Reference is made to the employment agreement as of dated July 1, 1999 (the "AGREEMENT"), between you ("EXECUTIVE") and --------- --------- Del Laboratories, Inc. ("DEL"). ---

                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.12

Xx. Xxx X. Xxxxxxx
c/o Del Laboratories, Inc.
000 XXX Xxxxx, 0xx xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000

           Re:       AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

Dear Xx. Xxxxxxx:

           Reference is made to the employment agreement as of  dated July 1,
1999 (the "AGREEMENT"), between you ("EXECUTIVE") and
           ---------                  ---------
Del Laboratories, Inc. ("DEL").
                         ---

     Pursuant to the provisions of Section 18 of the Agreement, the undersigned,
intending to be legally bound, hereby modify the Agreement as follows:

     1. Effective as of July 1, 1999, subsection 9(b)(iv) of the Agreement is
deleted in its entirety.

     2. In all other respects, the Agreement is hereby republished and remains
in full force and effect subject to the continuing right to modify the said
Agreement pursuant to the said Section 18.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have set their hands and seals this
22nd day of April, 2002.


Attest:                             DEL LABORATORIES, INC.

                                    /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx                  By: Xxxx Xxxxxx
                                     Vice President and General Counsel

Witness

/s/ Xxx Xxxxxx                      /s/ Xxx X. Xxxxxxx
                                        Xxx X. Xxxxxxx

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