Mäurer & Wirtz signs Baldessarini
German beauty company Mäurer & Wirtz has acquired the fragrance license for men’s fashion brand Baldessarini, which...November 22, 2011
L’Oréal buys Clarisonic
L’Oréal USA is to acquire US-based group Pacific Bioscience Laboratories, maker of the Clarisonic skincare device before...November 22, 2011
Shanghai Jahwa sold
Chinese state-owned cosmetics company Shanghai Jahwa Group is to be taken over by insurance company Ping An...November 22, 2011
US prestige fragrance sales rise
Prestige fragrance sales in the US were up by 10% to $1.7bn from January to October, while...November 22, 2011
MAC collaborates with Chinese photographer
Estée Lauder-owned make-up brand MAC has teamed up with Chinese fashion photographer Chen Men to launch a...November 15, 2011
Pacific World merges with WE Bassett
US mass nailcare player Pacific World Corporation and beauty accessories group W.E. Bassett have merged to create...November 15, 2011
L’Oréal reports third quarter 2011
Sales at French group L’Oréal grew by 1.8% in the third quarter of 2011 to reach €4.94bn....November 15, 2011
Erbario Toscano develops travel retail
Italy-based hair- and bodycare brand Erbario Toscano is working with German travel-retail operator Heinemann to develop its...November 6, 2011
Arthès launches new brand
Grasse-based fragrance company Arthès introduced a new brand based on ingredients from the Provence region in France...November 6, 2011
Organic beauty sales to reach $9bn
Global sales of natural and organic beauty products are to reach $9bn this year and now account...November 6, 2011
Rochelle Bloom retires from Fragrance Foundation
US Fragrance Foundation president Rochelle Bloom is to retire at the end of the year. Bloom has...November 6, 2011
IFF opens Dubai facility
Fragrance creation house IFF has opened a new flavors and fragrance facility in Dubai, UAE. The site...November 6, 2011
Sally Beauty buys Dutch group
US-based retailer and distributor of professional beauty supplies Sally Beauty Holdings has acquired the Floral Group, the...November 6, 2011
Coty to launch Madonna fragrance
Coty is to launch pop star Madonna’s debut fragrance in April 2012. The scent, called Truth or...November 6, 2011
Louis Vuitton to enter fragrance
LVMH-owned luxury brand Louis Vuitton is to enter the fragrance category. Sources say Vuitton will name its...November 6, 2011
ELC signs Tory Burch
Estée Lauder Companies’ Aramis Designer Fragrances division has signed a fragrance license with American designer Tory Burch....November 6, 2011
Puig sets up joint venture in Brazil
Puig has created a joint venture for the Brazil market. The new company called Braco, will distribute...November 6, 2011
Interparfums sees record quarter
Interparfums said that its new fragrance from Burberry, Burberry Body racked up sales of €30m in the...November 6, 2011
Macy’s to revamp NY flagship
US-based department store Macy’s is to invest $400m over the next four years in remodeling its flagship...November 6, 2011
Avon’s share price falls 17%
Avon’s share price fell by 17% on October 27, its biggest drop since 1999 following news that...November 6, 2011
Shiseido reports first half sales
Japanese beauty group Shiseido registered sales of ¥336.3bn ($4.3bn) in the first half, which represents growth of...November 6, 2011
P&G beauty profits down
P&G’s beauty profits were down 12% in its first quarter to $731m, due to rising commodity costs...November 6, 2011
Lauder reports strong first-quarter gains
Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) reported strong gains for its first quarter ending September 30, with sales up...November 6, 2011
Maesa delists from stock market
Beauty group Maesa has delisted from the Paris stock exchange and transferred 77% of its capital to...October 25, 2011
Mavive takes on Miss Sixty
Italy-based company Mavive revealed that it has signed a fragrance license with fashion brand Miss Sixty. The...October 25, 2011
Black Up develops US market
After launching in the US last December via its online boutique, French ethnic make-up brand...October 25, 2011
Burt’s Bees to launch new brand
Clorox-owned beauty brand Burt’s Bees is launching a new natural hair and bodycare brand in US mass...October 25, 2011
Increase forecast for 2011 luxury sales
Global sales of luxury products are forecast to grow by 10% in 2011 to reach €191bn, according...October 25, 2011
Intercharm Milano’s second edition
There were mixed reactions to the second edition of the Intercharm Milano event, which took place from...October 25, 2011
Avon appoints new Latin America president
US beauty company Avon has named Fernando Acosta as president of its Latin America division. Acosta was...October 25, 2011