Yes To Carrots

Yes to Carrots is part of the Yes To product range that also includes Yes To Cucumber, Yes To Tomatoes, Yes To Grapefruit and Yes To Blueberries. They have a range of skin care and hair care products available. Each of these products is made using natural ingredients and harnessing the major benefits of each of the fruit and vegetables under the brand.

Yes To Carrots products have been made specifically for those with normal to dry skin and hair as well as for those with dry and chapped skin. The Beta Carotene formulas give added moisturising properties to help hydrate dry skin, hair and lips.

The products available from Yes To Carrots include face care products such as makeup removing cleanser, face mask and eye cream. You can also get body wash, hair care products, lip treatments and sun care products.

Yes to Carrots products can be found exclusively from Clicks stores.

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Yardley

Yardley offers a wide range of cosmetics, fragrances, and skin care products. South Africa has available the Yardley range of fragrances for both men and women, nail care products and cosmetics. 

Yardley was established in 1770 and is the oldest and one of the most successful cosmetics companies in the world


Jonathan Yardley started the company which was taken over by the Cleaver family in 1770. Eventually, the Yardley family managed to get back into the company through the convenience of marriage and business planning. This all took place in the 1800’s. The company continued to grow and eventually expanded across the world.

One of the most popular Yardley products in South Africa is the Oatmeal range. The Even Tone range promises to clear blemishes on your face and give you an even toned skin. They also have other ranges for oily skin, combination skin and acne prone skin. By following a simple three step system of using the Oatmeal cleansing scrub followed by the toner and finally the moisturiser, you will be able to see how effective the Yardley Oatmeal range is.

With regards to Yardley fragrances the men's range includes the famous English Blazer fragrance. It comes in the form of a cologne and deodorant. Also popular is the Yardley Legacy and 442 fragrances.

The women's fragrances are very popular. These include Gorgeous, Lace and You're the Fire. Also popular and affordable is the Yardley So...? range. It has been made for younger women and has fruity scents and playful names such as So...? Funky and So...? Bling.

The Yardley makeup range is of a very high quality. They provide the basics such as lipstick, mascara and foundation. In addition, they also have an exciting range of nail polish that also includes nail gel.

Yardley products can be found at selected retailers such as Clicks, Foschini and Edgars stores.

 

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Xen-Tan

Xen Tan is a sunless tanning brand that was established in 2002. What made this product range unique was the fact that they did away with the orange coloured tans and replaced them with olive under-toned tans. This helped to ensure that the tan looked more natural.

There was finally a product available that helped you achieve a sun kissed look that did not turn orange after wearing it. The olive undertone was chosen because it mimics the skin colour of those who tan naturally in the sun.

Another reason why Xen Tan products became popular is that they do not have an unpleasant odour that other products produce. This is because of the time release technology that has been formulated by Xen Tan. The time release agent controls the amount of DHA (dihydroxyacetone) released on the skin during application. This leads to a fragrance free and flawless application of the Xen Tan tanning products.

In addition, Xen Tan products also take care of your skin as they tan it. After years of research, formulations have been created using natural ingredients to give the right balance of nourishment and tanning for your skin. These ingredients include green tea, Vitamin E, Vitamin A, Shea Butter and Moroccan Oil among others.

Xen Tan products can be found at selected Beauty Salons and Spas around South Africa.

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Woolworths

Woolworths is a home decor, clothing, food and cosmetics brand that first opened in Cape Town in 1931.

Founder Max Sonnenberg, opened his second store in Durban only three years later. Within 4 years since opening, there were a number of Woolworths stores around South Africa. In just 80 years there are over 400 stores across South Africa, Africa and the Middle East.

Woolworths was the first retailer to offer employees a pension fund, medical aid and maternity leave in hopes of gaining the best professional employees.

By the early 1970’s Woolworths had already adopted the latest technology and fast became the most forward thinking industry of its time.

Woolworths was one of the first South African retailers to introduce the “sell by date” on food as well as offer pre-washed lettuce and machine washable wool clothing.

In 2008 and 2010 Woolworths won Responsible Retailer of the year.

Today, Woolworths is one of South Africa’s favourite brands. The stores and products from the stores live by their promise of putting the customers first. Since establishment in South Africa in 1931, Woolworths has grown from being just a grocery store, to also being a clothing store that has a number of products under its brand.

From Woolworths Beauty, you will find products for your face and body. The ranges include bath and body, skincare and makeup. The high quality that Woolworths is known for will be found in these products. They promise to effectively take care of your skin while also helping you look and feel good.

Woolworths stores are located all over the country and you can visit one to find your favourite products.

