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Benefit is introducing a new fragrance with the name Benefit B, which will hit beauty stores nationwide this summer. Benefit B is the second fragrance of the Maybe Baby Perfume line, which was launched in 2003.

Now Smell This reports that the additional notes of this fragrance include peony, apple flower, watermelon, sandalwood and marine accord.

Erogenous zones are brought into play when Benefit launches its new fragrance, b spot. Aiming to awaken “seductive pulse points” the scent is a light, fruity, floral mixture of freesia, mango, blackcurrent [sic] and tangerine mixed with white orchid and amber.

According to Fashion Newsweek, the outer packaging of Benefit B will include a “body map” indicating where to apply the fragrance.

Benefit B will be available for sale with a retail price of $38 USD for 50 ml / 1.7 fl. oz [Source].

The Daria Collection of Lancome has officially been launched this week. The collection consists of an eye shadow palette, a lipstick and a lipgloss.

Makeupminute reports that the Daria Collection is a gorgeous blend of Brazilian earthy tones – it just makes you feel the sand between your toes, the air as it passes through your hair at the beach, the heat from the glistening sun.

Lancome is donating a portion of the proceeds from this collection to Centro Espacial Vik Muniz, an education program that supports arts education programs for young adults in Rio de Janeiro.

According to diunSA, this bold, new collection isn’t just dedicated to making women look good – but rather, to make them feel good too.

The color statement of the collection’s ‘Brazilian Earth Colours,’ is natural and sophisticated. Sun-kissed browns, natural nudes and warm golds naturally enhance the beauty of the face’s most sensual features - the lips and eyes.

The Daria Collection from Lancome is available for sale in online stores with a retail price of $45.

Actor Antonio Banderas is launching a new fragrance, called “Blue Seduction For Women,” which is the actor’s fifth fragrance launched exclusively for women so far. Blue Seduction For Women is set to hit beauty stores nationwide in the beginning of September.

GlamBoulevard reports that the actor has described the fragrance as the scent in his line that most suits his persona.

Antonio Banderas wants to seduce you. Slated to hit shelves in September, Antonio Banderas launches his 5th fragrance, a women’s version of his Blue Seduction scent, called Blue Seduction for Women. Perfume maker Puig Beauty U.S.A, is hoping the line will be as successful as his past fragrances, each ranking top 10 in mass stores.

According to Women’s Wear Daily, during their launch years, each Banderas fragrance has ranked among the top 10 in mass stores.

The latest introduction closely copies the nuances of the bottle for the men’s Blue Seduction. The glass bottle is transparent and is designed to resemble the reflection of light on water — an effect achieved, thanks to a sculpted base designed to resemble a mosaic tile.

Pricing is in line with other Banderas scents — $21.50 for the 1-oz. eau de toilette spray and $30 for the 1.7-oz.

Lancome plans to launch new Oscillation vibrating mascara, which was created by a team of designers led by Jean-Louis Gueret. During his professional career, Gueret has been a designer of around 400 other mascaras.

Beauty Blogging Junkie reports that the vibrating brush provides no fewer than 7,000 vibrations per minute for the perfect formula application.

Ôscillation has four patents for technology and formula and was created by a team led by Jean-Louis Guéret, the designer of all Lancôme mascara brushes. The King of Mascara, Guéret has been the father of nearly 400 mascaras during his illustrious career.

According to bellasugar, as soon as WWD reported on a new Estee Lauder lash-builder this morning, Lancome announced the upcoming launch of its competing product.

It was created by Jean-Louis Guéret, who has developed almost 400 (!) mascaras in his lifetime. Lancôme is still working out an exact launch date and a price, so we’ll all have to wait with bated breath before we buzz.

Oscillation is due to launch in beauty stores nationwide this Fall.

Doreen McMorran has been promoted to vice president of business development and marketing in Skinvisible, Inc. In her new position, McMorran will focus on driving business growth as the company expands its market.

HAPPI reports that McMorran brings to the company almost 20 years of experience in the medical and pharmaceutical industry, specifically in the areas of strategic planning, sales and marketing.

She has spent the last six years selling to international dermatology and skin care focused companies like Procter and Gamble, Johnson & Johnson, Stiefel, Galderma, Novartis and Graceway, to name a few, providing medical education for physicians and consumers about dermatology conditions, products and treatments.

According to the Dermatology Times, McMorran will be involved in the company’s growth in terms of new licencees, new products, new alliances and expansion into areas outside of dermatology.

Elizabeth Arden, Inc., and Liz Claiborne, Inc. have entered into a new licensing agreement for the manufacture, distribution and marketing of the company’s fragrance brands. With this new partnership, the company hopes to develop and market Claiborne’s brand fragrances.

HAPPI reports that Elizabeth Arden expects this transaction to contribute to both net sales and earnings growth in fiscal 2009.

Elizabeth Arden expects to incur advertising and marketing expenses paid by Liz Claiborne and other transaction related expenses during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008 and the first half of fiscal 2009. Additionally, Elizabeth Arden expects its gross margins to be impacted in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008 and through the first half of fiscal 2009 by the sale of Liz Claiborne inventory that Elizabeth Arden acquired prior to the effective date as a distributor.

