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November 9, 2009 |
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Beauty Encounter Holiday Gift Guide Helps
Shoppers Find the Perfect Gift |
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Online beauty company launches interactive gift guide to make online
holiday shopping easy and fun |
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Fountain Valley, Calif. (November 9, 2009)-.
Beauty Encounter (www.beautyencounter.com),
the e-tailer featuring all things beauty and specializing in
hard-to-find niche products, is delighted to announce the launch of
their holiday “be
gifted” guide, offering a variety of
gift ideas
to help do away with the common pressures of holiday shopping.
Highlighting top affordable
gift ideas,
shoppers can find the perfect gift for everyone on their list. The Web
site has an easy-to-use interface allowing customers to browse and buy
holiday gifts by first indicating who they are shopping for—men, women,
teens or kids—then narrowing it down from there by age, personality and
category. The guide also offers
gift sets in several categories, as well as the most sought after
fragrance,
beauty and
grooming products. Customers also are able to choose three
complimentary samples with every purchase they make.
“It can be difficult to pick the appropriate gift,” said Marketing
Manager, Erin Reilly. “It’s important to give online shoppers looking
for holiday gifts a great shopping experience, in order to keep the
focus on enjoying the occasion.”
Reilly added, “Our ‘be gifted’ guide will take the guess work out of
gift giving. We have so much to offer shoppers are sure to find
something for everyone on their list—¬no matter their age or style.”
“Be gifted” isn’t just for holiday gifts. Shoppers also will find
business, housewarming and wedding gift ideas at their fingertips.
Beauty Encounter also offers customized gift wrapping, allowing
customers to buy, wrap and ship gifts all in one stop.
About Beauty Encounter
Beauty Encounter offers consumers an exceptional range of
hard-to-find, international and specialty products including men’s and
women’s
fragrances,
skincare,
cosmetics,
hair care, and
beauty accessories. With more than 1,000 unique brands and new
products added daily, customers have access to exceptional customer
service and secure on-line shopping. In addition to thousands of beauty
products that can be purchased at affordable prices,
Beauty Encounter shoppers find unique sections with tips, trends and
techniques. |
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October 5, 2009 |
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Beauty Encounter Partners the Orange County Affiliate of Susan G. Komen
for the Cure® |
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Online beauty company will donate $5,000 to support breast cancer
awareness in local community |
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Huntington Beach, Calif. (October 5, 2009)- In recognition of National
Breast Cancer Awareness Month,
Beauty Encounter (www.beautyencounter.com),
the e-tailer featuring all things beauty and specializing in
hard-to-find niche products, and
Komen Orange County
Affiliate are pleased to announce a partnership to raise awareness
and support for women diagnosed with breast cancer in Orange County,
Calif.
Beauty Encounter will dedicate $5,000 of its sales from the month of
October to the Komen Orange County Affiliate. Customers are encouraged
to
“Shop for a Cure” all month long to contribute to the donation. This
is the first year the beauty e-tailer will be partnering with the
Affiliate.
Susan G. Komen for the
Cure is the global leader of breast cancer research and prevention.
The organization has raised more than $1 billion since its inception in
1982. Events such as the Susan G.
Komen Race for the Cure,
and generous contributions from partners, sponsors and supporters have
made the organization the largest source of nonprofit funds dedicated to
the fight against breast cancer in the world.
“We recognize the devastating effects of breast cancer and are excited
to join the millions fighting for a cure each day,” said President and
CEO Jacquelyn Tran. “We are extremely proud to support the Susan G.
Komen for the Cure Orange County Affiliate as they provide much needed
support to women fighting breast cancer in our local community.”
Beauty Encounter continues to support other organizations such as the
National Associate of
Women Business Owners (NAWBO) and
Asian Women in Business
(AWIB) by helping provide resources and opportunities to impact the
women’s entrepreneurial community.
