Eileen tracks developments in OTC drug research, manufacturing, regulation, finance, M&A and marketing. She favors stories on e-commerce trends and the industry's drive toward Rx-to-OTC drug switches. Eileen also contributes coverage on the dietary supplement industry. She has a keen eye for pieces that delve into the rising self-care movement and how it is raising the innovation bar for marketers.
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Oakland, Calif.-based E.l.f. Beauty Inc.’s reported sales in the fiscal third quarter soared 38% to $489.5m and its net income reached $39.4m, more than double what it achieved in the same period a year ago.
The Estee Lauder Companies' ‘Beauty Reimagined’ initiative is paying off a year after launch, with expanded distribution of brands and ‘breakthrough’ innovations, the firm says during a Feb. 5 fiscal second quarter earnings presentation.
The Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. pleaded guilty to two counts of violating a Canadian Act that had required it to correct missteps related to selling products containing PFAS.
For Super Bowl LX on Feb. 8, e.l.f. Cosmetics will air a telenovela-inspired campaign with Academy Award-nominated actress Melissa McCarthy, as Dove features 30-second spot ‘The Game is Ours,’ to inspire body confidence in young girls. Separately, Manscaped launches first Super Bowl ad.
New York-based Revlon was able to demonstrate substantiation for two claims for its namesake ColorSilk with bond Repair Complex hair color, while committing to modifying or discontinuing several other claims that the National Advertising Division concluded were not supported.
The US FDA published a Q&A draft guidance for cosmetic manufacturers on its expanded record-gathering authority under MoCRA, the types of documents that do not apply and the repercussions for stakeholders that do not comply with requests for data.