In a brave and noble move, the United Kingdom's Advertising Standards Agency this week issued a ban on two makeup advertisements. What horrific ethics violations prompted such a decisive crackdown by the national regulatory body? Did the advertisements utilize hate speech against minorities? Did they advocate recreational heroin use? Did they display a Margaret Thatcher upskirt shot?
Make-up advertisements featuring actor Julia Roberts and supermodel Christy Turlington have been banned in the UK because of their controversial use of 'airbrushing'.
Celebs will be gifted, feted and spritzed at the Hollywood bash, co-hosted by PEOPLE
After years in the bronze age, when sun-kissed cheeks and gloss reigned supreme, fall's return to glamour means that lipstick is making a major comeback. Lipstick outsold gloss by $76 million last year, and beauty companies are racing to launch new formulas that are more wearable than ever.
The sexy stars of ABC's "Women's Murder Club," a drama about an all-female crime-solving team, showcase the season's killer looks.
A 62-year-old woman is suing cosmetics company Estee Lauder, saying their skin-care products promised to control the visible signs of aging, but didn't deliver, a newspaper report said Thursday.
One day about 20 years ago, when Janet Gurwitch was a young buyer with Foley's department store in Dallas, she got a phone call from a French guy, Georges Marciano. "I had never heard of him," says...
Oleg Chabanov can't disguise his frustration. On a warm afternoon in Moscow, the local manager for L'Oreal is stuck in a dingy store a few blocks from the Kremlin, trying to drum the basics of bran...
Fortune: WINNERS AND SNOOZERS updated: Mon Nov 15 1993 00:01:00
Chiat/Day Venice, Calif.: $620 million Energizer, Nissan, Nynex ''The industry's in turmoil,'' says President Bob Kuperman. So is Chiat/Day. American Express and Reebok walked since Chiat/Day can't...
It's a truism on Wall Street that if you don't have the connections to get a hot new stock issue at the offering price, you shouldn't chase it once it begins trading. Reason: Initial public offerin...
FOR AN APOCALYPTIC view of the future of the ad business, listen to Steven J. Heyer, Booz-Allen & Hamilton's expert consultant on marketing: ''Advertising agencies are in a very tenuous position. I...
A COMPANY that has made millions from the skin game now has a new wrinkle. Noxell Corp., producer of Noxema creams and the Cover Girl line of makeup for younger women, is cashing in on the aging of...
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