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Dr. Darrick Antell, a renowned New York City plastic surgeon, addressed the faculty and students at Atelier Esthetique Institute of Esthetics, on the topic, “The Evolution of Facial Beauty: Survival of the Prettiest”. Dr. Antell is well known for his studies on twins and aging, and has performed more plastic surgery on identical twins than anyone else has in the world. Atelier Esthetique looks forward to working with the medical community in advancing the field of delaying and reversing the effects of aging…Rose M. Chvasta, President and CEO of BIOMARIS USA and CIDESCO Diplomate, led the third annual BIOMARIS USA Education at Sea Conference last January on the glamorous Carnival Legend. An enthusiastic group of spa and salon professionals gathered from around the U.S. for a week of advanced Thalassotherapy and body care education with relaxation in the sun…Bio-Therapeutic’s Croatian distribution team arrived in Seattle to attend the annual education Leadership 2007 conference. Through ongoing and continued educational support from Bio-Therapeutic’s corporate headquarters, the Croatian market is flourishing with the introduction of Bio-Therapeutic’s age-defying technologies and the launch of the TechniCeuticals™ skin care line…Sundance Film Festival organizers elected Somme Institute as the skin care company and provided a broad range of support from introducing the executives of Somme to celebrities, as well as to let the company prominently display the products in the center of the interview room where flocks of celebrities attended the event…jane iredale is proud to announce their participation in the Oscar Gifting Suite for the 79th Academy Awards. Oscar nominees, presenters, and celebrities such as Oscar-winner Helen Mirren, and Oscar-nominated Little Miss Sunshine herself, Abigail Breslin, were among the attendees at this exclusive pre-Oscar gifting suite…As a sponsor of the Sundance Film Festival’s Eco-Lounge Green Room Event, PureOlogy Serious Colour Care creative team members were on hand to pamper and style numerous film stars and other Sundance celebrities with PureOlogy’s Super Luxury Products. PureOlogy, recognized as an environmentally friendly company with its 100 percent Vegan, carcinogen-free line, was honored to present attendees with a gift bag of products…The Sonya Dakar and Adwil Agency Oscar Gifting & Beauty Lounge was an enormous success! Over 200 celebrities, media, and publicists were able to experience services by Sonya Dakar, ME! Bath, Tarte Cosmetics, Bahram on Sunset, and Exhale Mind Body Spa…Skin Authority, LLC, the nation’s leading skin care management services company, has authorized seven of the nation’s top destination spa resorts to implement its advanced skin care “in spa” services with Skin Authority managing the at-home guest touches…Lydia Sarfati, CEO/Founder of Repêchage, was with 44 certified trainers and brand managers at the Lydia Sarfati Post Graduate Academy. The four-day intensive training program covered presentation and communication skills, new products, treatments and protocols, and the Repêchage Business Plan…Supernatural Salon Cruises recently sailed from Miami, Fla., on the luxurious Carnival Valor Cruise Shop throughout the Western Caribbean to Central America for a full week of education, awards, honors, and fun as sponsored by the Share The Wealth Company of Chicago. Annual Supernatural Salon Cruise events are open to all salon and spa industry professionals…Bioelements unveiled its newest professional treatment, the Flaxx-C Anti-aging Facial, at the Chicago Midwest Beauty Show in March. Bioelements Learning Coaches demonstrated the step-by-step process for this innovative treatment on the Bioelements stage throughout the three-day show. The facial works to firm, lift, tighten, and smooth skin. The treatment’s layered exfoliation process is coupled with Bioelements’ exclusive new Flaxx-C Firming Massage technique – working to increase circulation and help restore firmness to sagging skin by “compressing” the tissues.

