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What Went Wrong at Revlon

It was a slow decline for the 90-year-old company, which found itself crippled by massive debt, a pandemic, supply chain issues and growing competition from start-up brands changing beauty ideals and culture.
Revlon faced growing competition from celebrity and independent brands in recent years.
Revlon faced growing competition from celebrity and independent brands in recent years. (Getty Images)

ColorStay, Fire & Ice and Super Lustrous lipstick are some of the most well-known makeup products and franchises of the last four decades — all created by Revlon, the cosmetics company founded by Charles Revson in 1932.

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