Goodifferent, a Salon For Black Women To Meet for More Than Just Hair

LONDON — Writer and editor Funmi Fetto has been obsessed with hair since the age of 5, when she once tried to wash her hair with fabric conditioner. She’s now…

Interparfums SA Stock Hit By Full-year Estimate Adjustment

PARIS – Interparfums SA stock took a hit Thursday, after the fragrance maker said its full-year sales target should return to the lower end of the initial estimate, due to…

Jean Kerléo, Past Jean Patou Perfumer, Dies at 93

PARIS — Perfumer Jean Kerléo, who served as Jean Patou’s in-house perfumer for more than three decades and cofounded of the Osmothèque world scent archive, has died at the age…

Cristina Fogazzi’s Beauty Brand Veralab Opens Stores in Italy, Expands in Spain

MILAN — Italy’s trendy beauty brand Veralab is ready to go international. The digital-native brand, which was founded by social personality Cristina Fogazzi, has been growing exponentially since its launch in…

Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella Names New CEO

MILAN – Ludivine Pont has been named chief executive officer of Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella, effective Sept. 1.   She has been chief marketing officer of Balenciaga since…

For Its 250th Anniversary, Houbigant Paris Debuts Two Boutiques

PARIS — How best to breathe new life into a 250-year-old French niche fragrance brand? Owners of Houbigant Paris have a strategy. The brand never ceased operations since its founding by…

EcoBeautyScore Launches in Europe With L’Oréal, Beiersdorf and Kenvue

PARIS –  L’Oréal Paris, Neutrogena, Nivea Q10 and Eucerin – from L’Oréal, Kenvue and Beiersdorf – are among brands starting to us the EcoBeautyScore online in some European markets, in the…

‘Puig, Home of Creativity’ Book Fetes the Company’s 110-Plus Years 

PARIS – Puig is celebrating its more than 110 years of existence with a new book, called “Puig, Home of Creativity.” The 148-page tome published by Rizzoli will be sold in…

Why France’s BDK Parfums and Les Secrets de Loly Are Generating Buzz

PARIS — Niche brands keep disrupting the beauty industry today, with creative products, scalability and a solid long-term growth strategy key. But in today’s uncertain geopolitical and economic climate, that’s…

Jimmy Fairly Cofounder Sacha Bostoni Launches Beauty Brand Firn

PARIS — What might the Jimmy Fairly of beauty be like? It is Firn, the brainchild of Sacha Bostoni, who cofounded that pioneering eyewear brand 14 years ago. “It’s product…