Lead-In-Lipstick Row Creates Opportunity For Some, Puts Others On Defensive
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Lipstick marketers Markwins and Eco Lips respond in Oct. 23 press releases to a recent study identifying lead in lipsticks - the former reasserting the safety of its products and the latter using the occasion to highlight the absence of lead in its offerings
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