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Biggest Headlines of 2010: Beauty Goes Shopping

Jaime Richards — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 05:00:26 PST

In the business world, mergers and acquisitions are the norm, and this year, some pretty big beauty deals took place. Perhaps the biggest shopping spree, however, was done by none other than Coty, who acquired big-time brands like OPI and Philosophy, along with lesser-known brands Dr. Scheller Cosmetics and TJoy. And while Coty already holds the Calvin Klein fragrance license, the company recently acquired a Calvin Klein color cosmetics license, too.

Other major deals included Estée Lauder's purchase of Smashbox, Shiseido's acquisition of Bare Escentuals, and Unilever's acquirement of Alberto-Culver, the makers of brands such as Nexxus, Tresemmé, VO5, and St. Ives. L'Oréal purchased Essie, and there was even some talk of the beauty juggernaut purchasing Avon. Speaking Avon, they acquired British skincare company Liz Earle earlier this year. With Coty's growth exploding at the seams, it will be interesting to see what they, along with the other big beauty players, have planned for 2011.

Breaking News: Lady Gaga Fragrance Is a Go

BellaSugar — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 19:12:25 PDT

A-ha! We knew it was coming! Just as rumor had it, Lady Gaga is launching a fragrance. (An earlier denial seemed unconvincing.)

WWD reports that the singer signed a long-term contract with Coty last week. Little monsters will have to wait for the first scent, though: Gaga's premiere women's scent isn't expected until Spring 2012. More on this as soon as we hear it!

How Much Did These Beauty Products Used to Cost?

BellaSugar — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 08:00:00 PDT

In the mid-1970s, the average cost of gasoline was about 60 cents per gallon, and stamps cost just 13 cents each. Flash forward a little over 30 years later and thanks to inflation, gasoline now hovers around $3 per gallon, and stamps are up to 44 cents apiece. But that's not all that has changed. The price of beauty products has risen with the times, too. Are you sensing where I'm going with this? I'll give you the product and the date, and you see if you can guess how much said item used to cost back in the day. And be sure to take my first vintage prices quiz, too.

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As We Grow Older, What Qualities Are Most Important To You?

Sponsor — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:00:01 PDT

Debuting her new fragrance, Faith Hill knows that beauty comes from within. In this video, her grace and elegance shines through as she describes how the luminous radiance of a woman has inspired this floral and feminine perfume, bringing an elegant and modern scent to women everywhere. She exudes confidence and has grown wiser and stronger, qualities that women develop with time.

Beauty Byte: Kate Moss Kicks Off Her Fragrance

BellaSugar — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 15:11:19 PDT

Kate Moss really is everywhere lately, jetting from the Topshop offices in London earlier this week to a hip soiree in Morocco yesterday. According to Women's Wear Daily, supermodel Moss was in Marrakesh to celebrate her fragrance, called Kate, which we first heard about in December. The signature scent hits the European and Asian markets in September. The scent will roll out in U.S. stores in 2008.

WWD spoke with Bernd Beetz, CEO of Coty, the license holder for the fragrance. (Is it just me, or does Coty handle pretty much every celebrity scent?) According to the story:

The beauty giant aims to capitalize on the wide-ranging appeal that has kept Moss the toast of the fashion set and a household name for two decades.

“[We will] tap into consumer groups that we haven’t tapped into before,” said Bernd Beetz, chief executive officer of Coty, who added the company is building its portfolio on fashion-, designer- and celebrity-oriented pillars. “[Moss] overlaps fashion and celebrity.”

Classified as a floral musk and clad in pink-and-black packaging, Kate will cost about $27 to $60, depending on the size. Not surprisingly, Moss herself will appear in the ads for the product. Will you buy the eau de Kate?

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Oh Man: "Lost" Star Josh Holloway Is Cool (Water)

BellaSugar — Thu, 24 May 2007 07:46:03 PDT

A few weeks ago, I told you about a new women's fragrance called Davidoff Cool Water Wave, which features beach-sports babe Gabrielle Reece in its ads. Now, perfume maker Coty Inc. has found an equally hot dude as the new face of its men's fragrance.

