Behind the brands
Every brand has a story. Discover the ideas, people and products behind the names at CosmoFactor.
Brand Stories
89 brand stories · A–Z
111 Skin
From Harley Street to the daily routine
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ACM
French dermatology shaped around everyday skin and hair needs
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Acqua di Parma
A century of Italian light, craft, and luminous fragrance
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Aesop
From Melbourne, a considered daily ritual
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Alastin
The connection between procedure care and daily care
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Alessi
Everyday tools, shaped by distinct design voices
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ALQVIMIA
A perfumer’s approach to a beauty ritual
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Alterna
Turning haircare into a self-care ritual
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Augustinus Bader
A researcher’s name on a blue bottle
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Aveda
A hairdresser’s botanical imagination
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Bioelements
An esthetician’s experience shaped the formula
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Biorepair
A mineral-minded approach to the everyday brush
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Biologique Recherche
Skin considered in the present tense
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Bobbi Brown
A New York idea that made artistry feel approachable
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Brazilian Blowout
A salon story that continues at home
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Bumble & Bumble
New York hair, with room to experiment
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Byredo
Memories made into fragrance
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Carthusia
An island remembered through scent
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Chanel
A beauty house with a couturier’s point of view
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Chantecaille
A family beauty house rooted in botanicals
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Clarins
Beauty began with listening
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Clinique
The question that changed the beauty counter
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Colorescience
Where mineral protection meets the makeup bag
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Cosmedix
Made by aestheticians, with the treatment room in mind
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Dermalogica
Professional education, human touch and a personal approach to skin.
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Dr. Dennis Gross
The peel idea that travelled beyond the clinic
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DR. GRANDEL
From an Augsburg mill to modern skincare
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Elemis
The sea, the senses and the spa
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EltaMD
From a Swiss ointment to daily skincare
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Eminence Organic Skin Care
Hungarian roots, a family’s determination and botanical traditions.
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Epicutis
Biotechnology, edited into simple skincare
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Estee Lauder
A beauty business built one conversation at a time
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Eufora
A family idea, rooted in botanical ingredients
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Guerlain
A Paris house built across fragrance, skincare, and makeup
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Guinot
The French institute, brought closer to home
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INNOAESTHETICS
A Barcelona pharmacy lineage, organized into modern skin care
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iS Clinical
Science with people at its center
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IsisPharma
A pharmacist’s search for skin balance
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Jo Malone
British fragrance with a playful instinct
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Joico
Hair science with a creative spirit
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K18
Haircare through the lens of biology
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KAI
A Seki workshop sharpened into a modern cutlery story
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Kerastase
Care, as imagined in a Paris salon
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La Mer
The sea at the heart of the jar
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La Prairie
A Swiss landscape, a scientific legacy
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Laura Mercier
Makeup through an artist’s eyes
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Leaf & Flower
Stylist-developed hair care, organized by practical goals
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Loma
Botanical care, with a personal beginning
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MAC
Color, community and the working makeup artist
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Maison Francis Kurkdjian
A fragrance wardrobe, composed with precision
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Marini SkinSolutions
Formulation with a clear purpose
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Mesoestetic
A pharmacy in Barcelona, and an idea that grew
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Moroccanoil
One salon experience started the story
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Murad
A dermatologist’s wider view of skincare
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NARS
Color first. Rules later.
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Neocutis
A Swiss research story, brought into skincare
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Neutrogena
From an amber bar to everyday care
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Nuxe
A Parisian laboratory, a very personal vision
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Obagi
A broader view of skin
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Olaplex
The bond that changed the conversation
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Origins
A return to the world of plants
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Outright Games
Familiar worlds, made playable
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PCA Skin
Professional knowledge, everyday care
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Peter Thomas Roth
Curiosity, carried into the laboratory
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Plated
A biotechnology story in skincare
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Pulp Riot
Hair color built around the working artist
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Redken
The actress who asked more of haircare
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REF
Swedish haircare, shaped by the salon
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Rejuran
A Korean skincare story shaped by research
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Replenix
An antioxidant story with dermatology roots
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Revision
A closer look at the biology of skin
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Shiseido
From a Ginza pharmacy to a world of beauty
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Sisley
A family’s belief in botanical research
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Skinbetter
A biotech background, a simpler daily ritual
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SkinCeuticals
The research behind the antioxidant bottle
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SkinMedica
A dermatologist’s question, pursued through research
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Spongellé
The cleanser built into the buffer
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Strivectin
A focused approach to visible skin concerns
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Suavecito
From homemade pomade to a California grooming culture
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Supergoop!
Making room for sunscreen, every day
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SVR
From a pharmacy backroom in France
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TiZO
Mineral protection, made for everyday wear
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Tom Ford
A designer’s vision, translated into beauty
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Valmont
Swiss expertise with a sensory dimension
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Versace
Italian self-expression, translated into scent
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Yankee Candle
A handmade gift became a language of fragrance
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Yon-Ka
A French family’s aromatic discovery
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YSL
The spirit of a wardrobe, expressed in scent
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Zo Skin
Dr. Obagi’s pursuit of skin health
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