Beauty sales are holding up. Color cosmetics, skin care and fragrance make for a strong market during the holiday season. (WWD)

Coty Inc. signs deal to buy Del Laboratories for an estimated $800 million.(WWD)

Natural and organic beauty products get a second look as merchants require stricter credentials for what they buy. Whole Foods is changing the way they buy products for the Whole Body department.(WWD)

Celebrity Scents: Here to stay in 2008. Jennifer Aniston, Jay-Z, Christina Aguilera, and Tim McGraw all adding their names to the fragrance counter. (WWD)

Ralph Lauren brings more to Bergdorf Goodman. A mix of pieces from collection, Black Label, vintage and accessories will double the size of the sixth floor BG boutique creating a concept that they say will offer a Ralph Lauren retail experience unlike any other specialty store. (WWD)

November numbers bring some holiday cheer, some tears. Specialty stores posted a total sales gain of 15.8 percent for November, department stores 12 percent and mass retailers gained 8.4 percent.(WWD)

Ralph Lauren ahead in the celebrities-at-a-party race at Art Basel Miami. Lance Armstrong was there! (Style.com)

Versace welcomes Doctor Derek Sheperd to the fold. Actor Patrick Dempsey is named as the new face of the menswear line. (Vogue UK)

Twiggy celebrates being an older woman with a book entitled Those Fabulous 40's, 50's and 60's. Now stop printing pictures of her from the 1960s, please! (Vogue UK)