EXHIBIT 23


                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


The Board of Directors
Helen of Troy Limited:

We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statements No.
33-75832, No. 333-11181, No. 333-67349 and No. 333-67369 on Form S-8, and the
registration statements No. 333-65477 and No. 333-67293 on Form S-3, of Helen of
Troy Limited of our report dated May 3, 2002, relating to the consolidated
balance sheets of Helen of Troy Limited and subsidiaries as of February 28, 2002
and February 28, 2001, and the related consolidated statements of income,
stockholders' equity, and cash flows and related financial statement schedule
for each of the years in the three-year period ended February 28, 2002, which
report appears in the February 28, 2002 annual report on Form 10-K of Helen of
Troy Limited.


KPMG LLP




El Paso, Texas
May 28, 2002



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