To know the industry is to understand the companies that make up the industry.
There are several companies that own a number of brands. Who owns what changes over time External but below are listed some of the major cosmetics firms and their brands, as shown on their web sites as of November 2018. For those companies that are U.S. public companies, additional information about the companies, including SEC filings, annual reports, press releases, current news, and company history may be obtained from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) web site.
This is a selected list of brands from a selected list of companies. To look for additional brands, the commercial site like Sephora, External Ulta, External Bluemercury, External and others can be helpful.
L'Oréal External |
L’Oréal Paris |
Lancôme |
Mabelline New York |
Helena Rubinstein |
Biotherm |
Shu Uemura |
Kiehl's |
Ralph Lauren |
Georgio Armani |
Vikto & Rolf |
Cacharel |
YSL Beauté |
Diesel |
SkinCeutical |
Essie |
The Body Shop |
IT Cosmetics |
Urban Decay |
Garnier |
NYX Cosmetics |
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Estée Lauder External |
Estée Lauder |
Becca Cosmetics |
Aramis |
Clinique |
Prescriptives |
Tommy Hilfiger |
Origins |
Kiton |
M-A-C |
Bobby Brown |
La Mer |
Aveda |
Donna Karan (DKNY) |
Bumble and Bumble |
Joe Malone |
Michael Kors |
Smashbox |
Tom Ford |
Too Faced |
Deciem (The Ordinary, NIOD) |
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Coty External |
OPI |
Clairol |
Rimmel London |
Max Factor |
Sally Hansen |
Cover Girl |
Wella |
Philosophy |
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Other Selected Brands