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OJ: On the Record
PARIS -- Lindsay Owen-Jones, L'Oreal's chief, knows his biggest challenge is to stay on top. His track record…
CK One: Something for Everyone
NEW YORK -- CK has gone PC.
Calvin Klein, whose fragrances have generally been associated with all kinds of sex
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Prescriptives’ Runway Bow
NEW YORK -- The connection between cosmetics and fashion is often more assumed than realized. But…
L’Oreal Taking Direct Control Over Cosmair
PARIS -- Lindsay Owen-Jones, chairman and chief executive officer of L'Oreal, said Thursday that the group…
Federated to Drop Revlon’s Ultima II
NEW YORK -- Ultima II has suffered another severe blow.
The Revlon cosmetics and fragrance division had been…
German Firms Deal with Hard Times
FRANKFURT, Germany -- Prestige fragrance manufacturers here are wrestling with a tough market.
The high-flying…
Beauty Scoop: Polo Sport Launch Heading for Orbit
NEW YORK -- Ralph Lauren's newest men's fragrance, Polo Sport, was introduced a month ago amid snowstorms. It…
Estee Lauder Sunfilter: Let Us Spray
NEW YORK -- In the sun care business, form can be as important as function.
That will be part of the message…
Wella Plans International Push
DARMSTADT, Germany -- The Wella Group, a powerhouse in professional hair care products, is now striving to…
de la Renta’s Oscar Premiere
NEW YORK -- The 16-year-old Oscar de la Renta women's fragrance will make a second debut Monday night during…
CTFA at 100: Ample Reasons for Celebration
BOCA RATON, Fla. -- An air of quiet confidence characterized last week's Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance…
Beauty Scoop: May Dropping Ultima, Cites ‘Diluted Cachet’
NEW YORK -- Ultima II is back in the eye of controversy.
Earlier this week, May Department Stores Co. said it h
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The Suppliers’ Side
IFF
Last year's tidal wave of new fragrances is showing no signs of subsiding.
Michael Sweeney, corporate vice…
Lancaster’s Global Move
NEW YORK -- With manufacturing in Germany, perfumery in France and research and development in Monaco, the…
Beauty Braces for Electronic Future
NEW YORK -- Beauty is taking its first, unsure steps into cyberspace.
Long after the apparel and accessories…