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Originally posted by staffies
MK isactually #1 sellingbrand of skin care and color cosmetics in the US for the past 12 years so it's being bought and I'm selling it!
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citation, please?
according to Forbes magazine:
http://www.forbes.com/lifestyle/2006...09feat_ls.html scroll down to the bottom and click where it says "To find out which are the world's best-selling cosmetic brands, click here. "
2004 Global market share:
Maybelline 7.4%
Avon 5.4%
L'oreal 5.3%
Lancome 4%
Clinique 3.6%
Revlon 3.3%
Estee Lauder 2.9%
Max Factor 2.8%
Cover Girl 2.7%
Shiseido 2.2%
No mention of Mary Kay, but Avon's on there.
From
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Kay_Cosmetics:
"Mary Kay claims to be the best-selling brand of skin care and color cosmetics in its home country of the United States. However, no sources or statistics are ever provided to support this claim. Despite FTC requirements, accurate information on retail sales, product returns, number of consultants at each level, or amount paid in commissions each year is not publicly available."
Seems that MK and it's reps like to make this claim that it's the best selling, but there's nothing to back it up.