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Rachel Brown

Beauty Editor, West Coast

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Bulgari Expands in Costa Mesa With 2nd Dual-Concept Store

Bulgari SpA has more than tripled its South Coast Plaza retail footprint with a new dual-concept store…

Disney Uses Scents to Tap Tweens

What does tween spirit smell like?

Beauty on the Beach

Santa Monica, Calif., is the new mecca for salons and spas.

Beauty on the Beach

Steve Martin once said Los Angeles is "A place of secrets...secret houses, lives, pleasures."

Beauty Beat: Beckhams Launch ‘Intimate’ Fragrance Set… P&G Reports EPS Up 22% in 4th Qtr.

David and Victoria Beckham are betting that selling Americans on his and her fragrances won't be as hard as…

Her Mane Is Rio

And she straightens out her strands on L.A.'s sunset strip

Retail’s Tidal Shift

Erosion of the department store business is creating a clamor for freestanding stores plus Internet and TV…

Subkoff Plans to Sell Imitation of Christ

Imitation of Christ founder Tara Subkoff is seeking to sell the label to pair the manufacturing, advertising…

Beauty Beat: Avon Names Witherspoon Spokeswoman… Inter Parfums SA Buys Lanvin Division… True Religion to Expand Into Scents

Reese Witherspoon is going global with Avon Products Inc.

Sizing Up Swim

Sensing a mounting demand for D-cup swimwear, Raj Manufacturing last year retooled its Next by Athena brand…

Gorjana Heading to Asia, Fine Jewelry on Tap

Using celebrities and simple designs as springboards, three-year-old jewelry brand Gorjana is spreading…

Jafra Unites Science and Botanicals

Simple yet complex is direct sales company Jafra Cosmetics International's battle cry for its new skin care…

L.A. Ports Edge Toward Crisis

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the biggest port complex in the U.S., face a possible shutdown after…

PureBeauty Gets a 2nd Chance

When Cameron Capital Corp. bought PureBeauty Inc. for roughly $10 million a year ago, the chain was a mess by…

Beyond Sandals: Reef Jumping Into Swim, Sportswear

Reef swimwear has a minuscule clientele — the few tanned, taut winners of the Miss Reef competition.