During the makeup artist design show Düsseldorf 2013, KRYOLAN presented the Golden Mask prize for makeup design. With this award, the company honors makeup artists who have become renowned for their extraordinary artistic stage, film or television makeup creations. One of this year’s recipients was Michael Westmore from the United States. Westmore is considered one of the most famous stage makeup artists for science fiction…

Houston Woman Magazine honored Sophy Merszei, NovaLash President and CEO, as one of Houston’s Most Influential Women of 2012. Honorees were feted at an Afternoon Tea at the St. Regis Hotel. At the event, the honorees and their guests were the first to see Houston Woman’s Magazine’s special edition featuring each of them.

Vivant Pharmaceuticals, LLC is pleased to announce that the professional organization Cosmetic Executive Women (CEW) has reported that their Maxilip brand’s Lip Plumper is a finalist for the 2013 Beauty Insider’s Choice Award in the lip treatment category.

Tria Beauty, Inc., a brand celebrated for its light-based skin care products and cutting-edge technology, announces a new partnership with prominent United States beauty retailer, Ulta. As a result of this new partnership, Ulta will be featuring the popular Tria Hair Removal Laser 4X, the revolutionary Tria Skin Perfecting Blue Light for acne and a state-of-the-art line of topical skin care products.

ZWILLING J.A. Henckels AG, owner of New York-based Tweezerman International LLC, is proud to announce the United States’ launch of the retail line of personal care products from recent acquisition, alessandro International, a well-known brand in Europe for ultraviolet gels, hand, nail and foot care with great expertise in nail colors, through its ZWILLING Beauty Group. Featured in this exciting launch will be distinct and…

North Castle Partners announces it has completed the sale of Caleel + Hayden Holdings, Inc., (DBA, gloProfessional). gloProfessional is a leading developer and marketer of mineral-based cosmetics under the gloMinerals brand and premium skin care under the gloTherapeutics brand. In conjunction with North Castle Partners announcement, Swander Pace Capital also announces that it has completed the acquisition of Caleel + Hayden Holdings, Inc.

Elements Therapeutic Massage partners with imassage, Inc. to address career longevity for therapists. Some 50,000 massage practitioners leave the profession annually and the average career span is six years (Source: ABMP). To act on this data, imassage’s Director of Education Eric Stephenson says, “The vision for the partnership is to make working at an Elements studio the equivalent of getting a master’s degree in massage…

Dermalogica® announces a global partnership with non-profit WorldSkills International to champion excellence in skin care and body therapy skills training. The two partners share a common mission: a commitment to support and promote high quality vocational skills education and training, which in the case of Dermalogica spotlights bringing respect and success to the professional skin care industry. In July 2013, Leipzig, Germany will be the…