About Us

Founded in 1947, this unique apothecary catered to those who fueled the dream machine during Hollywood’s glamorous heyday. What started as a laboratory for Rita Hayworth’s colorist and Bette Davis’s makeup artist to experiment with the latest in stardust has evolved into modern Hollywood’s Mecca for premier beauty products. The Kohan family, proprietors of Wilshire Beauty, curates the most exclusive collection of American, European, and Japanese crèmes, lotions, mousses and applications found anywhere. Many of these product lines were formerly only available in their namesake spas and salons. Today, Wilshire Beauty caters to its clientele by bringing the world’s finest beauty products under one roof.

The Brand Ambassador for Wilshire Beauty, Des Kohan, has hand selected premiere brands, including Dermalogica, Yonka, Caudalie, Ojon, Phyto, Jonathan Product, The Thymes, Voluspa, Bliss, Bare Escentuals, Stila, The Art of Shaving, GHD, and more. . .

She has created one of the most diverse and unique beauty apothecaries around