Maybelline New York is a cosmetics, fragrance, skincare, and personal care company founded by Thomas Lyle Williams in 1915 in the USA. Williams was inspired by his sister, who regularly applied coal dust and Vaseline to her eyelashes. He decided to adapt the formulation and created his own product. Thus, Maybelline was born. Maybelline changed … Read more
Syoss is a retail haircare brand that was founded in 2007 in Germany. It quickly became one of the most successful hair cosmetics brands that launched in the past ten years. It is advertised towards men and women ages 25 – 50, who want to achieve professional results at home. Today, Syoss is sold all … Read more
Yves Rocher is a cosmetics brand founded by Yves Rocher, a French entrepreneur, and businessman, in 1959 in La Gacilly, France. The company quickly expanded worldwide, and today it is worth several billions of euros. Its cosmetics are made out of natural, plant-based ingredients. The company’s fondness of nature goes so deep that it owns … Read more
The La Roche Posay Laboratoire Dermatologique is a skincare and cosmetics brand that was founded in 1975 in France. The name was derived from the La Roshe Posay thermal spring, on which the company was created. The thermal spring is rich in selenium, mineral salt, and trace elements that provided the water with antioxidant skincare … Read more
Revlon, Inc. is a multinational cosmetics, fragrance, skincare, and personal care company that is based in New York City, USA. It was founded in 1932 by Charles and Joseph Revson and Charles Lachman. The name is derived from the brother’s surnames, but with added letter ‘L’ in honor of Lachman. The first product the company … Read more
Bath and Body Works, LLC. is a retailer that was founded in 1990 in New Albany, Ohio USA. Despite the company’s offices being in Ohio, the first store opened in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in a local mall. In 1997, they opened their second store and soon others followed. In 2006, Bath and Body Works launched a … Read more
Garnier is a cosmetics brand that was founded in 1904 in France. The founder was Alfred Amour Garnier, who decided to patent his plant-based hair lotion. Soon after, the company expanded towards sun-care items, and in 1960 Garnier became the first manufacturer of permanent hair color. As the years went by, Garnier expanded into various … Read more
Mary Kay Inc. is a cosmetics and multi-level marketing company from Texas, USA. It was founded in 1963 by Mary Kay Ash, the famous American businesswoman, and millionaire. The company sells cosmetics using a multi-level marketing model. In other words, its distributors make income by selling people in their community directly. They can recruit people … Read more
Nivea is a personal care brand that was founded by Paul Carl Beiersdorf in 1882 in Germany. Its name is derived from the Latin adjective niveus, nivea, niveum, which means ‘snow-white’. Nivea quickly became one of the leading body-care brands in Europe. During the 1930s, it specialized in shaving creams, tanning oils, facial cleansers, toners, and … Read more
Cetaphil is a brand of skincare products that was developed in 1947 in Texas. It was founded by a pharmacist, which makes its products professional. The brand’s first item was a cleansing lotion that uses the same formula even today. The lotion quickly sold out and the brand gained recognition. Cetaphil mostly sells in supermarkets … Read more