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Wella System Professional

Wella System Professionals is a branch of the Wella brand that focuses on hair care products. Wella System Professionals aims to have a very close relationship with hair salons and hairdressers. This allows them a chance to ensure that their products are being marketed and used by salons, while also always knowing what hair problems people are experiencing.

Everything from shampoo to hair colouring is made using products that are good for your hair and will help nourish it. Wella System Professionals wants the users of its hair products to have hair that is not only good looking, but healthy as well. They do this through salon hair treatments as well as home hair treatments between salon visits.

 

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Wella System Professional

Wella System Professionals is a branch of the Wella brand that focuses on hair care products. Wella System Professionals aims to have a very close relationship with hair salons and hairdressers. This allows them a chance to ensure that their products are being marketed and used by salons, while also always knowing what hair problems people are experiencing.

Everything from shampoo to hair colouring is made using products that are good for your hair and will help nourish it. Wella System Professionals wants the users of its hair products to have hair that is not only good looking, but healthy as well. They do this through salon hair treatments as well as home hair treatments between salon visits.

 

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Wella

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 Wella products are available in over 150 different countries, and continues its steady expansion. Wella provides consumers with cosmetics, fragrances and hair care products.

This German company was founded in 1880 by Franz Stroher.

 

1920’s

The war is over and wigs are out. Ströher's sons Karl and Georg start developing products to create permanent waves - and give the company its name: Wella (derived from the German for wave).
Salons jump on the first Wella perming appliance, offering their clients a short, stylish, curly look that defines the decade. A new era in hairdressing is launched.

 

1930’s

The perm is top of the fashion agenda and Wella is leading the way. The company invents Wella Junior - the world's first portable perming machine - and sales soar.

Wella focuses on building partnerships with salons and hairdressers. Salons that buy Wella appliances are given hair care products too. The company's full support service is born to help salons flourish continually.
Wella launches its famous logo and the business expands into Europe and America. A year later, the Wella Corporation is founded in the USA.


Then in 1939, World War 2 breaks out and production is discontinued.

 

1940’s
After World War 2, under the GDR, Wella's East German factory and all its patents are seized and declared state-owned.
Refusing to give up, the Ströher family and 12 loyal employees start over in Hünfeld, Hesse. Production begins in 1945 and the company thrives. Wella Junior becomes a hero product once again.
By the end of the decade, Wella has 50 employees and hairdressing is back on track.

1950’s

Business is booming and Wella pioneers an industry revolution with the invention of Koleston Perfect - the first cream colorant that also cares for the hair. An immediate hit with hairdressers, color is seen everywhere.
Wella innovates again with Accord, the first coloring and setting product, then Wella Form and Lifetex Concentrate, a conditioner ahead-of-its-time.
Trade begins in South Africa, Australia, Brazil and moves further across Europe.
In 1954, Welonda Salon Equipment is created and salons and stylists become Wella's permanent partners with the development of industry-acclaimed training programms throughout the decade.

 

1960’s
The Sixties
It's a time of self-expression and experimentation and women change their hairstyle at unprecedented rates. Wella directs the trend with the launch of Wella Privat, a professional line available in salons only. Clients take Wella's expert hair care home with them for the first time and the brand's salon retail business is born.
Wella is exclusive supplier at the Olympic Games and takes centre stage at international hairdressing events - inspiring salons and stylists throughout a decade of iconic style.
R&D investment intensifies and trade spreads into Japan, New Zealand, Mexico and Iran.

 

1970’s
The Seventies
Wella's passion for innovation sees the launch of Perform, a new perming product allowing hairdressers to create the fabulous Afro looks of era.
System Professional and Wella Balsam become must-have salon products and the brand's For Men range breaks down barriers and marks the emergence of male grooming.

In 1972, Wella's produces the first shampoo specifically designed for retail purchase (department stores, supermarkets, chemists and perfumeries).

In 1976, Wella makes a breakthrough discovery with Chitosan. A hairspray ingredient that improves hold without stiffening, it spawns a new generation of styling products.

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The Eighties
Strong, powerful hair is the story of the decade and Wella sets the scene with its High Hair Professional Styling range.
New Wave (ShockWaves's predecessor) transforms hair fashion and puts the 'wet-look' on the streets while the launch of eco-brand Sanara demonstrates the company's growing environmental concerns. Male grooming is firmly on the agenda with the expansion of System Professional For Men.
Wella celebrates its 100th birthday. Trade expands through Chile and America and production begins in the former USSR.
Wella acquires scissor and equipment maker Tondeo as well as French luxury goods manufacturer Parfum Rochas S.A: hairdressing is Wella's heartland, but beauty is fast-becoming the bigger picture.
The company is publicly listed on the German Stock exchange for the first time.

