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The Hair Equation on the Shelf

Complementary to her article The New Hair Equation, Nancy Jeffries highlights products that demonstrate that consumers are showing an increased willingness to pay more for hair care products that address specific needs...

Brands are looking to the skin care market to influence hair care formulas, marketing and packaging.

Is Skin Care the New Hair Care?

How self-care is driving disruptive hair care brands with on-trend claims.

L'Oréal Weighs in with $17.21 Billion in Sales for 2013 to Date

The company is getting strong pushes from its L'Oréal Luxe and Active Cosmetics divisions.

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Beauty's New Rules: 10 Takeaways from 2025's Prestige Playbook

At 5.7% of prestige share, bath and body is the smallest category—but one of the most emotionally resonant.

The Parallel Worlds of Hair Care

Developed and emerging markets are currently consuming hair care products in two very diverse, distinct ways—one trading down and the other trading up.

L'Oréal Q1 2014 Sales Clock in at €5.64 Billion

L'Oréal's like-for-like sales are up 3.5% overall for the first quarter of 2013, but the consumer products division slowed a bit, as expected.

10 Ways to Get Your Products Noticed by Salons

From partnerships to philanthropy to very important education opportunities, if your target market is the salon industry, here are 10 great ways to get noticed and get your product into stylists' hands.

L'Oréal Posts Healthy 2011 Financials, €20 Billion in Sales

The company was led by growth in the luxury and consumer product segment, as well as increasing penetration and growth in emerging new markets.

L'Oréal Sales €22.9 Billion for 2013, Up 5%

Latin America proves popular for L'Oréal, as does the L'Oréal Luxe and active cosmetics divisions.

L'Oréal 2013 Sales Increase 5% to €22.98 Billion

Divisions such as professional products, active cosmetics and L'Oréal Luxe helped growth, as did growth in new markets.

Estée Lauder Sales Up 5% to $2.55 Billion for Quarter Ended September 30, 2013

Net sales growth during the quarter was particularly strong in the company’s luxury and MAC brands, online and travel retail channels, and overall in emerging markets.

One of Maesa's incubator brands, Kristin Ess Hair, has just launched Kristin Ess+ at Target, a peptide-based hair care solution.

Maesa Leans Into Its Incubator Brands as Kristin Ess+ Lands at Target

Kristin Ess+ features peptides for bond repair and color protection.

“These changes reflect the need to create a flatter, leaner organization and simplified operations across the business to better serve our consumers,” said Stéphane de La Faverie. “This new structure will improve communication, accountability, collaboration, and empowerment across all levels.”

The Estée Lauder Companies Unveils Aggressive Reset for Growth

While ELC faced headwinds, the company achieved some bright spots, such as gross margin expansion to 76.1%, driven by benefits from the Profit Recovery and Growth Plan (PRGP).