Beauty Features
Sassoon Regroups For Added Punch
NEW YORK -- For years, Procter & Gamble's Vidal Sassoon hair care brand was known for the slogan, "If you don't look good, we don't look good." Now, P&G is taking a more direct course of action by giving the brand a complete...
— Feb 11, 1994
L'Oreal Sales Up 6.9%
PARIS -- Consolidated turnover for L'Oreal rose 6.9 percent to $6.8 billion (40.12 billion francs at current exchange rates) in 1993.
This figure does not include 1993 turnover from Cosmair, or sales from L'Oreal's Swiss and Spanish agents, but...
— Feb 11, 1994
Court Orders C&C to Pay Givenchy Damages
LOS ANGELES -- A federal judge has awarded to Parfums Givenchy Inc. some $111,922 in damages in the company's copyright infringement suit against C&C Beauty Sales Inc. of Miami.
The damages represent the profits that C&C realized from...
— Feb 11, 1994
Escada to Handle Gigli in U.S.
NEW YORK -- Escada Beaute Ltd. has become the new home in America for Romeo Gigli's fragrance business in a distribution deal that will be consumated this spring with the global launch of G. Gigli, a women's fragrance.
The new scent is aimed at...
— Feb 11, 1994
Reviving Matchabelli's Old Stars
DARIEN, Conn. -- Parfums de Coeur is cleaning the rust off a trio of fragrances that used to be mass market stars.
Last August, Parfums de Coeur president Mark Laracy purchased the rights to three Prince Matchabelli brands: Wind Song, which...
— Feb 11, 1994
Guerlain Going After the Kids
PARIS -- Guerlain's plans to enter the small but promising children's fragrance market in April has left its competitors wondering whether the French perfume giant will play Fairy Godmother or Big Bad Wolf.
With the introduction of Petit...
— Feb 11, 1994
Lauder's Lipstick Library is Betting on Old Favorites
LONDON -- Estee Lauder is hoping some old lipsticks can generate new business.
The company's makeup counter in Selfridges has the largest collection of Lauder lipsticks in the world -- 150 shades -- but there's a twist. In addition to 75 new...
— Feb 11, 1994
