HBA Global Expo has enhanced its New Products Innovation Showcase to provide attendees with more information and inspiration for future product development plans and to revitalize existing brands. Taking place September 15-17, at the Javits Center in New York, HBA Global Expo is the largest product development event in the cosmetics, fragrance, skin care and personal care industries.

Don't let the recession blues get you down! Jump into a subway or taxi and head over to Piu' Tono, 1345 Second Avenue between 70th and 71st Streets, the most appealing new beauty salon to hit the Upper East Side in years. At this chic, upbeat venue, with its Day-Glo green sign, sparkling silver trim, and vintage black and white films projected on the mirrored interior walls, the talented co-owners Maria Teresa Sansalone and Riza Sklover and their superb team of five stylists work their magic. A full-service salon that offers custom cuts, color, styling and Brazilian and Keratin treatments, Piu' Tono is a welcome oasis for women and men, both fashion-conscious trendsetters and those seeking a more traditional look.

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE: EL) today reported $1.90 billion in net sales for its fiscal first quarter ended September 30, 2008, an 11% increase over the $1.71 billion reported in the prior-year quarter. Excluding the impact of foreign currency translation, net sales rose 10%.

Erica Lockhart, 23, a leading hair stylist with Samuel Cole Salon in Raleigh, NC, is on her way to France this week to compete for the 2007 Rose d’Or Trophee de Paris, September 22 to 24, 2007, during the Organisation Mondiale Coiffure (OMC) international competition to be held September 22-24, sponsored by OMC Hair World. She is only one of four stylists from across the nation who placed on each of the U.S. “Junior Fashion” and “Junior Technical” teams, and the only junior stylist who placed on both.

KaiaHouse.com announces its anticipated launch for the beginning of August 2007.  Kaia house is the foremost source for organic skin and beauty care, offering over 20 lines of organic and natural products.  The name 'Kaia' is derived from the old Scandinavian word for "pure" and also appropriately means "skin" in Hindi.

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