Cosmetics Industry
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Basic cosmetics manufacturing costs 35 cents across the industry, says Shamah
“Well, that's what it, is what I'm trying to say. That's what it costs. Like, that's how much it costs everybody. Now, yes, you can put active ingredients, and yes, this was 25 years ago, and yes, there are more expensive componentry and finishes and all that, …”
US cosmetics industry reached $75M by 1923, leaping 400% in a decade
“By 1923, the cosmetics industry had exploded to seventy-five million dollars in factory value, a 400% leap in just 10 years.”
Tarte was the first cosmetics brand to use fabric packaging
“So I got the packaging from a pack, a packaging company that I found and talked them into doing this amazing lavender fabric packaging. No one in the industry had ever done it. We were the first ever.”
Quimby used Burt Shavitz's face to reject cosmetics industry sexism
“That was a very conscious decision to use Bert's face because I was, I guess, a little resentful of the way women were used to market products. And I saw some of the big cosmetics lines really exploiting the image of women. So it was important for me not to fo…”