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CINCINNATI -- Procter & Gamble is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its My Black Is Beautiful platform by spearheading a broad dialogue about black beauty at the Essence Festival in New Orleans. 

PARSIPPANY, N.J. -- A new report from Kline shows that the U.S. beauty market is being driven by technological advancements that allow personalized engagement between retailer and shopper.

High double- to triple-digit growth is seen among those brands that manage to capitalize on personalized approaches in 2015, according to Kline’s Cosmetics & Toiletries USA report. Driven by these high growth brands and particular product categories, sales of cosmetics and toiletries increase by 3.8% in 2015. 

At top from left: Judy Ard, VP of HBC, ECRM; Jack Savdie, Vice President of Sales and Albert Savdie, President, Global Beauty Care; Alex Tomas, Area Manager, DSN. At bottom right, from left: Judy Ard, VP of HBC, ECRM; Peter Mulholland, General Manager Australasia at InnovaDerma Aus & NZ Pty Limited, Louise  Ferguson co-founder of SkinnyTan; Alex Tomas, Area Manager, DSN.

A pair of entrepreneurial moms from Colorado are finding success in the personal care products industry after creating a toxin-free line of kid's hair products made with plant-derived ingredients that are also GMO-, gluten- and allergen-free and come with an attainable price tag. (CNBC)

NEW YORK -- A leading brand for textured hair is marking its 25th anniversary with the launch of a new product line.

Mizani is rolling out Styling Renaissance, a professional styling range for all curl types and textures. To celebrate the occasion, the Styling Renaissance was unveiled during an exclusive evening of celebration in New York City on June 20, which honored the brand's vision and innovation within the professional beauty industry.  

BOSTON – BV Investment Partners on Thursday announced the sale of ECRM, an integrated services, software and data provider serving consumer product manufacturers and retailers, to Snow Phipps Group.

Financial terms were not disclosed.

TORONTO -- ModiFace, which creates augmented reality technology for the beauty and medical industries, has launched the world's first conversational beauty adviser for Facebook Messenger.

The ModiFace chatbot, which has expert knowledge of over 5,000 beauty products, enables shoppers to search for their perfect makeup products by conversing with ModiFace and asking questions about color, brand name or shade name.