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                                                                    EXHIBIT 24.1



INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT



We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement
listed below of our report dated November 11, 1994, except for Note 16 as to
which the date is November 22, 1994, on our audits of the consolidated
financial statements of Tristar Corporation and Subsidiaries as of August 31,
1994 and for each of the two years in the period ended August 31, 1994.



                                                                Registration No.

On form S-8 for:

         400,000 Shares of Common Stock of Ross
            Cosmetics Distribution Centers, Inc.                        33-45396


                                   COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.

Dallas, Texas
December 5, 1995