Category Archives: Around The Water Cooler
 Sorry, Angelenos, I have some bad news today.
Fred Segal Beauty in Santa Monica, CA, is closing its doors after 16 years as a result of a lawsuit between its founders Michael Baruch and Paul DeArmas against Fred and Michael Segal.
Also posted in Industry Scoops, Retailers | Tagged Angelenos, Fred Segal Beauty, Juliette Has A Gun, Kerastase, Las Vegas, Melrose Avenue, Michael Baruch, Nars, Paul DeArmas, Santa Monica, Segals, W Hotel
 Ralph Lauren’s little girl, Dylan Lauren, is looking to make her mark on the beauty market.
Lauren’s confectionary retailer, Dylan’s Candy Bar, signed a deal with Sephora until May 2009 to create a new bath and bodycare line called Re-Treat.
Also posted in Bath and Body, Collaborations, Industry Scoops | Tagged 2009, accessories, apparel, bath, beauty, bodycare, butter cream, confectionary, Dylan Lauren, Dylan's Candy Bar, Fragrance, jewelry, lotion, New York, Ralph Lauren, Re-Treat, retailer, Sephora, shower gel, Upper East Side
By May | September 29, 2008
 First it was hot rocks. Then it was suction cups. Now it’s snakes.
People will do anything to when it comes down to beauty and pampering, especially if the result is rest, relaxation and the preservation of youth.
By May | September 25, 2008
 Avon has come a long, long way from being the cheesy brand most preferred by bored housewives.
After getting some A-list names on board to be product ambassadors — Salma Hayek, Lauren Conrad, Reese Witherspoon and Patrick Dempsey — Avon is getting big brands on board for partnerships, too.
Also posted in Brands, Celebrities, Collaborations, Industry Scoops, Limited Editions | Tagged accessories, Avon, eye shadow, face powder, flower, Lauren Conrad, lip gloss, Marimekko, mascara, Patrick Dempsey, poppy, Reese Witherspoon, Salma Hayek, Unikko
By May | September 24, 2008
 Celine Cousteau, the 36-year-old granddaughter of famed oceanographer Jacques Cousteau, signed on last year to be ambassador for La Prairie’s Advanced Marine Biology Collection.
The product line, influenced by the lifestyle of Ms. Cousteau and full of fermented, sustainably-harvested algae extracts, relaunched at Saks Fifth Avenue in Beverly Hills last week, and its marine muse turned up to give her blessing. For every product from the collection sold, one euro is donated to the Jacques Cousteau-founded Ocean Futures Society.
Also posted in Brands, Industry Scoops | Tagged Advanced Marine Biology Collection, algae, Beverly Hills, Celine Cousteau, day cream, euro, facial, Jacques Cousteau, La Prairie, Ocean Futures Society, product, Saks Fifth Avenue, SPF 20
By May | September 23, 2008
 In my adolescent heyday, Salon Selectives was THE hair product line to buy.
I felt like a cool kid back in 90s (operative word is “felt”), spraying my bangs upward within an inch of its life into a rock-hard wall of alcohol and unpronouceable ingredients, way before fancy brands like Sebastian and Bumble and Bumble took hold of my mane heart.
By May | September 22, 2008
 The Republican-Democratic battle for the presidential heat has gotten significantly more heated since Republican nominee Senator John McCain brought on Alaskan governor Sarah Palin as his running mate.
As a result, Palin has turned up the Republican campaign’s star wattage, steadily building a legion of fans called “Palinistas” (an obvious take on the word “fashionistas”), as well as spawning wigs and glasses made to her likeness.
By May | September 19, 2008
 Macy’s is going the way of green, eight brands at a time, with the launch of their store-in-a-store concept Beautiful Planet at their location in Herald Square.
With people turning to eco-consciousness as a lifestyle rather than a passing trends, Beautiful Planet is giving consumers the choice of using natural, paraben-free beauty products that work just as well as other Sephora or luxe department store brands. Even the decor itself is green-minded and sustainable: bamboo, recycled metals, low VOC paints and coconut shell tiles. Each brand comes with a description printed on post-consumer recycled paper, as well.
Also posted in Beauty Trends, Industry Scoops | Tagged bamboo, Beautiful Planet, Burt's Bees, Care by Stella McCartney, coconut, Farmaesthetics, Herald Square, Macy's, metals, Nvey Eco, Organic, Organic Apoteke, Origins, paints, Pangea Organics, paraben-free, recycled, Sephora, sustainable, Terre d'Oc
 Female gamers, unite!
The Japanese are always, always one step ahead when it comes to technology and the video games that go along with it. Shiseido and Sega — two of the biggest S’s in the Land of the Rising Sun — teamed up to create Project Beauty, a game for Nintendo DS that allows users to scan digital images into the handheld console. These digital images are then categorized into four categories — cute, active, cool and feminine — after which tips and step-by-step instructions are given to the user on how to achieve different makeup looks.
Also posted in Collaborations, Industry Scoops, Techie | Tagged active, cool, cute, digital, feminine, instructions, Japanese, Nintendo DS, Project Runway, Sega, Shiseido, tips
By May | September 10, 2008
 How I wish I were in New York, sitting front-row at Phillip Lim across from Anna Wintour, staring at the beautiful 3.1 Phillip Lim dresses and eventually taking home one of the best swag bags of Fashion Week.
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