philosophy celebrates the happiest season of all

2011 holiday collection launches with special features on philosophy.com

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Nov 02, 2011, 10:01 ET

PHOENIX, Nov. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- philosophy, a brand that believes in delighting the senses and enhancing personal well-being, launches their annual holiday collection of skin care and bath & body gift sets on philosophy.com. this year's theme— the happiest season of all—pays tribute to traditional handmade holiday packages and gifts, with touches of vintage materials and stitching throughout the artwork of the 70+ piece collection. philosophy's tradition of packaging each product as a ready-to-gift item has made them a favorite among holiday shoppers.

"the goal of our holiday collection is to make shopping easy for our customers. the holidays are a joyous time of year meant for celebrating with family and friends —not to be worried about finding the perfect gift. we offer gifting solutions, while also making the shopping experience fun and whimsical," says michael d'arminio, chief creative officer and executive vice president at philosophy.

this year, philosophy is making gift giving even easier with new features on philosophy.com:

the philosophy gift finder: allows customers to answer five questions to get great holiday recommendations from the philosophy team
the holiday gift catalog: an interactive catalog that showcases all holiday products categorized by theme, including skin care, fragrance, stocking stuffers, scents, etc.
beauty gifts section: features easy-to-click shopping categories allowing customers to easily navigate through the 70+ new products

philosophy is also about holiday fun. starting in november, the web site will feature an instant win holiday game where customers can play to win exciting prizes every day.

about philosophy

philosophy, acquired by the Coty Inc. prestige portfolio in 2010, is a brand that approaches personal care from a scientific point of view, while celebrating the beauty of the human spirit. our skin care, fragrances (makeup removed from the site) and bath and body products are formulated with scientifically-proven ingredients. philosophy believes science can give us better skin . . . but only humanity can give us better days. born from biomedic, the acclaimed medical company that pioneered some of the most popular in-office treatments, our skin care products have long been recommended by dermatologists and plastic surgeons. philosophy is an international skin care and cosmetics company founded in 1996 and headquartered in phoenix, arizona.

About Coty Inc.

Coty was created in Paris in 1904 by Francois Coty who is credited with founding the modern fragrance industry.

Today, Coty Inc. is a recognized leader in global beauty with annual net sales of nearly $4 billion. Driven by an entrepreneurial spirit, passion, innovation and creativity, Coty Inc. has developed an unrivaled portfolio of notable brands and delivers its innovative products to consumers in 90 markets worldwide.

The Coty Prestige brand portfolio is distributed in prestige and ultra-prestige stores and includes Balenciaga, BottegaVeneta, Calvin Klein, Cerruti, Chloe, Chopard, Davidoff, Jennifer Lopez, Jil Sander, JOOP!, Karl Lagerfeld, Kenneth Cole, Gwen Stefani, Lancaster, Marc Jacobs, Nikos, philosophy, Roberto Cavalli, Sarah Jessica Parker, Vera Wang, Vivienne Westwood and Wolfgang Joop.

The Coty Beauty brand portfolio is more widely distributed and includes adidas, ASTOR, Baby Phat, Beyonce Knowles, Celine Dion, ChupaChups, David and Victoria Beckham, Esprit, Exclamation, Faith Hill, GUESS, Halle Berry, Jovan, Kate Moss, Kylie Minogue, La Cross, Miss Sixty, Miss Sporty, N.Y.C. New York Color, Pierre Cardin(1), Playboy, Rimmel, Sally Hansen, Shania Twain, Stetson, Tim McGraw, and Tonino Lamborghini.

Coty and Puig Fashion and Beauty S.A. have a strategic partnership for the distribution of the perfume lines of Nina Ricci, Carolina Herrera, Prada, PacoRabanne, and Antonio Banderas in the United States and Canada.

For additional information about Coty Inc., please visit www.coty.com.

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