About Beauty Encounter
Beauty Encounter offers consumers an exceptional range of
hard-to-find, international and specialty products including men’s and
women’s
fragrances,
skincare,
cosmetics,
hair care, and
beauty accessories. With more than 1,000 unique brands and new
products added daily, customers have access to exceptional customer
service and secure on-line shopping. In addition to thousands of beauty
products that can be purchased at affordable prices,
Beauty Encounter shoppers find unique sections with tips, trends and
techniques. |
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August 25, 2009 |
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Beauty Encounter Named to Inc. Magazine’s
5,000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America |
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Beauty and fragrance e-tailer recognized for a second year in a row
by national business magazine |
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Huntington Beach, Calif. (August 25, 2009)-
Beauty Encounter (www.BeautyEncounter.com), the e-tailer featuring
all things beauty and specializing in
hard-to-find niche products, has been included for a second year in
a row on the
2009 Inc. Magazine 5,000, an exclusive ranking of the nation’s
fastest-growing private companies in America.
This year,
Beauty Encounter ranks 4,579 on the list. The Inc. 5,000 is ranked
according to the percentage revenue growth from 2005 through 2008, among
other areas of business growth. The highly anticipated list represents
the most comprehensive look at one of the most important segments of the
economy- America’s independent-minded entrepreneurs.
"We are honored to be among the most successful private businesses in
America, joining the Inc. 5,000 a second year," said President and CEO
Jacquelyn Tran. "The Inc. 5,000 provides the entrepreneurial community
with an important measurement to gauge success."
Tran added "Beauty Encounter’s success is contingent on our unique
product selection, exceptional customer service, and engaging web
features. As a result, we have experienced solid growth each year."
Beauty Encounter, launched in 1999, has evolved into one of the Web’s
most successful beauty e-tailers. With more than 1,000 designer brands,
the Web site is best known for its deep product selection and specialty
of discontinued favorites — all at nicely discounted prices. Beauty
Encounter also serves as a beauty resource for consumers, offering
features, techniques, and tips through its expert section,
At the Counter and blog,
Behind the
Counter.
About Beauty Encounter
Beauty Encounter offers consumers an exceptional range of
hard-to-find, international and specialty products including
men’s and women’s fragrances,
skincare,
cosmetics,
hair care, and
beauty accessories. With more than 1,000 unique brands and new
products added daily, customers have access to exceptional customer
service and secure on-line shopping. In addition to thousands of beauty
products that can be purchased at affordable prices,
Beauty Encounter shoppers find unique sections with tips, trends and
techniques. |
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August 3, 2009 |
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Beautiful Perfumes Merges with Parent
Company Beauty Encounter |
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E-tailers join forces to become one of the largest online beauty and
fragrance resources |
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Huntington Beach, Calif. (August 3, 2009)- Fragrance and beauty e-tailer
Beautiful Perfumes has merged with its parent company,
Beauty Encounter, to offer
customers a better online shopping experience. Shoppers will find the
same great product selection and affordable prices at Beauty Encounter,
in addition to helpful tips and advice and informative expert insight.
Beautiful Perfumes also changed its Amazon storefront name to Beauty
Encounter and will maintain the same store policies. This change will
not disrupt Beautiful Perfumes customers in any way. All customer
information has been transferred to Beauty Encounter and remains safe
and secure under the company’s
privacy
policy. Customers looking to gain more information about the change
can visit an information page at
www.beautyencounter.com/beautifulperfumes.html for further details
or call a Beauty Encounter Customer Care representative at 888-844-7730.
Beauty Encounter, launched in 1999, has evolved into one of the Web’s
most successful beauty e-tailers. With more than
1,000 designer brands, the Web site is best known for its deep
product selection and specialty of
discontinued favorites- all at nicely discounted prices. Beauty
Encounter also serves as beauty resource for consumers, offering
features, techniques, and tips through its expert section,
At the Counter and blog,
Behind the
Counter.
