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Fire and Ice : The Story of Charles Revson, the Man Who Built theRevlon Empire
An account of the life, empire building, market managing, and power brokerage of the giant cosmetic firm's single-minded founder and presiding genius, with interviews with those who call him genius and those who call him worse
282 pages, Hardcover
First published August 1, 1976
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March 11, 2014
Red this in my youth and really enjoyed reading it again. What a great life to have created such an iconic brand. Highly recommend to anyone interested in a great American story
December 9, 2019
Read this book many years ago, the man accomplished a lot. I enjoy biographies of enterprising people. Revlon cosmetics sure were popular for a while, nothing lasts. It was exclusive, only sold in upscale shops back then but that eventually changed. Revlon used to run the most fabulous ads when introducing a new color of lipstick, Fire and Ice was one of the most famous. Very entertaining book.
October 11, 2018
What can one say about another corporate genius who was both love, hated, shy yet overbearing, and an all around weirdo!
August 16, 2020
Charles Revson was a self-made man, but he was a crass, orgy-loving, nearly illiterate bully! I will never purchase another Revlon product or by-product ever again!! What an asshole he was!
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May 9, 2023Why did I bail? No longer interested. Flipped through. Nothing caught my eye.
August 9, 2012
Funny enough, my favorite polish happens to be Revlon, yet I doubt I'll ever look at it the same way again.
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