L’Occitane celebrates authentic beauty with new U.S. national campaign
L’Occitane has launched a new U.S. national campaign that aims to celebrate women and their new natural beauty, which will feature company employees. The campaign, which began on February 15thand runs until March 12th, will run nationwide across retail stores, digital...
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California considers new law to improve ‘harmful’ cosmetics legislation
A new law is being considered by Californian legislators that would aim to overhaul the existing California Safe Cosmetics Act of 2005, looking to repair the omission of ‘harmful’ cosmetics. According to the existing law, manufacturers of a cosmetic product subject to...
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Coty shares soar as investor JAB Holding looks to increase share
JAB Holding could be set to take greater control over Coty with the announcement it is looking to increase its stake to 60 percent, news that sent Coty’s shares soaring, according to a report by Bloomberg. What is seen as a vote of confidence in the Coty management...
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Walgreens reaches out to Chinese consumers, adding Alipay to 3000 U.S. stores
Retail giant Walgreens has added the Chinese mobile payment platform Alipay to thousands of its stores across the U.S. Operated by Ant Financial Services Group, the new Alipay collaboration will allow Chinese consumers to use the service in 3000 Walgreen stores across...
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J&J talc supplier Imerys Talc America files for bankruptcy protection to fend off cancer lawsuits
Imerys Talk America, talc supplier for Johnson & Johnson, has filed for bankruptcy protection in the wake of a multitude of lawsuits purporting that its products are linked with cancer. The company has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy following nearly a decade of...
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Global Cannabinoids appoints ex-L’Oréal chief as new Chief Product Innovation Officer
Global Cannabinoids has announced the appointment of Sam Cheow, ex-L’Oréal Chief Product Accelerator and VP of Trends, as its new Chief Product Innovation Officer for Hemp and CBD Skin, Hair & Cosmetics. Cheow is said to be a huge asset to the company thanks to his...
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Victoria Beckham branches out on her own for launch of Victoria Beckham Beauty
Victoria Beckham is set to launch her own beauty range for fall/winter 2019, named Victoria Beckham beauty, according to a report by WWD.com. Having achieved success through her collaboration with Estée Lauder on two limited-edition collections, Beckham will be...
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Sustainable shoppers drive certified naturals and organics market to an all-time high, says Soil Association
‘Conscious consumerism’ has created a boom in demand for natural and organic products, according to the Soil Association, with sales of these items said to be at an all-time high. According to the Organic Beauty & Wellbeing Market 2019 report, organic and natural...
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Colgate-Palmolive appoints Noel Wallace new President and Chief Executive
Colgate-Palmolive has announced the appointment of Noel Wallace as the new President and Chief Executive, effective 2nd April. Currently the company’s Chief Operating Officer, Wallace will succeed Ian Cook, current CEO, who will take on the role of Executive Chairman...
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Honest Co. Co-Founder Christopher Gavigan moves into lucrative CBD market with new venture
Honest Co. Co-Founder Christopher Gavigan is moving into the lucrative CBD market with his newest venture, a direct-to-consumer CBD model called Prima. According to WWD.com, the company is set to be an educational platform as well as a sales hub, and will also launch...
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Meet Liv: Estee Lauder’s first virtual beauty adviser
If you’ve got a smart speaker, you could be about to meet a new ‘friend’. Estee Lauder has created a new virtual beauty advisor, known as Liv, to offer consumers a personalised experience through their Google Assistant-powered devices. The collaboration combines...
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Iris Apfel signs major modelling contract, aged 97
Iris Apfel has been signed by one of the world’s best-known modelling agencies, according to a report published by Allure. IMG counts Gigi Hadid and Karlie Kloss among its clients who will now be joined by the 97-year-old interior designer, who has appeared in...
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January bites but L Brands ekes out 3 percent growth for final quarter and full year
Bath & Body Works-owner L Brands has announced its results for the final quarter and fiscal year ended February 2, 2019. The company behind Victoria’s Secret saw sales drop in the final month of the financial year, with comparable sales for the four weeks ended...
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Edgewell Personal Care names Rod Little as President and CEO
Edgewell Personal Care has announced the appointment of Rod Little as President and CEO, effective March 1. Little succeeds David Hatfield who will retire on the same date, continuing to serve as a Director on the Edgewell Board until May 1 to ensure a smooth...
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E.l.f Beauty appoints new CMO
E.l.f. Beauty has announced the appointment of a new Chief Marketing Officer, Kory Marchisotto has been named to the role, effective at the end of this month. Marchisotto joins E.l.f. Beauty from Shiseido where she served as Senior Vice President, US Marketing for its...
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I have confidence: Coty’s shares rally as Laubies promises action
Coty’s shares leapt some 27 percent in value on Friday after new CEO Pierre Laubies pledged to ‘work strongly’ to turn its tricky consumer beauty division’s fortunes around, according to a report published by the Financial Times. “There are some issues with how we...
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P&G acquires naturals period brand This is L
Procter & Gamble has announced its acquisition of This is L to meet growing demand for period products in the naturals segment. L’s product portfolio includes high-quality tampons, sanitary pads, liners and organic cotton wipes. It is stocked in more than 5,000 stores...
