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• Selling the Sizzle and Sell the Fizzle

  By AnnaLisa Kraft - May 15, 2013 | Tickers: RDEN, PG, REV, EL

  According to a French scientific abstract,  women use make-up for two completely different reasons, camouflage or seduction. Whatever the reason, beauty is a multi-billion dollar business globally and investors should get in on the action. Markup on cosmetics and fragrances can range from 15% to several hundred percent.

  There is barely an inch of a woman's exterior body that some potion can't "improve," from the size of pores more »

• Is Ulta Salon a Bullish Beauty or a Bearish Beast?

  By Leo Sun - March 20, 2013 | Tickers: RDEN, M, RGS, EL, ULTA

  Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance (NASDAQ: ULTA) has taken investors on a roller coaster ride recently. Despite rising nearly 600% over the past five years on the popularity of its combination superstore-salons, its weak outlook for the current quarter has investors concerned that its beauty is fading quickly with age. Let’s remove Ulta’s makeup to see what lies beneath - a bullish beauty, or a bearish beast?

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• This Stock Looks Ugly for Now, but can Beautify Your Portfolio in the Long Run

  By Harsh Chauhan - March 19, 2013 | Tickers: RDEN, M, ULTA

  The soothsayer warned Caesar to “beware the Ides of March” in the Shakespearean play Julius Caesar. But there was no such warning for Ulta Salon (NASDAQ: ULTA) investors as the stock tumbled more than 16% on the day. The beauty retailer’s earnings outlook for the current quarter failed to match up to consensus estimates, leading to a massive sell-off.

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• This Blemished Beauty Could Turn Heads

  By Diane Alter - March 18, 2013 | Tickers: RDEN, EL, ULTA

  Things got ugly for big beauty supply chain Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrances (NASDAQ: ULTA) after the company gave a not-so-pretty earnings forecast for the current quarter.

  Shares shed more than 15% to its lowest level in more than a year after reporting robust results but uninspiring guidance. The company expects to incur greater expenses as it rolls out new stores and makes other investments.

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• Can Cosmetics Cover Our Flaws?

  By Tyler Wofford - February 6, 2013 | Tickers: AVP, RDEN, REV, EL

  There are a few things that people are well aware of in regards to make up. 1) Most women wear it, whether they have "blemishes" or not. 2) Most men say they are attracted to "natural beauty," but freak out when they see a woman with no makeup on. 3) Married men hate how expensive these little containers are. These, however, are not what we are here to discuss. What more »

• The Beauty Secrets To Success

  By AnnaLisa Kraft - October 9, 2012 | Tickers: RDEN, EL, ULTA

  Why does Broadway keep reviving”How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying?” Besides having a plot that anyone who has worked in a corporate setting can relate to and some great songs, it’s because it exposes some interesting truths. Especially the opening when corporate climber Finch sings to himself in the mirror,  “There’s that face that somehow I trust. ..You have the cool, clear eyes of a more »

• Beauty: A Cutthroat Business

  By AnnaLisa Kraft - July 10, 2012 | Tickers: RDEN, EL

  Using the word “cutthroat’ in the same title as beauty may seem all too reminiscent of ‘Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street ‘ but  with competition vying  for an international market of both men’s and women’s fragrances, skin care and cosmetics  in the mega billions  it really isn’t  an understatement.  Every dermatologist who aspires to a more lucrative bottom line is creating an array of skin more »

• Avon’s Cheap, and for Good Reason

  By Tim Brugger - February 14, 2012 | Tickers: AVP, RDEN, NUS, EL

  Though some things have changed, too many others have stayed the same since the first write-up of Avon (NYSE: AVP) in the middle of December. At that time Avon was trading at $16.81 a share and provided shareholders with a nice 5.5% yield. The company was undervalued, had recently announced that CEO Andrea Jung was getting kicked upstairs to the boardroom and there were some gains to be more »

• Yep, That’s Avon’s Calling

  By Tim Brugger - December 13, 2011 | Tickers: AVP, RDEN, PG, EL

  The “ding, dong Avon’s calling” shtick has been around since the company grew to become a cosmetics powerhouse in the 50’s and 60’s. Now Avon Products, Inc. (NYSE: AVP) is a $7.25 billion institution in the beauty products industry looking to find its way. This was made evident when the price shot up on Wednesday in response to the announcement the day before that Andrea Jung more »