BEAUTY NOTES Archives

 On May 15th 2008, the first meeting of the Congrès Cosmétotextiles (Cosmetotextile Congress) took place in Tours, France one of the annual conferences that are part of the activities of the competitive pole of the Cosmetic Valley. It introduces...

  Do you know No! No!, Zeno, Clarisonic and other such high-tech tools for the coquette or the coquet? The beauty market is now proposing new-wave sophisticated equipment to zap your hair, zits, and shrink your pores, among other things,...

Urban Outfitters has that little corner in their big stores devoted to beauty. You can find some perfumes, lip balms, and nail polish. Loads of cool costume jewelry too. On May 19th 2008, the brand will introduce a new...

Nivea Whitening products for men for the Thai market  Nivea, owned by Beirsdorf, is continuing to expand its distribution of Nivea Whitening products for Men in Asia due to the success of the line. They just launched NIVEA FOR...

Petite Chérie corset   Perfume house Annick Goutal, seeking a diversification of its activities and feeling the affinities that exist between fragrance and lingerie through a similar focus on skin, has introduced a lingerie collection divided into four different sub-sets each...

Coty will launch a new line of makeup colors in May of 2008 under the Sally Hansen label called Natural Beauty.  It is a follow-up strategic move after the success of the 16-sku Lip Lab lipstick line.The line was...

The Cosmetic Executive Women (CEW) group have determined a list of finalists for some of the best products in the beauty industry. Since this is a perfume blog first and a beauty blog second, we will take the liberty...

Maria Falconetti in "La passion de Jeanne d'Arc" by Dreyer (1928)  “The most beautiful makeup for a woman is passion. But cosmetics are easier to buy.” You can read more about the French worldview in a funny article in the New York...

 1. Organic Argan Oil 2. Comfort Daily Cream (6% Argan oil) 3. Regenerating Night Balm (50% Argan Oil). Photo © Naturelle d'Argan The Lure of Argan Oil by Guest Contributor PaulineSurfing on the Argan oil’s wave, Naturelle d’Argan is an organic...

Marion Cotillard © Wireimage Here is a PR release from the New York Cosmetic, Skin and Laser Surgey Center with some interesting details in it regarding standard cosmetic procedures stars go through to get ready for their big event...

Chronology of Paris Hilton's nose jobs  The question is: did they have plastic surgery, yes or no? In a voyeuristic society that is practicing the sport of intense gazing on HD TV screens loving to exercise distant normative control and...

The new Fafi collection by Mac Cosmetics, which we made an announcement about earlier (see picture of collection), is loaded with popular culture references and as usual is chock-full of colors. The tints in fact are much more vivid...