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Busniess Week's No. 18 - Avon Products (ICKPLUS)

Thu, 22 May 2008 12:57:00 GMT

No. 18: Avon Products Industry: Consumer Staples Sales: $9.9 billion Net Income: $530.7 million Chief Executive Andrea Jung's makeover of Avon Products ( AVP ) is almost half done, and the results are already pretty. Two years of restructuring have helped end a sales slump. Revenue last year climbed 13%, to a record $9.9 billion, bolstered by the New York beauty product maker's first global ad campaign....

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Lauder Toasts Freda (Women's Wear Daily)

Thu, 22 May 2008 06:41:34 GMT

The Estée Lauder Cos. Inc. held a cocktail party Tuesday evening to introduce the company's newly installed president and chief operating officer, Fabrizio Freda, to Wall Street.

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Darphin to Launch Two New Suncare Products (Red Orbit )

Wed, 21 May 2008 14:00:31 GMT

Darphin, a dermocosmetics brand from Estee Lauder, will be moving into the suncare segment with the introduction of two new products, Vitalprotection Age-Defying Protective Lotion and Vitalprotection Age-Defying Soothing Lotion, in June 2008, according to Cosmetic News.

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Zacks Analyst Interview Highlights: Colgate-Palmolive, Estee Lauder, Kraft Foods, Berkshire Hathaway and Altria Group (Business Wire)

Wed, 21 May 2008 10:00:00 GMT

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Zacks.com releases the latest Analyst Interview. Today's interview is with senior analyst Steven Ralston, who discusses

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In Brief: Alberto-Culver To Sell Cederroth Gap's Russian Invasion (Women's Wear Daily)

Wed, 21 May 2008 05:15:35 GMT

Alberto-Culver Co. has agreed to sell its Stockholm-based Cederroth International subsidiary to CapMan, a Nordic private equity firm.

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Daria Myers Exiting Origins (Women's Wear Daily)

Wed, 21 May 2008 05:14:36 GMT

After 31 years with the Estée Lauder Cos., Daria Myers has decided to step down as president of the Origins division, a brand she helped start in 1990.

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Halle Berry Has The Baby, Doesn't Need The Ring (A Socialite's Life)

Tue, 20 May 2008 14:13:17 GMT

Despite rumors, Halle Berry is NOT engaged to model/babydaddy Gabriel Aubry. Halle was recently photographed at the Revlon Run/Walk wearing a ring that reportedly once belonged to Aubry's grandmother. This sparked rumors that Halle was set to marry the father of her newborn daughter , Nahla. A source say this isn't what it looks like. Who gave us the story of Nana's ring, then? Nana? Wait, is she...

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Alberto-Culver Sells Cederroth in Sweden (HAPPI Breaking News)

Mon, 19 May 2008 13:46:00 GMT

The Alberto-Culver Company has reached an agreement to sell its Cederroth International business to CapMan, a Nordic-based private equity firm. According to the company, the sale is subject to customary closing conditions, including obtaining certain regulatory approvals and is expected to close this summer. Alberto-Culver acquired the Cederroth International business in the early 1990's. The Cederroth...

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Alberto-Culver sells Swedish unit (Chicago Tribune)

Mon, 19 May 2008 12:42:00 GMT

Alberto-Culver Inc. said Monday that it has agreed to sell its Sweden-based Cederroth International business to a private-equity concern, in a move the Melrose Park-based hair and beauty care product maker said will allow it to better focus on its core operations.

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Alberto-Culver Announces $120 Million 6.375% Debentures Have Been Put at Par (PR News Wire )

Mon, 19 May 2008 11:36:00 GMT

MELROSE PARK, Ill., May 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Alberto-Culver Company (NYSE: ) announced today that all of the holders of its $120 million of 6.375% debentures have exercised their one time right to sell the debentures back to the Company at par. Under the terms of the debentures, the Company will make this payment on June 16, 2008. As of March 31, 2008 the Company had cash and cash equivalents...

