Contents 1. Introduction 2 1.1. Purpose 3 1.2. Methodology 3 2. Market analysis 4 2.1 The current market situation 4 2.1.1 Past situation 5 2.1.2. Distribution systems 5 2.1.3. Penetrating and acting on the market 6 2.1.4. Research & development 7 2.1.5. Subsectors- hair care 7 2.1.6. The market and future possibilities 7 2.2. Competition in general 8 2.2.1. The products 9 2.2.3. Direct competitors 9 2.3 The consumer 10 2.3.1. Who? 11 2.3.2. Trends 12 3. The study 12 3.1. The research 12 3.1.1. Analysis of the conducted research 13 3.2. Developing a perception of the Diesel brand 13 3.3 The respondents’ attitudes and perceptions about men’s cosmetic products 14 3.3.1. The respondents’ opinions 15 3.3.2. What products and why? 16 3.4. The differences between the views of brands 17 3.5. S.W.O.T.-analysis of Diesel’s situation 18 3.5.1. Strengths 19 3.5.2. Weaknesses 20 3.5.3. Opportunities 20 3.5.4. Threats 20 Brand-matrixes 20 Diesel 21 Garnier 23 Schwatzkopf 24 Tigi 25

1. Introduction
Looks are important to everybody. Our looks and affect the first impression other people get and the evaluating of looks goes far to our biology. Looks affect our emotions and perceptions of other people. A good looking individual represent healthy genes whereas poor looks can be sign of illness.
In the modern world things have though gone much further than that. Good looks do not only mean good possibilities to produce healthy offspring. In our modern society a good looking male for example represents success, power and status. Good looks are something to strive after and can be highly beneficial. The days when only women’s looks were evaluated are over. An independent, successful and intelligent man takes good care of his looks. So no wonder that in the 2000 century, when the world has become