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Byline: JENNY B. FINE O Pioneers! David Suliteanu is an unlikely revolutionary. A retail veteran, he began his career at Bullocks in Los Angeles and steadily worked his way up [...]

Byline: BY JENNY B. FINE PHOTOGRAPHED BY JAKE CHESSUM THE NATURAL From taking on the tough challenges to orchestrating a turnaround of Origins, Jane Lauder is proving she has what [...]

Byline: BY JENNY B. FINE PHOTOGRAPHED BY RYAN KIBLER Where Analysis Meets Innovation By combining his keen intellect with an insatiable curiosity, Nicolas Mirzayantz keeps IFF on the cutting edge [...]

Byline: JENNY B. FINE Rise and Shine To borrow a line from the incomparable Frank Sinatra, 2011 was a very good year for beauty companies. For proof, look no further [...]

Byline: JENNY B. FINE The Need for Speed When Philip Shearer agreed to be photographed with his new $225,000 Radical Sportscars racer, capable of going from zero to 60 m.p.h. [...]

Byline: BY JENNY B. FINE ILLUSTRATIONS BY JOSUE EVILLA NEW DAY DAWNING AT THE WWD BEAUTY CEO SUMMIT, THE INDUSTRY'S BRIGHTEST THINKERS PRESENTED A BLUEPRINT FOR NOT JUST SURVIVING THE [...]

Byline: JENNY B. FINE Gail Federici: The Evolution of an Entrepreneur Some people might be content to kick back after selling their company for $450 million, but Gail Federici, the [...]

Byline: BY JENNY B. FINE ILLUSTRATION BY MIKE LEMANSKI MOVERS, SHAKERS SHOPPERS A new generation of explorers are traveling the world and the sights they want to see most are [...]

Byline: BY JENNY B. FINE PHOTOGRAPHED BY MICHAEL NAGLE Active Connection Nars CEO Louis Desazars is in constant motion, whether he's driving sales forward at the hip beauty brand or [...]

Byline: JENNY B. FINE Road Warriors The MAC flagship in Times Square employs 64 makeup artists who collectively speak nine different languages. At Galeries Lafayette in Paris, signs in Mandarin [...]

Byline: JENNY B. FINE POWER STEERING Mascara has always been the magic wand for Maybelline New York, but recently, the brand has proven itself extraordinarily adept at achieving success in [...]

Byline: BY JENNY B. FINE / PHOTOGRAPHED BY MICHAEL NAGLE STYLE, DEFINED BY CONTINUALLY PUSHING HIS CRAFT FORWARD, CREATIVE GENIUS GUIDO PALAU HAS FIRMLY ESTABLISHED HIMSELF IN THE PANTHEON OF [...]

Byline: BY JENNY B. FINE / ILLUSTRATION BY LUKE SHUMAN The AHA Moment BEHIND EVERY GREAT BEAUTY PRODUCT IS A VISIONARY WHO DARED TO DREAM DIFFERENTLY. HERE, THE BRILLIANT MINDS [...]

Byline: BY JENNY B. FINE PORTRAIT BY ROBERT MAXWELL STILL LIFE PHOTOGRAPHS BY KENJI AOKI THE PLUGGED IN WORLD OF JOHN DEMSEY BY COMBINING HIS VORACIOUS APPETITE FOR POP CULTURE [...]

L'Homme Style FREDRIC BRANDT shares his passion for fashion with JENNY B. FINE 'I like to be very unique. I want the runway pieces that stores are afraid to buy.' [...]

Byline: JENNY B. FINE Current Events Not every beauty executive would relish being compared to a teenager, but Estée Lauder group president John Demsey takes it for the compliment it [...]

Byline: JENNY B. FINE The Discovery Channel Dr. Jean-Michel Karam is an expert in the field of micro-electro-mechanical systems, and although he always suspected his work had applications for the [...]

Byline: JENNY B. FINE Many Happy Returns! August means the publication of the WWD Beauty Inc Top 100, our annual globing ranking of the world's biggest beauty manufacturers. This year's [...]

Byline: BY JENNY B. FINE ASIA MAJOR The retail powerhouse Sephora is solidifying its presence in China and Southeast Asia. Here, a look ahead. For many international brands, the road [...]

Byline: Jenny B. Fine Photographed by Ruven Afanador A LIST Meet three beauties who cross effortlessly from East to Westand back again. TAO OKAMOTO Call it the bowl cut that [...]

Byline: JENNY B. FINE Asia On Our Minds Is there anyplace on earth with more raw energy than Asia? The exploding middle class in China, India and Indonesia, to name [...]

Byline: BY JENNY B. FINE ILLUSTRATION BY JOHN RITTER Instant Gratification? Flash-sale Web sites have exploded in popularity, as consumers flock to a format that offers luxury goods at insider [...]

Byline: JENNY B. FINE Retail Ventures Outside of Terry J. Lundgren's cavernous office 13 floors above the hustle and bustle of Macy's Herald Square flagship is nailed a silver-framed plaque [...]

Byline: BY JENNY B. FINE PHOTOGRAPHED BY MICHAEL O'NEILL On Top of the World With a bold strategy that challenges beauty's conventional wisdom and an unshakable belief in her vision, [...]

