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L'Occitane Acquires Elemis for $900 Million
L'Occitane, a luxury cosmetics manufacturer and retailer with a portfolio of premium beauty brands, has just acquired British skincare brand Elemis to the tune of $900 million. It is the company's...
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Jane Iredale Plans for Expansion With Private Equity Investment
San Francisco Equity Partners (SFEP), a private equity firm exclusively focused on rapidly expanding companies in the consumer sector, has acquired a majority stake in Jane Iredale, an internationally...
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Unilever Leads With Unprecedented Sustainable Packaging Commitment
Remarkably, Unilever announced today its plan to implement reusable packaging innovations across nine of its brands, including four new product formats.The new products will be trialed on Loop, a...
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Pixi Beauty Opens in Century City, California
Beauty brands continue the trend of occupying brick and mortar space in key markets with the opening of Pixi Beauty's newest store at the Westfield Century City Mall in Los Angeles. One of the hottest...
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Madison Reed Secures $51 Million in Series D Financing
Prestige hair color brand Madison Reed announced a growth capital raise of $51 million led by existing investors: Norwest Venture Partners and True Partners, with participation from Comcast Ventures....
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Indie Beauty Expo Los Angeles Reveals New Trends
Brighter, bigger and more diverse than ever before, the Indie Beauty Expo (IBE) held January 23-24 at the California Market Center in downtown Los Angeles delivered excitement and innovation featuring...
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ISSE 2019 Delivers Education, Artistry and Innovation
The Professional Beauty Association (PBA), hosted its 20th International Salon and Spa Expo (ISSE) January 26-28, 2019 at the Long Beach Convention Center. And for the first time, PBA merged ISSE with...
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Trevor Lin Joins The Kirschner Group's International Sales Team
Manufacturer rep firm The Kirschner Group announced this week that Trevor Lin joined their international sales team as the representative covering Hong Kong, the Philippines and Taiwan. Lin's past...
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Wahl Barber Program Accepting Applications
Wahl has announced it is accepting applications to its Select Barber program.Geared to attract top barbering talent, last year's participant Corina Reyes (@corina_ladybarber) received widespread...
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Beauty Education Summit Premieres Its Star-Studded Show on March 3!
Held on Sunday, March 3, in downtown Riverside, CA, the show brings together some of the most talented artists spanning hair and makeup.Beauty Education Summit (BES) launches its inaugural show on...
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Gerry Udell, Inc. Announces Exclusive Northeast Representation of Agadir...
Gerry Udell, Inc., announced this week that it has been appointed the exclusive rep firm for Agadir International in the Northeast. Agadir is a full-service haircare line, offering a wide range of...
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Procter & Gamble Joins #BeCrueltyFree Campaign to End Cosmetic Animal Testing
Today, the Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) joined the Humane Society International #BeCrueltyFree campaign in effort to ban cosmetic animal testing in key global beauty markets by 2023. Launched...
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Heather Lindgren Assumes GM Role at Rahua by Amazon Beauty
Rahua by Amazon Beauty announced this week the appointment of Heather Lindgren as general manager.In her new role, Lindgren's top responsibilities include developing new systems and procedures across...
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Wahl Professional Welcomes Lisa Finucane as Head Educator
Wahl Professional is pleased to welcome Lisa Finucane as the company’s new U.S. director of education.Finucane has a long history in both the barbering and beauty industry having started her career as...
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Charlotte Tilbury To Debut First North American Store in Los Angeles
Top makeup artist to the stars and founder of her eponymous makeup and skincare brand, Charlotte Tilbury, has announced her first North American Beauty Wonderland at The Grove in Los Angeles. The...
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It's Official! Sephora's Artemis Patrick Will Be City of Hope's Spirit of...
City of Hope, a world-renowned independent cancer and diabetes research and treatment center, officially announced today that its National Professional Salon Industry group will honor Artemis Patrick,...
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The Kirschner Group Energizes International Sales Team With Promotions and Hires
Manufacturer rep firm, The Kirschner Group (TKG), energized its international sales team with multiple promotions and additions that went in effect on March 1.Jose Parker has been promoted to the...
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JD Beauty and Goody to Merge
JD Beauty, the parent company of WetBrush, Bio Ionic and Ouidad, announced this week that it will merge with Goody Products, an iconic manufacturer of hairstyling tools and accessories. ACON...
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Pixi Launches Summer 2019 Collection With House of Glow in London and LA
To celebrate the launch of its Summer 2019 collection, last week Pixi Beauty created a lavish, multi-city experiential event called House of Glow (#PixiHouseOfGlow). Held simultaneously in London,...
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Perfect Corp. Launches In-Store Magic Mirror Solution
Perfect Corp. has announced the expansion of the YouCam suite of apps, with the standalone In-Store Magic Mirror solution – YouCam for Business app. The dedicated app is designed to bring artificial...
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