"Merging Beautiful Perfumes with Beauty Encounter just makes sense,"
said President and CEO Jacquelyn Tran. "I’ve been maintaining both
websites separately for years, and decided that in order to grow our
flagship brand, Beauty Encounter, I needed to merge it with Beautiful
Perfumes. Now, we can focus on continuing to enhance and grow
Beauty Encounter to become
a leader in the beauty category online."
Tran added, "I am confident that Beautiful Perfumes customers will be
pleased with the change as they will find so much more at Beauty
Encounter."
About Beauty Encounter
Beauty Encounter offers
consumers an exceptional range of
hard-to-find, international and specialty products including
men’s and women’s fragrances,
skin care,
cosmetics,
hair care, and
beauty accessories. With more than
1,000 unique brands and new products added daily, customers have
access to exceptional customer service and secure online shopping. In
addition to thousands of beauty products that can be purchased at
affordable prices, Beauty Encounter shoppers also find unique sections
with tips, trends and techniques. |
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June 1, 2009 |
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BeautyEncounter.com Named to Internet
Retailer’s 2009 Top 500 |
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Web site is recognized for third year among America’s top e-commerce
companies |
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Huntington Beach, Calif. (June 1, 2009)-
BeautyEncounter.com, the e-tailer featuring all things
beauty and specializing in
hard-to-find niche products, has been ranked number 366 in Internet
Retailer’s 2009 Top 500.
In addition to the overall ranking of 366,
BeautyEncounter.com also was ranked number 20 out of 25 in the
Health and Beauty category. This is the third year
BeautyEncounter.com has been honored as a leader in the e-commerce
industry.
"We are thrilled to once again have made the list of Internet Retailer’s
Top 500 e-commerce companies," said President and CEO Jacquelyn Tran.
"We continually strive to improve the Web site’s experience and content
as well as the internal operations, and it’s nice when all of the hard
work is recognized by the leading e-commerce magazine and information
source."
Internet Retailer’s definitive ranking and analysis of America’s 500
largest e-retailers is based on annual 2008 internet sales. This is the
fifth year that Internet Retailer has identified the 500 largest US
e-commerce websites. This report includes company financial, operational
and performance data, as well as vendors in key categories.
"Beauty Encounter made the Internet Retailer Top 500 because of its
diversity and efficiency as a web merchant," says Internet Retailer vice
president and director of research Mark Brohan. "They’ve been selling
online for a decade and know what it takes to build a successful and
sustaining e-commerce operation."
BeautyEncounter.com, launched in 1999, has evolved into one of the
Web’s most successful beauty e-tailers. With more than
1,000 designer brands, the Web site is best known for its deep
product selection and specialty of
discontinued favorites- all at nicely discounted prices.
BeautyEncounter.com also serves as beauty resource for consumers,
offering features, techniques, and tips through its expert section,
At the Counter and blog,
Behind the Counter.
About BeautyEncounter.com
BeautyEncounter.com offers consumers an exceptional range of
hard-to-find, international and specialty products including
men’s and women’s fragrances,
skincare,
cosmetics,
hair care, and
beauty accessories. With more than
1,000 unique brands and new products added daily, customers have
access to exceptional customer service and secure on-line shopping. In
addition to thousands of beauty products that can be purchased at
affordable prices,
BeautyEncounter.com shoppers find unique sections with tips, trends
and techniques.
About Internet Retailer
Published by Chicago-based Vertical Web Media LLC, Internet Retailer is
a monthly national business magazine that is at the core of an
e-commerce conference and four directories that serve the retailing
community. The Internet Retailer family of products focuses on the
Internet's vital role in a wide array of retailing activities, including
web merchandising, supply chain management and multichannel integration.
