Fragrance

'It's the perfume equivalent to taking the knee': Is it the end of oriental fragrances?

Increasingly, fragrance houses are switching the language they use to describe warm, heady and spicy scents from ‘oriental’ to ‘amber’ in a bid for inclusivity. Cosmetics Business explores the history behind the term and the social factors encouraging this change

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Give Back Beauty inks Tommy Hilfiger licence deal

The sustainable beauty manufacturer will work on new product lines for the iconic American brand from 2023

Luxury fragrance sales drive bumper Christmas for beauty

Strong sales of premium perfumes, candles and body care have increased sales to pre-pandemic results

Nº1 De Chanel is beauty powerhouse’s most blockbuster launch to date

New drop from the luxury beauty brand is the first time it has developed a multi-product line, and it is putting sustainability at the forefront

Scent in the time of Covid: How can fragrance makers improve consumer wellbeing?

IFRA UK recently launched a working group to improve lives through fragrance – then the pandemic hit. With the link between scent and wellbeing mor...

Britain's 10 most popular fragrances of 2021

The Perfume Shop has found that new launches by Gucci as well as classic scents from Dior and Chanel were the hottest items among consumers

The top 10 beauty launches of the week

From refillable cream products to lactic acid repair serums, Cosmetics Business rounds up the hottest launches hitting the shelves in the run up to...

Luxury holidays: How ultra luxe packaging is evolving

With the season of excess just around the corner, Cosmetics Business looks at some of the essential cues for ultra luxe packaging and asks: can sup...

Let’s hear it for the boys: Co-founder of fragrance brand Boy Smells on bringing ‘genderful’ to the masses

Matthew Herman has a powerful message for fragrance – that it’s sexist. Here, he tells Cosmetics Business how Boys Smells, the brand he founded wit...

Chanel poaches Unilever exec Leena Nair for CEO role

Nair will take over luxury brand’s reins, while co-owner Alain Wertheimer becomes Global Executive Chairman

Inter Parfums lands 10-year license deal with Emanuel Ungaro

The agreement will see the manufacturer of Jimmy Choo and Kate Space also produce fragrances and cosmetics for the French luxury fashion house

Speeding up scent: Consumer insight, AI & fragrance creation

With fragrance companies announcing new AI to smooth and hasten the creation process, what will this mean for perfumery and cosmetics?

'It's the perfume equivalent to taking the knee': Is it the end of oriental fragrances?

Increasingly, fragrance houses are switching the language they use to describe warm, heady and spicy scents from ‘oriental’ to ‘amber’ in a bid for...

Cosmetics Business rounds up the 8 newest launches of the week

From curated playlists from bath bomb favourite Lush, to anti-bacterial skin care from Simple, these are the eight newest beauty products on-shelf...

The perfume playbook: How Maison Francis Kurkdjian adapted to the pandemic

Marc Chaya, the CEO of French luxury perfume house, on how consumers will purchase their favourite scents post-lockdown

Minis, 4-in-1s and a 20s fragrance revival: John Lewis’ top 10 beauty trend predictions for 2022

British department store chain has revealed the beauty movements it’s backing in the new year

The roaring 20s 2.0: Experimentation and optimism will shape beauty post-lockdown

How will the predicted ‘roaring 20s’ for this century manifest in terms of beauty? And what cosmetic ingredients will help brands usher in this new...