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Rachel Brown

Beauty Editor, West Coast

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Beauty Beat: Mondavi Courts ‘Neiman Marcus Woman’ With 29

Lydia Mondavi's lifelong operations manual has been Stanley Marcus' book, "Minding the Store," a gift from…

Beauty Beat: Courteney Cox Reups With Kinerase… Burberry, L’Artisan in Pact

Courteney Cox is a loyal friend to Kinerase.

Rodeo Walk to Honor Galanos

James Galanos set up a Los Angeles workshop in 1951 from which he created elegant evening confections that…

Taryn Rose Cuts a New Path With Gemesis

Almost 10 years after leaping from orthopedics to footwear design, Taryn Rose compares her feverish pace with…

Pampering on a Local Scale: Ex-Coty Exec Opens L.A. Spa

Anastasia C. Ayala's resume reads like a list of the world's top beauty companies.

Looking for Action: Hot Colors, Hipper Fashion at ASR

Junior clothing brands in the action sports industry replaced the "surf's up" slogan with a more fashionable…

Calidora Combines Technology With TLC in Skin Clinic Chain

With Botox and Restylane becoming mainstream, there's a growing crop of clinic-specialty store hybrids that…

Fekkai’s Penetration of California Kicks Off With New Melrose Salon

After 10 years on Rodeo Drive, Frederic Fekkai is adding his name to the vaunted Melrose Place roster.

Trovata Sets New Course

Trovata is sailing into a new phase, launching its first retail store here after the breakup of the four…

Swept Up

Demand for separates and celebrity influence drive an increase in swimsuit prices.

Butter London Plans Expansion

Butter London is more than just a nail salon.

West Watch: California Contemporary… Beauty And The Emmys…

The California Market Center, the 13-story fashion epicenter that houses more than 1,000 showrooms covering…

A Growing Taste for Beauty: Liberty Media Buys Stake in Borba

Could John C. Malone, chairman of Liberty Media Corp., be beauty's next mogul?

Retail Suits Designer Shay Todd

The Manhattan Beach woman who pairs bikinis with Jimmy Choos has a new shopping mecca — Los Angeles swimwear…

Beauty Beat: Guthy-Renker Signs Two Celebrity Hairstylists… Saunders Teams With Boots… Fragrance Shop Appoints Webb…

Guthy-Renker is getting into hair care.