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			<title>Est&amp;eacute;e Lauder Reports Net Sales of $2.74 Billion for Quarter Ending Dec. 31</title>
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			<description>This recognizes a 10% increase over the prior-year&apos;s quarter, and was helped by strong showings in the Asia/Pacific and Latin America regions, and an impressive holiday season in the U.S.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:23:44 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Shiseido Announces Jennifer Connolly as Its First Global Spokesperson</title>
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			<description>The actress will represent the company&apos;s Shiseido Future Solution LX skin care line.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:00:51 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>LVMH Reaches 16% Revenue Jump in 2011</title>
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			<description>The company realized growth in Europe, the U.S. and Asia, with its perfumes and cosmetics division increasing revenue 9% over 2010, and its selective retailing division&apos;s revenue up 19%.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:54:38 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Nu Skin Reports Record Q4, Annual Financial Results</title>
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			<description>The company reported annual revenue of $1.74 billion, a 13% year-over-year improvement, and has decided to raise its 2012 financial guidance.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:02:33 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>NPD Sees 11% Uptick in U.S. Prestige Beauty Sales in 2011</title>
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			<description>Skin care and fragrance sold in U.S. department stores both posted double-digit dollar growths of 14% and 11% respectively, while makeup grew a healthy 9%, compared to 2010.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:03:40 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Strong Beauty Brand Growth Boosts Energizer Fiscal Report</title>
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			<description>The company recorded net sales of $564.4 million in the first quarter of 2012, an 11% increase over the 2011 first quarter results.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:58:56 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Elizabeth Arden Records 6% Sales Increase, Raises 2012 Guidance</title>
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			<description>Global sales of Elizabeth Arden branded products grew by 12% fiscal year-to-date with sales of the skin care and color cosmetic portfolio increasing by 20% and 16%, respectively.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:55:44 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Beiersdorf Opens Eucerin Skin Institute</title>
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			<description>While serving as a flagship touchpoint for the skin care brand, the Eucerin Skin Institute also offers consumers the chance to interact with dermatologists, pharamcists and products.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:49:09 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>First FiFi Indie Award Winner Crowned</title>
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			<description>Odin takes home the FiFi Indie Award for 2012.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:43:02 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Case Study: Leveraging Social Referrals for Hair-raising Results</title>
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			<description>Tapping into consumers through social media unleashes a highly effective marketing channel, and a sustained, cross-channel effort aids understanding and communication with current customers and identifying new ones.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:22:56 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>The Next Generation of Anti-aging</title>
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			<description>As the anti-aging market—and its consumers—evolve, brands should take a new look at the ingredients they are marketing as anti-aging.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:14:31 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>The Sleeping Giant</title>
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			<description>Since the late 1990s, growth in men’s toiletries  has been on a steady upward trajectory, reaching  estimated global sales of $31 billion in 2011. Examine the trends and challenges facing the men’s category.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:01:09 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Making a Fragrance Connection Through Color</title>
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			<description>Even before a product is sampled, consumers have formed an idea about how the fragrance should smell, likely based on its color.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:42:56 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Sephora Arrives in Mexico</title>
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			<description>Luxury brands expand in Latin America.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:20:10 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Regulatory Issues Front of Mind</title>
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			<description>Ingredients, claims and endocrine disruptors were some of the many subjects discussed at the ninth edition of Cosmetic Valley’s Congrès Parfums &amp; Cosmétiques on regulatory issues, held in Chartres, France, in November.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:07:12 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Building a Beauty Brand Online</title>
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			<description>By creatively and intelligently utilizing online strategies and tools to stand out from and compete with multinational brands, start-up labels have the opportunity to grow into robust, global competitors.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:23:23 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Bite’s Back in Oral Care</title>
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			<description>Product innovations, value-added products and the strong growth  of markets in developing countries will drive 5+% growth through 2015.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:10:37 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Colipa Now Cosmetics Europe—The Personal Care Association</title>
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			<description>New name for the 50 year-old European association designed to reflect the viability and leading role of European beauty industry globally.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:40:47 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Shiseido to Debut in Tunisia</title>
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			<description>The company initially plans to introduce products at 10 stores in 2012 and aims to increase its presence to approximately 20 stores by 2014.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:53:24 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Ulta Adds New Board Member</title>
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			<description>Cathy Halligan, Powerreviews Inc. senior vice president, takes over from Herve Defforey.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:48:40 GMT</pubDate>
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