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August 31, 2009
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
     
Attn:
  David L. Orlic, Esq.
Attorney-Advisor
Office of Mergers and Acquisitions
Ladies and Gentlemen:
     Reference is made to your letter dated August 21, 2009 (the “Comment Letter”) relating to the Schedule 13E-3/TO-I (the “Schedule 13E-3/TO”) filed by the Revlon, Inc. (“Revlon”) and MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc. (“MacAndrews & Forbes”) on August 10, 2009, as amended (File No. 005-49483).
     Per your request, each of Revlon, MacAndrews & Forbes and Ronald O. Perelman acknowledges that:
        it or he is responsible for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing;
 
        staff comments or changes to disclosure in response to staff comments do not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing; and
 
        it or he may not assert staff comments as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States.
         
Very truly yours,


REVLON, INC.
 
   
By:   /s/ Robert F. Kretzman      
  Name:   Robert K. Kretzman     
  Title:   Executive Vice President, Human Resources,
Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel 
   
 
         
MACANDREWS & FORBES HOLDINGS INC.
 
   
By:   /s/ Barry F. Schwartz      
  Name:   Barry F. Schwartz     
  Title:   Executive Vice Chairman    
 
By:   /s/ Ronald O. Perelman      
  Name:   Ronald O. Perelman