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Givenchy Beauty is LVMH-owned with no licensee, but the company importing it into India is a Chalhoub Group arm named on 12 of 13 product declarations.
12 Oct 2026
Fenty Beauty is a joint venture with LVMH’s Kendo Brands and no party has ever published a share. Indian prices run 4.8% to 9.4% above the US list,
12 Oct 2026
MAC’s own India webstore permanently stopped taking orders on 15 December 2025. We check who owns the Toronto-born brand, what it costs against the US and UK, and
12 Oct 2026
Dr. Jart+ has been wholly owned by Estée Lauder since December 2019, not 2015. Indian prices on the day every product sat at 60% off, what its claims
12 Oct 2026
Himalaya’s classic skincare costs ₹1.40–₹2.40 per millilitre, the cheapest we have audited. The pack, the licence and the corporate record tell a more complicated story than the herbal
12 Oct 2026
India’s advertising council upheld two complaints against Clinique’s Moisture Surge claims in late 2025. Nine months later the struck-down number was still on sale copy, while Indian prices
12 Oct 2026
The Indian Clean & Clear range shares nothing but a logo with the American one. We read the packs, the licences and the prices.
11 Oct 2026
Chanel Beauty declares origin and importer on every Indian listing and a factory on most of them. Prices run from 12.9% cheaper than America to 24.3% dearer.
11 Oct 2026
Benefit runs brow bars in ten Sephora India stores at published prices, and its products land cheaper here than in the United States. Who owns it, and what
11 Oct 2026
The Golden Ratio patent checks out on the register and runs to 2033. The brow powder that built the brand costs ₹3,375 a gram in India, and Anastasia
11 Oct 2026
Estée Lauder has never changed hands since 1946, and its Indian prices sit below American list on every hero we checked. The brand shut its own Indian webstore
11 Oct 2026
Laura Mercier passed from Shiseido to Advent’s Orveon in a US$700 million sale. In India it runs 10% to 20% above United States list price.
11 Oct 2026
Catrice belongs to cosnova, the German family company that also owns essence — but only essence was part of the Reliance Retail deal. Here is what that costs
11 Oct 2026
Rare Beauty’s fund reports over $30 million of a $100 million ten-year goal, Selena Gomez’s stake is an estimate rather than a filing, and Indian prices run 26%
11 Oct 2026
asa Beauty is a Mumbai colour-cosmetics brand whose company is “Active” on the register under a wholesale activity code. What its lipsticks cost at named Indian retailers, why
27 Sep 2026
Who owns Paula’s Choice, what it costs in India against American prices on twelve matched pairs, and what its ingredient lists do and do not publish.
6 Sep 2026
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