An irresistible candy-inspired collection of three mouthwatering fragrances inspired by Mariah Carey’s unforgettable marriage proposal - her engagement ring was hidden inside a Ring Pop® candy wrapper!
Each fragrance is bright, sparkling and multifaceted with its own signature spin.
Ribbon is a mouthwatering floral fruity fragrance inspired by the flavor of the Blue Raspberry Ring Pop combined with a beautiful floral bouquet.
Top: Raspberries, Honeydew, Cucumber Pulp
Mid: Hydrangea, Blue Lotus, Jasmine Dew
Base: Liquid Musks, White Woods, Sugar Crystals
Mine Again is a floriental fruity combination of Chocolate Raspberry with a touch of Magnolia that creates an addictive fragrance.
Top: Red Currants, Blood Orange, Heliotrope
Mid: Raspberry Chocolate, Cotton Candy, Magnolia
Base: Creamy Musk, Tonka Beans, Vanillia
Honey is an irresistible floral citrus fragrance combined with a touch of Honey and Pineapple, creating a bright and sunny fragrance.
Top: Passion Fruit, Pineapple Juice, Lemon Drops
Mid: Amazon Lily, Fresh Ginger, White Freesia
Base: Frosted Musks, Linden Flowers, Honey
For a limited time only, Elizabeth Arden are giving away a FREE Exclusive Deluxe Mirror Compact with orders of $55.00 plus on Mariah Carey’s fragrances.
A spanish translation to this article can be viewed here!
Source: Elizabeth Arden | Mariah Connection
First came the emancipation, then came energy and power, and now comes MEMOIRS OF AN IMPERFECT ANGEL, the new album by international superstar Mariah Carey.
MEMOIRS OF AN IMPERFECT ANGEL, the 12th studio album of Mariah’s career, is the eagerly anticipated follow-up to her RIAA platinum-selling album E=MC² (released April 15, 2008), and her worldwide 10 million selling The Emancipation Of Mimi (released April 12, 2005). Both were Soundscan #1 debut albums that made chart history for Mariah in the U.S. and numerous territories around the globe.
You are now able to buy this amazing collection of tracks in the following countries:
USA
Amazon MP3 | Amazon USA | BestBuy | Tower Records | Target | Wal-Mart | iTunes USA
UK
CD Album: HMV: Standard Edition | HMV: Elle Edition | Amazon | WHSmith | Zavvi | ASDA | Argos | Play | Sainsbury: Standard Edition | Sainsbury: Elle Edition | Morrisons | Tesco
Download: iTunes | Amazon | Play | HMV | 7 Digital | Tesco Digital
Japan
Amazon | HMV | iTunes
Brazil
Saraiva (Standard) | Saraiva (DigiPak) | FNAC (Standard) | FNAC (DigiPak) | UMusic Brasil
Germany
7 Digital | iTunes | Amazon | Amazon MP3
Switzerland
7 Digital | iTunes
Australia
You can order CD album from these online outlets: BigW | GetMusic | Sanity Ent
Alternatively you can download the album from: iTunes | BigPond | Bandit FM | Nokia Music Store
Canada
iTunes Canada | Amazon Canada (CD) | HMV Canada
Taiwan
Book | 5Music | GMusic
France
Virgin MegaStores | 7Digital | iTunes France | FNAC | Amazon | Amazon MP3
Holland/Netherlands
CD Album: Free Record Shop | Music Store | Kroese Online | Van Leest
Digital Album: iTunes
Italy
iTunes | 7 Digital!
