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Colipa presents progress in alternatives to animal testing
Colipa, the trade association representing the interests of the cosmetic industry in Europe, presented the latest progress regarding...
Middle-Eastern natural cosmetics market still growing despite difficulties
“Healthy growth in the Middle-Eastern market for natural cosmetics is continuing in spite of political instability and social unrest,”...
The Fragrance Foundation creates an “Indie” committee
The Fragrance Foundation intends to pay tribute to artistic perfumery and their creators trough the creation of a committee dedicated to...
Cell-based alternative to animal testing to identify sensitizing ingredients
Laboratory grown human cells can be used to classify chemicals as sensitizing, or non-sensitizing, and can even predict the strength of a...
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...
