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Daily Mail
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Paris Hilton brushes off Kanye West's bizarre rant that he 'should've had babies' with her NOT Kim Kardashian
Paris Hilton brushed off Kanye West 's rude comments about wanting to have children with her as she hit up a party to celebrate another one of her achievements. The reality TV personality, 44, paid no mind to the remarks from the ex-husband of her longtime best friend Kim Kardashian during his chaotic tirade. Less than a week later, she walked the hot pink carpet at an Ulta Beauty event to celebrate her 30th fragrance release before hitting up a West Hollywood bar for her launch party. On Wednesday, she took to her Instagram Story to share photos and videos of her partying with her sister Nicky Hilton on a rooftop bar with the Los Angeles skyline behind her. At one point, she stepped behind the DJ booth with her friends and even held a bedazzled hairbrush, miming a microphone, as she sang her 2006 hit song, Stars Are Blind. Over the clips of her having fun, she wrote: 'Icons only b****.' 'So proud of my 30th fragrance Iconic,' she added alongside a teary-eyed emoji and pink hearts. The star, who has released a considerable number of perfumes over 20 years with her Parlux partnership, sparkled as she was covered in dazzling gems from head to toe. For the soirée, she donned a bright pink, sequin dress with a plunging neckline and long sleeves. The dress also featured a thigh-high slit and triangle cutouts on her sides to highlight her slim waist. Paired with the chic garb, she accessorized with a chunky, silver choker and her manicure was also bedazzled to match. She gushed about launching her fragrance, which she called a 'dream come true,' per TMZ, and danced to upbeat music along with fellow partygoers. Her outing came less than a week after West said he wished he had children with her instead of his ex-wife Kardashian. Hilton appeared unbothered as she performed at the Stagecoach country music festival over the weekend and is also celebrating her latest fragrance launch. Less than a week after the rapper's comments, she walked the hot pink carpet at an Ulta Beauty event to celebrate her 30th fragrance release before hitting up a West Hollywood bar for her launch party She gushed about launching her fragrance, which she called a 'dream come true,' per TMZ, and danced to upbeat music along with fellow partygoers At one point, she stepped behind the DJ booth with her friends and even held a bedazzled hairbrush, miming a microphone, as she sang her 2006 hit song, Stars Are Blind During her DJ set, she brought out Lizzo, and she was also spotted having fun with pal Sydney Sweeney and aunt Kyle Richards. Last week, the rapper, who now goes by Ye, made a number of shocking and obscene comments in yet another offensive rant. During a livestream, he said he wished he could go back in time and have Hilton be his baby mama instead of Kim Kardashian, who was previously Hilton's assistant. He and The Kardashians star welcomed four children during their past marriage. They share daughters North and Chicago as well as sons Saint and Psalm. Hilton married businessman Carter Reum in 2021, and they share two children: son Phoenix, two, and 17-month-old daughter London.
Yahoo
28-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
EXCLUSIVE: Drake Unveils His First Eau de Parfum
Drake's world is about to get a lot more fragrant. The multihyphenate's fragrance brand, Better World Fragrance House, is launching Summer Mink on Friday. It's the brand's first eau de parfum, following the launch of a range of candles and a perfume oil of hero scent Carby Musk. Priced at $148, the scent will later debut across Ulta Beauty's full fleet and online. More from WWD Chanel Continues Celebrations of Its New Chance Fragrance Beyoncé and Ulta Beauty Bring 'Cowboy Carter' Experience to Stores and Create Tour-inspired Beauty Looks Caught Between a Trade War and Potential New Ownership, What Does the Future Hold for Beauty Brands on TikTok Shop? Drake, and his team, did not take the category expansion lightly. 'We've been going through scents for this for quite some time,' said Matte Babel, chief brand officer of Drake's DreamCrew brand. 'When you launch your first fragrance, there's a ton of pressure on what it is, what it's going to smell like, and all eyes are on that category because it makes up the bulk of the business.' The brand started with Drake tapping Michael Carby for his own personal scent, Carby Musk, which later culminated in the candle range and a licensing deal with Parlux in 2023. Since then, Better World Fragrance House has expanded into retail, and Parlux president Lori Singer is seeking to keep momentum high. 'We're building a brand through Better World Fragrance House that really is all types of fragrance and scent. It's built on storytelling, craft, design, connection, aesthetic and of course, sales and scale,' Singer said. 'The brand is now stepping into the world with prestige fragrance with its first eau de parfum. It marks this evolution from scenting space to creating this deeply personal, wearable expression.' Though neither commented on sales, industry sources expect Summer Mink to top $60 million in sales for its first year on the market. The decision to break into a new format, Singer said, came from the brand's founder. 'That centered on Drake. Carby Musk was so special, but he felt he envisioned that in its purest form as an oil,' she said. As it pertains to Summer Mink, 'He felt there was an opportunity for something bigger, bolder and statement-making.' 'Everything about the brand, we like to say, is about the beauty of juxtaposition, whether it's the name, the scent or the bottle,' Singer added. The scent highlights top notes of Italian citrus and sage, features mid-notes of jasmine sambac and dries down to base notes of vetiver and creamy musk. 'Summer Mink was inspired by a yin-yang principle of fusing warm, creamy base notes with cold spices and sparkling citruses,' said Carby, who also nosed Summer Mink, in a statement. The bottle, designed by Jon DiNapoli, was also meant to highlight the same juxtaposition between softer organic forms on a more angular, modernist base. The differentiation factor drove much of the product's design, and though the launch is a significant move for the brand, Babel doesn't expect any other major launches in the immediate future. 'Images and products no longer make the profound statement that they used to, a lot of the time,' he said. 'You can overwhelm consumers with too many offerings. The more I look at what's happening, we appreciate curation. Our mandate is to create historical fragrances that people can fall in love with and easily identify.' When Better World Fragrance House's candles launched with Ulta, there was a heavy experiential component to the launch, including pop-ups and oversized candles outside of doors in key markets. For Summer Mink, it will entail a 360-degree marketing campaign, Singer said, spanning both the physical and the digital. 'We know our guests always want to refresh their scent wardrobes for the new season, and Summer Mink thoughtfully combines preferences and multiple scent families in an innovative and unique way,' said Linda Suliafu, Ulta's vice president of fragrance merchandising, who added that it would be the first celebrity-founded men's fragrance in Ulta's history. View Gallery Launch Gallery: Perfume Bottles: An Evolution Through the Ages Best of WWD Exploring Opportunities for Italian Artistic Perfumery Brands Fueguia 1833 Expands in Middle East, Gears Up for Paris Opening Penhaligon's Opens the Virtual Doors of Its Portraits Mansion
