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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. 4)*

                         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 7 Pages
                         Exhibit Index Appears on Page 6

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CUSIP No.                       518439 10 4                             13G                         Page 2 of 7
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           1              NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS:                  Trust f/b/o Aerin Lauder and Jane Lauder u/a/d December 15,
                                                                      1976 created by Ronald S. Lauder, as Grantor
                          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:       New York

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          NUMBER OF              5    SOLE VOTING POWER:                        4,261,978
            SHARES
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         BENEFICIALLY            6    SHARED VOTING POWER:                          --
           OWNED BY
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             EACH                7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER:                   4,261,978
           REPORTING
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         PERSON WITH             8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER:                     --

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           9              AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH           4,261,978
                          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):                                     3.2%
                                                                                                                 ** SEE ITEM 4
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           12             TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON:                   OO
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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 the Trust
                                     f/b/o Aerin Lauder and Jane Lauder u/a/d
                                     December 15, 1976 created by Ronald S.
                                     Lauder, as Grantor, with a business address
                                     of c/o Richard D. Parsons, 75 Rockefeller
                                     Plaza, New York, New York 10019 (the
                                     "Reporting Person"). The Reporting Person
                                     was organized in the State of New York.

              (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 4,261,978 shares
                                     of Class A Common Stock as follows: the
                                     Reporting Person directly holds 4,261,978
                                     shares of Class B Common Stock, par value
                                     $.01 per share, of the Issuer (the "Class B
                                     Common Stock").

                (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 shares of Class B
                                     Common Stock beneficially owned by the
                                     Reporting Person, the Reporting Person
                                     would beneficially own 4,261,978 shares of
                                     Class A Common Stock, which would
                                     constitute 3.2% 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 4,261,978 shares of Class B Common
                                     Stock beneficially owned by the Reporting
                                     Person constitute 3.5% of the aggregate
                                     voting power of the Issuer.



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         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

                  Aerin Lauder and Jane Lauder, as beneficiaries of the
                  Reporting Person, and Richard D. Parsons, as the sole trustee
                  of the Reporting Person, have the right to receive or the
                  power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds
                  from the sale of, the 4,261,978 shares of Class B Common Stock
                  owned by the Reporting Person.

         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. Mr. Parsons is the designee
                  of Ronald S. 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.

                             Trust f/b/o Aerin Lauder and Jane Lauder u/a/d
                             December 15, 1976, created by Ronald S. Lauder,
                             as Grantor

Date: February 6, 2002


                             By: /s/ Richard D. Parsons, trustee
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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit A         --       List of Parties to the Stockholders' Agreement

















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