Elizabeth Arden Comments on Trademark Infringement Claim

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 22, 2006--Elizabeth Arden, Inc. (NASDAQ: RDEN), believes that the lawsuit filed by The Stephan Co. is entirely without merit. In fact, the US Trademark Office granted Elizabeth Arden a registration for the PROVOCATIVE INTERLUDE name and will fully assert its legal rights in this matter.

Elizabeth Arden is a global prestige beauty products company. The Company's portfolio of brands includes the Elizabeth Arden fragrance brands: Red Door, Red Door Revealed, Elizabeth Arden 5th Avenue, Elizabeth Arden after five, Elizabeth Arden green tea, and Elizabeth Arden Provocative Woman; the Elizabeth Taylor fragrance brands: White Diamonds and Passion; the Britney Spears fragrances brands: curious Britney Spears, curious In Control and fantasy Britney Spears; the Daytona 500 and GANT adventure men's fragrance brands; and the White Shoulders, Geoffrey Beene's Grey Flannel, the Halston fragrance brands: Halston and Halston Z-14; PS Fine Cologne for Men, Design and Wings; the Elizabeth Arden skin care lines, including Ceramide and Eight Hour Cream, PREVAGE(TM) anti-aging treatment and the Elizabeth Arden color cosmetics line.

In connection with the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Elizabeth Arden, Inc., is hereby providing cautionary statements identifying important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those projected in forward-looking statements (as defined in such act). Any statements that are not historical facts and that express, or involve discussions as to, expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance (often, but not always, through the use of words or phrases such as "will likely result," "are expected to," "will continue," "is anticipated," "estimated," "intends," "plans" and "projects") may be forward-looking and may involve estimates and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. Accordingly, any such statements are qualified in their entirety by reference to, and are accompanied by, the factors set forth in our Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2005 under the caption "Forward Looking Information and Factors that May Affect Future Results.