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Restructuring Bringing Job Cuts, Closures to Elizabeth Arden

In an aim to save money, Elizabeth Arden announced it will be cutting jobs and closing its Puerto Rico affiliate, as well as seeing one of its top execs step down.

Celebrants gather in Fusion Packaging's new New York showroom; from left, Gary Zhang, VP of operations, Asia, Fusion Packaging; Alexander Kwapis, creative director, Fusion Packaging; Jessica Cahalen, director of marketing; Kim Jednachowski, account executive, GCI magazine; Derek Harvey, co-CEO, Fusion Packaging; Jonathan Gross, co-CEO, Fusion Packaging; Lesley Gadomski, VP of sales, Fusion Packaging; and David Lee, project engineer, Fusion Packaging.

New York Showroom, Star Supplier Status, and More Beauty Packaging News and Launches for Late June 2014

Fusion Packaging debuts a new showroom in New York City, Topline Products expands manufacturing in Mexico, Quadpack develops a new tottle, and more beauty packaging news.

CEW Hosts Skin Care’s Power Players

Leading skin care executives from Clarins, Clinique and Elizabeth Arden shared details on trends, issues and improvements being made in one of the most lucrative categories in the beauty industry.

Sustainability a Bigger Target in Brazil

For the upcoming Sustainable Cosmetics Summit Latin America, Organic Monitor and other speakers will focus on how the Brazilian and larger Latin American markets can encourage a more sustainable future in the beauty industry.

Babor Relocating North American Headquarters

Due to strong growth in the past 24 months, Babor Cosmetics is moving to a new location that offers more innovation and development space.

NPD Highlights Focuses on US Prestige Men’s Fragrance

The southern region of the U.S. is helping boost prestige men’s fragrance growth lately.

Location, Location, Location: RoC Skincare Shows the Correlation Between Where You Live and the Formation of Face Wrinkles

The new RoC Skincare Wrinkle Ranking Study outlines the 50 most wrinkle-prone regions in the U.S. and the underlying factors that may cause skin to age.

Brazilian Heat Helps Bring Back Keratin Craze

According to a post from Kline Blogs, the recent (mostly World Cup) focused attention on Brazil is helping keratin hair care treatments rise again.

Eye on Brazil, Supplier Expansions, and More Beauty Ingredient News and Launches for Late June 2014

Croda is watching the growth in Brazil with a new promotional kit in mind, Lubrizol, AAK, Clariant and more are opening new facilities around the globe, and suppliers continue to offer environmentally friendly microbead alternatives.

Ulta Ups Sales 22.5% to $713.8 Million for Q1 2014

Beauty retailer Ulta shared its first quarter 2014 financial report, with impressive results.

PZ Cussons Sees an Upswing for Year Ended May 31, 2014

The company’s brands helped it grow strongly globally.

Sustainable Cosmetics Summit Seeks More Movement in Beauty’s Efforts

According to the Organic Monitor event, the cosmetics industry needs to take greater steps if it is to become more sustainable.

More Women Than Ever Looking at Pore Size

According to new research from L'Oréal Paris, nearly half of women (45%) wish they could change the size of their pores.

BrandSpark Measures "America's Most Trusted" Brands in Beauty for 2014

According to BrandSpark, for health & beauty brands, trust is built on quality perceptions such as effectiveness (does the brand meet personal needs?) and perception of a fair price.

Asian Fragrance Market Growing at a Fast Pace, According to Mintel

A new blog post from Mintel highlights where the fragrance market in Asia is perking up.

Awards, New Fragrance Packs, and More Beauty Packaging News and Launches for Early June 2014

Check out a new blog from Bert-Co., as well as new beauty packaging launches from Aptar Beauty + Home, Quadpack. Albéa, Neopac and many more.

Kline Seeks M&A as Opportunities for Growth in Today’s Beauty Market

Market research firm Kline & Company shared the 2014 growth opportunities section of its cosmetics and toiletries market report, pinpointing niche brands and M&A opportunities as areas to watch.

Amway Brings Artistry to Bulgaria

Amway announced it has opened its newest affiliate, Amway Bulgaria.