What a world we live in. Now, even if you don’t sound like a hefty, noodle-headed, somewhat Venezuelan chanteuse, at least you can smell like one. Mariah Carey has decided to address a widely unfelt need by releasing her own personal fragrance. (“Releasing her own personal fragrance.” There might be a joke there somewhere, but I don”’t think I”’ll pursue it.)

Mariah’s decision adds one more blossom to the bouquet of celebrity scents, but I wouldn”’t rush out to the local Shop-n-Save to buy this one just yet. Instead, why not wait ’til the holidays? If Mariah in a bottle is the marketing success I expect, by December you”’ll be able to pick up a jug of the stuff along with a case of aerosol Beef-Whiz and the Family Pak of anchovy Doritos and still get change back from your tenner.