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March of Dimes celebrates its 75th anniversary with beauty industry partners at the 38th Annual Beauty Ball. CBS 2 Coanchor Kristine Johnson will emcee the dinner program, which includes an auction led by CK Swett of Phillips de Pury, and a “dance party” headlined by deejay DJ Cassidy. Lancôme partners with fashion designer Jason Wu for a collection that will be in stores in September. Silvia Galfo, SVP of Marketing at Lancôme maintains, “by partnering with Jason, we are able to reach an even more fashion-savvy and sophisticated woman.”
Veronique Gabai-Pinsky
The Pratt Institute Art of Packaging Award Gala, benefiting the Marc Rosen Scholarship and Education Fund for Packaging by Design at Pratt Institute will honor Veronique Gabai-Pinsky and the Aramis & Designer Fragrances division of The Estée Lauder Companies for its outstanding commitment to package design on April 30, 2013. Fashion Fragrances & Cosmetics Ltd. Is celebrating the 65th anniversary of FRACAS de Robert Piguet. A gala party will be held during Esxence in Milan, Italy, on March 23 to honor FRACAS.
NIVEA’s newly-designed packaging across all products
NIVEA USA developed a new “design language” to revamp the look and feel of the brand’s packaging and create a new logo. The newly-designed NIVEA products are available now at food, drug and mass merchandisers nationwide. The Finalists breakfast for The Fragrance Foundation Awards 2013 will be at the Mandarin Oriental in New York City on April 19. RSVP to awardsbreakfast@fragrance.org. Cosmetic Executive Women (CEW) has partnered with 24 Seven in a national study to examine the state of careers in the beauty industry. The survey will provide insight on the attitudes and behaviors of those working in the industry. Avon has appointed David Powell as Senior Vice President of Business Transformation & Global Supply Chain. Mr. Powell reports to Sheri McCoy, Avon’s Chief Executive Officer, and will join the company’s Executive Committee. LUXE PACK NEW YORK 2013 will add more exhibit space and exhibitors to its show to be held May 15-16 at Manhattan’s Altman Building and Metropolitan Pavilion.
Suzi Weiss-Fischmann, Co-Founder & Artistic Director of OPI Products Inc. will be the Honoree at the Delete Blood Cancer Gala at Cipriani Wall Street on May 1, and Harper’s Bazaar’s Editor in Chief, Glenda Bailey, will present the award. The event will benefit Delete Blood Cancer DKMS, the world’s largest bone marrow donor center. Mark your calendar for beauty’s biggest product development event, HBA Global Expo & Conference taking place June 18-20, 2013 at the Javits Center in New York. Visit www.hbaexpo.com for more information, as well as updates on monthly educational Webinars and the International Package Design Awards (IPDA) recognizing the best in beauty and personal-care packaging innovations. Symrise acquires the Belmay Group’s global fragrance activities. This will expand the company’s focus on fine fragrances, personal care and air care. Symrise has strengthened its creative pool with the addition of Dr. George Preti from the Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, PA, to its Scientific Advisory Board for Fragrances and Oral Care. MA R C H 2 0 1 3 /
Danica Patrick
O P I S p o k e swo m a n Danica Patrick was the first woman to win a pole position in NASCAR’s premier division. Ms. Patrick stars in the OPI ad campaign with t h e t h e m e “ E n d u rance.”
Anne Fulenwider, Editor-in-Chief of Marie Claire, announced that Jennifer Goldstein has been named Executive Beauty and Health Editor. Duane Reade has expanded its digital and social footprint through its integration with Ingress, a multiplayer location-based mobile game from Niantic Labs at Google.
Duane Reade has partnered with Ingress.
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Only 4% of all Americans aged 15 to 25 think that a brand page on Facebook is a credible source of information about the product, according to an InSites Consulting survey.
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