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Make sure it’s a good fit. Use a water-based or silicone-based lubricant. This will help reduce friction, which helps decrease the risk of the condom breaking. Do NOT use oil-based lubricants with condoms. Make sure the condom is not expired. Make sure to put the condom on correctly. It may seem simple, but there are several key steps to make […]
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Salons and spas are turning to digital in response to the government's mandate to close personal-care businesses due to the coronavirus. Hair-care brand Bleach London, which has temporarily closed its three London salons due to COVID-19, will soon host a virtual “hair party” series. The digital party will guide customers on how to dye their hair at home — “self-dye-solation,” […]
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PARIS – Nestlé is keeping its options open regarding its stake in L’Oréal. The French beauty giant’s second-largest shareholder after the Bettencourt family wrote in its annual review, published Tuesday: “The board continuously monitors the returns and strategic options of our financial investment in L’Oréal.” In September 2018, the Swiss food and drink conglomerate first said that it was exploring […]
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In 2020, the question isn't whether brands should be online. Rather, it's how. While some view digital as an opportunity to reinvent, Nars found value in staying true to its founding roots. Julia Sloan, senior vice president of global marketing and integrated communications for Nars Cosmetics, spoke at WWD's 2020 Beauty Digital Forum about how Nars crafted a successful digital […]
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The Personal Care Products Council has moved into 2020 with fresh eyes — and fresh takes on everything from clean beauty to sustainability. The lobbying group has not been known for budging on hot button beauty issues, but this year, things were different. The Environmental Working Group — which one PCPC attendee half-jokingly referred to as "the enemy" — was […]
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Amid mounting concerns over coronavirus, Natural Products Expo West has decided to postpone its annual trade show, which was scheduled to be held this week from March 3 through 7 in Anaheim, Calif. A new date for the event, for which production and setup was already under way this week at the Anaheim Convention Center, has not been set. New […]
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MILAN — As Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Thursday called for the country to begin to get back to normal in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak there, the nation’s beauty industry is beginning to assess both the short- and long-term impact of the crisis. According to preliminary data released by the Italian association of cosmetics companies Cosmetica Italia, […]
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It’s not all store closings at Macy’s Inc. The $25 billion department store giant will be opening a new stand-alone specialty concept in Southlake, Tex., which will include a beauty and café component, according to sources. Macy’s executives declined to confirm the project — and specific details of the concept could not be learned — but it is believed that […]
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New year, new…social media strategy? The blogger boom, rise and fall (and rise again) of Snapchat, Facebook's political woes, the YouTube chronicles, Instagram's reign as king: these were the defining social media moments of the past decade. But as Instagram's user growth slows, #SponCon fatigue sets in and brands become mesmerized by TikTok, there may be a turning of the […]
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PARIS – L’Oréal’s full-year 2019 profits declined 3.7 percent, dented by exceptional items, while the group ended the last decade with its best year of sales gains since 2007. The world’s largest beauty company, in a release published Thursday after the close of the Paris bourse, said it expects to register sales and profit growth for full-year 2020, despite coronavirus […]
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