Janssen Cosmeceutical is celebrating its 10th year in business. Walther and Elka Janssen founded Janssen Cosmeceutical in January 1997, and have been filled with ideas and commitments every day since…Spa at The Palms, a highlight of the 72-suite resort in the Turks & Caicos Islands, and recipient of the 2006 World Travel Award for ‘Turks & Caicos Leading Spa Resort’, will add therapies and products from acclaimed beauty lines Somme Institute and Sonya Dakar this spring. This marks a ‘first’ for the Caribbean for both highly coveted brands, which were previously unavailable in spas outside of the U.S… Mez Varol, owner of the International Academy of Hair Design in South Daytona, Fla., was recently honored with the N.F. Cimaglia Award for service to cosmetology education. The award, established in 1975 in honor of N.F. Cimaglia’s contributions to education, was presented by the American Association of Cosmetology Schools’ (AACS) Past Presidents and sponsored by Milady, an imprint of Thomson Delmar Learning…Creative Nail Design individuals and teams were honored by its parent company, Colomer USA, with awards to recognize teamwork and organizational excellence as well as superior creativity and customer service…The third annual Mary Nordstrom Memorial Award was presented to Creative Nail Design employee Herman Paez, who has graced the halls of Creative Nail Design for over 10 years in a variety of roles. He is currently the Director of International Sales & Marketing for the Asia Pacific region…The Cosmetic Boot Camp, LLC has announced Annie Chiu as the winner of its Signature Sponsor/Lupo Scholarship for 2007. Dr. Chiu is a resident in Dermatology at Emory University. In keeping with its commitment to excellence in aesthetic training, the scholarship will provide tuition and transportation for Dr. Chiu to attend the summer Cosmetic Boot Camp held at the St. Regis in Aspen, Colo. this June…Sindee Tran of the Marinello School of Beauty in San Diego, Calif., is a recent recipient of a $1,000 scholarship from Pivot Point International through the National Coalition of Estheticians (NCEA).

Syneron Medical Ltd., an innovator in the development, marketing, and sales of elos™ combined-energy medical aesthetic devices, announced the initiation of a multi-center clinical study with Obagi Medical Products, Inc., a California-based company, and a leader in aesthetic and therapeutic skin health care…Ojon is proud to announce its participation in the 2007 Entrepreneur Magazine and American Express “Woman of the Year” Event held in Long Beach, Calif. The “Woman of the Year” is chosen with the criteria of who best exemplifies competitiveness, compassion, and clarity of vision. Over 500 women in the business field, as well as top executives from Entrepreneur Magazine and American Express, attended the event… SkinMedica, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing, acquiring, and commercializing products that treat dermatologic conditions and diseases and improve the appearance of skin, announced the commercial availability of Desonate™ (desonide) Gel 0.05% for treatment of mild-to-moderate atopic dermatitis. Collaboratively developed by SkinMedica and Dow Pharmaceutical Sciences, Inc., Desonate is a low-potency topical steroid formulated in Dow’s proprietary water-based Hydrogel vehicle… As the medi-spa market continues to evolve, Professional Program Insurance Brokerage can now provide coverage for medi-spas and individuals performing mesotherapy injections for fat reduction, cellulite, and wrinkles. Coverage is available for generally accepted formulas as determined by societies, doctors, or professional training programs and instructors. Products that are used must be from licensed, compounding pharmacies…For your shopping convenience, KY Beauty is proud to announce their new online store: www.kybeauty.com. You can now view and purchase all of the products they have to sell online… Independent Cosmetic Manufacturers and Distributors (ICMAD), the 700 company-member association that supports entrepreneurial businesses in the highly competitive cosmetic, toiletry, and fragrance industry, announces Sam Brocato, a beauty business entrepreneur himself, as the guest for its fourth annual CITY Awards for Cosmetic Innovators of The Year…InSpa, the nation’s fastest-growing mass-market day spa retailer, announced their new online store at: www.inspa.com, offering the company’s complete custom line of expert skin care products and spa accessories. The company operates seven stores in and around the Seattle area and two in Northern California with plans to expand across the country.

Independent Cosmetic Manufacturers and Distributors Association (ICMAD), will host its third Cosmetic Technical/Regulatory Forum on May 10th at The Sheraton New Airport Hotel in Newark, N.J. ICMAD’s experts in U.S. and international regulations will be providing the latest information on the industry’s hottest topics, from claims substantiation testing to EU dossiers and REACH. They will also be available to answer your questions…Franklin K. Schoeneman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Empire Education Group, recently presented a check for $23,500 to C. T. O’Donnell, President and Chief Executive Officer of KidsPeace®, the National Center for Kids Overcoming Crisis. The funds represent 100 percent of all proceeds from Empire Beauty Schools’ second Annual National Day of Beauty…AndroScience Corporation, a privately held biotech company, has successfully filed an IND for acne indication and will proceed with Human Clinical Trials in the first quarter of 2007. AndroScience has developed its lead compound ASC-J9, a novel anti-androgen that enhances androgen receptor degradation, into a topical cream for acne treatment that will be tested in the clinical trials…Creative Nail Design is reaching out to the world of interior design by supporting Dining by Design, the Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS’ (DIFFA) signature annual fundraising program, raising millions of dollars for the fight against AIDS.