When translated into beauty terms, the Costume Institute’s “American Woman” exhibition immediately registers as a single name: Estée Lauder. The company’s Queens-born founder built her eponymous brand from humble New York beginnings into a global empire that has undeniably fashioned our national identity. “It’s really an American company with an international face,” stylist Mary Alice [...]

Michael Kors’ Very Hollywood makeup range for Estée Lauder has finally hit shelves, and since we were pretty excited to see what exactly the designer meant when he told WWD back in October that he was aiming for “attainable glamour”—the kind that doesn’t frown upon wearing flip-flops and eating grilled cheese sandwiches—we got our hands [...]

Michael Kors is the latest designer to embrace the world of color cosmetics. The Project Runway judge has inked a deal with Estée Lauder to bring his Very Hollywood concept from fragrance to makeup. Scheduled to launch in January, the 19-piece line is awash in beige, corals, pinks, and shimmer. Less about “heavy makeup” than [...]

Last night, Bloomingdale’s 59th Street store was the latest New York City monument to go pink in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast Cancer Research Fund founder Evelyn Lauder was on hand for the festivities, with her partner in BCA initiatives, Elizabeth Hurley, in tow. Hurley, one of the more successful actress/models to date, [...]

August always presents a strange quandary in the land of beauty. Summer is at its hottest, yet jewel-toned shadows and deep wine lipsticks are beginning to hit shelves at our favorite makeup emporiums, as if to remind us that, yes, colder temperatures are on the way. The fact that the warm weather came late this [...]

We’re sure widespread cheer and an overwhelming desire to give and receive are enough to keep you looking forward to the holidays year after year, but here’s another reason to get psyched for the season. According to an article in Cosmetics Design, Estée Lauder has joined L’Oréal and Procter & Gamble in unveiling a new [...]

We had the pleasure of joining some of the beauty biz’s finest yesterday at an event put on by the Fashion Group International called “Beauty Game Changers.” The idea was to assemble a room full of major players—marketing heads, beauty directors, CEOs, small-business owners, trend forecasters, et al.—to start a discourse around the current state [...]

Known as the Oscars of the fragrance industry, the Fifi Awards were doled out to U.K. perfumers last night, preceding the American version of the Fragrance Foundation’s annual celebration, which is scheduled for May 27. If the winners in London are any indication for what’s to come in New York, Estée Lauder stands to do [...]

Over the past few weeks, rumors have been swirling that Stila—the popular cosmetics company fronted by illustrations of trendy, cartoon girls (who are curiously missing noses)—has gone bankrupt. The beauty brand, formerly owned by Estée Lauder, was sold to Sun Capital in 2006 and subsequently removed from many department store counters. Among the reports about [...]

If Freida Pinto’s cameo front-row at Dolce & Gabbana yesterday is any indication, the actress is being wholeheartedly embraced by the fashion world. But the beauty community is staking its claim, too; the Slumdog Millionaire star is rumored to be in talks with Estée Lauder to become a spokesperson for the brand. Details have yet [...]