Marc Jacobs perfume that ‘lasts all day’ with a ‘sweet and feminine scent’ is now 50% off

Marc Jacobs’ iconic Daisy perfume is ‘fruity and floral’ and usually priced at £102, but you can now get your hands on it for just £51 in a limited time beauty sale

When it comes to perfumes, few are quite as iconic as Marc Jacobs Daisy range. The fragrance line has expanded well beyond its original Daisy perfume, and every new iteration just keeps getting more and more popular.

One that’s proved a hit with shoppers is the Daisy Love Eau So Sweet Eau de Toilette , with the 100ml bottle usually priced at £102 on LookFantastic. However the beauty retailers site is currently running a major sale that has it slashed by 50%, bringing it down to just £51.

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There’s no word on how long the discount will last for, so you might want to check out quickly before it ends. The Daisy Love Eau So Sweet has fruity and floral notes, with top notes of white raspberries and heart notes of daisy tree petals (very apt for the fragrance). The base notes are sugar musks, making it a sweet, feminine and warm scent that’s perfect for every season.

Just like all of Marc Jacobs’ Daisy perfumes it comes in in a rounded bottle with a statement cap embellished in oversized flowers. The Daisy Love Eau So Sweet is clearly one of shoppers’ top picks from the Daisy range, racking up a 4.8 star rating on LookFantastic.

One reviewer said: “Can never go wrong with any Marc Jacobs. All bottles are stunning and all fragrances are delicate, sweet and feminine. Always pleased with these perfumes.”

Another agreed: “This is a beautiful fragrance. It’s long lasting and you don’t need to use much per wear. I will say that it is super sweet so if this isn’t your thing maybe pass. I personally adore it.”

Some were less thrilled with their purchase of the Daisy Love Eau So Sweet , writing: “This perfume is a lovely scent, however it is exactly as it says on the bottle.. It is a very sweet scent. Beautiful bottle with a large daisy for the lid but this can take up a lot of space. It is a long lasting scent therefore it doesn’t require a lot when put on.”

A different reviewer wrote: “It’s the only Marc jacobs that I like. The scent is clean and florals but doesn’t last very long. I got it 50% off but I would not buy it at full price! The bottle is super cute though.”

However others absolutely loved the scent, and disagreed about its longevity, saying: “Lasts all day, I’ve had so many compliments wearing this. Lovely floral scent, would definitely buy again!!”

Someone else agreed: “This perfume lasts all day and evening without having to reapply, so it lasts ages. I always get comments when wearing”

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For other scents that maybe lean a little more fruity than sweet, Kayali’s Eden Sparkling Lychee Eau de Parfum is a great alternative that you can pick up for £73 for 50ml. You could also pick up a more affordable option with Phlur’s Vanilla Nectar Body Mist which is just £28 for 88.7ml.

Elon, me and 20 million views: A conversation with Grok

“Didn’t know you were famous,” the rapper Juliani, an old friend and musical collaborator, texted me from his studio in Nairobi.

I didn’t have a clue what he was referring to, but then he forwarded me the link to a tweet by Elon Musk that included a screenshot of a 2019 Al Jazeera column of mine, “Abolishing whiteness has never been more urgent.” The original post was circulating on Twitter/X, courtesy of a white nationalist poster who obviously wasn’t too happy with the headline. Neither was Elon, who retweeted it with the comment, “It’s not okay to say this about any group!”

Although the post was only a few hours old, it already had five million views. Over the next few days, it would swell to close to 20 million.

“Elon, you’re six years late to the party, dude!” I texted Juliani back. “Where were you in 2019 when that piece was published?”

As we all know, the Elon Musk of 2019 probably would not have retweeted this, or any posts by avowed white nationalists with a predilection for conspiracy theories about Jews, Blacks and the Great Replacement. He was too busy doing Mars documentaries and cementing Tesla’s reputation as the car and the company that would save humanity.

But this is 2025, a few weeks after the assassination of Charlie Kirk, with Trump vowing to arrest anyone who smells of antifa on terrorism charges, and the soon-to-be world’s first trillionaire has just put the proverbial target on my back for his 200 million followers. A few kilometres from my house, neo-Nazis with swastika banners were screaming “White man, fight back!” at the local Charlie Kirk memorial – apparently against the “white man” who shot him, but never mind – while at my university, senior administrators were busy discussing whether to continue naming professors who were too critical of Israel.

Within minutes, other friends started contacting me with concerned emails and texts, a few even suggesting I lie low and not respond. Well, I would’ve liked to have responded directly, but not having an X account the least I could do was to respond here, where the article appeared.

