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News LAURA GELLER BEAUTY PARTNERS WITH TCP Laura Geller Beauty has partnered with privateequity firm Tengram Capital Partners and will use the firm's expertise in health and beauty to help drive its future growth. The prestige color-cosmetics brand developed by professional makeup artist Laura Geller is best known for the "baked" category of makeup—uniquely formulated, color-correcting products made in Italy. It focuses on educating consumers with how-to elements built into the brand, combined with products that are designed for ease of use and multitasking. Laura Geller Beauty has a New York City flagship location, is a QVC best seller in both the United States and the United Kingdom and is available at ULTA Beauty, among other places. "The Laura Geller Beauty brand has always positioned itself as a premium color-cosmetics collection that fits into every woman's lifestyle regardless of where she lives, what she does or what she wears," says Geller. "Our partnership with TCP will accelerate my dream of delivering innovative, relatable and meaningful products to more women domestically and abroad." TCP has also invested in NEST Fragrances. 68 February 2013 | beautystorebusiness.com GLIMMER BODY ART PROMOTES FOGLE AS NEW COO Glimmer Body Art, which manufactures glitter tattoos for lifestyle and entertainment venues, has promoted Beatrice Fogle to chief operating officer. In her new position, Fogle is overseeing the growth of the G The Body Art Professional division in the professional-beauty market. The brand provides beauty stores, salons and spas the opportunity to offer its glitter body art for retail and as a service. Its offerings range from delicate butterflies to full-back peacocks, and from weddingBeatrice Fogle themed body jewelry to high-end, sophisticated jeweled collections. Fogle is also overseeing the growth of The Glimmer Body Art division, which supplies glitter body art to the toy, amusement-park and children'sparties markets. In her previous position as vice president of sales and marketing, Fogle led the launch of the G The Body Art Professional division. She joined the company in June 2012. As vice president of sales and marketing, she strategized and managed all initial sales and marketing initiatives for the company— including the Cosmoprof North America 2012 launch. ■