Spain
iTunes | FNAC | El Corte Inglés | 7 Digital
Ireland /Eire
Digital: iTunes Ireland | 7 Digital Ireland
Austria
7 Digital | iTunes
Rest of the World
[Belgium] | [Denmark] | [Sweden] | [South Korea] | [New Zealand] | [Mexico]
Source: Mariah Connection
MARIAH CAREY PUTS FINISHING TOUCHES ON HER NEW ALBUM, MEMOIRS OF AN IMPERFECT ANGEL, FOR AUGUST 25th RELEASE
“OBSESSED,” FIRST NEW SINGLE PICK – GOES TO RADIO ON JUNE 16th – WRITTEN & PRODUCED BY MARIAH, THE-DREAM AND TRICKY STEWART
“The 1st single from my new album MEMOIRS OF AN IMPERFECT ANGEL is called ‘Obsessed’ and will be at radio next Tuesday. I’m a lil’ exc … Seriously, this is one of my favorite songs ever. I love the whole album. I’m completely immersed in it. I can’t wait for you to hear it. LY”
– Mariah Carey, on Twitter
(June 16, 2009 - New York, NY) First came the emancipation, then came energy and power, and now come MEMOIRS OF AN IMPERFECT ANGEL, the new album by international superstar Mariah Carey, scheduled to arrive on August 25th. The first new single pick from MEMOIRS is “Obsessed,” which blasts out to radio today, Tuesday, June 16th. The video for “Obsessed” will be directed by Brett Ratner. “Obsessed” was written and produced by Mariah, The-Dream and Tricky Stewart, who are responsible for the majority of tracks on the new album. MEMOIRS was executive-produced by Antonio “L.A.” Reid.
MEMOIRS OF AN IMPERFECT ANGEL, the 12th studio album of Mariah’s career, is the eagerly anticipated follow-up to her RIAA platinum-selling album E=MC² (released April 15, 2008), and her worldwide 10 million selling The Emancipation Of Mimi (released April 12, 2005). Both were Soundscan #1 debut albums that made chart history for Mariah in the U.S. and numerous territories around the globe.
The Emancipation Of Mimi generated three Grammy awards (including Best Contemporary R&B Album), two #1 singles, and countless more honors during its 18-month chart stay. The album debuted at #1 on first week sales of 404,000 copies, Mariah’s highest first week sales total (until E=MC²). Soundscan’s biggest-selling album of 2005, Mimi featured “We Belong Together” (Grammy winner for Best Female R&B Vocal and Best R&B Song) and “Don’t Forget About Us,” Mariah’s 16th and 17th #1 career singles respectively. They tied one of the most enduring chart records in Billboard Hot 100 history, Elvis Presley’s 17 #1’s.
Three years later, E=MC² debuted at #1 on first week sales of 463,000 copies, which now stands as the highest first week sales total of Mariah’s career. The album’s success brought total sales of Mariah’s albums, singles and videos to more than 160 million worldwide, distancing her even further from the pack as the top-selling female recording artist in history.
E=MC² spun off four singles: “Touch My Body,” “Bye Bye,” “I’ll Be Lovin’ U Long Time,” and “I Stay In Love.” Of these, “Touch My Body” made history when it became Mariah’s 18th #1 Hot 100 hit, thus surpassing Elvis Presley. “Touch My Body”’s two weeks at the top also marked Mariah’s 78th and 79th cumulative career weeks at #1, which tied Elvis’ long-standing all-time high of 79 weeks at #1, as calculated in Billboard.com. At the same time, Mariah is now positioned as the only active recording artist in the 50 years of the Hot 100 (which began in 1958) with the potential to surpass the Beatles’ all-time high of 20 #1 hits.