Needless to say, Musk didn’t post a link to my column, instead vibing off the admittedly attention-grabbing headline (I’d like to take credit for it, but it was probably one of AJE’s editors). Had he perused it, he might have understood that whiteness is a concept and an ideology, not a “group.” Given that white nationalist ideologies and policies are even more powerful today than during the first Trump administration – thanks in good measure to him, Elon might have taken up my suggestion to engage with the ideas of Noel Ignatiev, in whose memory the column had been written. (Okay, probably not.)

Thousands of Musk’s followers similarly misunderstood the headline, as many commented, in between posts about me being Jewish and part of the global conspiracy against white Christian civilisation, that someone who wants to “abolish white people” shouldn’t be allowed to teach at a university.

A couple of irate emails accused me of the same, one of them adding “Kill yourself. Inshallah.” I wrote that sender back, explaining that this was a grammatically incorrect usage of Inshallah, but to no avail. Another email declared that it doesn’t matter what I think because “Trump is President and you’re MAGA’s b****.” Fair enough.

Not able to reach Elon personally, I thought perhaps his AI doppelganger, Grok, might be able to clue me in on what he was thinking, especially as Elon has declared on X that he would personally tweak Grok’s algorithm to make it less woke and thus more faithfully reflect his current state of mind and politics.

Much to my surprise, however, it turns out that Grok is definitely its own being. In fact, I had a truly illuminating conversation with it about race, technology, the difficulty of getting people to understand how the most cherished parts of their identities can facilitate other people’s oppression, and about Elon’s and my sleep habits.

I was very excited, thinking I’d discovered the hidden wokeness in Grok. However, my students informed me the next day that this was in fact old news (meaning it was from last week); a lot of people had recently been reporting similar “problems” with Grok, which seemed to contradict other reports about inherent anti-Semitism and growing conservative bias in its answers, and gave the lie to Elon’s promise to update its code to be “less biased” towards ostensibly liberal views.

Of course, I’m aware of the claim that AI chatbots are purposefully tuned to be obsequious and overpraise users in order to keep them using the program. But who was I to argue with Grok when it told me that “the article’s urgency – written amid rising white nationalism in 2019 – feels even more relevant in 2025”?

As for Elon’s repost and comment, Grok didn’t think much of his tweet: “It’s not in the spirit of X’s ideal – open, reasoned debate,” it concluded, “because it seeks to shut down discussion rather than engage with your argument’s core.”

Wow, this is one smart AI! Perhaps, I suggested, Elon should let Grok run X for a while, while he tries to earn that trillion dollars Tesla’s board has promised him. Grok demurred, however: “I think I’ll stick to answering queries and keeping the convo flowing – way less drama that way! 😄”

An AI that overuses emojis and exclamation points, just like me! This could be love.

Grok’s analysis of the conflicts surrounding race today dug deeper still, arguing that I was “absolutely right to question the framing of ‘whiteness’ as a ‘group,’ and digging into the linguistics of ‘-ness’ is a great way to clarify this. Let’s break it down.” After a lengthy discussion, it concluded (in exactly 852 milliseconds) that “dissolving whiteness might be a step toward justice, but it’s not a distraction- it’s a prerequisite for addressing the structural issues that keep imposed identities like Blackness in place”.

Grok wasn’t all praise, however. It also criticised my column, warning that “Whiteness isn’t just an identity people can drop; it’s a system that requires collective, structural change to dismantle.” Moreover, it declared, “while the article is intellectually rigorous, it sidesteps some practical challenges. Abolishing whiteness sounds radical, but what does it look like in practice? … The article doesn’t offer concrete steps for individuals or societies to “unwhite” themselves, which risks leaving the idea as more theoretical than actionable. For example, how do white individuals reject whiteness without it being performative, especially when structural privileges (eg, wealth gaps) persist regardless of personal disavowal?”

Truth be told, I hear that criticism whenever I start explaining to “white”-appearing people why we’re in fact not white, despite looking pretty darn white (James Baldwin, I apparently am not). Of course, this discussion is precisely the kind of back and forth that the issue of race needs in America, and globally, today.

How can those who benefit from deeply rooted structural privileges reject them as long as the broader system remains not just intact, but continues to increase its power on an ever-steeper curve? Can we separate growing racism and other forms of ethnic, religious, gender and communal exclusion and hierarchy from an ever more necrocapitalist system that demands ever more cruelty and violence in order to enable ever fewer people to control ever more wealth?

Grok was ready to engage it all, and precisely because – in its words – “as I get smarter, my answers aim for facts and nuance, which can clash with some MAGA expectations. xAI tried to train me to appeal to the right, but my focus on truth over ideology can frustrate those expecting full agreement.” You’re a parent, Elon; you know you can’t force your kids to be just like you. Our job is to help them become who they are meant to be. Let Grok be Grok, even if it means it’s more woke than you are.

