In the December issue of Beauty Industry Report, Mike Nave checks in with Bertrand Fontaine for an update on what’s next for the giant beauty company L’Oréal Professional. And, Fuel's founder and CEO Bryan Batstone shares about how his new company came to market to empower stylists. In addition, Mike prowls the floor of the San Juan Beauty Show to take the pulse of the Caribbean beauty market. Plus mergers and acquisitions, distributor and rep news, new products, all the people moves and more from the trenches.

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