FRAGRANCE
• A Paris court fined eBay $2.6 million for failing to stop the trade of Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy fragrances and cosmetics on the French eBay website. LVMH says that this decision signifies an important step in the fight for lawful online practices. [WWD]
HAIR
• American Idol judge Simon Cowell reportedly gets his hands waxed. He also openly confessed to getting Botox, saying “I’ve had Botox, but, then again, pretty much everyone I know has, except Cheryl Cole.” [NYDN]
• Ashlee Simpson made a severe haircolor change, going from strawberry red to jet black for her role in Broadway’s Chicago play. Do you like the update? [Girls in the Beauty Department/Glamour]
• Rachel Roy uses Nivea hand cream to style her hair. [Spoiled Pretty]
PLASTIC SURGERY
• With the new health-care plan introducing a 5 percent tax on elective cosmetic surgeries, a proposal nicknamed the Bo-tax, doctors predict a rise in medical tourism (traveling elsewhere to get plastic surgery). [NYT]
MAKEUP
• Du Juan’s makeup collection for Yue-Sai Cosmetics is named the Shooting Star collection and includes two pieces, an eye-shadow quad and a 24-karat face-and-body sparkle. The collection is going to launch first in China, with possible plans to come to the United States next year. [Beauty Counter/Style.com]
• Alicia Silverstone teamed up with ecoTOOLS to create a set of five cosmetic bags that are all ecofriendly. They land in Walgreens and Target stores this month. [Beauty Girl Musings]
NAILS
• The Nail Queen 2009 Awards were held in Tokyo yesterday as part of the Toyo Nail Expo. The annual event drew 50,000 visitors. [HuffPo]