Source: Island Def Jam | Mariah Connection
iTunes USA are offering a special Mariah Carey “The Ballads” Deluxe Edition for sale! The tracklisting is as follows:
1. Hero
2. One Sweet Day (Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men)
3. Vision of Love
4. Without You
5. Can’t Let Go
6. Love Takes time
7. I’ll Be There (Featuring Trey Lorenz)
8. Thank God I Found You - Make It Last Remix (Featuring Nas and Joe)
9. Endless Love (Featuring Luther Vandross)
10. I Still Believe
11. My All
12. The Roof
13. When You Believe (Mariah Carey & Whitney Houston)
14. Anytime You Need A Friend
15. Always Be My Baby
16. Dreamlover
17. How Much (Featuring Usher)
18. Reflections (Care Enough)
+ 2 remixes
19. The Roof (Mobb Deep Extended Version)
20. Always Be My Baby (Mr. Dupri Mix featuring Da Brat and Xscape)
+ 3 live videos:
1. Hero
2. Without You
3. Endless Love
+ digital booklet (replica of physical booklet with additional digital bonus track information)
* Download Deluxe Edition from iTunes USA
If you live outside the United States, you can download the release from the following places:
* * * Click here for British Deluxe Edition
* * * Click here for Australian Deluxe Edition
* * * Click here for Irish Deluxe Edition
* * * Click here for the Kiwi Deluxe Edition
* * * Click here for the Spanish Deluxe Edition
Source: Mariah Connection
iTunes are offering a special Mariah Carey “The Ballads” Deluxe Edition for sale from today. The tracklisting is as follows:
1. Hero - Taken from the Columbia release, Music Box
2. Vision Of Love - Taken from the Columbia release, Mariah Carey
3. Without You - Taken from the Columbia release, Music Box
4. Always Be My Baby - Taken from the Columbia release, Daydream
5. My All - Taken from the Columbia release, Butterfly
6. How Much (Featuring Usher) - Taken from the Columbia release, Rainbow
7. Dreamlover - Taken from the Columbia release, Music Box
8. Thank God I Found You - Make It Last Remix (Featuring Nas & Joe) - Taken from the Columbia release, The Remixes
9. The Roof - Taken from the Columbia release, Butterfly
10. One Sweet Day (Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men) - Taken from the Columbia release, Daydream
11. Anytime You Need A Friend - Taken from the Columbia release, Music Box
12. I’ll Be There (Featuring Trey Lorenz) - Taken from the Columbia release, Mariah Carey Unplugged EP
13. I Still Believe - Taken from the Columbia release, #1’s
14. Reflections - Taken from the Virgin release, Glitter
15. Open Arms - Taken from the Columbia release, Daydream
16. Against All Odds (Featuring Westlife) - Taken from the Columbia release, Rainbow
17. Endless Love (With Luther Vandross) - Taken from the Epic release, Songs
Bonus Track: 18. All I Want For Christmas Is You - Taken from the Columbia release, Merry Christmas
+ 2 remixes (Never before available digitally)
1. Anytime You Need A Friend (Ministry Of Sound Mix)
- 4 track Maxi single released on CD in 1993.
2. Always Be My Baby (Always Club)
- 4 track Maxi single released on CD & LP in 1996.
+ 3 live videos:
1. Hero
2. Without You
3. Endless Love
+ digital booklet (replica of physical booklet with additional digital bonus track information)
* Download Deluxe Edition from iTunes UK
* Download Standard Edition from iTunes UK
* * * Click here for Australian Deluxe Edition
* * * Click here for Irish Deluxe Edition
* * * Click here for the Kiwi Deluxe Edition
Source: Mariah Connection UK
We have managed to get our hands on the UK press kit of the launch of Mariah Carey’s Luscious Pink fragrance. Most of which was published as a feature by Now Magazine:
Mariah Carey’s Luscious Pink
Fragrance Q&A
Fragrance/Music/Lifestyle Q&A
August 6, 2008
FRAGRANCE
Why a fragrance, why now?
Launching my first perfume was such an amazing experience that it has inspired me to expand my fragrance collection, and I’m so excited to introduce Luscious Pink. I’m in a wonderful place with my career, with a new album with great music and collaborations. Luscious Pink is a feminine, flirtatious, optimistic fragrance that celebrates and reflects where I am in my life right now.
What were your inspirations for the fragrance (places, material items, people, etc.)?
