Comments on: Erykah Badu Promotes New Fragrance!

By: BeautifulBoy

BeautifulBoy — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 19:43:40 +0000

Tom Ford was a mere simpleton that had great designers working under him for which their work he took credit for. Yeah he was good at hiring new talent and mentouring them, but as far as design he had very little to do with the evolution of Gucci’s design. The three head designers at Gucci now were the ones who helped catapult him into a new stratosphere. Anyway go Erykah, but I don’t think I’d be too apt to want to smell like her. Brand imaging is everything.

By: JCain

JCain — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 01:58:51 +0000

Will always have love for Erykah and support her in all that she does.

No selling out. (People said the same thing about Common/GAP.) This is just another avenue for her.

By: jad

jad — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:49:50 +0000

umm i loove me sum eryka but lets be real.. who wants to smell like her?

By: KR

KR — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:56:08 +0000

We’ll call it…

STRONGE’……it stinks so good.

By: AVE One

AVE One — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 03:48:33 +0000

I don’t know, but all I know is that CD drops in se7en days:-) Do you BADU!

By: ElleJoie

ElleJoie — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:49:05 +0000

Everybody has to have food, clothing, and shelter.

By: thejuanstar

thejuanstar — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 20:51:03 +0000

Tom Ford is my boo. He was responsible for the creative resurgence of Gucci and YSL in the ’90s. It’s hard to believe but for some time Gucci was stagnant house. I haven’t seen his work since he went under his own name, but hopefully the budget will allow for one of his suits soon. He’s a genius.

By: SexyBeautifulOne

SexyBeautifulOne — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 20:39:03 +0000

As long as it smells GOOD, it’ll be cool with me! A lot of those celebrity fragrances smell like toilet water…literally!

By: Toi

Toi — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:46:42 +0000

Go for it. I’m certain it’ll be an earthy/organic scent. I can’t see her putting her name on trash.

By: tyrab

tyrab — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:46:19 +0000

I don’t understand. How is she selling out? For venturing into other business opportunities? Trying to further her career? Diversifying her portfolio? Ensuring financial stability for herself and her children in the future? You of all people should understand that. Did you accuse Mariah of selling out when she put her face on that God awful perfume? You act like they asked her to remake “Oops I Did It Again” or something. I get so aggravated when folks are so quick to accuse others of “selling out” for doing something that you don’t feel she should be doing…If given the opportunity, you would do the same damn thing. Don’t be mad because they didn’t ask you.

By: GrownandCLASSY

GrownandCLASSY — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:01:19 +0000

mmm…I am going to see WHO this Tom Ford is. I know he is about SOMETHING because Erykah is very purposeful. He is for sure a BRIGHT man. My girl, Badu, is GORGEOUS. Why NOT have her as the face of your product?!!!?!!??

By: thejuanstar

thejuanstar — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:33:15 +0000

Perfectly fine with me. If I see her with a Naomi Campbell shoulder length Asian wig, I might change my mind.

By: ebony

ebony — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:07:57 +0000

HELL YEAH! It’s about time she cashed in on something. She is so slept on and she deserves to prosper too

By: JA

JA — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:01:42 +0000

Erykah is and has always been true to herself, and as an artistic person, that “self” can change from time to time. If a certain wig or weave expresses how she is feeling or the mood she’s in at that time, so be it…If she wants to look pretty and wear makeup sometimes, so be it…the greatest artists can express their creativity in many ways.

As for selling out, Erykah is such a beautiful creature that she NEEDS to be the face of a major campaign. The public needs to see her and embrace a different type of beauty, and I say MAKET THAT MONEY!

By: mobetta

mobetta — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:40:02 +0000

I love erykah’s music but I really don’t think she can seel out. This is the same chick that wore fake dreds, extra padding in her head wrap..and let’s not even talk abotu a few of the contradictory ways she carried herself in her relationship with Andre Benjamin.

I think Erykah just tries to blend into whatever mood or persona she is feeling at the moment. I think when people choose to expect more from her, or anyone else for that matter, in terms of how they should represent themselves, they just end up being disappointed.

I do believe in sellouts and there are many out there. But Erykah is not neccessarily a soul singer in the business of simply making good soul music. She has decided to market herself as a pseudo individual in an effort to sell her brand to increase her worth.

People had the same reaction when they found out she was baldheaded under that headwrap and when they found out her dreds were fake extensions. It’s difficult to expect “trueness, as Dalia described, from a person who is in the business of selling their image to make money, I think we may be expecting to much of them when we expect them to remain “true”–true to what? True to themselves–who are they really? True to their label and those that pay their bills? or true to who they WANT to be?

By: cocoa crunch

cocoa crunch — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:27:35 +0000

Erykah could never sell out. Some people are running around here with 50-11 endorsement deals….Ms. Badu gets ONE and she’s “selling out”. Go ‘head girl! Make that money!

By: jayhawk73

jayhawk73 — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:20:48 +0000

WHEN DID PUTTIN’ ON MAKEUP AND LOOKING GOOD MAKE YOU FAKE? HELL I GUESS NOBODY IS REAL THEN. GET REAL!

By: Nicole

Nicole — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:56:54 +0000

She’s not selling out, she is trying to make money…If an artist only sticks to music, they are losing out on other revenue! Artist don’t get that much money from making their CDs alone – that’s why they do paid appearances, concerts, endorsements, etc. Too many people eat off one artist, and your money is not as plentiful as you think! Trust me, she is going to still be true to herself – but her and her son has to eat!

By: Dalia

Dalia — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:43:26 +0000

I would never have expected Erykah to fold and play this game. She’s so true with her music until I thought the trueness extended to every facet of her life.

But I can’t fault her for wanting to make money, so I understand.

By: sorrytodissappointyou

sorrytodissappointyou — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:35:28 +0000

jayhawk73 I guess you like the fake!

By: jayhawk73

jayhawk73 — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:18:01 +0000

BADU IS JUST PLAYING THE GAME LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE. HER ARTISTIC INTEGRITY SHOULD NOT BE ATTACKED FOR TAKING AN ENDORESEMENT. WHAT SHE SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF IS THIS TERRIBLE PROMOTIONAL PIC WITH NO MAKEUP OR A STYLIST. YUCK!