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...XDSkin, a water-repellent fiber that keeps perspiration from saturating a garment?found in Speedo's new line were inspired by its FastSkin swimsuit, worn by gold-medal-winning Olympic competitors Michael Phelps and Amanda Beard. FastSkin was inspired by the slick, water-propelling features of a shark's skin...
...FOOLISHLY ASSUMED that I couldn't exploit my fame, namely because I didn't have any. Then I found out that Clive Owen got $4.6 million to be the face of Lancóme's men's skin-care line. The only thing I know about Clive Owen is that he didn't get picked to be James Bond. I didn't get picked to be James Bond either. That had to be worth something. Even more surprising, Diane Keaton, who is 60, scored a major deal to be a spokeswoman for L'Oréal Paris, even though...
...Europe has always been a source of innovation in the beauty sector, particularly in fragrance and skin care. François Coty made his name by selling fragrance in small, decorative bottles. L'Oréal was started by a young Parisian chemist when he invented the first safe synthetic hair color in 1907. Brands like Helena Rubinstein and Estée Lauder were founded on skin-care formulas based on East European traditions. More recently, big beauty conglomerates such as L'Oréal and Estée Lauder have been shopping for new, innovative brands in old, familiar places like France, Spain...
...special interest are companies like Nuxe, whose sales have been booming?it reported 42% growth in net profits from 2004 to 2005?and distribution in large markets like North America is on the rise. This past July, for example, Jabès launched her skin-care products inside three Canadian chains in addition to the 80 doors where it is currently sold in the U.S. Not bad for a 140-employee company with $51 million in net profits that boldly gave its icon product?a moisturizer?the whimsical moniker Crème Fraîche, a name that might not have made...
...Nuxe?without advertising in national media. With greater awareness of niche brands through the Internet and elsewhere, the consumer is the driving force, opening up the market like never before. "This is the most exciting time for cosmetics," says Freedman, who is also working with Naturetis, a new organic skin-care brand from Vichy, France. "Right now there's so much possibility, and it's so refreshing after so much sameness. With all these new brands, it's like being a kid in a candy store...