Its 42,500 subscribers are senior executives primarily from retail
chains, independent stores, catalogs, virtual merchants and brand name
manufacturers. Internet Retailer's circulation represents the largest
multichannel readership base of any retailing magazine. The magazine
also publishes the most widely read e-mail newsletter in retailing,
IRNewsLink, which is distributed four times a week to 30,000+ opt-in
subscribers, operates the largest retailing information web site,
InternetRetailer.com, sponsors the largest conference in the e-retailing
industry and publishes an annual ranking of the 500 largest web sites. |
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May 21, 2009 |
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BeautyEncounter.com Names Kristine Viray
Marketing Coordinator |
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Online beauty company builds marketing team to drive strategic sales
and enhance customer experience |
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Huntington Beach, Calif. (May 21, 2009) —
BeautyEncounter.com, the e-tailer featuring all things beauty and
specializing in
hard-to-find niche products, has recently hired Kristine Viray as
the Marketing Coordinator for the Orange County- based company.
In her new position, Viray will be responsible for helping to manage the
Web site’s monthly features, creating content about current trends in
the beauty industry, and reporting on
BeautyEncounter.com news. She will be a frequent contributor to the
company’s blog,
Behind the
Counter, and also further develop
BeautyEncounter.com’s social media efforts on
Facebook,
Twitter
and
YouTube.
With a specialty in offering many
hard-to-find beauty products,
BeautyEncounter.com presents shoppers with more than
1,000 unique brands updated daily. A premiere online source for
skincare,
hair care,
cosmetics,
fragrances, and
beauty accessories,
BeautyEncounter.com customers are able to find an extensive product
selection and discontinued favorites- all at nicely discounted retail
prices.
Most recently, Viray was an assistant to the Managing Director at The
Designory, Inc., an interactive marketing agency and design shop based
in Los Angeles, where she provided assistance in day-to-day operations
of the company, maintained and tracked clients and vendors, and assisted
with project management. Prior to that position, she gained experience
in public relations at M. Loring Communications, a boutique public
relations firm also in Los Angeles.
Viray holds a Bachelor’s in Communication Studies from Chapman
University located in Orange, CA. |
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March 16, 2009 |
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Beauty Encounter Reveals Top 20 Springtime
Scents Under $30 |
Fragrance reviewer Katie Puckrik gives her suggestions for affordable
spring-appropriate fragrances available
at
www.BeautyEncounter.com. |
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Huntington Beach, Calif. (March 16, 2009) — Want to treat yourself to a
delightful springtime fragrance, but don’t want to break the bank?
Premiere online beauty and fragrance source
Beauty Encounter has teamed up with fragrance reviewer Katie Puckrik,
host of "Katie
Puckrik Smells," to create a list of the most affordable springtime
scents.
Puckrik is Beauty Encounter’s featured expert for the month of March,
showcased in the
At the Counter section. Puckrik, host of "Katie
Puckrik Smells," the premiere perfume review channel on YouTube,
calls herself a "thrillseeker" when it comes to smells. "I find odors
stimulating and inspiring — even the stinky ones!" Puckrik says. |
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Katie Puckrik Picks a Budget Bouquet of Spring Scents: |
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1.
Anaïs Anaïs by Cacharel
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Annick Goutal by Grand Amour
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Cabaret by Grès
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David Beckham Instinct by Coty for Men
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Dirt by Demeter Fragrances
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Eau d’Orange Verte by Hermès for Men
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Flower by Kenzo
8.
Happy by Clinique for Men
9.
Kate Moss by Kate Moss
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Lolita Lempicka by Lolita Lempicka
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Lovely by Sarah Jessica Parker
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Muguet des Bois by Coty
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Nina by Nina Ricci
14.
Par Amour Toujours by Clarins
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Private Collection by Estée Lauder
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Pure Turquoise by Ralph Lauren
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Tea Rose by Perfumer’s Workshop
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Tocade by Rochas
19.
Tomato by Demeter Fragrances
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Tommy Girl by Tommy Hilfiger |
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To read Puckrik’s descriptions of each scent that made the cut, visit At
the Counter’s "How-to
Save on Springtime Scents."
