LVMH-owned Hennessy has embarked on NFTs, offering up two, numbered limited-edition carafes of Hennessy-8. Designed by contemporary Israeli artist Arik Levy, the cognac’s carafe is the result of a collaboration with Guerlain and Baccarat.[…]
After the launch of Kate Spade New York in early 2021, Interparfums has unveiled its second scent for the US-based fashion brand. Dubbed Kate Spade Sparkle, the fragrance’s packaging sports a navy hue inspired by dusk in New York[…]
Beauty tech innovations presented at CES 2022 included custom hair color from L’Oréal, Beautigloo’s cosmetics fridges and P&G’s BeautySPHERE immersive 3D experience. Held from January 5th-8th, 2022, the[…]
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François Coty’s great-granddaughter Véronique Coty talks to Luxe Packaging Insight about her passion project, reviving scents created a century ago by the “father of modern perfumery”. Spoturno 1921 is the first[…]
With its purchase of a majority stake in Anewcos, announced this week, primary packaging supplier Axilone is building its turnkey offer in the beauty space, while entering the formulation market for the first time. The move allows the French[…]
Berlin Packaging has purchased Italian company Premi for an undisclosed sum in a move that expands its footprint in the beauty and cosmetics packaging space. Continuing the acquisition streak that has seen it snap up almost 20 companies in EMEA[…]
French winery Domaines Barons de Rothschild Lafite has revamped the bottle of Chateau Rieussec’s Premier Grand Cru Classé wine. The traditional transparent bottle has been replaced with opaque vessel bearing a minimalistic yellow[…]
With Spoturno 1921, Véronique Coty is reviving - and renaming - an iconic century-old women’s fragrance created by her great grandfather, François Coty. Spoturno 1921 from Véronique Coty’s company La Cité[…]
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With CEO Carl Allain at the helm, sampling specialist Arcade Beauty is shaping its growth strategy for the years to come. Turnkey retail products, the backbone of the company’s recently created division, Arcade Beauty Retail, is a key area[…]
Chanel has launched N°1 de Chanel, a new beauty line that includes anti-aging skincare, make-up and a fragrance mist. The packaging is eco-designed, with a focus on lightweighting, using recycled or recyclable materials and limiting the use[…]
Mimosa flowers from the South of France inspired new brand Mimocella in its product range. A liqueur, syrup and chocolates are already on the market, and a scented candle in the starting blocks. Through his company Mimocella, former[…]
For the 21st edition of its Canne Bleu blue sugarcane rum from Martinque, Rhum Clément opted for a blue and gold bottle with glitter finish. France’s Maison Linea came up with the packaging design. A festive, glittery pack to[…]
French glassmaker Verallia is investing in electric furnaces at its site in Cognac as it strives to meet its ambitious CO2 reduction targets. The furnaces are set to come on-stream in 2023-2024 and will produce extra-flint glass for wines and[…]
Valour + Lemaire has launched two new spirits that confirm the French distillery start-up’s desire to build a diverse offer with a hint of innovation. The first spirits beverage launched by French distillery Valour + Lemaire, called LeMalt[…]
Robert Mondavi Winery has partnered with French porcelain specialist Bernardaud for limited-edition wines dubbed The MCMLXVI Collection. The name – 1966 in Roman numerals – pays tribute to the year the winery was founded, with the[…]
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