Commentary: Who Owns Who in the Beauty Business?

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Elizabeth Arden is one company with many more brands behind it than you might imagine. Photo source Elizabeth Arden.com Everyone has it: a favorite brand, maybe a bit of brand bias. (“I won’t use MAC, but I’ll use Estée Lauder!”) Unfortunately, most customers don’t know just how many of their favorite brands are actually divisions of the same company. A special thanks goes out to the sources, Kiss and Makeup (primary source from which the list was derived) and The Beauty Brains, on this one. Estée... read more

Product Review: Sephora Age Prevention Moisturizer SPF 15

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Sephora’s newest skin care line is for the face.  Photo courtesy Sephora.com. Sephora, the LVMH-owned beauty chain of 518 stores in 16 countries, has recently released a new facial skin care line. One product, the Sephora Age Prevention Moisturizer for Normal Skin ($20, Sephora.com) claims to “act like a shield, protecting skin from sun and free-radicals which cause signs of aging.”  However, does the product live up to the claims?  Or would you be better off spending your $20 on drugstore moisturizers? Not a great... read more