dsm-firmenich organic sales up 2%
Flavor and fragrance company dsm-firmenich’s sales rose 2% on
The Beautyworld Middle East Awards 2025 winners revealed
The Beautyworld Middle East Awards 2025 took place at a gala dinner last night at the Conrad...
Yves Rocher to expand to Asia
French brand Yves Rocher is to expand to Asia next year, with the roll out
Homecourt raises $8m
Homecourt, the home and fragrance brand founded by actress Courteney Cox, has raised an $8m Series A
Trends and innovations from LuxePack Monaco
BW Confidential highlights the key innovations, trends and talking points from LuxePack Monaco
Estée Lauder Companies partners with Shopify
Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) has partnered with commerce platform Shopify to modernize its
Symrise sales down 2.9% in Q3, lowers guidance
Flavor and fragrance company Symrise said reported sales fell 2.9%
Sol de Janeiro names Chief Marketing & Digital Officer
Sol de Janeiro (L’Occitane Group) has named Jordan Saxemard
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Beautyworld Middle East kicks off
The Beautyworld Middle East show kicked off today in Dubai. The show will run until October 29.
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Boots opens new fragrance-only store
Boots opened its new fragrance-only concept store today at Broadgate Central in London.
Unilever sales up 3.9% in Q3, reiterates focus on beauty
Unilever’s underlying sales in the third quarter rose 3.9%.
Symrise names Nicolas Beaulieu VP Senior Perfumer
Symrise has named Nicolas Beaulieu VP Senior Perfumer.
Advent International said to be exploring sale of Parfums de Marly
Advent International is said to be in early talks about a potential sale of fragrance group Parfums de Marly.
LVMH said to be considering sale of stake in Fenty Beauty
LVMH is considering selling its 50% stake in Fenty Beauty, according to Reuters.
Givaudan partners with Louvre Abu Dhabi
Givaudan has partnered with the Louvre Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates.
Roja Dove and Jacques Cavallier-Belletrud to headline new Next in Fragrance conference at Beautyworld Middle East
Perfume expert Roja Dove and master perfumer Jacques Cavallier-Belletrud are to
Hermès Perfume & Beauty sales down 7.2% in Q3
Hermès’ sales were €3.9bn in the third quarter, increasing 10% at constant exchange rates.
L’Oréal on Creed, Gucci & Armani
In L’Oréal’s third-quarter conference call with analysts this evening, CEO Nicolas Hieronimus said that the Creed brand
L’Oréal Q3 sales up 4.9%
L’Oréal’s sales rose by 4.9% like-for-like in the third quarter to €10.33bn.
China’s Joy Group acquires haircare brand Foltène
Chinese beauty company Joy Group has completed its acquisition of Italian haircare brand Foltène.
CPL Aromas opens new school in Madagascar
CPL Aromas has opened a new school in Fanivelona, a remote village in eastern Madagascar.
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Interparfums’ sales down 1.6% in Q3
Interparfums sales were down 1.6% to €253.5m in the third quarter at current exchange rates.
L’Oréal confirms deal to acquire Kering’s beauty business
L’Oréal has confirmed that it will acquire the beauty business of French luxury group Kering for €4bn.
Kering said to be nearing deal to sell beauty division to L’Oréal
French luxury group Kering is said to be nearing a deal to sell its beauty division to L’Oréal
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LVMH names Romain Spitzer President & CEO Fragrance Group LVMH Beauty
LVMH has named Romain Spitzer President & CEO Fragrance Group LVMH Beauty.
Amorepacific to launch first multi-brand pop-up
Amorepacific is to launch its first multi-brand pop-up called Seoul in the City, in partnership with Sephora.