According to Women's Wear Daily, "Lost" star Josh Holloway will star in ads for Davidoff Cool Water worldwide - except in North America, where Reece's husband, surfer Laird Hamilton, is the brand's main model. Holloway's campaign, including print ads and TV spots, will begin rolling out this summer.

Holloway, who plays the character of Sawyer, lives in Hawaii, where "Lost" is filmed and where the Cool Water campaign was shot.

The actor told WWD he recently starting wearing Cool Water again after not using it for several years:

“My wife’s got a crush on me again,” he said, smiling. Holloway added he’d be open to working on his own line of products, if the opportunity arose.

“But it would probably not be as elegant as Cool Water,” he joked. “It’d be more like Man Juice.”

I could make an inappropriate comment here, but I won't. Instead, I'll just say that whatever fragrance Holloway is selling, I'll enjoy looking at the ads.

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Smell Gwen's Sweet Escape

PopSugar — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 23:53:43 PST

Gwen is a super busy working mom. Monday night she rocked The Billboard Awards with Wind It Up which happened to be the night before her new album, The Sweet Escape, was released. Then yesterday it was announced that she'll be working with Coty to create fragrances for her fashion line LAMB. Gwen sure has accomplished an insane amount in just a year by going on tour, having baby Kingston, debuting at Fashion Week and now dropping a new album.

She did admit to using some leftover songs which makes me feel better that she didn't actually do everything from scratch. Besides, we bet her fans won't be complaining! Gwen's new scent doesn't have a name yet, and won't be out until the fall of 2007. In the meantime, more pics of Gwen at Hotel Gansevoort announcing her partnership with Coty so

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Madonna and Tory Burch Could Both Have Perfumes Soon

Miriam Lacey — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 10:43:00 PDT

There's lots of news in the olfactory arena these days. It seems that Madonna (not for the first time, either) is rumored to be in talks with celebrity eau giant Coty to make her own fragrance. Meanwhile, Estée Lauder has already signed a deal with designer label Marni to create a scent, and the brand is also supposedly in talks with Tory Burch about a perfume. (Although there's also word that Burch may be set to make a deal with Coty.)

While companies have wanted to make a Madonna perfume for decades now, her demands have surpassed what any could match. She was rumored to be signing deals in 1997 and 2007, but neither ever came to fruition. This time could be different, though, since she and daughter Lourdes Leon have their Material Girl line, which already includes makeup and even body spray. If a scent does make it to market, let's all hope it's as high-quality as Madge herself.

Marc Jacobs: Won't Be Suing Over Bieber's Lookalike Bottle

Jaime Richards — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 11:10:00 PDT

Last month, we couldn't help but notice that the bottle topper for Justin Bieber's new scent, Someday, looks an awful lot like the one on Marc Jacobs's Lola. Of the obvious similarities, Marc Jacobs Intl tweeted to us, "We don't mind. We're Beliebers."

And it seems that the brand's sentiments still ring true. In a recent interview with WWD, Jacobs noted that in the world of fashion, ideas and inspiration often overlap. He explained, "I look around the room and I look at the work we've done and a quote I always bastardize but I really believe in, is something [Coco] Chanel said: 'He who insists on his own creativity has no memory.'"

And as for what he's planning on doing regarding the likeness of Bieber's bottle to his own? It appears he won't be doing anything. "Coty said, 'Do we sue them?' and I said, 'You know what? Let everyone else say what they want.' . . . We're not going to do anything about it."

What do you think about Jacobs's statements? Do you agree with what he says about the fact that it's common for designers to borrow elements from each other, or do you think he should take action?

George Clooney Isn't Getting a Fragrance

Annie Tomlin — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 14:15:49 PST

If you want your man to smell like George Clooney, don't hold your breath. An anonymous source says that the hunky thespian just wasn't ready to commit to a signature scent with fragrance giant Coty. "George seemed to be not that keen, unless the deal really made it worth his while," the source told Page Six. "But Coty pulled out, saying this figure made the deal impossible." That figure? A cool $30 million.

We're taking this news with a grain of salt, because anonymous "insiders" often aren't all that inside. I'm not convinced that Eau de George would be a natural fit, either; as this era's Cary Grant, George always maintains a bit of that movie-star mystique, and I kind of like not knowing exactly what he'd smell like.