Archive for July, 2008

08
Jul

Kawaii! ^_^

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Singer Gwen Stefani has partnered up once more with Coty to launch a
line of five new fragrances called Harajuku Lovers, inspired both by
her personal interest in Japanese pop culture and street fashion, as
well as her perceptions of her four back-up singers in real life. 
The
fragrances are called Love, Li’l Angel, Music, and Baby, after the
stage names of her back-up "Harajuku Girls", and G for Gwen Stefani.

The real names of the Harajuku girls are Maya Chino, Jennifer Kita, Rino Nakasone, and Mayuko Kitayama. 

"Love" - a sensuous floral concocted by Yves Cassar and Pascal Gaurin
of International Flavors & Fragrances, has top notes of sparkling
bergamot, pink pomelo, peach and bamboo leaf mist; a heart of watery
peony, living hydroponic lace rose, jasmine sambac, nectarine blossom,
creamy paperwhites and Egyptian jasmine, and a drydown of petally
ylang, creamy vanilla orchid, sensual musk and blond wood.


"Lil’ Angel" -a fruity floral by Givaudan’s Christophe Raynaud,
has top notes of raspberry, cranberry, blackberry and pineapple; a
heart of pear blossom, candied violet and sugared rose, and a drydown
of lollipop accord, hinoki wood and crystal amber.

"Music" - a delicate floral by Honorine Blanc
of Firmenich, has top notes of clementine and sparkling pear; a heart
of jasmine sambac, sweet pea and honeysuckle, and a drydown of vanilla,
skin musk and sleek woods.

"Baby" - a powdery musk by Firmenich’s Harry Fremont,
has top notes of freesia, bergamot and white rose; a heart of orange
flower, tiare flower and jasmine petals, and a drydown of white musk,
soft woods, heliotrope, vanilla and violet.

"G" - a modern gourmand by Steve DeMarcado
of Fragrance Resources, has top notes of crisp mandarin, fresh coconut
and apple skin; a heart of jasmine sambac, soft freesia and magnolia
vapor, and a drydown of coconut cream, white sandalwood and
cottonwoods.

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*The packaging’s just oh, so cute!@.@ V*

08
Jul

The World’s Largest Swimming Pool. o_O

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I like swimming pools, but I love the sea more. I don’t really know how
to swim (I can’t even float to save my life!), but seeing this makes me
want to take swimming lessons ASAP!
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If you like doing laps in the swimming pool, you might want to stock up on the energy drinks before diving in to this one. 

It is more than 1,000 yards long, covers 20 acres, has a 115-foot deep end, and holds 66 million gallons of water.

The Guinness Book of Records has named the vast pool beside the sea in Chile as the biggest in the world.

But
if you fancy splashing out on one of your own — and you have the space
to accommodate it — then beware: this one took five years to build,
cost nearly 1 billion, and the annual maintenance bill will be 2 million.

The
man-made saltwater lagoon has been attracting huge crowds to the San
Alfonso del Mar resort at Algarrobo, on Chile ’s southern coast, since
it opened.

 

Its turquoise waters are so crystal clear that you can see the bottom even in the deep end. It
dwarfs the world’s second biggest pool, the Orthlieb  –  nicknamed the
Big Splash –  in Morocco , which is a mere 150 yards long and 100
yards wide. An Olympic size pool measures some 50 yards by 25 yards.

 

Chile’s
monster pool uses a computer-controlled suction and filtration system
to keep fresh seawater in permanent circulation, drawing it in from the
ocean at one end and pumping it out at the other. The sun warms the water to 26c, nine degrees warmer than the adjoining sea.

Chilean
biochemist Fernando Fischmann, whose Crystal Lagoons Corporation
designed the pool, said advanced engineering meant his company could
build "an impressive artificial paradise" even in inhospitable areas.

"As long as we have access to unlimited seawater, we can make it work, and it causes no damage to the ocean."