Beauty.com to Raise Money and Awareness for Cancer and Careers Through an Online Pop-Up Store Featuring More Than 35 Prestige Brands

• Press Release
• Source: Beauty.com, Inc.
• On 11:00 am EDT, Wednesday September 30, 2009

BELLEVUE, Wash., Sept. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Beauty.com, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of drugstore.com, inc. (Nasdaq: DSCM - News) launches an online Pop-Up Store on October 1, 2009 to benefit Cancer and Careers, an initiative developed by the Cosmetic Executive Women's Foundation to change the face of cancer in the workplace. For the entire month of October, customers can shop the exclusive Pop-Up Store on Beauty.com for top-selling products from more than 35 participating brands. These prestige beauty brands have made financial contributions to Cancer and Careers, a non-profit that provides invaluable resources and support to women surviving cancer as they learn to balance treatment with their professional lives. In addition to the Pop-Up Store, from October 12-18, 2009, Beauty.com will be donating 10% of purchases made through the link www.beauty.com/cancerandcareers directly to Cancer and Careers.

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"The beauty industry is our greatest champion," says Cancer and Career's executive director Kate Sweeney, "and this October's Beauty.com partnership is an extraordinary example. Beauty.com has assembled an all-star team of more than 35 generous brands, and their support will enable us to provide critical resources --and hope-- to countless working women with cancer."

Products that can be purchased in the Cancer and Careers Pop-Up Store on Beauty.com will include:

    Alterna® Caviar Moisture Shampoo with Seasilk®
    Arcona(TM) Cranberry Toner
    bareMinerals® Get Started Eyes, Cheeks, Lips, Medium-Tan
    bliss® fatgirlscrub
    Borghese Fango Brillante
    butter LONDON(TM) 3 Free Nail Lacquer, Pink Ribbon
    Caudalie Paris® Moisturizing Cream-Mask
    Crabtree & Evelyn® Gardeners Hand Recovery Cream
    DDF® Ultra-Lite Oil-Free Moisturizing DEW(TM) SPF 15
    Decleor Tonifying Lotion
    Dr. Brandt® Pores No More® Pore Refiner
    Elemis® Essential Beauty Secrets
    Elizabeth Arden® Prevage® SPF 30
    Frederic Fekkai® Advanced Brilliant Glossing Cream
    Fresh® Sugar Rose Tinted Lip Treatment SPF 15
    Intelligent Nutrients® Certified Organic Intellimune(TM) Tablets
    Jonathan Product® Dirt(TM) Texturizing Paste
    Korres Balancing Moisturizer SPF 6, Pomegranate
    L'Occitane Shea Butter Hand Cream
    Liquid Keratin(TM) 30 Day Straight-Smooth-Strong & Long Treatment Starter
     Kit
    Mariah Carey(TM) Forever Eau De Parfum Spray
    MD Skincare® Alpha-Beta® Daily Face Peel
    Murad® Resurgence Age-Diffusing Serum
    NIA24® Sun Damage Prevention 100% Mineral Sunscreen
    Nuxe Deluxe Kit, Beauty.com(TM) Exclusive
    Perricone MD Nutritive Cleanser
    Peter Thomas Roth® Lashes to Die For(TM)
    Philosophy® Hope in a Jar®
    Phyto Phytophanere
    Remede® Intensive Double Serum(TM)
    Rene Furterer Complexe 5 Regenerating Extract
    Shiseido Luminizing Satin Eye Color  in PK305
    Somme Institute Double Defense Face and Body SPF 30
    Stila Eye Shadow Pan, Kitten
    StriVectin® Instant Facial Sculpting Cream(TM)
    tarte(TM) emphasEYES(TM) High Definition Brow Pencil
    Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion

The above products featured in the Beauty.com Pop-Up Store in October will boast a seal for easy visibility. The Pop-Up Store will also feature seasonal items created by brands specifically to raise money for various Breast Cancer Awareness organizations.

"We know that our brands and our customers want to support Cancer and Careers, especially during Breast Cancer Awareness month, but we also know that tight budgets might make that difficult this year," says Kathleen McNeill, president of Beauty.com and Cosmetic Executive Women board member. "Our goal is to allow both brands and customers to support this worthwhile cause without incurring any incremental expense."

To add even more value to the customer shopping experience, Beauty.com will provide shipping and gift with purchase offers within the Pop-Up Store throughout the month of October.

Everyday customer benefits from shopping on Beauty.com include 5% back on every purchase, the free sampling center, 100% color match guarantee, and a shared online shopping cart with Beauty.com's partner site, drugstore.com. Beauty.com personalizes beauty shopping online with the Skin Care and Hair Care solutions tools, which provide product regimens tailored to the customer based on interactive surveys. Beauty fans can also get the latest tips, trends, and promotions sent directly to their email by signing up for the free weekly Beauty Bulletin on Beauty.com

About Beauty.com - The World of Beauty Online(TM)

Beauty.com, Inc. is a leading online destination for prestige beauty products. The web store provides a highly personalized shopping experience and offers more than 200 brands from widely recognized to niche, hard-to-find products. Beauty.com is wholly owned by drugstore.com, inc.

About drugstore.com, inc.

drugstore.com, inc. (NASDAQ:DSCM - News) is a leading online retailer of health, beauty, vision and pharmacy products. Our portfolio of brands includes: drugstore.com(TM), Beauty.com(TM) and VisionDirect.com(TM). All are accessible from http://www.drugstore.com and provide a convenient, private, and informative shopping experience while offering a wide assortment of more than 45,000 products at competitive prices.

The drugstore.com pharmacy is certified by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) as a Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice Site (VIPPS) and operates in compliance with federal and state laws and regulations in the United States.

About Cancer and Careers

Cancer and Careers is dedicated to changing the face of cancer in the workplace by providing a comprehensive website and free publications in English and Spanish as well as a series of support groups and educational seminars for employees with cancer, their employers, coworkers and healthcare providers. For more information, visit: www.cancerandcareers.org.

About Cosmetic Executive Women

Cosmetic Executive Women, Inc. (CEW) was founded in 1954 as a social organization. In 1975, CEW became a not-for-profit organization with a mission to promote the contributions of women in the cosmetics industry. CEW expanded its mission in 1985 to include education, philanthropy and industry development. For more information, visit: www.cew.org.

    Media Contacts:
    Noreen Moriarty                           Kate Sweeney
    Public Relations                          Executive Director
    Beauty.com                                Cancer and Careers
    425.372.3462                              P: 212-685-5955 ext. 15
    noreenm@beauty.com                        ksweeney@cew.org

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