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3 Reasons You Should Buy a Stick Vacuum—And 3 Reasons They Suck
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3 Reasons You Should Buy a Stick Vacuum—And 3 Reasons They Suck

JILL KOCH, 39, bought her first cordless vacuum because it was pink. “I didn’t look at the brand, I didn’t look at the price. I saw the color and was like, ‘I have to have it,’” said the Cincinnati-based home organization and cleaning blogger. Koch, who owns almost a dozen vacuums, says her newest cordless stick, the Shark Wandvac, gets the most use. She finds its motor powerful enough to handle most tasks. But more important, because of its sleek look, “it’s not even weird to store it in plain sight,” she said. Whenever she sees something that needs cleaning, that vacuum is within reach. She can clear the mess, dump out its dustbin into a trash can, and re-dock the vacuum in a minute or two.Cordless stick vacuums aren’t new—British manufacturer Dyson released its first cordless stick vac...
P&G Bought Gillette 18 Years Ago. It’s Still Paying the Price.
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P&G Bought Gillette 18 Years Ago. It’s Still Paying the Price.

Updated Dec. 5, 2023 4:45 pm ETProcter & Gamble said it was booking a $1.3 billion charge on its Gillette business, adjusting the value of a shaving giant that it took over nearly two decades ago.  P&G bought Gillette for stock initially valued at $54 billion in 2005, making it a dominant player in the global razor business. The unit has struggled in recent years as upstarts, such as Dollar Shave Club and Harry’s, have entered the market with lower prices. As of June 2023, P&G estimated its grooming business was worth about $14.1 billion.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Using Keratin Treatments or Hair-Straightening Creams? Research Suggests Potential Cancer Risk.
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Using Keratin Treatments or Hair-Straightening Creams? Research Suggests Potential Cancer Risk.

Millions of women are using hair-straightening treatments and products that might be harmful to their health.More research is linking chemicals in these products to an increased risk of uterine, ovarian and breast cancer. Studies also suggest that frequent use of such products can negatively affect puberty and pregnancy. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
How Fara Homidi Got People to Splurge on This $88 Lipstick
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How Fara Homidi Got People to Splurge on This $88 Lipstick

Fara Homidi calls herself a “mouth watcher.” The makeup artist has always loved observing people talk, smile, laugh. Do their lips quiver when they talk about a certain someone? What do their teeth look like? She finds that people display a lot of personality with their mouths. So when she decided to launch her first makeup line this year, she knew it had to be lip-focused.What she didn’t know was that her $88 sky-blue lip compact would become an immediate object of desire. The refillable metal compact, which includes a lip balm and a colored pigment, comes in just two nudes and two reds. Homidi also sells a $36 lip pencil, a $58 lip brush and a $298 pouch. There’s more on the horizon—she wants to play on the same field as fellow artists Charlotte Tilbury and Pat McGrath, both of whom hav...
Amazon Deal for iRobot May Restrict Competition, European Commission Says
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Amazon Deal for iRobot May Restrict Competition, European Commission Says

Updated Nov. 27, 2023 1:32 pm ETThe European Commission said Monday that Amazon’s proposed deal to buy Roomba-maker iRobot may limit competition in the robot vacuum cleaner market.European regulators said that they had informed Amazon of the commission’s preliminary view following an investigation of the proposed acquisition.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
The Estée Lauder Family Built a Beauty Empire. A Succession Rift Threatens It
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The Estée Lauder Family Built a Beauty Empire. A Succession Rift Threatens It

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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Sheds Investments in GM, J&J and P&G
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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Sheds Investments in GM, J&J and P&G

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway eliminated its stake in a handful of American blue chips, including General Motors and Johnson & Johnson, while the stock market’s rally sputtered in the third quarter.The company also sold off smaller positions in Procter & Gamble, Mondelez International and United Parcel Service, while trimming its investments in Amazon.com, Chevron and HP, among others.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
It’s Warm. It’s Bronze. It’s Everywhere. How ‘Latte Makeup’ Became Fall’s Hottest Beauty Trend
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It’s Warm. It’s Bronze. It’s Everywhere. How ‘Latte Makeup’ Became Fall’s Hottest Beauty Trend

ANYONE WHO lived through the 1990s (or has watched Apple TV+’s docuseries “The Super Models”) no doubt remembers the decade’s taste for brown makeup. To emulate era-defining faces such as model Linda Evangelista and R&B star Brandy—both particularly partial to mocha-hue lips—women embraced earthy maquillage en masse. Today, amid an amber wave of ’90s-style nostalgia, makeup brands are revisiting such tones, but the look du jour is an evolution, not a reproduction.Fans of “latte makeup,” as it’s been dubbed, include celebrities such as models Hailey Bieber and Lori Harvey, and actress Shay Mitchell—as well as legions of Gen-Z TikTok users. The look kicks the original ’90s trend up a notch with added dimension and luminosity. “Neutral tones and monochromatic shades are elevated and soph...
What Does Gen Z Think of Goop?
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What Does Gen Z Think of Goop?

With a new, affordable skin-care line and product input from her daughter, Gwyneth Paltrow is positioning her luxury lifestyle brand for a new audience. Are younger beauty consumers buying?
A ‘Zelda’ Movie Could Mint Money for Nintendo
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A ‘Zelda’ Movie Could Mint Money for Nintendo

Nintendo’s Super Mario brothers smashed, jumped and climbed their way into box office fame. Now the Italian-American plumbers’ colleague Link is looking to make his mark too.For investors, that is great news: It shows Nintendo is taking its cue from the likes of Sony, which has managed a string of successful game-screen crossovers like “The Last of Us.”Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8