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Please, Somebody Sell Justice Scalia Some Stock - Ann Woolner (Circle of 13)

noreply@blogger.com (Peacedream) — Sat, 17 May 2008 11:00:00 GMT

For Chief Justice John Roberts , it's Hewlett-Packard. Stephen Breyer has Colgate-Palmolive, Bank of America, IBM, Nestle. Samuel Alito : Bristol-Myers Squibb and Exxon Mobil. Those companies are among 33 that went to the U.S. Supreme Court in hopes of killing a lawsuit against them. Victims of South Africa's brutal apartheid era are suing American companies they say aided racist repression there....

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Tried and tested: Estée Lauder (The Telegraph)

Fri, 16 May 2008 11:23:56 GMT

Your guide to the latest health and beauty products, with Kimberly Thrower.

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Nu Skin Scientists ID Free Radical Generator (HAPPI Breaking News)

Thu, 15 May 2008 20:38:00 GMT

New research funded by Nu Skin Enterprises on internal causes of aging has identified a previously unknown source of superoxide free radicals. Free radicals from external triggers, such as sun exposure and cigarette smoke, have long been known to damage skin cells and components of the skin's extracellular matrix, including collagen and elastin. Scientists from Nu Skin Enterprises and Purdue University...

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ElectionSnark (15 May) (PoliGazette)

Thu, 15 May 2008 12:01:35 GMT

John Edwards endorses Obama, along with Pert shampoo, Vidal Sassoon conditioner, and Revlon nail polish. Obama reveals himself to be vile sexist pig. He also hates kittens. Sean Penn endorses Obama, then accuses him of unconstitutional voting record before being upstaged by dancing pandas. That story snarks itself. Republicans reported concerned about prospects of fall wipeout. [...]

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Moneyed men who make the world go round. (h.hoffman's blog)

Wed, 14 May 2008 20:40:02 GMT

Moneyed men who make the world go round Roger Alton finds some solace in an account of the obscene riches and power of the global elite A friend was once at the same swanky Upper East Side eaterie where the much-married Revlon gazillionaire Ron Perelman was having lunch with his children. A more cheerless sight it would be hard to find, apparently: the infinitely wealthy (and gloomy) Perelman contemplating...

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Celebrities not making scents (AfterEllen)

Wed, 14 May 2008 18:00:00 GMT

Lancôme, Chanel, Estée Lauder ... sacrebleu ! With so many French words floating around the makeup counters these days, aren't you glad that we have the familiar faces of celebrities to help sort them out? Thanks to them, I can easily distinguish Trésor de Lancôme from Chanel's Coco Mademoiselle by simply asking myself, “Do I want to smell like Kate Winslet or Keira Knightley today'” Everyday it's...

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Nu Skin Scientists Identify Additional Free Radical Generator (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Wed, 14 May 2008 09:01:05 GMT

KYOTO, Japan, May 14 -- New research funded by Nu Skin Enterprises on internal causes of aging has identified a previously unknown source of superoxide free radicals. Free radicals from external triggers, such as sun exposure and cigare...

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Rate It: Beauty Sins (Beaut.ie - The Irish Beauty Blog)

Wed, 14 May 2008 08:30:10 GMT

Bless me Estee Lauder, for I have sinned. It has been 2 days since I last cleansed - and that was with wipes. Last weekend, I slept in my makeup, and to add insult to injury, I never wear sunscreen. I love wearing blue eyeshadow and red lipstick together, and I really do think that Dolly [...]

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● Approaching the uncanny valley from the other direction (kottke)

jason@kottke.org — Tue, 13 May 2008 16:21:42 GMT

Fashion photo retouching (i.e. high-brow Photoshopping) gets the New Yorker treatment with this story on retoucher Pascal Dangin , one of the best in the business. In the March issue of Vogue Dangin tweaked a hundred and forty-four images: a hundred and seven advertisements (Estée Lauder, Gucci, Dior, etc.), thirty-six fashion pictures, and the cover, featuring Drew Barrymore. To keep track of his...

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New Mom Halle Berry at the Revlon Run/Walk for Women (Celebrity Moms)

noreply@blogger.com (Celebrity Moms) — Tue, 13 May 2008 14:15:00 GMT

New mom Halle Berry appears at the Entertainment Industry Foundation Revlon Run/Walk for Women in Los Angeles.

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