Posted May 14, 2009 by PerfumeFairy
Last month I mentioned that hip-hop star Jay-Z together with pals Rihanna and Kanye West had signed a deal with Parlux Fragrances to launch a range of perfumes in 2010. Not wanting to feel left out, R&B star Akon (real name Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam if Wikipedia is to be believed) is set to launch two fragrances of his own later this year.
It seems that the singer has created a new company called Konvict Cosmetics Intl., which joins his record label, Konvict Muzik, which he founded following the success of his second album, Konvicted. Are you starting to see a theme here? Unsurprisingly his first fragrance is called... Konvict and is aimed at the younger consumer. Not one to miss an opportunity, Akon will also be launching a second fragrance called Aliuane which is said to be aimed at an older, more sophisticated market.
Both fragrances will be available from August via the Konvict Cosmetics website but the company is hoping they'll be in retail stores later this year.
