Puig Q4 Sales Rise 6.2 Percent, Spurred by Makeup
PARIS – Puig’s fourth-quarter 2025 sales grew 6.2 percent in reported terms and 9.8 percent on a like-for-like basis, spurred by its makeup businesses. The owner of the Rabanne, Carolina…
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EXCLUSIVE: Moon Juice Enters Target, Expanding Into Mass
Moon Juice is taking its biggest step yet toward national scale: the Los Angeles-born functional supplement brand entered Target on Monday, landing in 755 stores nationwide and on…
Comme des Garçons’ Creative Director of Perfumes Dies at 79
PARIS — Christian Astuguevieille, who channeled Comme des Garçons’ avant-garde aesthetic into unconventional olfactive creations, has died at the age of 79. “It is with profound sadness…
EXCLUSIVE: Gavin Casalegno to Front Viktor & Rolf’s Spicebomb Scent
PARIS – Gavin Casalegno is the new VIP ambassador for Viktor & Rolf’s Spicebomb men’s scent. The actor’s breakout role was as Jeremiah Fischer in the series “The Summer I Turned Pretty.”…
Is Wella Company Going Public?
Will Wella Company go public? According to a Reuters report, Wella’s parent, the investment firm KKR, is readying the maker of Clairol, OPI and Ghd products to float in the U.S. as early…
Clinique La Prairie Launches Mental Health Program
PARIS – Clinique La Prairie, which specializes in longevity clinics and integrative medicine, is focusing on mental health with the launch of the Life Reset program in its centers in…
It’s ‘Game, Set, Mecca’ at the Australian Open
Mecca is acing it at the Australian Open. The Australian beauty retailer has returned to the “happy slam” tennis tournament this season as an official partner of Tennis Australia. The…
EXCLUSIVE: Gymnast Lily Smith Takes to the Skies Above New York City for Rimmel
LONDON — Red Bull gymnast Lily Smith may not have wings, but she can certainly perform at high altitudes, given her latest turn for Rimmel London’s new Thrill Seeker Mega Lift mascara. The…
First Cohort Revealed for L’Oréal’s Sustainable Innovation Program
PARIS – L’Oréal has unveiled names of the first 13 companies to join its flagship sustainable innovation program, dubbed L’AcceleratOR. It’s a program endowed with 100 million euros over…
Should Henkel Buy Olaplex?
The financial community is weighing the pros and cons of a possible acquisition of hair care brand Olaplex by Henkel AG. It is in response to a Bloomberg report published Wednesday that…
EXCLUSIVE: Emily DiDonato Is Fronting Vichy Laboratoires
Emily DiDonato is Vichy Laboratoires’ new global brand ambassador. The multihyphenate model and wellness advocate is to feature in the dermocosmetics brand’s new skin and hair care…
Pupa at 50: An Italian Makeup Darling Looking to Pivot to Global Beauty Brand
MILAN — For Italian girls growing up in the ’80s and ‘90s, Christmas was likely to come with the annual request to Santa for a much-desired Pupa makeup case. The brand’s inventive and…
Jisoo, Anya Taylor-Joy and Willow Smith to Front Dior Addict Scents
DIOR ADDICT SCENT TRIUMVIRATE: Jisoo, Anya Taylor-Joy and Willow Smith, faces of Dior makeup, are to embody three new Dior Addict fragrances. They are: Dior Addict Rosy Glow, Peachy Glow…
Coty Divests Remaining Stake in Wella
PARIS – Coty Inc. continues deleveraging and divesting non-core assets, and has sold its remaining 25.8 percent stake in hair care giant Wella to KKR. Under terms of the deal, Coty is to…
L’Oréal Increases Stake in Galderma to 20 Percent
PARIS – L’Oréal is delving deeper into aesthetics with the acquisition of another 10 percent stake in Galderma Group AG, the pure-play dermatology leader worldwide and among the largest in…
Yuv Raises $12 Million in Series A Round
PARIS – Yuv, a London-based beauty tech company offering a smart, sustainable hair color lab system for salons and freelancers, has closed a $12 million Series A funding round. It was led…
Iris Ventures Leads $15 Million Investment in Medical-grade Skin Care Expert Innerskin
LONDON — Iris Ventures is pushing further into the space where beauty and wellness meet, leading a $15 million investment in Innerskin, which specializes in noninvasive skin care…
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 deal were not disclosed, but Belle Aire Creation’s…
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 deal were not disclosed. The investment by LLV…
Keith Powers Is Giorgio Armani’s New Global Fragrance Ambassador
American actor Keith Powers’ new role is as Giorgio Armani’s new global fragrance ambassador. He debuts in the Armani Code Parfum campaign starting this month. “I share in my career and…
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 in global consumption during the year, the…
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 that will celebrate bodies’ diversity and artistic…
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 year, Zalando’s beauty activity has registered…
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 fragrance license, in a U.K. commercial court. HFC…