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Beauty Beat: KKR Mulls Boots Buy… NaturallyCurly.com Gets Cash Infusion… Revenues Soar at Ferragamo Parfums in 2006
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Beauty Beat: Clarins Sales Down In 4th Quarter, Year
Groupe Clarins reported Thursday that its fourth-quarter 2006 net sales fell 7.2 percent, to $358.4 million…
Beauty Beat: The Body Shop, MTV Do Scent to Raise Funds for AIDS … L’Oreal Upgrades Canadian Plant
The Body Shop has teamed up with MTV Networks International to launch an HIV and AIDS fund-raising and…
Treschow Named Chairman at Unilever
Michael Treschow will take over as chairman of Unilever NV and Unilever plc in May, the Anglo-Dutch consumer…
Aveda Harnesses Green Power
There's been a wind of change blowing through Aveda's primary manufacturing plant, ever since the Estee…
Beauty Beat: Balmshell: Lip Gloss With a Smile
Identical twins Jennifer and Fiona Lees plan to shake up the beauty industry with Balmshell, their nascent…
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With its $2.3 billion acquisition of competitor Quest International last week, fragrance supplier Givaudan…
U.K. Fashion Retailer Topshop Opens a Salon
Topshop plans to offer high-end hairstyles at a snip of the regular cost starting in December.
McCartney’s New Design: Skin Care
Stella McCartney is branching into treatment this spring.