive interview with People, the Goop founder revealed that she and the Duchess of Sussex have a 'text friendship.' While they haven't had face time in real life just yet, Gwyneth shared, 'We have a text friendship so far. I've been traveling quite a bit.' She then addressed the rumors that she and Meghan, who founded her own lifestyle brand, As Ever, in March 2024, were feuding because of the similarities in their business ventures. 'I don't like that, when people try to pit women against each other,' Gwyneth told the publication during the Mindvalley Manifesting Summit in Los Angeles on Saturday, May 17. As for whether she'd appear in the second season of Meghan's Netflix series, With Love, Meghan, the Shakespeare in Love actor is open to whipping something up in Meghan's kitchen. 'Sure! Why not? You never know. I don't bake that well, but I can always try.' Gwyneth has addressed speculation around the rumored feud numerous times, and in March, she told Vanity Fair, 'I was raised to see other women as friends, not foes. I think there's always more than enough to go around. Everybody deserves an attempt at everything that they want to try. Another woman is never your competition.' The pair even put the rumors to rest on social media. When someone asked Gwyneth, 'Are you comprehending the Meghan Markle beef that social media says you two have?' during a Q&A on her Instagram Stories, she responded, 'I genuinely do not understand this at all, whatsoever' before panning her phone's camera to the Duchess, who shrugged. Now that we know the lifestyle moguls are cool with each other, here's to hoping these two will maximize their joint slay and drop a Goop x As Ever collab in the near future.
New York Post
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Gwyneth Paltrow spills Meghan Markle ‘friendship' details months after squashing rumored feud
Despite her hectic schedule, Gwyneth Paltrow still finds time to check in with her close pals. Months after squashing a rumored feud between her and Meghan Markle, the Goop founder said the two have remained in touch. 'We have a text friendship so far,' she told People magazine on Saturday, while attending the Mindvalley Manifesting Summit. 'I've been traveling quite a bit.' Rumors of a feud between the pair sparked after Paltrow said she didn't know her Montecito neighbor 'at all.' 'I don't know Meghan and Harry,' Paltrow told Vanity Fair. 'I mean, I've met Meghan, who seems really lovely, but I don't know her at all. Maybe I'll try to get through their security detail and bring them a pie.' Speaking about the rumors, Paltrow told People, 'I don't like that, when people try to pit women against each other.' In fact, in March, Paltrow quickly shut down speculation of any bad blood between the two. Months after squashing a rumored feud, the Goop founder said the two have remained in touch. John Salangsang/Shutterstock for Mindvalley 'I genuinely do not understand this at all whatsoever,' the Goop founder said in a video on her Instagram story while answering fans for an 'Ask me a question' segment. A fan asked, 'Are you comprehending the Meghan Markle beef that social media says you two have?' Paltrow quickly shut down speculation of any bad blood with Meghan Markle. / Paltrow then panned her phone to the left, revealing a shrugging Markle sitting at her kitchen table eating a piece of pie before starting to laugh. Markle also posted the video to her Instagram story. When asked about her thoughts on appearing on the next season of Markle's Netflix series, 'With Love, Meghan,' Paltrow said, 'Sure! Why not? You never know. I don't bake that well, but I can always try.'
Pink Villa
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Pink Villa
Will Gwyneth Paltrow Star in Meghan Markle's Netflix Show? Actress Details Friendship Status After Burying Hatchet
Gwyneth Paltrow has shared that she and Meghan Markle have a growing friendship, even though they haven't spent much time together in person yet. Speaking to PEOPLE at the Mindvalley Manifesting Summit in Los Angeles on May 17, Paltrow said, 'We have a text friendship so far. I've been traveling quite a bit.' The actress and Goop founder also addressed online rumors about alleged tension between her and Meghan. 'I don't like that, when people try to pit women against each other,' she said. Gwyneth Paltrow mentioned that she supports Meghan's efforts, particularly her new lifestyle brand, American Riviera Orchard. She told Vanity Fair in March that she believes another woman is never competition and that everyone deserves a chance to pursue what they want to try. When asked if she would appear on season 2 of Meghan's Netflix show With Love, Meghan, Paltrow responded with interest. 'Sure! Why not? You never know. I don't bake that well, but I can always try,' she told PEOPLE. The lifestyle show showcases Meghan's cooking and gardening activities. Paltrow, who has her own successful wellness brand, Goop, sees no competition between their similar ventures. 'I was raised to see other women as friends, not foes,' she said. Rumors of a feud between the two women circulated on social media, but Paltrow shut them down during an Instagram Q&A. When asked if she understood the supposed drama, she replied, 'I genuinely do not understand this at all, whatsoever.' In a light moment, Meghan Markle even appeared on camera during the same Instagram Story, signaling that she was equally confused about the so-called beef. The moment made it clear that their relationship is friendly, not competitive. Both Paltrow and Meghan live in Montecito, California, which Paltrow described as a peaceful place that feels like a small town. She said that the area is serene and full of natural beauty. Paltrow, who once studied at UC Santa Barbara, shared that she had always dreamed of living there because of its calm atmosphere and connection to nature.
