Diddy vs. Mariah, perfume challenge '07
| Posted Sep 29th 2007 12:49PM by Lauren Messiah
Filed under: Style in the media, Fragrance, Celebrity Style
Who doesn't love a celebrity feud, especially one that is totally pointless? Hip-hop star Diddy (P. Diddy, Puff Daddy ... whatever) is challenging fellow musician Mariah Carey to a perfume challenge. "I send out a challenge...I challenge all of my female counterparts that have fragrances...that my fragrance is better than theirs. I'm a man and I know how women should smell!" – Diddy
Sounds to me like he is challenging every bottle of perfume on the market, not just Mariah. Well, Mariah took it personally (read: needed publicity) and issued the following response:
"I heard about this competition, and I wish Puff all the best with his new fragrance, but I think we're actually appealing to different types of women. M by Mariah Carey is about being unforgettable, not unforgivable. It's not about a ménage à trois or a one night stand, it's for the woman who wants the man to fall in love with her immediately, stay in love, and treat her like royalty." – Mariah
Ah yes, perfume that makes a man fall in love with you – yeah Mariah that is what we are looking for. I think both Diddy and Mariah will fail miserably. I don't want to smell like a rap video and I certainly don't want to smell like a crazy person who can't dress. I will stick to my L.A.M.B perfume by Gwen Stefani. Now that is a fragrance.
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10-03-2007 @ 12:38PM
audrea lambert said...
I think you should not bash Mariahs perfume and most of all her sanity,Didnt your mother teach you that If you havnt got nothing nice to say dont say it at all.ahhh but then you would be a lamb wearing nobody .Lauren your mean and Im sure your words have hurt people before.
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10-03-2007 @ 12:42PM
Amber Lentz said...
Ok..i dont know what all the fuss is. But have you smelt both of these...i have!!!, i am a perfume fanatic...and i absolutly dont care about the "name meanings"....but puffy's is wonderful!!!! It is like a fragrance ive never smelt before...it makes you smell irresistable and sexy, i love it. Its the best thing i've smelt in a while perfume wise. Mariah's is okay, but it smells too much like other perfumes, too common. PDiddy's smells alot like Miracle from lancome...but better!!!!, and that's hard to say because that perfume smells realllllllly good. Without a doubt puffy knew what he was doing when he chose this fragrance. I love it!
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10-03-2007 @ 12:43PM
Amber Lentz said...
Another quick comment..."unforgivable" does not reak of "rap video", people need to get over that. It smells like sexy, plain and simple..fresh, its the best, and will NOT fail misserably.
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10-03-2007 @ 1:05PM
Dr. C said...
The writer of the commentary is ferverishly seeking to find a journalistic identity. She is obviously a kitchen scooper (a writer who sits in the kitchen over a cup of cold coffee and tries to create sensational commentary on topics she knows very little about). Both Mariah's and Diddy's perfumes are absolutely stimulating; however, one is elegant while the other is ferocious. My lady alternates depending on her mood.
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10-03-2007 @ 1:44PM
al said...
This is a terrible article, and a bite off of another I read earlier this week. First of all... smelling like a "rap video?" What does a rap video smell like? That was a low down stupid remark. And second of all, Mariah Carey is not crazy... most crazy people are not the Best Selling Female Recording Artist in history and did not have the BEST SELLING ALBUM of 2005 (soon best selling of 2008).
Back off MAriah bitch!
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10-03-2007 @ 2:33PM
Sascha said...
Something that I think we should all keep in mind is that everyone has different ideas, tastes, and everyone likes a different smell. Ever heard of the question "What's your favorite smell?" I do believe that question is asked because, oh my!, everyone has different opinions. Personally I think vanilla is the best smell ever. An it's just rude and mean to say bad things about people. What a horrible world this place is turning into...
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10-03-2007 @ 4:43PM
Lilly said...
haha......i dont get it
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10-03-2007 @ 4:44PM
Lilly said...
Yeah, I agree this is a terrible article! Who's with me!
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10-03-2007 @ 5:35PM
Ashley said...
This feud is absolutely rediculous!! First of all, mariah is an incredible woman who can dress and is not crazy at all...and her perfume is incredibely sexy!! Diddys smells good too...but this is getting silly...fighting over perfumes? come on ...there are so many other important things to be worrying or fighting over!!
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10-03-2007 @ 7:14PM
Chad Augustus said...
Sean Johns Mens n Womens perfume is the best hands down no
challenge Mariah dosent have tha Swagg Like Diddy anyways. This is really pointless but hey its wateva Diddy got this one!
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