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COSMETICS Perfumers Smell A Rat France's perfume makers have their noses bent out of shape over new European Union rules that would force them to label their products with all the ingredients, and especially any potential allergens, that make them the world's most famous fragrances. Han-Paul Bodifee, president of the National Union of Perfume Makers, denounces the rules as "unrealistic," noting that more than 100 ingredients can be used to create a fragrance. And in an industry where the beauty of a flask can be almost as important as its contents, the idea of swamping packaging with...
...drinking more water may not always be good for you. "The sugar levels in these drinks can actually inhibit the body's water- and vitamin-absorption and cause stomach cramping," warns Shan James, physiologist at Duke Health and Fitness Center. She also notes that the ingredients listed on the label can be tricky to decipher. How many calories are you really getting from some popular fortified waters? (By way of comparison, a 12-oz. can of Coke...
...record label (a division of British music giant EMI) has been in financial straits since Aaliyah's death, and the executives who allegedly made the promises, former EMI chief executive Ken Berry and his wife, former Virgin vice-chairman Nancy Berry, have left the company. (They did not return phone calls seeking a comment.) Nevertheless, Turner says, she is outraged at Virgin's behavior. "We worked 24/7 to get the bodies out as expeditiously as possible. We had to bring in extra staff. People worked on their day off." There has not been "one word of thanks to anyone...
...plane crash last August was a sad event for everyone in the music world, but it has had a particularly bad aftertaste for one small business: Butlers' Funeral Homes and Crematorium in Nassau, the Bahamas. Loretta Turner, the funeral-home director, told TIME that Virgin Records, the singer's label, is reneging on a verbal agreement to pay the costs of preparation and transport of the bodies of Aaliyah and eight members of her entourage who died in the crash. The mortuary...
...newest trend in Europe's luxury department stores, and the menus are as cutting-edge as the fashions around them. Though designers like Armani, Courrèges, Ventillo, Lanvin, Barbara Bui and Nicole Farhi realized years ago that the chicest store accessory is a stylish café bearing your label, major retailers are just now choosing to create and run their own restaurants rather than depending on outside concessionaires. "It is a completely new era for restaurants and retail," says Jean Paul Barat, general manager of food operations at Selfridges. "Food is now a driving force for bringing customers into...