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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                                 (RULE 13d-102)

                 INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED
                   PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1(b), (c) AND (d) AND
               AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(b)
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                               (Amendment No. 6)*

                         The Estee Lauder Companies Inc.
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                                (Name of Issuer)

      Class A Common Stock,                               518439 10 4
    par value $.01 per share
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 (Title of class of securities)                          (CUSIP number)

                                December 31, 2001
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             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)


Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:

[ ]  Rule 13d-1(b)
[ ]  Rule 13d-1(c)
[X]  Rule 13d-1(d)

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*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but
shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

                          Continued on Following Pages
                                Page 1 of 8 Pages
                         Exhibit Index Appears on Page 7

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CUSIP No.                       518439 10 4                             13G                         Page 2 of 8
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           1              NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS:                  William P. Lauder


                          S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS
                          (ENTITIES ONLY):
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           2              CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:*
                                                                                                                      (a) [_]
                                                                                                                      (b) [x]
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           3              SEC USE ONLY

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           4              CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION:       United States of America

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          NUMBER OF              5    SOLE VOTING POWER:                        3,661,278
            SHARES
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         BENEFICIALLY            6    SHARED VOTING POWER:                      6,674,549
           OWNED BY
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             EACH                7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER:                   3,661,278
           REPORTING
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         PERSON WITH             8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER:                 6,674,549

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           9              AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH           10,335,827
                          REPORTING PERSON:

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           10             CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES:*                        N/A
                                                                                                                        [_]
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           11             PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9):                                    7.6%
                                                                                                                ** SEE ITEM 4
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           12             TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON:                   IN
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*  SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!




Item 1.  Identity of Issuer

              (a)            The name of the issuer is The Estee Lauder
                             Companies Inc. (the "Issuer").

              (b)            The address of the Issuer's principal executive
                             office is 767 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York
                             10153.

Item 2.  Identity of Person Filing

              (a) - (c)      This report is being filed by William P. Lauder
                             with a business address of 767 Fifth Avenue, New
                             York, New York 10153 (the "Reporting Person"). The
                             Reporting Person is a citizen of the United States
                             of America.

              (d) - (e)      This report covers the Issuer's Class A Common
                             Stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Class A
                             Common Stock"). The CUSIP number of the Class A
                             Common Stock is 518439 10 4.

Item 3.

              Not Applicable.

Item 4. Ownership

              (a)            As of December 31, 2001, the Reporting Person
                             beneficially owned 10,335,827 shares of Class A
                             Common Stock as follows: (i) 1,168,240 shares of
                             Class A Common Stock and 2,264,038 shares of Class
                             B Common Stock held directly by the Reporting
                             Person; (ii) 2,531,471 shares of Class A Common
                             Stock and 3,829,216 shares of Class B Common Stock,
                             par value $.01 per share, of the Issuer (the "Class
                             B Common Stock"), held indirectly as a co-trustee
                             of The 1992 Leonard A. Lauder Grantor Retained
                             Annuity Trust (the "GRAT"); (iii) 313,862 shares of
                             Class A Common Stock held indirectly as a director
                             of The Lauder Foundation; and (iv) 229,000 shares
                             of Class A Common Stock subject to exercisable
                             stock options held by the Reporting Person. The
                             Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of
                             the 313,862 shares of Class A Common Stock held
                             indirectly as a director of The Lauder Foundation.

              (b)            Each share of Class B Common Stock is convertible
                             at the option of the holder into one share of Class
                             A Common Stock and is automatically converted into
                             one share of Class A Common Stock upon transfer to
                             a person who is not a Permitted Transferee, as that
                             term is defined in the Issuer's Certificate of
                             Incorporation. Assuming conversion of all such


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                             shares of Class B Common Stock beneficially owned
                             by the Reporting Person, the Reporting Person would
                             beneficially own 10,335,827 shares of Class A
                             Common Stock, which would constitute 7.6% of the
                             number of shares of Class A Common Stock
                             outstanding.

                             Each share of Class A Common Stock entitles the
                             holder to one vote on each matter submitted to a
                             vote of the Issuer's stockholders and each share of
                             Class B Common Stock entitles the holder to ten
                             votes on each such matter, including the election
                             of directors of the Issuer. Assuming no conversion
                             of any of the outstanding shares of Class B Common
                             Stock, the 4,242,573 shares of Class A Common Stock
                             and the 6,093,254 shares of Class B Common Stock
                             beneficially owned by the Reporting Person
                             constitute 5.4% of the aggregate voting power of
                             the Issuer.

              (c)            The Reporting Person has sole voting and
                             dispositive power with respect to the (i) 1,168,240
                             shares of Class A Common Stock and 2,264,038 shares
                             of Class B Common Stock held directly by the
                             Reporting Person; and (ii) 229,000 shares of Class
                             A Common Stock subject to exercisable employee
                             stock options held by the Reporting Person. The
                             Reporting Person shares voting power with Gary M.
                             Lauder and dispositive power with Gary M. Lauder
                             and Joel S. Ehrenkranz, as co-trustees of the GRAT,
                             with respect to the 2,531,471 shares of Class A
                             Common Stock and the 3,829,216 shares of Class B
                             Common Stock owned by the GRAT. The Reporting
                             Person shares voting and dispositive power with
                             respect to the 313,862 shares of Class A Common
                             Stock held indirectly as a director of The Lauder
                             Foundation.

Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

              Not Applicable.

Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person

Leonard A. Lauder, as grantor of the GRAT, Gary M. Lauder, as a co-trustee and
beneficiary of the GRAT, and Joel S. Ehrenkranz, as a co-trustee of the GRAT,
have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from,
or the proceeds from the sale of the 2,531,471 shares of Class A Common Stock
and the 3,829,216 shares of Class B Common Stock owned by the GRAT. The Lauder
Foundation, of which the Reporting Person is a director, has the right to
receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds
from the sale of the 313,862 shares of Class A Common Stock owned by The Lauder
Foundation.



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Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the
Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company

             Not Applicable.

Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

             The Reporting Person is a party to a Stockholders' Agreement (the
             "Stockholders' Agreement"), dated November 22, 1995, as amended,
             among the parties listed on Exhibit A attached hereto. The
             stockholders who are parties to the Stockholders' Agreement have
             agreed to vote in favor of the election of Leonard A. Lauder and
             Ronald S. Lauder and one designee of each as directors of the
             Issuer. The Reporting Person is the Nominee of Leonard A. Lauder.
             The Stockholders' Agreement also contains certain limitations on
             the transfer of shares of Class A Common Stock. Each stockholder
             who is a party to the Stockholders' Agreement has agreed to grant
             to the other parties a right of first offer to purchase shares of
             Class A Common Stock of the stockholder in the event the
             stockholder intends to sell to a person (or group of persons) who
             is not a Lauder Family Member, as defined therein, except in
             certain circumstances, such as sales in a widely distributed
             underwritten public offering or sales made in compliance with Rule
             144.

Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group

             Not Applicable.

Item 10. Certification

             Not Applicable.


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                                    SIGNATURE

         After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.




Date:  February 6, 2002
                                                     /s/ William P. Lauder
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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit A -- List of Parties to the Stockholders' Agreement
















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