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Trade Publications and Organizations
 

Associação Brasileira da Indústria de Higiene Pessoal, Perfumaria e Cosméticos (ABIHPEC) - Brazilian trade organization for toiletries, fragrances, and cosmetics
Beaute News - French language web site providing news of cosmetics product launches.
Beauty-On-Line - "your gate to international beauty markets"  
BeautyCare.com -  "your gateway for beauty and wellness on the Internet. Our mission is to provide the most comprehensive resource for beauty in the areas of information, advice, shopping, and community services for our users."
Beautyworks.com - Beauty Resource Directory 
beautyzoom - "The Expert Guide to the Beauty Industry." 
COLIPA - the European trade association representing the interests of the cosmetic, toiletry and perfumery industry
cosmeticsbusiness.com
- " the cosmetics industry's premier on-line information resource" 
Cosmetic Executive Women - a nonprofit trade organization of approximately 1,300 executives in the beauty, cosmetics, fragrance, and related industries.
Cosmetic Index - "a commercial site which acts as a source and resource for the needs of the Cosmetic Industry."
CosmeticIndustry.com - "a place for people who love cosmetics - for professionals in the industry, for consumers who use cosmetics, for those who dream about having their own company.   CosmeticIndustry.com will keep you up to date on new products, promotions, competition and even what is being said about products."
Cosmetic, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association (CTFA) - US Industry trade group
Cosmetics, Toiletry, and Perfumery Association (CTPA) - UK Industry trade group
Cosmetics in Russia - business web-site specializing on perfumery and cosmetics market research: news, analytics, company profiles, product launches, economy trends
Cosmeticnews.com
Fairchild Publication Inc. - "the authority on retail and style."  Publications include Women's Wear Daily
GCI Magazine | www.globalcosmetic.com - "the business magazine for the cosmetics and personal care industry"
HAPPI - "Household and Personal Products on the Internet...for people involved in the personal care, household, industrial and institutional fields."
NPD BeautyTrends® Retail - "point-of-sale (POS) research service measuring the performance of prestige fragrances, makeup and skincare products sold through better department stores across the U.S." to provide "an accurate read on total industry sales and consistent trending over time"
The Beauty Directory - "an internet directory to beauty products and services online and in your city" 
The Cosmetic Site - "the online source for the cosmetic industry"
The Fragrance Foundation - Expanding the appreciation, use and sales of fragrance and perfume.
The Rose Sheet - Industry newsletter on toiletries, fragrance, and skin care news.
Salon Channel - "Professional Beauty Resource for the Cosmetologist, Salon & Day Spa Owner, etc."
UK Cosmetics & Fragrances Market Report 2004 - description provided by Research and Markets
 

