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Byline: Bryn Kenny NEW YORK -- After 36 years of working in the fragrance industry, Roger Schmid has made a name for himself as a maverick of sorts, often searching [...]

NEW YORK -- Kimora Lee Simmons believes strongly in the brands that bear her name -- from her fragrance to her, um, underwear. And Simmons, who appeared at Macy's Herald [...]

NEW YORK -- It's no secret that the aging process ain't so sweet, but Prescriptives is out to prove that sugar may actually be part of the problem, with the [...]

NEW YORK -- Carnal Flower, the newest scent from Editions de Parfums Frederic Malle, features a classic source of inspiration -- tuberose -- in a way that it has never [...]

Byline: Bryn Kenny DDF Sets High-End Skin Care Trio NEW YORK -- Featuring one item priced at $1,000, a new antiaging skin care range called RMX from Doctor's Dermatologic Formula [...]

Byline: Compiled by Bryn Kenny, Matthew W. Evans and Molly Prior WOMEN'S FRAGRANCES Alexander McQueen My Queen by YSL Beaute, launching Oct. 15 in 95 Nordstrom doors; estimated sales are [...]

These days, even the manliest men are fessing up to a bit of a fascination with beauty products, so we enlisted polo player Nacho Figueras to field-test this fall's must-have [...]

True Romance Douglas Little considers himself a 'hopeless romantic.' He also has a passion for all things intricate and decadent. So when it came time for the former cosmetics industry [...]

Byline: Bryn Kenny NEW YORK -- The skin care brand Juara may be inspired by ancient Indonesian beauty rituals, but its range of products -- from Candlenut Body Creme to [...]

Byline: Bryn Kenny NEW YORK -- Los Angeles-based salon owner Yuki Sharoni has spent nearly the past two decades of his life in the States, but when it came time [...]

NEW YORK - Lil' Dipper, a new line of skin care products for babies and infants, is keeping things, well, 'Lil'' for now. The company just launched with dermatologist-owned SoHo [...]

NEW YORK - The 250-year-old beauty brand Caswell-Massey is getting an update with two new lines: Baby Shea and Olive Oil and Orange Blossom. The brand, which regained its independence [...]

NEW YORK - Although its most recent run was only a few months ago, last weekend's Extracts Show for the personal care and wellness industry was certainly not lacking in [...]

NEW YORK -- Bobbi Brown Cosmetics has opened its first counter in China at the Parkson's department store in Beijing, near Tiananmen Square. The mid-August opening marks 'phase one' of [...]

NEW YORK -- Extracts, the biannual trade show catering to the personal care and wellness industry, will kick off tomorrow at Penn Plaza Pavilion, a new location, complete with a [...]

Byline: Bryn Kenny NEW YORK -- Who wears white after Labor Day? The House of Creed is hoping its customers will, as it launches its first women's fragrance in five [...]

Take Two: Estee Lauder/Tom Ford Collaboration Dream team, power couple, dynamic duo: The accolades couldn't come fast enough last April when the Estee Lauder Cos. and Tom Ford announced they [...]

Eye on Design Salons and spas are, of course, in the business of making clients look beautiful, so one could be forgiven for failing to notice the surroundings as you [...]

NEW YORK -- As Prescriptives celebrates its 25th year in business, the company will make a bid for new customers this August with its most significant launch in five years: [...]

Byline: Bryn Kenny NEW YORK -- Working in the time-pressed, perfectionist world of fashion, former model agent Shelley Barrett believed there was a dearth of quick-fix beauty products on the [...]

Byline: Bryn Kenny NEW YORK -- As one of beauty's newest e-commerce sites gets up and running, another is gearing up to go live June 1. It's About Me Cosmetics [...]

NEW YORK -- In May, Origins will serve up a new version of its popular Ginger product line with the Ginger With a Twist collection. Ginger With a Twist was [...]

NEW YORK -- Ayurvedic skin care brand Sundari has a new flame: a line of candles. Candles are an entirely new category for the brand, which has built its name [...]

NEW YORK -- In June, Prescriptives is extending its presence in the mascara category with the launch of Beyond Long Maximum Length Mascara. Beyond Long is the company's first mascara [...]

NEW YORK -- First-time authors Andrea Lavinthal and Jessica Rozler say dating is dead, and they're shedding some light on its replacement with their new book, 'The Hookup Handbook: A [...]

