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LVMH eyes India’s burgeoning beauty market with investment in Sugar Cosmetics
Companies & industry
India-based omnichannel beauty start-up Sugar Cosmetics has closed USD 50 million Series D funding led by the Asia fund of L Catterton,...
Boticário Group opens a technology and innovation centre in Portugal
Industry buzz
Grupo Boticário puts its innovation efforts in digital technologies to an international level with the opening of a technology hub in...
On its 20th anniversary, Luxe Pack New York highlights green solutions
Industry buzz
2022 marks a pivotal year for Luxe Pack New York that will celebrate its 20th anniversary. Although technically honoring the east coast...
A staple of the 1990s, permanent makeup is on the rise as a beauty go-to
Markets & trends
From micrograyling and microblading to candy lips and lip blushing, the list of permanent or semi-permanent makeup techniques seems to...
DSM and Firmenich want to create a global giant in perfumes and nutrition
Industry buzz
Dutch group DSM, a specialist in nutrition, and Swiss company Firmenich, a specialist in perfumes and aromas, have concluded an agreement...
Puig acquires majority stake in luxury fragrance and beauty brand Byredo
Industry buzz
After days of speculations and rumours mentioning a possible take-over by L’Oréal, Byredo has a new owner! Spanish fashion and beauty...
“Our goal is to keep plastic outside the environment,” Xavier Joseph Aptar
Packaging & design
A supporting partner of ChangeNOW 2022, the international summit dedicated to promote sustainable solutions, Aptar seized the occasion of...
AMA Labs owner sentenced to 5 years in prison for falsifying test results
Industry buzz
Gabriel Letizia Jr., the owner and executive director of AMA Laboratories, Inc. (“AMA”), a consumer product testing company based in...
The top three beauty trends spotted at Cosmoprof Bologna 2022
Markets & trends
The 53rd edition of the world’s largest cosmetics trade show was also the first in-person Cosmoprof since 2019. With 2,700+ exhibitors...
Make-up and skincare: Gotha Cosmetics bets on the return of the sense of joy
Industry buzz
At Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna, which made its in-person return at the end of April, Gotha Cosmetics presented a new wave of innovation,...