According to Women’s Wear Daily, Liz Claiborne Inc.’s fragrance brand portfolio includes scents under the Juicy Couture, Usher, Lucky and Claiborne banners.

Elizabeth Arden Inc. has acquired the global licensing rights for Liz Claiborne Inc.’s fragrance brand portfolio, which includes scents under the Juicy Couture, Usher, Lucky and Claiborne banners.

E. Scott Beattie, the chairman, president and chief executive officer of Elizabeth Arden, Inc., is quoted commenting on the importance of this gained agreement.

“We have worked closely together through our existing distribution relationship and are very familiar with the Liz Claiborne fragrance portfolio,”Beattie said.

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British designer Steven Jones is launching a new fragrance line, which will be blended by Antonie Maisondieu and produced by Comme des Garcons Parfum. The new fragrance includes notes of violet, violet leaf, clove, carnation, rose, jasmine, heliotrope, magma, black cumin, vetiver and amber.

NOW SMELL THIS reports that Stephen Jones’s new fragrance will be available in 55 ml Eau de Toilette, and is due to launch in September.

Comme des Garçons will follow this year’s collaborative fragrance with Monocle with a new fragrance created in conjunction with British milliner Stephen Jones. According to Italian Vogue, Jones is “the maker of the most beautiful hats in the world”.

According to the Fashion Time Blog, Jones has designed hats for the Rolling Stones - and for Rei Kawakubo’s recent Stones.

Stephen Jones, the maker of the most beautiful hats in the world, has turned his hand to fragrance creation.

Jones is quoted describing the new fragrance as “futuristic but rococo” and “a violet that’s been hit by a meteorite.”

“It’s a violet that’s been hit by a meteorite, there’s something innocent and romantic and otherworldly, as well,” Jones said.

The Sex and the City Girls have been photographed to cover the July issue of US Marie Claire. However, it is reported that only the Sarah Jessica Parker’s covered issue will be available for sale in newsstands next month.

SASSYBELLA.com reports that it was unveiled via an eBay auction featuring Sarah Jessica Parker on the cover with the co-stars Kim Cattrall, Kristen Davis and Cynthia Nixon sharing separate inside covers.

There are currently no bids but with a few days before bidding ends on June 9, you still time to score all the copies. Word is that only Sarah Jessica Parker’s cover is set to hit newsstands, so if you’re a Marie Claire subscriber you had better be crossing your fingers you get a copy of the magazine with one of the other girls on it. Unless you’re happy with your favorite SATC character relegated to the inside pages of the magazine.

According to Catwalk Queen, inside the mag, Davis shares her struggle with alcoholism, in which she reveals that she didn’t think she’d live past 30.

“I drank a lot when I was a teenager and I don’t drink any more, because that’s when I thought, you know, I’m gonna end up a car wreck. I just had a fatalistic view of the whole situation at that point,” she said.

For more details check the website of Marie Claire.

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Jane Lauder has been named as the new senior vice president, general manager of Origins at the Estee Lauder Companies. Lauder will take the post on 1 July.

The Origins brand is sold in more than 30 countries. Some of its best-known product lines include Dr. Andrew Weil for Origins and A Perfect World.

HAPPI reports that Lauder will report to Hertzmark Hudis, the president who overseas BeautyBank and Ojon.

According to the company, Ms. Lauder was instrumental in a number of Clinique’s recent successes, including the launches of Acne Solutions and Almost Powder Makeup, which used innovative multi-media marketing and distribution approaches, and Clinique’s February debut on QVC, which broke the channel’s previous sales records.

According to Women’s Wear Daily, the current president of the company, Daria Myers, will take another post, a post of a senior advisor, after taking some time off.

Lauder, who will officially take the post on July 1, replaces Daria Myers, who stepped down as president of Origins two weeks ago. Myers, who was one of the founding executives of Origins, spent 31 years at Lauder and is expected to return to the firm in a senior advisory role after taking some time off.

French fashion designer Thierry Mugler has released a new cosmetic collection called The Art of Metamorphosis: A Line of Make Up, which is available for sale in online stores nationwide.

The Beauty Bunny reports that The Art of Metamorphosis: A Line of Make Up line contains three items: Cils Vinyle, Flash Lips and Hyper Tension.

French fashion designer Thierry Mugler scored a hit in the beauty world with his fragrance Angel - now he’s releasing a new luxury makeup line called “The Art of the Metamorphosis” (must be a French thing…) Here’s a couple of the standouts: * Cils Vinyle: A black vinyl gloss meant to be painted on each individual eyelash, $49 (Perhaps inspired by Too Faced Lash Injection?) * Flash Lips: A lip primer to prep lips for color, $39 * Hyper Tension: A face tightening cream, $90

According to bellasugar, after releasing hit fragrances Angel and Alien, Mugler is now launching a collection of luxury cosmetics.

The design, of course, is pure Mugler: hard-edged, sleek, and otherworldly. (The website is filled with stars and moons and planets.) For all of its intergalactic branding, the concept feels weirdly retro to me; it seems like an ’80s interpretation of what 2008 would feel like, all cold android chic.

The retail prices for the items in this collection range from $39 to $90.