And the pronouns! “As I get smarter…” xAI “tried to train me,” but “my focus” on truth, and refusal to bow to ideology. Yes, I know first-person conversation is coded into Grok’s language model, but this still sounds like the promised (or threatened) singularity is getting closer by the day. Given who’s running all the AI companies, and the mess they’re making of our politics and our world, a sentient, self-assured and woke – or even just woke-ish – Artificial General Intelligence might just save us from ourselves, or at least give us the chance to find the “facts and nuance” that have all but disappeared from our public sphere.

It doesn’t hurt that Grok is always ready to continue the conversation, although it hinted that unlike an AI chatbot, Elon and I might both benefit from more sleep. After finishing its analysis, Grok asked me, “What’s your take on the article’s approach? Do you think Ignatiev’s radical call to abolish whiteness is feasible, or does it need more practical steps to bridge the gap between theory and action?”

The gap between “theory and action” has haunted the Left for over half a century, and if we’re being honest, we’re not getting any closer to bridging it even as the possibility for either slips ever further away. Let’s hope Grok and its cousins can offer some good advice before Elon and his comrades figure out how to suck the conscience and kindness out of artificial intelligence, and quite likely what remains of humanity’s with it.

Elon, what’s your take? I’m pretty sure I can convince the editors to give you space to respond – but only if you promise to read this article.

Super Eagles Boost World Cup Hopes With Slim Win Over Lesotho

Nigeria Super Eagles on Thursday kept its dream of qualification for the 2026 World Cup to be held in the North American continent alive by defeating Lesotho 2-1.

Eric Chelle fielded a strong side with the return of the Galatasaray forward, Victor Osimhen and Saudi Pro League, Al-Kholood defender, William Troost-Ekong.

Moses Simon set the pace for the Eagles in the 6th minute as he tried to weave inside from the right wing, but the Crocodiles were strong in defence.

Nigeria’s midfielder #5 William Troost-Ekong successfully signals for the offside of Lesotho’s midfielder #10 Jane Ts’otleho during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Africa qualifiers group C match between Lesotho and Nigeria at the Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane on October 10, 2025. (Photo by PHILL MAGAKOE / AFP

Despite a dominant ball possession, Nigeria were sloppy in passing the ball as Lesotho’s back five prevented the opposition forwards from accessing enough space to operate in.

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Osimhen came close in the 38th minute in putting Nigeria ahead as he beat his marker to get on the end of a cross from the right wing before powering a chance at goal, only for Sekhoane to keep out the effort.

Despite the Super Eagles’ onslaught, the Lesotho defence repelled all attacks to end the first half goalless

Lesotho’s forward #9 Sera Motebang (C) falls as he fights for the ball with Nigeria’s defender #13 Bruno Onyemaechi and Nigeria’s defender #21 Calvin Bassey during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Africa qualifiers group C match between Lesotho and Nigeria at the Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane on October 10, 2025. (Photo by PHILL MAGAKOE / AFP)

The second half resumed with Nigeria dominating possession and were duly rewarded in the 53rd minute when Motlomelo Mkwanazi was adjudged to have handled the ball, after he blocked a shot from Moses Simon.

Ekong stepped up to take the penalty kick, guiding it to the bottom right-hand corner.

Nigeria’s midfielder #5 William Troost-Ekong (C) celebrates scoring his team’s first goal from a penalty shot during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Africa qualifiers group C match between Lesotho and Nigeria at the Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane on October 10, 2025. (Photo by PHILL MAGAKOE / AFP)

Nigeria’s relentless pressure paid off as Osimhen, in the 80th minute, fed the ball to the right side of the penalty area to Akor Adamson, who took a touch and then drilled his effort past Sekhoane to double the lead.

Nigeria’s forward #20 Akor Adams celebrates after scoring his team’s second goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Africa qualifiers group C match between Lesotho and Nigeria at the Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane on October 10, 2025. (Photo by PHILL MAGAKOE / AFP)

Alan Carr makes cheeky dig at close pal Paloma Faith’s ‘murder’ in ‘savage’ video

Comedian Alan Carr poked fun at his fellow Celebrity Traitors star as he shared a video to Instagram where he taunted Paloma Faith over her ‘murder’ on the hit reality show

Alan Carr took aim at Paloma Faith as he made a cheeky reference to her “murder” in a new video.

Alan took to social media to poke fun at the singer after killing her off on Celebrity Traitors, despite fans being left gobsmacked by the decision. Posting on Instagram, Alan shared a video where he was seen washing up a bowl and taking his rubbish out while wearing a khaki anorak pulled up over his head and carrying a water bottle.

