FRAGRANCE
• Proving that anyone can sign a fragrance deal, Daddy Yankee just inked one with Falic Fashion Group to launch his first fragrance at the end of this year. Stocking stuffers! [WWD]

• French actor Vincent Cassel (who you might remember from Ocean's Twelve) will be the new face of Yves Saint Laurent's men's fragrance. [WWD]

• Seven New York's Joseph Quartana curated six designer-perfumer teams called the Six Scent Initiative. The first series of fragrances include Alexandre Herchcovitch, Bernhard Willhelm, Cosmic Wonder Light Source, Gareth Pugh, Jeremy Scott, and Justin Thornton and Thea Bregazzi of Preen and will be sold at Oak. [Unbeige/Mediabistro]

MAKEUP
• Avon is investigating business practices in China. The company said "certain travel, entertainment and other expenses may have been improperly incurred in connection with the company’s China operations." [Cosmetic News]

HAIR
• German jewelry designer Husam el Odeh offers a modern way to wear classic pearls: dangling from combs in your hair. [Chic Report/Fashion Week Daily]