Beauty News

• Fashion designer Martin Margiela is set to launch his debut scent. It's now reported that it is a women's eau de toilette to be unveiled to the public in October 2009 in Paris.... It will be "not something in line with trends, which is very Margiela," but not too extreme either.We also learn that a men's perfume is planned for 2011 if everything goes well with the launch of the women's fragrance.
• The essential news here is that Viktor & Rolf will unveil a new women's fragrance in July 2009 in Paris.
• Procter & Gamble announced yesterday that it will be phasing out the legendary Max Factor line. “The Makeup of Makeup Artists” will cease to exist stateside come early 2010, and while it will still be sold abroad in more than 70 countries, according to a statement from the company, the fact that one of America’s greatest success stories has reached its denouement strikes us as a real tragedy and one of the more unfortunate consequences the beauty industry has experienced as a result of the recession.