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French skin care company Caudalie is one of the top beauty brands in the U.S. The Financial Times asked the company's founder, Mathilde Thomas, how a chance meeting led her to create a skin care treatment and move her family from Paris to New York. (Financial Times)

BOLINGBROOK, Ill. -- Ulta Beauty blew past expectations in the first quarter with a 15.2% increase in same store sales and a 38.8% e-commerce boost.

RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J. -- CCA Industries Inc. has launched a new logo, "Core Care America," and corporate identity. 

The company has begun using the new logo and business name, "Core Care America."  The corporate name remains CCA Industries, Inc. 

NEW YORK -- Two of the biggest magazine brands for women are teaming up to launch a subscription beauty box service for brides, the first of many such boxes planned.

A new beauty boutique opened in New York this month, and the retailer is more like Tesla and Whole Foods than Sephora. The New York Times reports that the new beauty retailer is selling more than beauty products; it is selling the idea that natural wellness creates beauty. (New York Times)

NEW YORK -- Elizabeth Arden is celebrating strong women with a new multi-platform digital campaign paying homage to the entrepreneurial and inspirational voice of the brand's eponymous founder.

The campaign is part of the company's digital reboot, which aims to provide a fresh, personalized, behind-the-scenes consumer experience, while showcasing the brand's rich and storied New York-centric heritage.

The bath category is once again bubbling at drug stores thanks to several trends. First is the fusion of skin care and shower/bath thanks to product launches that multitask while cleaning.