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Pond’s is now two brands under one name: Hindustan Unilever’s in India, Evermark’s in America. We price the range per gram and report what ponds.in does not publish.

Tarte has no authorised Indian retailer, so resellers charge 77% to 97% above US list. Tokyo-listed KOSE owns the brand outright.

Fourteen Indian listings gave Too Faced three different countries of origin, and one mascara declared two. What the brand costs here, who owns it, and what it publishes behind its claims.

L’Oréal bought Kiehl’s in 2000, not 1988. Who imports it, who sells it in India now, and what it costs against the American price.

Founded in 1996, owned by LVMH, then Falic, then Castanea, and by L’Oréal since 2012 — at a price neither party ever disclosed. What Urban Decay costs in India, and where the premium sits.

NYX returned to India in November 2025 as a Nykaa exclusive. Its Indian prices run at 86–105% of the brand’s own US list, against sibling Maybelline’s 52–60%.

CeraVe’s Indian jars declare Chakan, Pune and licence M MH/105568. The Moisturising Cream’s ingredient list matches the American one exactly — and costs ₹4.62 a gram against ₹3.36 on a US shelf.

Aveeno’s Indian bottles are filled in South Korea and priced at close to double one American shelf price per millilitre. In June 2026 the advertising council examined its 72-hour hydration claim and did not uphold the complaint.

Fossil makes watches for Michael Kors, Armani and Diesel, left the smartwatch business in 2024, and is shrinking its way back to profit. What that means for buyers.

Skechers is India’s fourth-largest sportswear brand and now privately owned. The 40 million dollar toning settlement, and why nobody pays its MRP.

Converse revenue has halved in three years and its operating profit is down 97%. What a Chuck Taylor really costs in India, why it is cheaper here than in America, and why a Bata Power canvas shoe is not a fake.

Vans revenue has fallen from $4.16 billion to $2.15 billion in four years against a $5 billion target. Who actually holds the India licence, why there is no official Vans India site, and what an Old Skool really costs here.

Timex is American, Dutch-owned, and makes watches in Himachal Pradesh through a company listed on the BSE. What that means for what you pay, and why Sonata exists.