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SkinMedica Acquires Colorescience

With the acquisition, the skin care brand gains a definitive foothold into the physician and spa industry mineral makeup marketplace.

Ulta Beats Holiday Financial Estimates

The company saw net sales of $386 million for the seven weeks between Nov. 13 and Dec. 31, 2011, causing it to raise its fourth quarter fiscal outlook.

Perfumania Announces Proposed Merger With Parlux

Transaction, valued at approximately $170 million, expected to result in a combined company that delivers better service and a broader range of product to its customers.

Ulta Records Estimate-beating Quarter

The beauty retailer increased its market share and saw a 22% increase in revenue, reaching $413.1 million.

Prestige Beauty Sees 8% Rise in 2011 So Far

The NPD Group reports the prestige beauty category is up in all segments, including eye, color, lip, face, sets and a notable 59% increase in nails.

Shiseido Continues Expansion of Bare Escentuals in Asia

As Asian markets remain a key factor to continued global growth, Shiseido plans its move to bring the Bare Escentuals brand to more consumers in the region by focusing on synergistic development.

NPD Reports Prestige Boom in Fragrance Market for 2011

The prestige fragrance category gained 10% in U.S. department stores in 2011 over the same period in 2010, for sales of $1.7 billion from January to October 2011, and all signs indicate a strong holiday season for the category.

Sephora, Firmenich Launch The Sensorium in Manhattan

Described as a multisensory, interactive fragrance exhibit, The Sensorium helps consumers interact with scent on a different level.

Henkel Launches Professional Hair Care Brand in India

Positioned for mass and retailed in salons, Indola will complement Henkel's premium positioned Shwarzkopf brand in competing for share of India's hair care market.

U.K. Salon/Spa Chain Launches India; Brings Global Brands Along

Chain plans to open 50 urban locations over the next five years; will feature premium professional hair and skin products from global brand owners.

Individual Attraction: Lip Tattoos Seek to Offer Self-expression

A new temporary lip tattoo beauty product targets the estimated third of American 18&ndash25-year-olds with tattoos.

E-commerce Fuels Billion-dollar Growth in Beauty Purchases

According to a report by Kline & Co., beauty sales have grown by nearly $1 billion since 2005, and are being driven by more online sales, as well as cross-channel marketing efforts on TV and in stores.

P&G Releases Reseach on Importance of a Good Smile to Hispanics

This research coincides with the launch of the new Crest and Oral B Complete oral care collection.

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Breakout Brand—Sunbow Sunscreen

HBA blogger Palmieri feels the fun of summer with a new kid-targeted line of sunscreen products.

Super Premium Beauty on Cusp of a New Era of Growth

The U.K. is about to be leapfrogged by Russia as the highest value market in the world for super premium fragrances, according to new data from Euromonitor International, and this is indicative of a critical shift in global luxury consumption culture, as high net worth individuals from the BRICs set a new and dynamic pace of growth that has major strategic implications for the world’s leading luxury players.

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Beauty for All: The Future of Prestige at Mass

This white paper from students in the cosmetics and fragrance marketing and management masters degree program at the Fashion Institute of Technology envisions the future of the prestige beauty category in the mass retail channel.

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Naturals & Cosmeceuticals at Mass

This white paper from students in the cosmetics and fragrance marketing and management master's degree program at the Fashion Institute of Technology discusses moving ahead in the categories of natural beauty and cosmeceuticals in the mass retail environment.

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Fashion & Beauty at Mass

This white paper from students in the cosmetics and fragrance marketing and management master's degree program at the Fashion Institute of Technology investigates the melding of fashion and beauty in the mass retail channel.