NEW YORK -- Salon owner Antonio Prieto is all grown up. After spending nearly a decade working out of his eponymously named salon in Chelsea here, Prieto has opened a [...]

NEW YORK -- Dr. Fredric Brandt is bottling up another one of his popular office treatments with a new line of topical skin care products called Laser in a Bottle. [...]

Brush Fire It's vital to every makeup maven to have brushes that look as good as they perform. Here are the season's newest. 1. Tarte's Glam-To-Go Kabuki brush, $29, cased [...]

NEW YORK -- Reality TV star and recording artist Jessica Simpson wants to expand her fan base, for her line of beauty products that is, into the mass beauty market. [...]

NEW YORK -- In May, Bond No. 9 will take a cue from the world's fastest-growing market with the launch of its newest scent, Chinatown. Chinatown, the company's 22nd fragrance, [...]

NEW YORK -- John Demsey knows the power of lipstick. On Sunday, the busy president of MAC Cosmetics, newly named head of the Estee Lauder brand and chairman of the [...]

NEW YORK -- This May, Victoria's Secret is hoping to tap into a consumer with a taste for the finer things in life, from old-fashioned romance to pricey perfume, with [...]

Despite its reputation as one of the leading, cutting-edge retailers, there is, indeed, room for improvement in the beauty department of Barneys New York. Bettina O'Neill, Barneys' vice president and [...]

Maybelline New York is hoping to make mass market foundation shopping a little bit easier with the introduction of its Trial Size Program. The in-store initiative allows customers to purchase [...]

NEW YORK -- In April, Clarins is giving new meaning to the phrase 'living in a bubble' with UV Plus Protective Day Screen SPF 40, which is said to form [...]

NEW YORK -- Luxurious lingerie brand La Perla will court a different consumer when it launches its fifth scent, Blue, in March: a woman with clothes on. 'Blue is a [...]

NEW YORK -- Henri Bendel continues to have its sights set on skin care. At its semiannual beauty breakfast yesterday morning -- where the retailer presented new brands and launches [...]

NEW YORK -- Origins has signed fine jewelry and accessories designer Lisa Jenks to a multiyear licensing deal. Jenks, a New York-based artist, will act as design collaborator and spokesperson [...]

NEW YORK -- A week before Christmas, the department store fragrance business was hanging on a hope and a prayer. And those prayers were answered -- at the last minute. [...]

NEW YORK -- Cacharel's Noa fragrance is getting a floral fix. This month, the L'Oreal-owned brand will launch Noa Fleur, the newest introduction to the brand's growing U.S. portfolio, which [...]

LOS ANGELES -- Biotherm has opened its first store in the U.S., opting for a dense business location in Southern California over more traditional retail thoroughfares. The 1,000-square-foot store at [...]

Byline: Bryn Kenny NEW YORK -- The Gap is hoping to make fragrance into a fashion statement. In March, the retailer will debut Gap Scent Editions, a collection of 12 [...]

Byline: Bryn Kenny, Dana Wood, Brid Costello, Matthew W. Evans, Molly Prior MALLY'S MOMENT NEW YORK -- Watch out, Scott Barnes: another celebrity makeup artist, Mally Roncal, is jumping on [...]

Byline: Bryn Kenny This year, cosmetics companies helped make trips to the dermatologist's office few and far between with the proliferation of the at-home kit. L'Oreal blazed a trail in [...]

Makeup artist Sue Devitt is making her first foray into skin care with Microquatic, a line of four anti-aging treatment products. Devitt says she was inspired to create the line [...]

Makeover Miami Falling in line with the nationwide extreme makeover craze, Burdines-Macy's has given its Dadeland Mall flagship store in Miami a new image from the ground up -- with [...]

Make Scents YAO Your Absolute Own, a new custom fragrance company, is bringing Grasse to the masses. Consumers can now create their very own scent with the help of the [...]

NEW YORK -- He's starred in 'Cabaret' on Broadway and inspired an action figure from his role in the second 'X-Men' movie. Now, actor -- and frequent sight on the [...]

NEW YORK -- La Prairie is offering another serving of caviar this fall. Skin Caviar Intensive Ampoule Treatment, a two-step, six-week treatment program said to energize and increase the skin's [...]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Saks Inc. said it will centralize the cosmetics buying for its 240-unit department store group, to save money through job cuts and to develop stronger relationships with [...]