Cosmoprof Worldwide (Bologna) is the world's largest beauty exhibition. The event is truly…read moreinternational with companies and visitors coming from across the globe. Online tickets are considerably cheaper than tickets at entrance, better buy them on the website. You can also get a free invitation by one of the exhibitors. You need at least a couple of days for this event, it's really huge (it's a 4 day event). They also offer events, workshops and conferences, check them out when planning your visit. There's another event devoted to cosmetic packaging (Cosmopack) at the same location, it opens one day before the main event. It's common sense but do yourself a favor and download the list of exhibitors in advance to plan whom to talk to. Sure you will stumble on something exciting and unplanned too while there Cosmoprof wouldn't be Cosmoprof without its transport problems and every evening ritual of trying to get a taxi or get on a bus. The buses are jam-packed with make-up artists, hair stylists, estheticians and other beauty pros - keep calm and consider it another team-building/networking event :) All in all, this is the cosmetic mecca! I'm a regular visitor and I recommend it to the beauty industry professionals no matter where your business is located

They have a variety of beauty and cosmetic products in here. If you are looking for an inexpensive…read morecurling iron or just a curling iron period for your hair, then I would suggest to head right over to Tigota'. Customer service is friendly professional and they even speak English, which can be very helpful when your Italian is not the best or non existent. You should see a chain of these stores located in Bologna, so no worries.

Doris 1905 is an old school hat shop, whose origins are a part of both a glorious and tragic…read morehistory. I was just strolling by on New Year's Eve, and the store window display drew me in like some alien spaceship. Walking in was easy. While the indoor hat display made selection difficult, I kind of knew which hat I wanted. It was a light beige rabbit fur hat with a wide, rakish brim. The style was unmistakably Italian, perhaps worn in Palermo, but never in Knightsbridge. The saleswoman was helpful, but it was New Year's Eve, an hour before closing. I took less than five minutes, impulsively spending 156 Euros. I'll have to be selective wearing this fedora. It isn't for Salt Lake City, too "out there" and flamboyant. That's met with derision by both the religious and the outdoorsy. This hat is for a better future, which is right around the corner.