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Not even exploding vagina candle can stop Goop’s appeal

WITH notes of geranium, citrusy bergamot, and cedar juxtaposed with Damask rose and ambrette seed, Gwyneth Paltrow was onto a winning formula when she released Goop’s “This Smells Like My Vagina” candle.

But we’re betting flaming inferno wasn’t mentioned when she described the more than R1 000 candle.

Jody Thompson of Kilburn, North London, got more than she bargained for when she went to light

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