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The Nineties
Wella discovers more new ingredients, including fruit wax, and wins an important award for technical innovation. The company develops the use of keratin to repair damaged hair and continues to focus on products that nourish and protect.
SP Liquid Hair hits the market and becomes another world first.
Wella acquires glamorous U.S. designer brand Sebastian and broadens its beauty portfolio with the acquisition of Muehlens KG - famous for fragrances such as 4711, Gucci Rush, Dunhill Desire and Naomi Campbell
The iron curtain falls and the gateway to Eastern Europe opens. Wella buys back Londa, its original operation, from the former GDR. Hairdressing has come full circle.

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2000’s

Wella's beauty business booms with the licensing of brands including Trussardi, Mont Blanc, Marc O'Polo, Max Mara and Gerry Weber.
The company expands throughout Asia/Pacific, bringing hair innovation to the four corners of the globe.
Trend Vision, a showcase of Wella's annual hair fashion collections becomes an inspiration to stylists everywhere and generates the much-acclaimed Trend Vision Award: a global hairdressing competition encouraging visionary creative style - in the image of Wella's core values.
In 2003, Wella is acquired by Procter & Gamble and the hair and fragrance businesses are combined. With its salon business under P&G Salon Professional, Wella is now part of the biggest consumer goods company in the wo rld.
With the brand restage in 2008 Wella Professionals launched a new chapter with a new brand vision and a modernized brand logo. With the restage Wella Professionals underlines its traditionally close relationship to the hairdresser, strengthening again it's core pillars: leadership in education, creative inspiration and products and service innovation.

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2010’s
With the launch of Wella Professionals Care and Styling, Wella Professionals reaches the final step in the total rebirth of its brand. The two high-performing product ranges bring a new dimension to the salon experience: hair care that you can experience with all your senses and iconic styling products that help to boost the personal charisma of each client.

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Vo5

Alberto Vo5 is a product of an American corporation which was founded in 1955 by Leonard Lavin. After focusing on hundreds of various products, the company dropped most of them and began focusing on Alberto Vo5 and hairdressing.


In 1958, Alberto Vo5 was the number one selling product of its kind and maintains its reputation till today. Leonard Lavin and his wife maintained the company and its reputation up until the year of 1994. They then handed the company over to the second family generation. Lavin’s daughter, Carol Lavin Bernick is the company’s executive chairman.


In 2006 there was a vote as to whether or not they should sell their salon distribution to Sally Beauty Supply, however the votes were against such an agreement and as such the deal fell through.

The range of Vo5 hair care products includes shampoo and conditioner that has been formulated to address various hair care needs such as dandruff and dry hair and sculp. Their latest range is the Vo5 Elixir range that has been infused with 5 vital oils to ensure hair health.

There is also a hair styling range that includes products that protect your hair during heat treatments such as blowdrying and flat ironing. There is also a molding and mousse range from Vo5.


Alberto Culver supports groups that include education, women in the working world and organizations in health care which support research facilities.

 

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Viktor & Rolf

Viktor & Rolf is a Dutch based fashion label that was founded in 1993 by Viktor Horsting and Rolf Snoeren. They are not afraid to be creative and artistic when it comes to their fashion designs and fashion shows. They have collections for men and women that are loved all over the world.

The Viktor & Rolf fragrance side of business is relatively new. The first fragrance was released in 2005 in collaboration with L’Oreal. All the other fragrances from the brand have been released together with L’Oreal.

The first fragrance was for women and called Flowerbomb it was followed by the release of a men’s fragrance, Antidote in 2006. January 2012 saw the launch of another men’s fragrance called Spicebomb. It was the masculine version of Flowerbomb. As the names of the fragrances imply, Flowerbomb is a celebration and explosion of the beauty of flowers, while Spicebomb has spicy notes. Another fragrance for women from is Viktor & Rolf Eau Mega. It became available in 2009.

Various limited editions under Flowerbomb have also been made. These include Flowerbomb de Paris, Flowerbomb Extrait de Parfum, Flowerbomb Extreme and Flowerbomb La Vie En Rose among others.

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Vichy

Vichy is a cosmetics company founded in 1931 which is now owned by L’Oreal under its Active Cosmetics division. The range of beauty products includes a long list of anti-aging products, skin care products, body care and makeup. The only water formulations used is Vichy’s line of skin care, is thermal spa water from the springs of France.

Even though Vichy is popular world wide, it is most famous in Europe. In Europe the most popular range is the foundations and concealers.

The brands slogan is “Health is Beautiful”.


A list of some of their leading cosmetics lines include:

•    Neovadiol
•    Dercos
•    Aqualia
•    Myokine
•    Vichy Homme
•    Anti Aging LiftActiv
•    Normaderm for oily and problem prone skin types
•    Essentielles ( a cheaper line of products)



Vichy products can be found in selected beauty stores in South Africa.

 

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