Did you know that Molly Ringwald sang on two Disney albums in the early eighties, or that Oprah was Miss Black Tennessee at age 17? Neither did we, until we pulled out the informative product inserts-cum-trivia cards inside Margot Elena Wells’ new line, Love + Toast. The colorful lip glosses, hand creams, and scents will [...]

I just finalized my December travel plans—Christmas in Montana, very excited. It took actually purchasing said plane ticket to conjure that warm and fuzzy holiday feeling, but there’s an easy and significantly cheaper way to get a jumpstart on some Yule-time glee if heading to Big Sky country isn’t in your future: Jo Malone’s limited-edition [...]

With news that prominent fashion brands with fragrances, like Burberry and Michael Kors, are turning to color cosmetics for some good old-fashioned revenue-boosting, it’s perhaps not surprising that well-known makeup visionaries are now launching their own signature scents. We’re all for spreading the wealth, aren’t you? Bare Escentuals founder Leslie Blodgett introduced Bare Skin last [...]

Former Miss California Carrie Prejean and the Miss USA organization have finally settled their vicious lawsuit. Now back to more important matters of swimsuits and evening gowns. [E! Online]
More news on the growing demographic of “men who care.” Below-the-neck moisturizers are joining body spray, shower gel, and facial scrubs as acceptable modes of daily maintenance. [...]

For her upcoming role in Precious, a deglamorized Mariah Carey had to drink what she has termed a tall glass of “ugly juice”—a far cry from whatever magical elixir she’d been injecting, er, imbibing to keep her skin perfectly radiant for the past 15 years. [Us]
With tanning beds now officially a no-no (thank you, WHO), [...]

As many devotees of Thierry Mugler’s Angel will recall, the 1992 gourmand oriental sent shock waves through the smelling establishment, indoctrinating a new scent family and securing a large group of lifelong fans. For the holidays, the French designer is indulging his penchant for mold-breaking once again, putting a personal spin on the season’s limited-edition [...]

We promised you holiday baubles, and holiday baubles you shall have. Estée Lauder puts together one of the better lineups of limited-edition festive trinkets this time of year, producing a collection of solid perfume and powder compacts in a range of shapes, sizes, and bejeweled Swarovski crystals. At first, we were drawn to the Glimmering [...]

The scent of a supermodel? Greed, alleges Naomi Campbell’s perfume licensing company. [NY Post]
A new study provides further evidence that curvy is in, “fashionably thin” is out. Bring on the pumpkin pie. [Daily Mail]
Roy Orbison lives on in fragrance form. Pretty Woman, the scent, is coming to a beauty purveyor near you. [Luxist]
With the Japanese [...]

First came Francis Kurkdjian’s laundry detergent and fabric softener, and now Frédéric Malle is entering the home category with the help of his frequent collaborators, the noses Carlos Benaïm and Dominique Ropion. Comprising nine new scents, the latest eaux to join Malle’s Editions de Parfums are available not only in candle form, but also as [...]

Fragrance can be a mystifying beast. With all the celebrity endorsements, eye-catching bottles, elaborate marketing campaigns, and expansive ingredients lists, it’s often hard to sort out the winners from the stinkers. Luca Turin and Tania Sanchez set out to do just that with their new book, Perfumes: The A-Z Guide (Penguin; 2009). A leading scholar [...]