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Keep it in the family: MAC Cosmetics launches HIT RESET beauty box filled with Lauder icons
Cross sellers eat your heart out. MAC Cosmetics has launched a selection of miniature products from the Lauder stable packaged together in a ‘gym-friendly’ bag. Athleisure just went high-end. The Lauder-owned make-up brand’s HIT RESET Beauty Box contains samples of...
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Amyris to produce CBD from sugarcane in US$255 million deal
Amyris has announced that it has teamed up with an undisclosed partner in a US$255 million deal – its largest ever – to produce CBD from sugarcane using its fermentation technology. If successful, the resulting CBD will boast significant advantages over that derived...
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US$50 million fund dedicated to CBD beauty invests in Standard Dose – the ‘Amazon of CBD’
Standard Dose, an e-commerce platform dedicated to CBD-based products, which has been dubbed ‘the Amazon of CBD’ has received an investment from a new fund, set up by a former Partner in Bain to further the CBD beauty category, according to a report published by...
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Shares in Namaste Technologies plunge as company fires CEO
Namaste Technologies has fired its CEO and commenced legal action against him for damages and disgorgement following an internal investigation that concluded that the high-ranking executive had committed ‘breaches of fiduciary duty’ and found evidence of self-dealing,...
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‘Outstanding’: The Estee Lauder Companies reports 7 percent sales rise for 2Q 2019
The Estee Lauder Companies has reported its results for the second quarter of fiscal 2019. The US prestige beauty giant is hailing its performance as ‘outstanding’ with sales breaching the US$4 billion barrier for the first time thanks to a 7 percent uplift. Sales...
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Kardashian sisters triumph in battle with Hillair Capital Management
Kourtney, Khloe and Kim Kardashian have emerged victorious in a three-year fight against Hillair Capital Management, according to a report published by TMZ. The private equity firm sued the reality TV stars for breach of contract back in 2016, accusing them of fraud,...
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Doll face: Bratz Challenge make-up trend sweeps social media
Unicorn hair, faux freckles and halo brows – social media is responsible for the rapid spread of some pretty out-there beauty trends and the latest is no exception: the Bratz Challenge. According to a report published by Huffington Post, fans of Bratz dolls are...
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Classic US brand Arm & Hammer aired the first phase of its reinvention at the weekend during the Super Bowl, according to a report published by Campaign. The Church & Dwight owned brand is hoping to reinvent its message for the next generation of consumers and, to...
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Money where your mouth is: Maybelline says new lipstick range will suit EVERYONE or it’ll issue a refund
L’Oréal-owned Maybelline has launched a line of seven lipsticks that it says will suit everyone – and so confident is it in its claim that it’s offering to refund anyone that doesn’t find their chosen shade flattering, according to a report published by Style Caster....
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Industry first: Firmenich USA awarded EDGE certification for gender equality
Firmenich USA has announced that it has become the first in its industry to be certified as a gender equality employer by Economic Dividends for Gender Equality (EDGE). Just seven companies have been globally certified as gender equality employers worldwide. The...
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It’s a fair cop: E.l.f Cosmetics dodges US$40 million in penalties by agreeing to pay US$1 million in North Korea sanction flout
E.l.f. Cosmetics has dodged a US$40 million fine by agreeing to pay just under US$1 million to settle a civil liability case for 156 ‘apparent’ violations of the North Korea Sanctions Regulations, according to reports from The Guardian and CNBC. The mass market beauty...
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CEW celebrates 65th anniversary
Cosmetic Executive Women (CEW) is celebrating its 65th anniversary this year. The organization for beauty professionals has devised a program of events to inspire its members and honor its tradition. "CEW was founded to help women in the beauty industry achieve,...
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Amazon launches budget beauty range through Find fashion label
Amazon has announced the launch of its own-brand budget beauty range through its Find fashion label. The beauty range features a range of color cosmetic products in four categories – eyes, face, lips and nails – with all items priced for the mass market between £5.23...
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New Soho-based Atelier Beauté Chanel offers experimental, Instagram-worthy experience
Chanel has opened the doors to its new Atelier Beauté Chanel, located in Soho, Manhattan, with the focus being on an experimental experience for consumers. Described by Forbes as a ‘veritable beauty playground’, it is the first of its kind and urges visitors to use...
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CVS builds on photoshop ban with new beauty aisles that are CVS Beauty Mark compliant
CVS has announced that it has made significant progress toward its goal of full transparency for all beauty imagery displayed in store. A year after the drugstore chain first announced its CVS Beauty Mark, which indicates that the image has not been digitally altered,...
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The Estee Lauder Companies promotes Philippe Warnery to President, UK & Ireland
The Estee Lauder Companies has announced the promotion of Philippe Warnery to President, UK and Ireland. Warnery has led the division since 2017 as Senior Vice President and General Manager and in this new role will continue to strengthen the business. Warnery has...
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They did lighten my skin: Frieda Pinto insists L’Oréal digitally altered her skin tone
Frieda Pinto continues to insist that L’Oréal airbrushed an image of her in order to make her appear ‘lighter’ for a campaign she featured in back in 2011. The actress, speaking to The Guardian, per the Independent, said that, although L’Oréal denied the allegations...