For “M” the inspirations were multiple, places I’ve been, moments in my life and childhood memories. For Luscious Pink, the perfumers did something I thought was incredibly unique and innovative they used my voice as the inspiration to create the fragrance. We incorporated some of my favorite places and things, such as the Ocean Breeze of Capri, the sparkling crystalline notes of Bellini and Bergamot, and some of my favorite florals like Peony and Lilly of the Valley, with a warm sensual musky note to finish the scent.
How would you describe the fragrance notes and overall theme in three words?
* Sparkling (Sicilian Bergamot, Ocean Breeze and Bellini – reminiscent of Capri)
* Feminine (floral of Pink Peony, Tiare flower and Lily of the Valley)
* Sensual (richness of Sun-Kissed Woods and White Musk)
What was your inspiration for the bottle?
We designed the bottle to look like a blooming flower with a butterfly resting on top. As my fans know, butterflies are symbolic and inspirational to me. I wanted the design to feel magical! The Luscious Pink bottle captures a rainbow of iridescent color. The butterfly is my favorite – a luscious shade of pink – and the inspiration for the fragrance and design.
What was your inspiration for the carton?
I wanted women to feel the same excitement opening the carton as they would open a jewelry box—knowing that something very beautiful is inside. The carton compliments the bottle, being both sensual and chic. Its matte texture adds a sophisticated finish, and the pink tone is so feminine. The beautiful calligraphy, a shade of deep metallic pink, is the finishing touch with my signature “M” logo.
When do you wear fragrance?
Before my signature scent, M by Mariah Carey, I was never really a perfume wearer. I just never found one that really spoke to me. Now that I’m able to create my own fragrances, I wear them everyday. Fragrance adds the finishing touch to any outfit. I think it’s the best part of walking out the door – adding that final feminine touch of a perfume.
Who is this fragrance for?
Luscious Pink is for all women who want to feel flirty and feminine.
How much of the fragrance is true to you?
Like M by Mariah Carey, Luscious Pink is all me; just a different side of me. People are multi-faceted. Luscious Pink shows another facet of me and where I am today – happy and loving life! It truly incorporates some of my favorite scents and flavors – intoxicating Bellini, beautiful pink peony and lily of the valley – all the flavors of life that are sparkling and feminine! It also celebrates where I am in right now. I was so involved in every aspect and I had fun doing it!
How do you want women to feel when they wear your fragrance?
Feminine, flirtatious, sensual, optimistic – like they can do anything by embracing their femininity.
Any chance of a male fragrance by Mariah?
You never know! I definitely know what men like and I would enjoy creating a men’s fragrance.
FRAGRANCE/MUSIC
How did you begin your music career?
I began singing around the age of 3 with my mother who was an opera singer and singing coach. I first started as a background singer for Brenda K. Music has always been a big part of my life. I’m so blessed to have been given such a gift.
Which performers do you most admire, past or present?
I was influenced by R&B and soul musicians like Billie Holiday, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin and gospel singers like The Clark sisters and Shirley Caesar.
Describe the feeling of hitting #1 on the charts.
I don’t really pay that much attention to all the charts but I’m so grateful and humbled when one of my songs makes it to # 1 because as a songwriter it’s rewarding to know that so many people have connected and have been touched by my music in some small way and that is an amazing feeling and blessing.
Do you have a favorite song you’ve ever sang?
It’s hard to really choose a favorite song for me to sing. I tend to put it on my fans and sing songs like Vision Of Love, Hero, One Sweet Day because so many of my fans have told me how much these songs have meant to them or how it got them through a difficult times in their lives so when I perform them it’s still an incredible feeling for me to see the audience singing along and still wanting to hear those songs….
You have led such a creative career within different fields of work. What were your favorite things about creating a fragrance?
I loved being so involved in the development of the fragrance. I had the opportunity to express myself creatively in new ways, and that was really appealing to me as an artist.
How did creating a fragrance differ from creating music?
Creating all my scents has been like creating a song, and that’s what I know best. I was surprised to find how incredibly similar they are – both involve layering notes to create a beautiful and intricate structure that really moves people. I put so much of my heart into my music and I do the same with my fragrances.
