Lancôme partners with Alber Elbaz
L’Oréal-owned Lancôme is launching Hypnôse Show, a limited-edition make-up collection created in partnership with fashion house Lanvin...May 7, 2013
Comme des Garçons adds fragrance to its Black collection
Fashion brand Comme des Garçons is rolling out Black Comme des Garçons, a fragrance under...May 7, 2013
New fragrance for By Terry
French brand By Terry is introducing a new fragrance called Terryfic Oud. Created by...May 7, 2013
Hermès expands its Cologne collection
Luxury-goods group Hermès has introduced two new fragrances to its Cologne collection. Both scents, Eau de Mandarine...May 7, 2013
Puig 2012 sales up 11% from 2011
Spanish beauty group Puig reported a net profit of €173m in 2012, up 12% on...May 2, 2013
Shiseido to restructure Bare Escentuals
Japanese beauty group Shiseido is to restructure its Bare Escentuals business due to lower-than-expected sales....May 2, 2013
Unilever moves to increase its stake in Hindustan Unilever
In a bid to build its share of business in emerging markets, Netherlands-based personal-care group Unilever has...May 2, 2013
L’Oréal reports a strong first quarter for 2013
French group L’Oréal reported a “solid start” to the year, according to ceo Jean-Paul Agon, with growth...May 2, 2013
Manzanita Capital acquires majority stake in Byredo
UK-based investment firm Manzanita Capital has acquired a majority stake in Swedish niche fragrance brand Byredo. The...May 2, 2013
IFF and Amyris to develop sustainable fragrance ingredients
US-based flavor and fragrance supplier IFF and renewable chemicals company Amyris have entered into a multi-year collaboration...May 2, 2013
Symrise inaugurates R&D facility
Fragrance creation house Symrise has inaugurated a new R&D facility at its Holzminden, Germany headquarters. The company...May 2, 2013
Innovations at Luxe Pack Shanghai 2013
The sixth edition of Luxe Pack Shanghai held from April 23-24 welcomed 121 exhibitors (+33% on...May 2, 2013
Seen and heard at In Cosmetics 2013
Cosmetics ingredients trade show In Cosmetics held its biggest event ever in Paris from April 16-18....May 2, 2013
Sephora offers French train passengers a journey in beauty
To celebrate the reopening of its rue d’Antibes store in Cannes, beauty retailer Sephora partnered with...May 2, 2013
From the Lab beauty box service launches in the US
A new membership beauty box service called From the Lab is launching in the US. Unlike other...May 2, 2013
e.l.f. Cosmetics opens New York flagship store
US-based make-up brand e.l.f. Cosmetics opened its first flagship store in New York City in April. The...May 2, 2013
Utique Inc. signs licensing deal with AVT
US-based Utique Inc, operator of U*tique Shop vending machines, has signed a 10-year licensing deal with automated...May 2, 2013
New fragrance boutique opens in Paris
Liquides’ new “fragrance bar” in Paris’ aims to personalize the experience of buying perfume ...April 30, 2013
L’Oréal acquires Kenyan mass beauty player
In a move to expand its footprint in East Africa, French group L’Oreal has acquired the health...April 18, 2013
Avon to exit underperforming markets
Ailing direct-sales company Avon is to cut 400 jobs across all regions and restructure or exit smaller...April 18, 2013
BPI to distribute Burberry Beauty in select markets
Shiseido-owned Beauté Prestige International (BPI) has been appointed the exclusive distributor of Burberry Beauty in France, Spain,...April 18, 2013
Shiseido targets younger consumers with new line
In a bid to attract younger consumers to the brand, Japan-based Shiseido is launching a new skincare...April 18, 2013
Nocibé up for sale
UK-based private-equity company Charterhouse, which acquired number-three French retailer Nocibé in 2005 for €490m, is putting the...April 18, 2013
Sisley opens subsidiary in Brazil
French brand Sisley opened a subsidiary in Brazil in February and is expecting its sales in the...April 18, 2013
Printemps opens revamped Strasbourg store
French department store retailer Printemps, which is reportedly to be sold to a Qatari investment fund before...April 18, 2013
Guerlain’s La Petite Robe Noire sweeps French Fifis
LVMH-owned Guerlain’s La Petite Robe Noire was the star of this year’s French FiFi awards ceremony held...April 18, 2013
Brazilian direct seller Racco to distribute Bourjois
French cosmetics brand Bourjois has signed an agreement with Brazilian direct-sales retailer Racco, which will sell the...April 18, 2013
Boticario opens new R&D facility
Brazilian beauty group Boticario invested R$37m ($18.8m) in the opening of a new research and development...April 18, 2013
L’Occitane launches L’Occitane au Brésil range
Beauty group L’Occitane is launching products under the name L´Occitane au Brésil in Brazil in May....April 18, 2013
ID Beauty and Diane Von Furstenberg terminate agreement
France-based cosmetics group ID Beauty has ended its collaboration with US fashion designer Diane Von Furstenberg. ID...April 18, 2013