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Elle Macpherson—entrepreneur, actress and supermodel—has been signed to represent Revlon globally.   continue reading »

Joico has gotten one step closer to tapping the proverbial fountain of youth.   continue reading »

Acquisition adds salon brand to P&G's arsenal   continue reading »

Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. posted a rise in sales for both its fourth quarter and full year 2007.   continue reading »

Mintel has launched Mintel Oxygen, a new online platform for its market research reports.   continue reading »

Avon Products, Inc. has exclusively collaborated with Finnish textile and clothing design company Marimekko.   continue reading »

Coty Inc. announced the signing of Oscar-award winning actress Halle Berry to market her debut fragrance.   continue reading »

Avon has collaborated with fashion house Emanuel Ungaro Maison to create two signature fragrances.   continue reading »

Kimberly-Clark Corporation (K-C) announced it has reached an agreement to purchase the remaining stake in its South African subsidiary, Kimberly-Clark of South Africa (K-CSA).   continue reading »

The Fragrance Foundation revealed the top ten finalists in each distribution category for the 2008 Fragrance of the Year FiFi Award.   continue reading »

More than eight out of ten Americans recognize that the cleaning products they buy are safe when used as directed.   continue reading »

SAND Technology Inc., an international provider of intelligent enterprise information management software, has signed a deal with Procter & Gamble (P&G) for a pilot project to evaluate the benefits of nearline storage (NLS).   continue reading »

Inter Parfums, Inc. announced record results for the fourth quarter and year that ended Dec. 31, 2007.   continue reading »

Physicians Formula Holdings, Inc. posted its financial results for the three and 12 months that ended Dec. 31, 2007.   continue reading »

Marcia Cross will be the spokesperson for "Skin Cancer Takes Friends," the annual awareness campaign that encourages skin cancer prevention and detection through a national offering of free screenings.   continue reading »

Household and skin care company Scott's Liquid Gold announced its operating results for the year 2007.   continue reading »

The most successful new consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands were recently revealed by Information Resources, Inc (IRI).   continue reading »

Steve Kalmanson, group president of Kimberly-Clark Corporation’s North Atlantic consumer products business, is retiring following a more than 30-year career with the company.   continue reading »

Organic Monitor sees 2008 as a defining year in which the adoption of private standards leads to a clear demarcation between pure natural/organic cosmetic and pseudo products.   continue reading »

Estée Lauder subsidiary BeautyBank plans to launch a first-to-market beauty brand specifically developed for HSN and HSN.com.   continue reading »

Organic And Sustainable Industry Standards (OASIS), the first organic standard for the U.S. beauty and personal care market, recently launched.   continue reading »

nformation Resources, Inc. (IRI) and The NPD Group, Inc. are partnering to launch the Beauty Cross Channel Monitor, the U.S. beauty industry’s first and only cross-channel, retail tracking product.   continue reading »

International direct-selling company Natural Health Trends Corp. appointed Paolo Giuliani to direct subsidiary operations in Europe.   continue reading »

Building on the success of its One Unilever program, the company now intends to combine its Home & Personal Care and Foods into a single category.   continue reading »

Researcher and developer of light-based systems for cosmetic treatment Palomar Medical Technologies, Inc. has entered into a non-exclusive license agreement with Procter & Gamble (P&G) regarding home-use light-based hair removal devices for women.   continue reading »