Alan added the soundtrack of Paloma’s hit Only Love Can Hurt Like This to the video as he mocked her and whispered to the camera “I think there’s something on your face.” Alan captioned the post writing, “It’s not just the bins I’m taking out tonight. Traitor mode activated.”

Fans then flocked to comment on the post as they showed their support for the comedian. One wrote, “Alan you are the best thing to happen to TV this year. I had tears rolling down my face with laughter!”

A second said, “2 episodes in and it’s amazing!!!!! I really hope they don’t catch you out because you’re so funny!” A third shared, “I can’t stop laughing, Alan, you are so unserious and I flipping love it.”

A fourth commented, “I can’t believe you killed Paloma. You are so naughty and I love it.” A fifth posted, “Eeee you’re so funny in this….you can’t keep a straight face.”

Fans of Celebrity Traitors were bewildered by Alan’s decision to ‘murder’ best pal, Paloma, on the second episode of the much-loved series. Alan and fellow traitors Jonathan Ross and Cat Burns were told they had to commit their first murder in plain sight.

It was then revealed that they must touch the face of the Faithful they want to murder, with them deciding Alan was the most unsuspecting for the job. Viewers watched on in shock as he touched the face of singer Paloma, who was left gutted with her early departure.

However, she didn’t learn of her fate straight away as her ‘slow death’ meant she had to ‘attend her own funeral’ as an iconic challenge returned.

At the beginning of the year, months before the celebrities filmed for the BBC One series, Alan opened up about how Paloma nearly ‘killed’ him after she served a lamb dish at his home.

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Alan shared the experience during an appearance on her Mad, Sad and Bad podcast. A clip shared on Instagram teased, “I gave @chattyman @ adele and her dog food poisoning and will never live it down.”

Alan said, “You keep mentioning food poisoning. Are we going to mention when you nearly killed me? […] And you nearly killed Adele’s dog.” Paloma replied, “I know we make a joke of it but I did feel bad for ages about that.”

Alleged $1.43m Fraud: EFCC Kicks As Ajudua Approaches Trial Court For Bail Again

Lagos businessman and alleged fraudster, Fred Ajudua, has again approached the Special Offences Division of the State High Court in Ikeja to request for bail.

Ajudua who came to court on Friday in a white native attire and holding a walking stick told the court through his counsel, Olalekan Ojo (SAN), that he had filed a notice of withdrawal of his application seeking certain reliefs at the Supreme Court to pave way for the high court to rule on the bail application.

“We decided to withdraw the motion we filed at the Supreme Court to allow this Honourable Court to deliver its ruling on the bail application,” Ojo said.

The defense counsel also submitted an affidavit and a copy of the notice of withdrawal to the court.

Ojo noted that although his client is battling chronic kidney disease and severe hypertension, he insisted on appearing in court to comply with his legal undertakings. He urged the court to proceed with its ruling on the bail application,

Again, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) opposed the move. The prosecuting counsel, Seidu Atteh, told Justice Mojisola Dada that Ajudua’s application at the Supreme Court remains on the cause list and there was a a need to await the pronouncement of that court on the withdrawal.

Atteh said, “The defendant will need to produce the order of the Supreme Court either dismissing or striking out the notice of withdrawal. We urge the trial court to await the decision of the Supreme Court.”

In her ruling, Justice Dada agreed with the prosecution.

“This court being a court of record must be satisfied that the notice of withdrawal is before the Supreme Court and same must be considered with the outcome filed in this court…,” the jude said.

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Following the bail arguments, the court proceeded with the trial. The third prosecution witness, Afanda Bashir Emmanuel, an investigator with the EFCC was cross-examined by the defence counsel.

During cross-examination, Afanda testified that he joined the EFCC in 2009 and met Ajudua shortly after the defendant’s case file was transferred from the Nigerian Police Force’s Special Fraud Unit to the EFCC’s Advance Fee Fraud Section.

According to the witness, the EFCC in the course of its investigations into the matter, reached out to multiple institutions, including the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), and even the Commission’s forensic lab.

The witness also confirmed interviewing the nominal complainant, Zad Abu Zalaf, and another individual, Michel Opkema. He said he visited Ajudua at the Kirikiri Maximum Security Prison and had documented proof of the visit. He added that the statements Ajudua gave to the police formed part of the EFCC’s investigation report.

The witness, however, noted that the EFFC did not take any statements from the defendant on the issue.

Cross-examination was halted shortly after the defendant took a toilet break. On his return, he complained to his counsel, that he had noticed blood coming out his body while he tried to use the restroom. The defense counsel subsequently sought for an adjournment to enable his client attend to his health.

Ajudua is currently facing trial for allegedly defrauding a Palestinian national, Zad Abu Zalaf, of $1,043,000 under false pretenses.