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Givaudan Finalizes Belle Aire Creations Acquisition
PARIS – Givaudan has finalized its acquisition of Belle Aire Creations, a U.S.-based full-service fragrance manufacturer. Terms of the…
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Business
EXCLUSIVE: LVMH Luxury Ventures Invests in BDK Parfums
PARIS — LVMH Luxury Ventures Fund I has taken a minority stake in buzzy French niche fragrance brand BDK Parfums. Financial terms of the…
Business
Interparfums SA Stock Plunges Following Adjusted Full-Year Outlook
PARIS – Interparfums SA stock deeply declined Wednesday morning after the publication of its new outlook for 2025. “Despite the slowdown…
Business
L’Oréal to Celebrate Bodies’ Diversity, Artistic Expression in a Festival
BEAUTIFUL GESTURES: L’Oréal has teamed with Le Centquatre-Paris cultural space for Beaux Gestes, billed as a multidisciplinary festival…
Business
EXCLUSIVE: JOD, a Natural Skin Care Brand With Stick Format, Is Fundraising
PARIS – JOD, a French natural skin care brand with products in stick format, is finalizing its first fundraising round based on a…
Business
The Latest Beauty Executive Moves at Beiersdorf, Sol de Janeiro and More
Thomas Schwulera has been named vice president beauty at Zalando, the Berlin-based online platform for fashion and style. Over the past…
Fashion
Coty Subsidiary Launches Lawsuit Against Kering and Gucci
PARIS — A Coty Inc. subsidiary has launched a lawsuit against Gucci and its parent company Kering, which pertains to the Gucci beauty and…
Business
A Brave New World: Navigating the Beauty Landscape Post L’Oréal-Kering Deal
What will it take to compete in the beauty landscape post L’Oréal-Kering Beauty deal? The 4-billion-euro strategic partnership extending…
Beauty
Mind Games Teams With Selfridges on Two New Fragrance Exclusives
LONDON — Luxury fragrance house Mind Games is getting more intimate with its U.K. stockist Selfridges, launching two fragrances exclusive…
Business
Beauty, Wellbeing Sales Fuel Q3 Growth at Unilever
LONDON – Beauty and wellbeing sales are steaming ahead at Unilever, and drove underlying group sales growth of 3.9 percent to 14.7 billion…
Business
L’Oréal Stock Takes a Hit After Q3 Results Release
PARIS – L’Oréal stock sank on the Paris bourse Wednesday after its third-quarter results underwhelmed the market. At 11:50 a.m. CET, the…
Business
Rhode Goes Global With Sephora U.K. Debut
LONDON — Rhode’s Hailey Bieber and Lauren Ratner are taking their billion-dollar beauty brand into new territory outside North America.…
Business
L’Oréal Acquiring Kering Beauty Would Be a Game-Changer
L’Oréal’s possible acquisition of Kering Beauty could cause a seismic beauty industry shift. The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday…
Beauty
Mantle Creates Skin Care Inspired by Heart Transplant Tech
PARIS — Scandinavian beauty brand Mantle has taken a cue from heart transplant technology for its new product: The Organ Essence. “Our…
Beauty
Romain Spitzer’s Purview Widens for Fragrances at LVMH
PARIS – Romain Spitzer’s mandate has been broadened at Fragrance Group LVMH Beauty, where he has been appointed president and chief…
Beauty
EXCLUSIVE: Colman Domingo Is Valentino Beauty’s New Global Brand Ambassador for Fragrance
PARIS — Colman Domingo has been named Valentino Beauty’s new global brand ambassador for its fragrance lines. The award-winning actor,…
Beauty
The Estée Lauder Cos. Debuts L’Atelier at La Maison des Parfums
PARIS — The Estée Lauder Cos.’ L’Atelier at La Maison des Parfums, being inaugurated Tuesday mixes magic and math — two key elements of…
Business
Sephoria Opens in Paris, Sephora EMEA Chief Talks Strategy
PARIS — TheSephoria beauty festival has just globetrotted to Paris, where it’s being held in a Left Bank venue Friday and Saturday. The…
Beauty
Colonias Absolutas Puig Pays Homage to Heritage and Identity
PARIS – Puig is paying tribute to its heritage and identity with a new line of four eaux de cologne, called Colonias Absolutas Puig,…
Lifestyle
Travel Retail Grapples With Conversion
CANNES, France – Headwinds and tailwinds keep converging and buffeting the travel–retail industry as it navigates confused seas. The $70…
Fashion
Spring 2026 Paris Beauty: Accessorize Me
During Paris Fashion Week, as spring 2026 collections paraded down catwalks, looks were often topped by embellished coifs. Decorating a…
Beauty
EXCLUSIVE: Kilian Paris Launches Fragranced Bath, Body and Home Products
PARIS — Kilian Paris is expanding into more of a lifestyle brand, with the launch of scented bath and body products, and fragranced…
Beauty
EXCLUSIVE: Vaquera Brings Nostalgia Into the Present With Classique Perdu
PARIS — Nothing is ever as it seems at Vaquera, the iconoclastic fashion brand — including, now, perfume. Vaquera’s designers Patric…
Lifestyle
Lancôme Gives Back to Better Tomorrow
At Lancôme, making the world more beautiful transcends physical appearance. In sync with its core aim of caring for people and the planet…