Striking Looks

Makeup artist extraordinaire Dick Page creates the season’s most compelling characters on his longtime muse, model Annie Morton.

When it comes to spring beauty, the season’s best products combine exotic inspirations with efficacious ingredients to great effect.

From bronzers to sunscreen (and everything in-between), these prove a safe tan isn’t an oxymoron.

Natural products get a boost with more appealing- and effective- formulations.

Smooth, soft and shiny— silk takes a star turn for spring, imbuing everyday items with a luxe flourish.

Spring’s best scents are chic, modern, and covetable— and that’s just the flacon.

From head to toe, products to keep the entire body beautiful.

The exotic allure of Morocco informs some of spring’s most daring products.

Festive products designed for the young- and young at heart.

Each Spring, WWD Beauty Biz devotes an entire issue to the major products and trends of the season.

On the New York fall runways, clean and natural took a backseat, with bold hair and makeup looks creating a beauty sensation.

Oh, the drama of it all. Eyes were intense on runways all over town.

With a rebel yell, black lips, fishnet-wrapped hairstyles and exaggerated eyeliner stalked the runway.

When it came to hair, rolls rocked the runway with pompadours not enjoying so much popularity since their heyday in the Fifties.

The big news of New York fashion week was the return to the runway of Francois Nars after a 10-year absence.

Highly embellished hair and makeup, ranging from chic, modern and wearable to the more fantastical, were featured at many shows.

When it comes to inciting customer excitement, cutting-edge brands and retailers are playing the waiting game— and winning.

When brands team up with all-star makeup artists, inspired collections are born.

Phoebe Ellis’ entry into the world of scents makes perfect sense.

Doo-wop is all the rage in edgy East London. The Powder Room, a Fifties-inspired boutique and beauty parlour, aims to attract cool cats.

Uslu Airlines, the Berlin-based brand best known for its airbrush makeup system, is giving nail polish a new spin.

New products for hair and face take time-honored categories into uncharted territory.

A true millinery maestro, Stephen Jones’ creations are worn by stylish women and on the catwalks of designers such as Dior, John Galliano and Marc Jacobs.

Looking for the loot? Here is your where-to-buy guide for every product featured in this issue of Beauty Biz.

Cutting-edge research is transforming the way scientists approach skin care and the aging process.

Ten state-of-the-art potions packed with sophisticated ingredients to maintain healthy skin.

In tough times, retailers are more eager than ever for killer products that catch a consumer’s eye and differentiate their assortment from their competitors.

With a rigorously edited selection of high-end niche offerings, Mecca Cosmetica has become a haven for beauty mavens down under.

Known to locals as Harvey Nicks, the fashion and beauty emporium is a Mecca for London hipsters as well as ladies who lunch.

One of Berlin’s most luxurious shopping addresses, Quartier 206 is known for being fashion-forward.

CVS Pharmacy made a bold foray into the prestige world last year with Beauty 360, bringing highly sought after prestige and niche brands to the masses.

From its mock-Tudor exterior to the quirky merchandise lining its shelves, Liberty is about as distinctive as a retailer can get.

A leading luxury department store, Joyce’s beauty sections have a high-end and niche focus and are situated in the major shopping districts of Central.

Based in Van Nuys, CA, Beauty Collection’s three stores carry a varied assortment of skin care, hair care, cosmetics, tools, bath and body, and interior goods.

The store that put retail entertainment on the map, Bloomingdale’s continues to attract with its energetic approach to beauty.

The French perfumery chain, owned by China’s A.S. Watson, is out to lure the young demographic this spring.

This leading department store is a trendsetter in beauty. Located in Shinjuku, Isetan is known for wrangling exclusive product launches.

A veritable healthy lifestyle center, Pharmaca integrates the latest scientific remedies with alternative solutions.

With its decorative motif and beauty products alphabetically arranged in an open-sell format, Sephora has become a staple for beauty buffs.

Henri Bendel has long housed one of the best curated selections of artisanal, niche and start-up brands in the business.

Space NK’s eclectic assortment of brands have been a hit in the U.K. for 15 years.