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NEW YORK -- Colgate is launching a multicultural marketing campaign aimed at fans of Latin music.

Colgate Optic White has renewed its partnership with the Latin Recording Academy to bring music fans closer to their favorite stars through the Los Angeles edition of the highly-acclaimed Latin GRAMMY Acoustic Sessions. In addition to event tickets, two winners will also have the opportunity to participate in a meet-and-great with Sin Bandera and Carlos Rivera.

Barnes & Noble's new beauty venture, a store-within-a-store called The Glossary, has expanded across the country, with a mix of upscale and drug store beauty products.

The Glossary is a store-within-a-store concept that Barnes & Noble College describes as a “dynamic shopping environment that offers students the opportunity to explore, sample and purchase a wide variety of mass and prestige beauty products.”

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - The National Community Pharmacists Association on Tuesday announced its 2016 lineup of one-day seminars to help community pharmacy owners and front-end staff hone their merchandising and marketing skills, as well as a new sponsorship by Good Neighbor Pharmacy and AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation to continue the Front-End Profit Building Seminars program.

BOCA RATON, Fla. -- A pioneer in laser technology for hair loss is expanding its portfolio of products.

HairMax, makers of the LaserBand 82, are building the global brand with a range of thinning hair care products, which has expanded to include shampoo, conditioner, topical hair and scalp treatments and dietary supplements to help address the multiple causes of hair loss.

MONTREAL - A Canadian dental team is launching a new toothpick that aims to make flossing a thing of the past.

Dr. Allan Coopersmith and dental hygienist Nathalie Fiset have invented a new dental product called the PerioTwist, which launches for worldwide distribution this September.

NEW YORK -- L'Oréal USA is launching a smartphone keyboard that has not only emoji lovers but also cosmetics connoisseurs in mind.

The company says "Beaumoji" is the most extensive messaging keyboard designed to enhance and animate conversations around the world of beauty. The keyboard offers 130 playful and on-trend emojis created exclusively for the passionate and growing community of beauty enthusiasts.

Engineers at The Ohio State University have invented a coating to help shampoo and other soaps pour out of plastic bottles more easily. (The New York Times)

SAN FRANCISCO -- Sephora is adding a new false lash virtual try-on to its Virtual Artist app, as well as a new way to teach beauty with step-by-step virtual tutorials using augmented reality technology.