Will there be any products later on to accompany the fragrance?
Yes…I’m very excited about the future of my relationship with Elizabeth Arden.
Have you any more fragrances lined up for the future?
Yes I fell in love with the process of creating a fragrance.
LIFESTYLE
Do you get time to relax and if so how do you do it?
I don’t “get” time to relax but I’ve learned that I have to make sure I block out periods on my schedule where there is no work allowed…the best way is to go on vacation…i love tropical places and swimming in the ocean. The more private and secluded the place is, better.
Who are your favorite designers?
Azzedeine Alaia, Valentino ,Roberto Cavalli, Donatella Versace, Gucci, Chanel & YSL,
What is your favorite room in your house and why?
My bathroom…its kind of like my own personal spa, its very glamorous, very old Hollywood
What are your hobbies?
Swimming, watching movies, cooking
What is your life philosophy?
Never lose faith
What are you favorite home comforts?
My nice fluffy down comforter, my pillow, and my bath tub
What is your favorite holiday destination & where do you go to unwind?
Capri
Where were the last 3 places you went on holiday?
Capri, Aspen, St Barth’s
Where do you spend Christmas and who with?
Aspen, with friends and family
Did you always want to be a singer?
Yes
Do you plan on going down the fashion designer lane soon?
I plan on doing anything that inspires me creatively…otherwise its not worth it
When do you feel you’re most beautiful?
When I am happy
Who is your style icon?
Marilyn Monroe
Congratulations on your marriage. What is your current state of mind during this special time in your life?
Happy! I’m overjoyed!
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Source: Mariah Connection UK
Sony BMG is set to deliver a fantastic gift for Mimi fans of all ages when it releases a new compilation album of Mariah Carey’s best love songs called, The Ballads. The album is scheduled for release in the UK & Ireland on October 20 and Italy on October 24, 2008. The album is also set to be released in Japan on November 3 and as of now scheduled to be released in the U.S. & Canada January of 2009.
Mariah Carey rocketed to stardom with her debut album in 1990. Achieving eight top 10 albums through the course of the decade she became the Nineties’ most successful female singer/songwriter. This incredible success has continued throughout the 21st century and her stunning five-octave voice and songwriting talent have now delivered over 40 UK hits. Perhaps best loved for her powerful, emotional long songs, Sony BMG is collecting together all the best ballads for a brand new compilation called Mariah Carey - The Ballads.
The album is now available for pre-order at HMV UK for £ 8.99.
INTERNATIONAL TRACK LISTING
1. Hero - Taken from the Columbia release, Music Box
2. Vision Of Love - Taken from the Columbia release, Mariah Carey
3. Without You - Taken from the Columbia release, Music Box
4. Always Be My Baby - Taken from the Columbia release, Daydream
5. My All - Taken from the Columbia release, Butterfly
6. How Much (Featuring Usher) - Taken from the Columbia release, Rainbow
7. Dreamlover - Taken from the Columbia release, Music Box
8. Thank God I Found You - Make It Last Remix (Featuring Nas & Joe) - Taken from the Columbia release, The Remixes
9. The Roof - Taken from the Columbia release, Butterfly
10. One Sweet Day (Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men) - Taken from the Columbia release, Daydream
11. Anytime You Need A Friend - Taken from the Columbia release, Music Box
12. I’ll Be There (Featuring Trey Lorenz) - Taken from the Columbia release, Mariah Carey Unplugged EP
13. I Still Believe - Taken from the Columbia release, #1’s
14. Reflections - Taken from the Virgin release, Glitter
15. Open Arms - Taken from the Columbia release, Daydream
16. Against All Odds (Featuring Westlife) - Taken from the Columbia release, Rainbow
17. Endless Love (With Luther Vandross) - Taken from the Epic release, Songs
Bonus Track: 18. All I Want For Christmas Is You - Taken from the Columbia release, Merry Christmas
Source: Official Site: MariahCarey.Com
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