Byline: JENNY B. FINE Express Yourself Although Clinique's sales figures speak for themselvesthe brand is posting blistering growth in skin care and makeup that's almost twice the current industry averageLynne [...]

Byline: JENNY B. FINE DIFFICULTIES MASTERED, OPPORTUNITIES WON 'Leonard's rule is every time he sits down with someone, he has to learn something,' says WWD 's Pete Born. Pete Born [...]

Byline: Jenny B. Fine Seeing the Future Leonard Lauder Talks Vision NEW YORK 'If you can't see the future, you can't get there. It's as simple as that.' So said [...]

Byline: Jenny B. Fine :: Photographed by Guy Aroch Whiz Kid Rising star Julija Step shows off her chameleonlike transformational abilities during a jam-packed New York Fashion Week. 'I'm always [...]

Byline: BY JENNY B. FINE WITH JENNIFER BALBIER IN PARIS Jennifer Balbier, senior vice president of global product development for artistry brands at the Estée Lauder Cos., has helped create [...]

The Big Easy Spring beauty takes a turn for the relaxed, as a new sensibility emerges on the runways of Europe and New York. Call it a postrecession beauty sigh [...]

Byline: JENNY B. FINE BRIGHT HORIZONS For those who question the direction in which beauty is evolving, look no further than the spring runways. In Paris, in Milan, in London [...]

Byline: BY JENNY B. FINE OLD SPICE, NEW LIFE Former football player turned actor Isaiah Mustafa is Hollywood's hottest new hunk, thanks to his turn as the Old Spice Man. [...]

Byline: BY JENNY B. FINE PHOTOGRAPHED BY MELANIE DUNEA POWER CONNECTIONS Beauty's techno-visionaries are harnessing the digital universe to put the consumer squarely in chargeand propel sales in the process. [...]

Byline: COMPILED BY JENNY B. FINE SHOW BUSINESS From tallying up the beauty sponsorships during New York Fashion Week to a geographic look at makeup sales in the U.S., a [...]

Byline: JENNY B. FINE DIRECT CONNECT As we were going to press with this issue of WWD Beauty Biz, which is focused on the impact of technology on the beauty [...]

Byline: JENNY B. FINE WHO'S UP, WHO'S DOWN August means the annual publication of the WWD Beauty Biz Top 100, a ranking of the world's biggest beauty companies. A truly [...]

Byline: Jenny B. Fine A New Fruit for Yes To Yes To Inc., the all-natural beauty brand that has thus far tapped into carrots, tomatoes and cucumbers, is cultivating a [...]

Byline: JENNY B. FINE RISING TO THE CHALLENGE During her 10-year tenure as chief executive officer of Avon Products Inc., Andrea Jung has adroitly navigated the company through some tough [...]

Byline: COMPILED BY JENNY B. FINE WHAT'S HOT NOW From best-selling makeup products nationwide to the magazines with the most beauty editorial coverage, a quantitative look at the month in [...]

Byline: Jenny B. Fine SHIRLEY SHOWS HIS TEAM SPIRIT Ed Shirley's competitive streak may have propelled him to the top ranks of corporate America, but he proved he's a team [...]

Byline: Jenny B. Fine FREDA'S FRESH VISION Fabrizio Freda, president and chief executive officer of the Estée Lauder Cos. Inc., kicked off the WWD Beauty CEO Summit held May 10 [...]

Byline: BY JENNY B. FINE PHOTOGRAPHED BY ANTHONY MAULE GOLDEN EYE When it comes to discovering fashion's next breakthrough beauty, casting director Michelle Lee has the magic touch. Here, four [...]

Byline: BY JENNY B. FINE PHOTOGRAPHED BY JAMES WOJCIK PATH FINDER ACCESSIBILITY IS TRUMPING TRADITIONAL RETAIL BOUNDARIES, AS CONSUMERS SHOW THEMSELVES EAGER TO SHOP IN AN ARRAY OF ENVIRONMENTSAND SAVVY [...]

Byline: COMPILED BY BELISA SILVA AND JENNY B. FINE CHART TOPPERS From chief executive salaries to beauty product editorial credits in May magazines, more is more. Here, a quantitative look [...]

Byline: JENNY B. FINE FOLLOW THE LEADER Chances are you don't recognize the four young women on the cover of this issue of WWD Beauty Biz. Yet. But take a [...]

Byline: JENNY B. FINE ACCELERATION NATION The Concorde may have ceased service seven years ago, but today, more than ever, we live in a supersonic age. News travels at the [...]

Byline: JENNY B. FINE ELECTRIC AVENUE With boundless energy and an infectious optimism, WWD Beauty Biz cover model Liu Wen perfectly epitomizes the go-go energy of her native country, China. [...]

Byline: Jenny B. Fine Avon's Jung Heads to Washington WASHINGTON Avon Products Inc.'s chairwoman and chief executive officer Andrea Jung celebrated International Women's Day by announcing a major new philanthropic [...]

Byline: JENNY B. FINE BRAVE NEW WORLD Welcome to the new WWD Beauty Biz! This publication is a true reflection of the industry that we cover. And as the beauty [...]

MEETING OF THE MINDS FIVE OF THE INDUSTRY'S FIERCEST COMPETITORS GATHER TO BRAINSTORM STRATEGIES FOR GROWING THE GROOMING MARKET. The most influential figures in the men's grooming industry came together [...]