Personal Care

CINCINNATI — Pantene is partnering with one of the toughest women in the world, mixed martial artist, actress and bestselling author Ronda Rousey, to teach women that strong is always beautiful.

There is a paradigm shift under way in the men’s grooming category, and electric shavers, as well as the retailers that sell them, are feeling the effects of this revolution.

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AMSTERDAM — The Philips OneBlade is a new hybrid electric styler that can trim, shave and create clean lines and edges. It is specially designed for the increasing number of millennials who regard personally-styled facial hair as an essential part of their persona. For the first time, consumers can shave any length of hair with one stroke. The Philips Norelco OneBlade is an electric grooming technology designed for men who wear facial styles, beards or stubble. OneBlade trims, edges and shaves any length of hair.

Ulta Beauty shows no signs of losing its momentum as the chain reported a strong quarter and raised its full-year outlook for the third time this year.

Ulta’s performance was impressive, both in brick-and-mortar and online where its sales jumped nearly 60%. 
  
Ulta’s net income surged 23.2% to $87.6 million in the third quarter, up from $71.1 million in year ago period, amid strong sales.
    

The fast-growing NYX Cosmetics has opened a store at Brea Mall in Brea, Calif.

The Los Angeles-based cosmetics brand opened its first brick-and-mortar location in 2015. It currently operate 23 locations throughout the United States.

Menemsha Solutions provided both architecture and construction for the new store. 

ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J. — Unilever is continuing its trajectory of innovation with new antiperspirant echnology that helps prevent white marks on dark clothes and the formation of yellow stains on white clothes.

The company's new Anti-Marks Antiperspirant Technology is an advanced, proprietary formulation – currently available in nearly 40 global markets and now available in the U.S. – that will be featured in Dry Spray format across five key brands: Degree Men, Degree Women, Dove, Dove Men+Care and AXE.

Beauty stores are hot — and shoppers around the globe can’t seem to get enough of them. 

With hundreds of new door openings during 2015-2016, boutique beauty stores remain on a high growth trajectory, according to an upcoming study from market intelligence and research firm Kline.

Vertically integrated beauty specialty stores offering an immersive, single brand experience and supported by cult-like followings of younger generations, including millennials, are seeing expansion across multiple countries, the report finds.

NEW YORK — The next big thing in beauty going viral on the Internet isn't actually makeup: It's a sponge.

The Molly Cosmetics Silisponge is an oblong makeup "sponge" made from silicone. The outer shell is thermoplastic polyurethane, a flexible plastic that is resistant to oil and grease.