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Style Capital backs Essential Parfums’ international expansion
Industry buzz
Style Capital, the Milan-based private equity firm focused on fashion, luxury and lifestyle brands, is making a first foray into beauty...
Givaudan partners with Microcaps to strengthen its encapsulation capabilities
Industry buzz
The fragrance manufacturer and cosmetic ingredient supplier is set to acquire a stake in Microcaps AG, a Swiss start-up specializing in...
Bolognafiere Cosmoprof acquires Bergamo’s Beauty to Business trade show
Industry buzz
The organizer of the Cosmoprof-branded trade shows has finalized the acquisition of a 70% stake in Beauty to Business, an event held in...
Kering and Coty to fast-track the transfer of the Gucci license to L’Oréal
Industry buzz
Coty and Kering announced yesterday an agreement to end the Gucci Beauty license approximately one year ahead of its scheduled...
Sulapac and FaiveleyTech support YOM Beauty set a new standard for lip care
Industry buzz
UK-based YOM Beauty has introduced a new benchmark in lip care with the launch of what it describes as the world’s first LipSafe lip...
“Longevity is a structural shift in beauty,” Vania Lacascade, Lancôme
Companies & industry
With the recent launch of its Absolue Longevity MD skincare line, Lancôme is establishing skin longevity as a new standard in luxury...
Retail: CK Hutchison in talks to sell Marionnaud to David Konckier
Companies & industry
More than 20 years after acquiring Marionnaud, Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison, the parent company of retail group AS Watson, is exploring a...
Aussie scalp care brand Straand expands into 800+ Boots and Priceline stores
Companies & industry
Australian prebiotic scalp care brand Straand has secured major retail deals in the UK and Australia as part of a wider pharmacy-first...
Cosmotec unveils 95% recycled steel fragrance caps
Industry buzz
At Luxe Pack Édition Spéciale 2026, Italian packaging specialist Cosmotec presented a new collection of premium fragrance caps...
Esxence 2026: Five takeaways from a record-breaking edition
Markets & trends
The sixteenth edition of Esxence took place in Milan from June 3 to 6, bringing together the world of artistic perfumery for another...
