POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR INDIVIDUALS SIGNING IN NEW YORK STATE

Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints each of  Spencer G. Smul, Charles E. Reese II, and Patricia E.
Donnelly, signing singly, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney
in fact to:

(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the
undersigned's capacity as an officer and or director of The Estee Lauder
Companies Inc. (the "Company") or as a stockholder of the Company or as
a trustee of a stockholder of the Company, Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance
with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules
thereunder;

(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute
any such Form 3, 4, or 5, complete and execute any amendment or amendments
thereto, and timely file such form with the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and

(3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with
the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney in fact, may be of
benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the
undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such
attorney in fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of
Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions
as such attorney in fact may approve in such attorney in fact's discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney in fact full power and
authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the
rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as
the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power
of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
such attorney in fact, or such attorney in fact's substitute or
substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power
of Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned
acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys in fact, in serving in such
capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the
Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with,
or liabilities that may arise under, Section 16 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to
the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the
Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing
delivered to the foregoing attorneys in fact.

This Power of Attorney shall not revoke any powers of attorney previously
executed by the undersigned.  This Power of Attorney shall not be revoked
by any subsequent power of attorney that the undersigned may execute,
unless such subsequent power of attorney specifically provides that it
revokes this Power of Attorney by referring to the date of the
undersigned's execution of this Power of Attorney.

The statutory disclosures entitled "CAUTION TO THE PRINCIPAL" and
"IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR THE AGENT" are included below solely for the
purpose of ensuring compliance with Section 5 1501B of the New York
General Obligations Law governing the execution of a power of attorney by
an individual and, except for ensuring the validity of this power of
attorney, shall not form part of, or in any way affect the interpretation
of, this Power of Attorney.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained herein, this Power of Attorney is limited to the powers granted
as described above and does not grant the attorneys and agents the
authority to spend the undersigned's money or sell or dispose of any of
the undersigned's property.

CAUTION TO THE PRINCIPAL:

Your Power of Attorney is an important document.  As the "principal", you
give the person whom you choose (your "agent") authority to spend your
money and sell or dispose of your property during your lifetime without
telling you.  You do not lose your authority to act even though you have
given your agent similar authority.

When your agent exercises this authority, he or she must act according to
any instructions you have provided or, where there are no specific
instructions, in your best interest.  " Important Information for the Agent"
at the end of this document describes your agent's responsibilities.

Your agent can act on your behalf only after signing the Power of Attorney
before a notary public.

You can request information from your agent at any time.  If you are
revoking a prior Power of Attorney by executing this Power of Attorney,
you should provide written notice of the revocation to your prior agent(s)
and to the financial institutions where your accounts are located.

You can revoke or terminate your Power of Attorney at any time for any
reason as long as you are of sound mind.  If you are no longer of sound
mind, a court can remove an agent for acting improperly.

Your agent cannot make health care decisions for you.  You may execute a
"Health Care Proxy" to do this.

The law governing Powers of Attorney is contained in the New York General
Obligations Law, Article 5, Title 15.  This law is available at a law
library, or online through the New York State Senate or Assembly websites,
www.senate.state.ny.us or www.assembly.state.ny.us.

If there is anything about this form that you do not understand, you should
ask a lawyer of your own choosing to explain it to you.

SIGNATURE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT

In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto signed my name on January
11, 2010.

/s/ Richard F. Zannino
Richard F. Zannino

STATE OF NEW YORK )
		  ) ss.:
COUNTY OF Suffolk )

On the 11th day of January, 2010, before me, the undersigned, a Notary
Public in and for said State, personally appeared Richard Zannino,
personally known to me or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory
evidence to be the individual whose name is subscribed to the within
instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she executed the same, and
that by his/her signature on the instrument, the individual executed
the instrument.

Notary Public

/s/Nikki Ann Trezza
Nikki Ann Trezza
Notary Public State of New York
No. 01TR6145197
Qualified in Suffolk County
My Commission Expires May 01, 2010
Filed in NY County

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR THE AGENT:

When you accept the authority granted under this Power of Attorney, a
special legal relationship is created between you and the principal.
This relationship imposes on you legal  responsibilities that continue
until you resign or the Power of Attorney is terminated or revoked. You
must:

(1) act according to any instructions from the principal, or, where
there are no instructions, in the principal's best interest;

(2) avoid conflicts that would impair your ability to act in the
principal's best interest;

(3) keep the principal's  property separate and distinct from any
ssets you own or control, unless otherwise permitted by law;

(4) keep a record or all receipts, payments, and transactions conducted
for the principal; and

(5) disclose your identity as an agent whenever you act for the
principal by writing or printing the principal's name and signing your
own name as "agent" in either of the following manner:  (Principal's Name)
by (Your Signature) as Agent, or (your signature) as Agent for (Principal's
Name).

You may not use the principal's assets to benefit yourself or give major
gifts to yourself or anyone else unless the principal has specifically
granted you that authority in this Power of Attorney or in a Statutory
Major Gifts Rider attached to this Power of Attorney.  If you have that
authority, you must act according to any instructions of the principal or,
where there are no such instructions, in the principal's best interest.
You may resign by giving written notice to the principal and to any co
agent, successor agent, monitor if one has been named in this document,
or the principal's guardian if one has been appointed.  If there is
anything about this document or your responsibilities that you do not
understand, you should seek legal advice.

Liability of agent:

The meaning of the authority given to you is defined in New York's General
Obligations Law, Article 5, Title 15.  If it is found that you have violated
the law or acted outside the authority granted to you in the Power of
Attorney, you may be liable under the law for your violation.


AGENT'S SIGNATURE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF APPOINTMENT:

It is not required that the principal and the agent(s) sign at the
same time, nor that multiple agents sign at the same time.

We, Spencer G. Smul, Charles E. Reese II, and Patricia E. Donnelly
have read the foregoing Power of Attorney.  We are the persons identified
therein as agents for the principal named therein.

We acknowledge our legal responsibilities.


/s/ Spencer G. Smul Dated 1/13/10
Spencer G. Smul

/s/ Charles E. Reese, II Dated 1/13/10
Charles E. Reese, II

/s/ Patricia E. Donnelly Dated 1/13/10
Patricia E. Donnelly

STATE OF NEW YORK )
		  ) ss.:
COUNTY OF Bronx	  )

On the 13th day of January, 2010, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public
in and for said State, personally appeared Spencer G. Smul, Charles E. Reese
II, and Patricia E. Donnelly, personally known to me or proved to me on the
basis of satisfactory evidence to be the individuals whose names are
subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that they executed
the same, and that by their signature on the instrument, the individuals
executed the instrument.

Notary Public

/s/ Barbara Katz
Barbara Katz
Notary Public State of New York
No. 03 4712907
Qualified in Bronx County
Commission Expires Jan. 31, 2012