1.   And because the skin can seem oilier during the summer, cosmetic companies have developed oil-free makeup with SPF protection.

2.   Cosmetic companies have tapped various trends for gala looks.

3.   Except to try it and see, which is exactly what the cosmetic companies want you to do.

4.   Estee Lauder is also the parent company of cosmetic companies Aveda, Prescriptives, MAC, Aramis, Bobbi Brown and Origins.

5.   For fall, cosmetic companies are telling us to go back to dark lips.

6.   In part, the cosmetic companies are hoping to tap into this tradition.

7.   Other cosmetic companies, such as Almay and Clinique, are recommended when it comes to covering up pimples with makeup.

8.   Platinum sponsors included Chatsworth designer David Dart, the XOXO company, Ojai Valley Inn and Woodland Hills-based hair and cosmetic company Sebastian International.

9.   Revlon, along with other cosmetic companies, shows short, dark red nails in its spring campaign.

10.   Supermarket chains, food producers and cosmetic companies have all been targets.