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Source: Euromonitor Report - June 2007
54. Hindustan Unilever's (HUL) skincare brand Pond’s signs Priyanka Chopra as its new brand ambassador – May 07
Source:
Exchange4media
May 2008
55. Manipal
Group’s health & wellness retail service, Manipal Cure and Care, has
launched a premium marine-based range of cosmeceutical (cosmetics with
therapeutic value) and healthcare brands from Laboratoires Robert
Schwartz, France. The skin care products, or Physiocosmetics, include a
day cream, night care, eye contour and anti-oxidant serum.

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54. Priyanka Chopra To Be The New Face Of Pond’s
7 May, 2008
Pond’s has announced Priyanka Chopra as its new face across all the brand’s ranges. As brand ambassador, Chopra would play a key role in brand and product communication across various platforms on television, in print and outdoor media.
Venkat Sridhar, General Manager, Skin Care, Hindustan Unilever Ltd, said, “There is a perfect fit between Priyanka Chopra and Pond’s – their timelessness and their ability to touch the lives of millions of women – which makes this an ideal association. Moreover, Priyanka has an international appeal that extends to women across all age groups, just as our skincare solutions do. The gorgeous Priyanka seems like the perfect ambassador for Pond's, the brand that stands for beauty and romance.”
Commenting on her association with the brand, Chopra said, “Being the face of Pond’s is a big honour for me. It makes me nostalgic as I have used Pond’s as a child. The brand has become extremely international. They not only look different, they feel different on your skin. They are top of the line quality products catering to every age group, be it an anti-ageing cream, skin lightening cream or a face wash. They all say love is what makes the world go around and Pond’s is love’s helping hand. It is all about romance and making you feel lovely.”
55. MCC Launches French Marine Skin Range
2 May, 2008
Manipal Cure and Care,
the Manipal group’s health & wellness retail service, has launched premium
marine-based range of cosmeceutical and healthcare brands from Laboratoires
Robert Schwartz, France.
Now, these will be
available at MCC centres in Ahmedabad and Bangalore and select retail
outlets and also the soon-to-be launched centres in Mumbai and Pune, MCC
said in a release here.
The products include
the d’Ormier range of cosmeceuticals (cosmetics with therapeutic value),
Physiodiet and a meal replacement working on fat cell regulation.
Four skin care products
or Physiocosmetics are also available as day cream, night care, eye contour
and anti-oxidant serum.
They are made from seaweed, algae and other marine biodiversity.
Laboratories Robert
Schwartz was founded by Mr Robert Schwartz 16 years back. Its products are
available in Germany, France, Italy, Belgium and the UK, Japan, South Korea,
the US, Canada and the Baltic countries. The facilities are located in
Brittany in France and the R&D centre is in Alsace.

30 April, 2008
Ozone Ayurvedics today
announced its entry into the Rs 60-crore anti-acne skin care segment with
the launch of Zap n Clear, a pimple and mark removal ayurvedic cream. The
anti-acne therapy provides an instant and complete therapy for acne and
pimples as well as for mark removal, the company said. It is the only
anti-acne formulation available in India with a twin tube pack which treats
and cures pimples as well as works on post-pimple marks giving a clear
smooth and glowing skin without harming the sensitive pimple prone skin, a
press release issued here said. The company also plans to launch an oil-free
sunscreen lotion, No Marks anti-acne face pack and anti-acne scrub in the
therapeutic segment and No Pimple No Marks face wash in the preventive
segment under this range subsequently. “The launch of Zap n Clear reiterates
our commitment to the consumers by providing them a wider choice,” Ms Neeta
Aggarwal, CEO of Ozone Ayurvedics said.
