The Scent of a Socialiate

Publicly-traded beauty giant Estée Lauder Companies has inked a deal to launch a fragrance with socialite and clothing designer Tory Burch. EL Companies unit Aramis and Designer Fragrances has joined forces with  Tory Burch LLC via a multi-year agreement to license the Tory Burch fragrance business globally. This is Burch’s first move in the beauty sector. In a release, Burch said: ”Fragrance is [...]

L’Oreal Shutters U.S. Shu Uemura Cosmetics Unit

French beauty house L’Oreal has opted to remove Shu Uemura from its U.S. portfolio, according to CosmeticsDesign.com. In a statement, L’Oreal USA Luxury Division President Carol Hamilton said the group decided to spend more time on its “other strategic luxury brands like Lancôme, Yves Saint Laurent, Giorgio Armani, Ralph Lauren, Kiehl’s, and fragrances.” Meanwhile, a [...]

Spring – Summer Scents: You Are What You Wear

Fragrance is a stylistic move that can be more important a choice than clothes and accessories because its impact goes beyond the visual. If you’ve ever had an employee whose perfume or cologne takes over the room, you understand the power of fragrance. But, in the best light, an amazing perfume or cologne can become [...]

Estee Grows With Smashbox Acquisition

Cosmetics giant Estee Lauder is continuing with a growth-by-acquisiton model, given its latest move to buy Smashbox Beauty Cosmetics.  The financial terms of the deal—which is expected to close in July—were not disclosed. The deal, which is pending regulatory approval, is part of Estee’s plan to garner a bigger audience of younger consumers in the [...]

Skin Care Gratification: A Study in Patience & Vanity

Skincare is the perfect example of the modern consumer’s lack of patience and eternal quest for instant gratification. In reality, no product heals infections overnight, eliminates lines completely or quells blemishes in a matter of days. There are some services, however, that either provide an instant glow or with ongoing use, plumper, calmer skin. Among [...]

NYC To Host Sustainable Beauty Summit

New York City will be host to the Sustainable Cosmetics Summit in March, where industry moguls including Aveda founder and a Burt’s Bees exec will speak about the business of beauty, environmental awareness and conscious capitalism. Aveda and Intelligent Nutrients Founder Horst Rechelbacher will open the Organic Monitor summit, which will also feature a talk [...]

Abre Los Ojos: Origins Offers A Wakeup Call

Surviving the first few days of each week might be easy if Origins gave us free eye cream and espresso every week. But, we are not alone and we are not ungrateful. So, we invite you to head over to the select Origins stores (listed below) Tuesday and Wednesday November 3 and 4, to try [...]

Retail & Celebrity Charity News July 7

George Clooney is speaking out about the dispute between the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television & Radio Artists, The Los Angeles Times reports. Tom Hanks is one of at least 600 actors who signed a letter supporting the contract AFTRA recently negotiated. Jack Nicholson is one of more than 60 actors [...]

A Petite Beauty With A Big Bright Smile

Spotted: Jobos Beach, Puerto Rico Name: Rocio Age: 27 Hometown: Isabela, PR Current ‘hood: Isabela, PR First language: Spanish Other languages: English Job: Public Relations Ethnicity: Puerto Rican Favorite Condiment: Ketchup Religion: Catholic but not religious On your iPod now: Circus, U2, Chicago In your makeup case/bag: Estee Lauder powder Dream Job: PR Executive Wishlist: [...]