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Harvey Alstodt, who helped sell thousands and thousands of bottles of nail color and other beauty products during greater than 20 years at Del Laboratories, passed away on June 3 after a protracted illness. He was 83 years old. Alstodt joined Del Laboratories in 1985 from Foster Grant. At the moment, Del was a fledgling company best known in beauty for its Sally Hansen nail polish. As executive vp of sales for cosmetics, Alstodt helped Sally Hansen claw its way right into a market dominated by Revlon. “He helped the little company Del Labs construct market share up there with the large guys,” recalled Steve Lubin, a former vp and wonder executive with Walgreens. Under his watch, Sally Hansen grew to the leading...