Grace Jones Launches Boy Smells Candle Collaboration With 'Drag Race' Superstar Symone in NYC
Ladies and gentlemen: Miss Grace Jones!
The 74-year-old Nightclubbing icon celebrated the launch of her Grace Jones x Boy Smells limited edition candle collaboration on Wednesday night (September 7) at ARTSPACE at PUBLIC Hotel in New York City.
This is Grace‘s first collaboration with a candle brand and is described as a celebration of her legacy, paving the way for Black and queer creators of today.
The night began with an introduction by co-founder Matthew Herman alongside Grace.
“We created this brand to embrace our masculinity at the same time as we embrace our femininity, and that would not be possible – none of this, none of us would be possible – without Grace Jones,” Matthew told the crowd.
RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 13 winner Symone then hit the stage for a tribute performance, set to Grace‘s “Williams Blood” and “Slave to the Rhythm.”
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The two briefly united together on stage, then posed for photos together while the partygoers mingled, including club legend Kevin Aviance (featured on Beyoncé‘s Renaissance), Conrad Ricamora, David Lopez, Fire Island‘s Tomas Matos, TikTok star Davis Burleson, pop star Madison Rose and Legendary star Honey Balenciaga.
Grace‘s candle will be available starting Thursday (September 8) in both a 8.5 ounce standard size and 27 ounce magnum size, and is available on BoySmells.com and in select retailers for $46 and $96 respectively.
Here’s a description of the candle: “The top spices of Bergamot and Black Pepper dance with the fluidity of Freesia, Waterlily, and Rose. Grounded in a blend of Cedarwood, Salted Musks, and Wet Stones Accord, Grace invites you to her home country of Jamaica, a world of floral tranquility where the sapphire blue Caribbean water lightly crashes onto the wet stone and embodies a celebrated juxtaposition of the genderful self.”
FYI: Symone is wearing Marko Monroe.
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