Companies & industry
Perfect Diary, the Chinese unicorn with global ambitions
Founded in 2017, Chinese cosmetics brand Perfect Diary has just obtained USD150 million from a pool mainly composed of American...
Lancôme acquires a rose-farm in Grasse to strengthen their DNA
Lancôme now owns a farming estate in Grasse, the Provencal cradle of French perfumery. The brand wants to use this land to expand the...
“Blissim aims to seize beauty growth opportunities online”
Birchbox France was renamed Blissim on September 30. This new name is associated with a new visual identity and clear ambitions in France...
Kenzo Takada, first Japanese designer to conquer Paris fashion, dies aged 81
Japan’s most famous fashion designer Kenzo Takada, founder of the global Kenzo brand, died in Paris on Sunday aged 81 after contracting...
Swedish naturalness in the spotlight with L:A Bruket
Cosmetics brand L:A Bruket positioned itself on naturalness and the Swedish spa culture ten years ago. Already an icon in Scandinavia,...
Le Rouge Français launches new lipsticks with refillable bio-based cases
The ambitious concept set up by Élodie Carpentier and husband Salem Ghezaili in 2018, continues to disrupt up the make-up industry. After...
Capsum confirms growth ambitions with new Texas plant
The French cosmetics gem, which has achieved an average annual growth of 50% for the past ten years, working for the most prestigious...
Melvita targets “green moms” to strengthen growth
As clean products are getting ever-more popular, organic cosmetics brand Melvita, the “green heart” of the L’Occitane group since 2008,...
“The niche segment message is confused now,” Luc Gabriel, TDC
Created by Jean-Claude Ellena and Thierry de Bachmakoff in 2000, The Different Company is a pioneer in independent high perfumery. For...
With Bath Blend, The Body Shop is banking on the success of upcycling
By launching this summer a range of bath products made from "second-choice" foodstuff generally not fit for sale, the brand is banking on...
