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Well, looks like Coty is on a tear. Last week the cosmetics giant announced it will acquire Philosophy in a $1 billion deal with Carlyle Group and today rumormongers are, um, mongering that the company is on the cusp of buying OPI in another $1 billion cash deal. The OPI deal is expected to be announced today. [Reuters, NYP]