Swiss, Aussie Companies To Certify Aboriginal Ingredients Fair Trade

Swiss company Cosmetochem is planning to get two ingredients from Aboriginal crops fair trade certification. The ingredients, Kakadu plum and desert raisin (bush tomato), are used in the beauty brand Outback Spirit Botanicals. Cosmetochem’s Dr. Jane Tiedtke told Cosmetics Design that if they gain fair trade certification for these two ingredients, they could pursue the [...]

Nature’s Gate Parent Files For Chapter 11

The parent company for Nature’s Gate and direct sales company, Arbonne International, filed for Chapter 11 as part of a plan to restructure and dramatically cut its debt. The company owns Arbonne, as well as Levlad and Nature’s Gate. According to a January 27 announcement, the company received the OK from holders of more than [...]

Skin Care Gratification: A Study in Patience & Vanity

Skincare is the perfect example of the modern consumer’s lack of patience and eternal quest for instant gratification. In reality, no product heals infections overnight, eliminates lines completely or quells blemishes in a matter of days. There are some services, however, that either provide an instant glow or with ongoing use, plumper, calmer skin. Among [...]

Jean Paul Gaultier for Target

Fashion Week is upon us and yet we are still struggling to make ends meet, even those of us with jobs. For the first time in our lives, for those in Generations X and Y, we truly understand what it means to appreciate having any job. This personal and global credit crunch is just one [...]

Rachel Roy Announces Africa Initiative

Many designers are inspired by African cultures but Rachel Roy is helping to create jobs for women through a new partnership that will source accessories from Africa. Designer Rachel Roy has partnered with Fairwinds Trading to integrate hand crafted items by female-owned businesses in Africa into her collection. Via her label, Rachel Rachel Roy, a [...]

A Love Affair With Target

Target just won’t let us go. From grill pans from the sexy Food Network star to the latest brand linkup, we just keep heading back for more. Truth be told, the purchase I keeping heading back to Target for is the 3-pack of seamless thongs from Gilligan & O’Malley for $9.99. But, that will soon [...]

Beyonce To Debut Fragrance In NYC

Beyonce is coming out with her first fragrance and New Yorkers will get a look at both the artist and the scent! Pop the top for details on the events happening the first week of February.

Tupperware Take Two: The Modern Day Avon Ladies

They call it The Lipstick Effect. It’s that product that sells no matter what, no matter the economy, and usually it’s a beauty product. But, often it’s not just the product, it’s the medium in which it is sold, and in many cases, the best medium is a house party.
Women in direct sales may have [...]

Bloomies Eyes Bargain Hunters

It seems Bloomingdale’s is going the way of the masses with its announcement that it will join the ranks of retailers in the outlet shopping arena. Mass outdoor shopping venues banking on Americans’ desire for a bargain, even if they didn’t head there with any needs in mind to fill—this is what outlet shopping is [...]

Bamboo: Sustainable Ingredient Du Jour

Bamboo is quickly becoming ingredient of choice for companies in the cosmetics and personal care industry looking to improve their sustainability credentials, according to the recent Consumer Packaged Goods trend report from market researcher Datamonitor.
According to Datamonitor’s Product Launch Analytics, the number of new products utilizing bamboo both within packaging and as an ingredient in [...]

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