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Brylcreem
Brylcreem is a British hair-styling brand created in 1928 by County Chemicals in Birmingham, England. Its original product, a high-shine hair cream made from water, mineral oil and beeswax, gave its name to the slicked-back look of…



Umbro is an English sportswear brand established in 1924 near Manchester by brothers Harold and Wallace Humphreys, who combined their surname and "brothers" to coin the name. Long associated with football and rugby kit bearing its…



Hot Tools is an American hair-styling appliance brand that began in 1990 as a line of curling tools for professional stylists. Today its range spans curling irons and wands, flat irons, hair dryers and one-step hot-air stylers, grouped…

L'Oréal
L'Oréal is a French beauty group founded in 1909 by Eugène Schueller, who started out selling hair dye. Today it is the largest cosmetics company in the world, based in Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, and organised into consumer, luxury,…






