Revlon, Inc.
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Revlon, Inc.
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Company History
Founded 1932 in New York, NY
Charles Revson, Joseph Revson, and Charles Lachman founded Revlon in 1932 around opaque nail enamel, then built a broader beauty company by linking color, glamour, mass retail, and advertising.
Revson was the driving commercial and marketing force behind Revlon's rise in color cosmetics.
Joseph Revson co-founded Revlon and helped establish the company in its earliest nail enamel period.
Lachman contributed chemistry and product know-how to the early Revlon nail enamel formula.
Charles Revson, Joseph Revson, and Charles Lachman found Revlon around opaque nail enamel.
Revlon becomes a public company after building one of the best-known mass cosmetics brands in the United States.
Ronald Perelman takes Revlon private in a leveraged buyout that shapes the company's later balance-sheet pressure.
Revlon acquires Elizabeth Arden, adding prestige skin care and fragrance assets but increasing integration and leverage complexity.
Revlon files for Chapter 11 during a period of debt pressure, supply chain disruption, and competitive pressure in beauty.
Revlon emerges from Chapter 11 as a private company after eliminating about $2.7B of debt.
Revlon appoints Michelle Peluso Chief Executive Officer to lead the company's next phase of growth.
Expanded Revlon into hypoallergenic and sensitive-skin beauty positioning.
Re-entered professional beauty and salon channels.
Added prestige skin care and fragrance assets.
Revlon traces its origins to 1932.
The 2023 emergence from Chapter 11 reset Revlon's balance sheet and turned the company into a private turnaround.
Revlon grew by building cosmetics, nail color, fragrance, skin care, hair color, professional beauty products, and beauty tools for beauty shoppers, retailers, pharmacies, salons, department stores, distributors, and e-commerce customers.
This Revlon history page covers founding, growth milestones, leadership, financial context, and strategy.