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With Cindy Sherman, MAC surprises us again
Once again, MAC is surprising us, this time by partnering with Cindy Sherman for its latest ephemeral makeup collection. The American...
Spirit adds konjac sponges to its promotional items offering
It is an ancient Japanese beauty secret that Spirit, a Quadpack Group company, is proposing as a new promotional item for cosmetics...
Former P&G VP to head Estée Lauder’s research
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. has named former Procter & Gamble (P&G) executive Carl Haney as Executive Vice President, Global...
Amore Pacific acquires Annick Goutal
Korea’s cosmetics giant Amore Pacific is the new owner of Annick Goutal perfumes. The French brand was sold by U.S. investment fund...
Italian perfumery chain La Gardenia changes hands
La Gardenia, Italy’s second retail chain in the in the high end Italian perfumery market (161 stores and 822 employees), has been...
LVMH confident after an excellent first half 2011
In the first half of 2011, LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, the world’s leading luxury products group, recorded revenue of 10.3 billion...
Naturally inspired make-up brushes by Cosmogen
Cosmogen, a French company specialising in the design, development, and production of makeup and cosmetic packaging and applicators, is...
Yonwoo’s Soft Body, a feminine range
Soft Body, the latest collection by Korean packaging manufacturer Yonwoo, presented by Quadpack, its distributor, offers a new shape in...
Make-up and art direction: a matter of credibility?
Last June 23, on the occasion of the second edition of MakeUp in Paris, was held an outstanding conference bringing together six...
During summertime Rexam focuses on sampling programs
“We have learned that 90 percent of consumers find that sampler usage is essential to fragrance purchase, and 92 percent really use the...