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Who Owns What
 

American International Industries - its brands include Andrea and Ardell
Amore Pacific -  This Korean company markets the cosmetics brands Amore Pacific, Laneige, IOPE, Mamonde, Innisfree, SulWhaSoo, Hera, Lirikos, Verite, and MISE EN SCENE
Avalon Natural Products - "offers a unique collection of quality personal care products for caring consumers seeking natural, organic, and cruelty free ingredient alternatives with the vegetarian ethic" under labels that include Beauty Without Cruelty
Baccarose - Cosmetics and fragrance distributor in India for brands such as Chambor and Pupa   
Beiersdorf - Brands of this German conglomerate include NIVEA, La Prairie, and Juvena of Switzerland  
Boots - this UK chain of drugstores features these exclusive brands: No7, Ruby & Millie, and Botanics
Color Me Beautiful
This company, which was originally an outgrowth of Carole Jackson's Color Me Beautiful seasonal color theory, now encompasses Iman, Flori Roberts, and Adrien Arpel in addition to Color Me Beautiful
Coty - Distributor of both prestige (The Lancaster Group) and mass-market brands, including Rimmel and Margaret Astor in Europe.  The timeline is particularly interesting for Coty's innovations in the cosmetics industry.
Deborah Group - brands of this Italian company include Deborah, Debby, and Rouge Baiser cosmetics lines
Del Laboratories - Sally Hansen nail care products, Naturistics and New York Color mass-market cosmetics brands, and Cornsilk, acquired in 1998.
Diana de Silva cosmétiques - various fragrances and Hanorah cosmetics
Dodo - Brands of this Korean company include Palgantong and Dodo
Emami Group - this company based in Kolkata, India, began as a cosmetics & toiletries company, but branched into other business.  Its brands include Emami, Himani, and Beauty Secrets by Madhuri
Estee Lauder Companies - Besides Estee Lauder, its flagship brand, products include Bobbi Brown, Clinique, Prescriptives, MAC, Origins, Aveda, Stila, and La Mer, the pricey skin care line that's all the rage among celebrities.
H A N B U L - Brands of this Korean company include ICS, Luichel, Vatang, and Yium
HANKOOK COSMETICS - Brands of this Korean company include Calli, Pamess, and Ossion
Hindustan Lever Limited (HLL) - India's foremost consumer products company.  Its cosmetics lines include Aviance (sold through direct sales) and Lakme 
I.C.C. International Public Co.,Ltd. - formerly known as International Cosmetics Public Co., Ltd., this Thailand-based company has expanded its line to apparel, foods, and household items. Its brands include ARTY Professional and PIAS
Inter Parfums, Inc. - owns a lot of different fragrance brands, but also owns the Aziza II and Intimate mass market brands of cosmetics.  It will also market Diane von Furstenberg beauty  
INTERCO - Brands of this German company include Kron, u.m.a., and Misslyn nail products
The Irene Group, Inc. - Makers of Irene®, Hermosa®, Girlies® and Isabel® Beauty Products
IWP International -  brands include Constance Carroll and Actuality cosmetics
J. Strickland & Co. - Beauty products for the African-American consumer, including ZURI cosmetics
Johnson Products  - Parent company for Posner, a mass market brand targeted at African-Americans, and Dermablend corrective makeup.  It used to own the Iman and Flori Roberts lines, which were sold to Color Me Beautiful.  Johnson Products  was bought by Carson, the leader in "Ethnic Hair Care" (Carson's brands include Dark'n'Lovely).  Carson, in turn, was bought by L'Oreal in summer 2000.   African-American hair product companies protested that L'Oreal would have a near monopoly in the ethnic hair care market, but the Department of Justice granted L'Oreal approval to go ahead with the purchase - one of the conditions was to sell the Johnson Products name.
Kanebo Ltd.-Cosmetic Division - cosmetics from Japan
Kose Corporation - cosmetics from Japan.  In Japanese.  Lines include Fasio (distributed in Thailand) and Awake Cosmetics.
LG Household & Health Care - this Korean company mar,kets the ISA KNOX, E'Z Up Silky, and LacVert cosmetics lines
LVMH (Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy) - cosmetics brands of this luxury goods conglomerate include BeneFit, Fresh, Make Up For Ever, and Sephora 
L'Oreal Group  - Businesses include Biotherm, L'Oreal Paris, Lancome, Maybelline, Le Club des Createurs de Beaute (CCB) mail order catalogue, and now Kiehl's
Markwins International - This company, which markets color collections under the brand names The Color Institute, Color Workshop, Pop, and Act!, recently bought the AM Cosmetics group of brands which include Wet'n'Wild and Black Radiance 
MERCATURA - Brands include Lipogen skin care and Stagecover cosmetics
Miners International Ltd  - "the UK's leading independent fashion cosmetics house."  Its products can be found at various UK chain stores
Modi Enterprises - markets Essensual 20  and ColorBar cosmetics brands
Monita International Group - This Hong Kong-based company markets the FL Professionel, Fair Lady, and Cheng Ming Ming brands
Pantina Cosmetics - "a New Jersey, U.S.A. based packaging / manufacturing company producing a complete line  of cosmetics." Registered brands are Jackelin, MoonLove, and Pantina.
Pharmacie Jean Coutu - Jean Coutu Pharmacy - Cosmetics lines marketed by this Canadian pharmacy include Personnelle and René Garraud Art Colors
Procter and Gamble  - multinational consumer products company markets Cover Girl, Olay, and Max Factor products worldwide and the Ellen Betrix brand in Europe.
Shiseido - While this Japanese company has a very upscale image abroad, it has a humdrum image in Japan, due to its marketing of ordinary household products.  Its Asian brands include ff and PN. As Paula Begoun noted in her review of Shiseido's Cle de Peau foundation (at $100 per bottle), Shiseido has been expanding its market share in the US with line additions aimed at different price points and age groups. 
Somang - Korean beauty products company
SSUP Group - Brands of this Thai company include  Cute Press, Oriental Princess, Spices, Naris, Swiss Formula, Mew Mew, Natureal, La Fontaine and Huayu.
TaberCo Inc. Cosmetics - Brands include L.A. Style lipsticks
Universe Beauty Co., Ltd. - Brands of this Thailand-based company include Camella and Tellme
 

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