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Activist investor piles pressure on e.l.f Cosmetics
Marathon Partners Equity Management is demanding that e.l.f. Cosmetics take action to halt its ever-falling share price, according to a report published by WWD. The company’s stock has lost 51 percent of its value since it was first floated in September, 2016 and its...
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Marc Jacobs Beauty drafts in YouTuber as Global Artistry Advisor
Marc Jacobs Beauty has announced Nikkie de Jager as its first Global Artistry Advisor. The make-up artist, who is known for delivering make-up tutorials via her YouTube channel nikkietutorials, will be involved in product development as well as creating content for...
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L’Oréal USA names Nathalie Gerschtein as President, Consumer Products Division
L’Oréal USA has announced the appointment of Nathalie Gerschtein as President, Consumer Products Division, L’Oréal USA, effective March 1. Gerschtein transferred to the French beauty giant’s US division last summer, and has worked for the L’Oréal Group across various...
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A billion-dollar brand? Drunk Elephant said to be up for sale
Skin care brand Drunk Elephant is said to be exploring the possibility of a sale, according to a report published by Business of Fashion. Founder Tiffany Masterson told Business of Fashion that the brand is working with investment banks Financo and Moelis & Co to look...
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Philippe Margueritte steps down from role as Coty Senior Vice President Global Travel Retail
Coty has reportedly bid farewell to its Senior Vice President Global Travel Retail, Philippe Margueritte, who spent more than 15 years with the company. Margueritte will be succeeded by Txema Marquiegui effective immediately, who will remain based at the global travel...
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Procter & Gamble increases full year outlook following strong Q2 results
Procter & Gamble has raised its full year outlook by 1 percent thanks to a solid Q2 performance, attributed to strong organic sales. Reporting second quarter fiscal year 2019 net sales of $17.4 billion, organic sales grew 4 percent excluding impacts of foreign...
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Unilever delivers on fragrance ingredient transparency promise across beauty, personal care and home products
Unilever has announced it achieved complete transparency on fragrance ingredients in the US and Europe across its full beauty, personal care and home products by the end of 2018, delivering on its transparency initiative launched in early 2017. Consumers in the US and...
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New Avon proves agility as it responds to Jameela Jamil’s criticism of ‘cellulite shaming’ ad
Avon’s been working to become a more agile, digitally minded company and the latest social media furore proves it has nailed marketing in the digital era. Yes, as you’ll probably know by now, Jameela Jamil, an actor known for her starring role in Netflix’s The Good...
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Johnson & Johnson FY2018: sales up 6.7 percent to US$81.6 billion
Johnson & Johnson has announced its results for fiscal 2018. The US health care giant saw sales rise 6.7 percent to US$81.6 billion. Worldwide consumer sales reached US$13.9 billion, an increase of 1.8 percent with Neutrogena, Aveeno and OGX named among the key...
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Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen Pharmaceuticals teams up with Apple to study wearable tech’s impact on heart health
Johnson & Johnson-owned Janssen Pharmaceuticals has announce that it has entered into a research study in collaboration with Apple to discover whether wearable tech can help accelerate the diagnosis of atrial fibrillation (AFib) and improve the health outcome of those...
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Deciem Founder Brandon Truaxe has died, aged 40
The Founder of legendary skin care brand The Ordinary has died, according to various reports. Brandon Truaxe is said to have fallen to his death from a condominium building in Toronto at the weekend, according to a report published by Vox, quoting Canada’s National...
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Benefit Founder dies, aged 71
Benefit fans are mourning the death of one of its Founders, Jean Ann Ford who lost her life to cancer last week, aged 71. “It is with great sadness, we share that our beloved co-founder, Jean Ann Ford has passed away,” the brand wrote in an Instagram post. “Jean...
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Bhad Bhabie scores $900k endorsement deal with CopyCat Beauty
US rapper Danielle Bregoli, known by her stage name Bhad Bhabie, has signed a $900k endorsement deal with CopyCat Beauty, according to TMZ.com. Bregoli, aged just 15, has signed a six-month contract and will reportedly earn a percentage of the profits due to...
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Colgate Palmolive promotes triclosan-free Colgate Total relaunch
Colgate Palmolive is embarking on a promotional drive of the relaunched Colgate Total toothpaste following the removal of the controversial ingredient triclosan. The oral care company is hosting a launch party on 31 January as well as an advert within the Super Bowl...
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Nest Fragrances announces Maria Dempsey as new Chief Executive Officer
Nest Fragrances has announced Maria Dempsey as its new Chief Executive Officer. Having had an illustrious 25-year career within the beauty industry, working for the likes of Lancôme, John Frieda, and Clarins, Dempsey has held senior and executive-level management...
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Beauty Basics to buy famed Aveda Institute Minneapolis
Aveda is set to sell its Aveda Institute Minneapolis and a sister New York-based operation to Beauty Basics, a subsidiary of Aveda distributor Neill Corp, according to a report by Star Tribune. Neill Corp owns 15 of 64 Aveda beauty schools, run by Beauty Basics, with...
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