Lauder names Stephanie Seymour spokesperson
Estée Lauder has signed actress and model Stephanie Seymour as spokesperson for the brand. Seymour will appear...February 10, 2014
Designer Parfums builds Patou and Aigner
UK-based Designer Parfums showcased the new Joy Forever fragrance from Jean Patou at the TFWA World Exhibition...February 9, 2014
Lauder names Guillaume Jesel head of global corporate innovation
The Estée Lauder Companies has appointed Guillaume Jesel, current svp global and North America marketing for MAC...February 7, 2014
Diptyque launches first facial skincare line
Following the introduction of a bodycare range in 2008, French fragrance brand Diptyque is launching L’Art du...February 7, 2014
Ileos names new ceo
Packaging company Ileos Group has named Jean Rollier president and ceo, replacing Pierre Hemar. Rollier was previously...February 7, 2014
La Prairie re-launches website
La Prairie has launched a redesigned version of its website, laprairie.com. The new version, accessible in 21...February 4, 2014
Kao Corp’s beauty sales up 6% in 2013
Japanese group Kao Corporation reported sales of $12.48bn in 2013, an increase of 7.8% on the previous...February 4, 2014
Prestige beauty sales up in US, down in Western Europe
Sales of prestige beauty products in the US last year were up by 5% over the previous...February 4, 2014
Avon France goes into receivership
US-based direct-sales company Avon has confirmed that its subsidiary in France has gone into receivership. On January...February 3, 2014
TPG Growth buys e.l.f. Cosmetics
Texas-based investment company TPG Growth has acquired a majority share in US-based budget make-up brand e.l.f. Cosmetics....February 3, 2014
Shiseido sees profit boost
Japanese beauty group Shiseido’s net profit almost tripled to ¥16.7bn ($163.2m) for the nine months ending December...January 31, 2014
LVMH sales up 4% in 2013
French luxury group LVMH’s sales were up 4% in 2013 to €29.1bn. Organic sales growth was 8%....January 30, 2014
Givaudan fine fragrance sales up by 1.8% in 2013
Fragrance house Givaudan reported total group sales of CHF4.4bn ($4.9bn) last year, a like-for-like increase of 5.5%...January 30, 2014
BW Confidential to give speech on China
BW Confidential‘s editor in chief, Oonagh Phillips, will give a talk on distribution in China at a...January 30, 2014
Sisley to launch new fragrance
French brand Sisley is to launch a new women’s fragrance this spring called Eau Tropicale. The floral...January 29, 2014
Fragrances of the World counts 1,432 fragrance launches in 2013
A total of 1,432 new fragrances launched in 2013, according to the latest edition of fragrance guide...January 28, 2014
Burberry unveils Brit Rhythm for her
Burberry is to launch a women’s version of Brit Rhythm in February, the brand’s first feminine fragrance...January 28, 2014
Interparfums reports sales increase for 2013
French beauty group Interparfums reported sales of €350.4m in 2013. Excluding Burberry, (whose license was terminated in...January 28, 2014
Benefit Cosmetics opens first store in France
LVMH-owned brand Benefit Cosmetics opened its first store in France this month in Paris’ Montorgeuil neighborhood. The...January 27, 2014
Printemps launches fragrance event at Paris flagship
French department-store retailer Printemps is launching the first of what will become an annual event devoted to...January 27, 2014
P&G reports beauty sales down in first half
Net sales at consumer-goods group Procter & Gamble’s beauty division fell by 2% to $5.28bn in the...January 24, 2014
São Paulo state bans animal testing
The state of São Paulo in Brazil has banned the practice of animal testing for the personal...January 24, 2014
NYX signs with Douglas in France
US-based masstige make-up brand NYX is to launch exclusively in France this year, with perfumery chain Douglas....January 23, 2014
Coty appoints new M&A executive
US-based Coty has appointed Catia Cesari senior vice president business development, mergers and acquisitions. Cesari will join...January 22, 2014
Clinique appoints Boris Janicek managing director France
Estée Lauder Companies has named Boris Janicek managing director of the Clinique brand in France. Janicek joined...January 22, 2014
Dufry to open three new stores in Nigeria
Swiss travel retailer Dufry Duty Free is to open three duty free stores in two airports in...January 22, 2014
BPI to distribute Ferragamo in Canada
Beauté Prestige International (BPI) is to distribute Ferragamo Parfums in Canada from this year. Ferragamo Parfums...January 22, 2014
Luxasia to focus on JVs and M&A as part of repositioning
Singapore-based beauty distributor Luxasia is to focus on joint ventures and M&A, as part of a S$9m...January 22, 2014
ELC promotes two executives
Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) has appointed Chris Good president, UK and Ireland, and named Sandra Main global...January 21, 2014
Unilever 2013 sales down, net profit up
Sales at personal-care group Unilever fell by 3% to €49.8bn in 2013, due in part to the...January 21, 2014