The perfumista is teaming up with Beauty Encounter to give away one
bottle of each of the scents included on the list. To participate, visit
Puckrik’s Spring Fling Giveaway video. She’ll announce the winners
on her site on March 31, 2009.
Beauty Encounter offers consumers an exceptional range of
hard-to-find, international and specialty products including men’s
and women’s fragrances, skincare, cosmetics, hair care, and beauty
accessories. With more than
1,000 unique brands and new products added daily, customers have
access to exceptional customer service and secure on-line shopping. In
addition to thousands of beauty products that can be purchased at
affordable prices, Beauty Encounter shoppers find unique sections with
tips, trends and techniques.
Katie
Puckrik works as a TV host and pop-culture journalist. Puckrik began
sharing her zippy, quippy 'fume talk’ on her YouTube channel, "Katie
Puckrik Smells," in October 2008. She boasts a loyal subscriber
following of 1,200 fragrance lovers. Puckrik has hosted talk and reality
shows on Oxygen in the U.S., and U.K. audiences know her from The
Word and The Sunday Show. Her writing has appeared in Elle,
Marie Claire and The Guardian. She began her career as a
singer and dancer, including a tour across the globe with the Pet Shop
Boys. |
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October 8, 2008 |
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Beauty Encounter Launches New Brand and
Website |
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Huntington Beach, CA - Beauty
Encounter, the premier online source featuring all things beauty and
specializing in hard-to-find
niche products, today launched its new brand identity and newly designed
website, BeautyEncounter.com.
The Orange County-based online company has embarked on an innovative
chapter, creating a new logo, tagline — where beauty is @ — and website,
which includes enhanced features, simple navigation, a company blog and
a fresh design.
"This is an exciting time for
Beauty Encounter and our loyal shoppers," said president and founder
Jacquelyn Tran. "Celebrities shouldn’t be the only ones with access to
the world’s best beauty products and industry experts. We want our
customers to look and feel their best, and with the launch of
BeautyEncounter.com, they will have easy access to the finest
hard-to-find fragrances, cosmetics, skincare and hair care 24 hours a
day, seven days a week."
Along with a unique look and feel,
BeautyEncounter.com now
offers shoppers a variety of new sections, including: a dedicated
men’s section; "At
the Counter," where advice, tips and trends are shared by beauty
experts in the industry; an updated blog called "Behind
the Counter," where shoppers find a collaboration of product
recommendations, hair care how-to’s, fabulous fragrances and the hottest
celebrity trends; and "Counter Culture,"
which will showcase top product picks from Beauty Encounter staff
members.
Beauty Encounter’s first guest expert, RC
Stephens, makeup artist for NARS Cosmetics, reports on hot trends he
observed behind the scenes at New York Fashion Week. He also gives
useful cosmetics tips and his product picks for the fall season.
As part of Beauty Encounter’s launch during October’s breast cancer
awareness month, the company has partnered with
Breast
Cancer Network of Strength. From October 1-31, Beauty Encounter will
donate 1% of sales to this non-profit organization that offers peer
support and programs to women who have been diagnosed with breast
cancer. Beauty Encounter hopes to beat their $13,000 donation made to
the organization in 2007.
Staying true to their expertise of offering niche and hard-to-find
beauty products, BeautyEncounter.com offers shoppers a significant depth
of product lines from over 1,000 brands
including skincare, cosmetics, fragrances, hair care and beauty
accessories. BeautyEncounter.com offers customers vast product
selections, including international and specialty products. In addition,
the site boasts tools for shoppers to make the most out of their
purchase and a secure online experience.
Beauty Encounter is consistently given high ratings by consumer advocate
websites for reliability, customer service and product selection. The
online retailer was honored with the Platinum Award for BizRate’s
Research Circle of Excellence for the second time in 2008, in
recognition of superior customer survey results. In 2007, Internet
Retailer magazine ranked the online beauty source on its "Top 500
Guide," and Inc. magazine listed it on its "5,000 Fastest Growing
Private Companies in America" list. |
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