Cosmetics News In Brief: Unilever Moves Into Makeup; L'Oreal Divests The Body Shop; More
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
"The color cosmetics category has been showing high growth rates, driven by social media content, channel diversity and democratization of professional makeup techniques," Unilever's Personal Care President Alan Jope notes in a June 19 release announcing the acquisition of Hourglass Cosmetics. More news in brief.
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