Fragrance & cosmetics
Guerlain’s Abeille Noire Édition Prestige bottle takes shape in Baccarat black crystal
Sculpted by Baccarat in black crystal, the bee-shaped fragrance flacon designed by Lorenz Bäumer for Guerlain in 2010 has been reborn. The handmade flacon’s deep black body juxtaposes with the transparent, facetted wings. In 2010, Parisian[…]
Fragrance brand Eauso Vert affirms conscious luxury positioning with genderless collection
US-based Eauso Vert has hit the market with a line of five genderless scents. For its packaging, the fragrance brand opted for simple screenprinted flacons and unvarnished wooden caps. Founded by beauty industry veterans Faye Harris and Tanya[…]
Anomalia Paris blends vintage and modern for first fragrance range
New genderless French perfume brand Anomalia Paris has debuted with a seven-strong fragrance collection. The refillable geometric flacons are topped with an asymmetrical black zamak stopper. For its debut fragrance collection, Anomalia Paris[…]
The Harmonist introduces Royal Earth Parfum following packaging revamp
Niche fragrance brand The Harmonist has added to its Yin Parfums collection with Royal Earth Parfum. Launched in September, the scent is inspired by French perfumes from the 1980s and comes in a black lacquered flacon. The Harmonist, a brand[…]
Rémy Cointreau’s ultra-premium fragrance brand Maison Psyché bridges perfume and spirits
Maison Psyché from Rémy Cointreau brings the spirits group’s expertise to the world of fragrance. The flacons in Baccarat crystal are adorned with gold and diamonds by high-jewelry house Coringer. The scents retail from upwards of €5,500. French[…]
Hermès saddles up with first children’s perfume
Cabriole is the latest addition to Hermès’ fragrance line up, and the French luxury brand’s first perfume for children. The packaging graphics are the work of French illustrator Alice Charbin. Hermès has introduced its debut fragrance for[…]
Louis Vuitton’s Les Extraits Murano Art Edition honors Venetian glassmaking
Les Extraits Murano Art Edition fragrance from Louis Vuitton reinvents the luxury packaging codes of the Les Extraits collection designed by architect Frank Gehry. For this limited-edition, the fragrance caps are hand-crafted by a Murano[…]
Maison Crivelli aims for "high-impact haute parfumerie" with new extrait de parfum
Unveiling its newly opened shop-in-shop at Galeries Lafayette on Paris’ Boulevard Haussmann last month, Maison Crivelli presented the latest addition to its fragrance portfolio. The extrait de parfum comes in a cylindrical bottle featuring a red[…]
Jules Dinand designs packaging for new fragrance brand Headspace
French niche brand Headspace is a new entrant to the fragrance market. The brand’s packaging takes its cues from perfumers’ vials, while its scents are developed using the headspace technique. “Capturing the uncapturable and translating it into[…]
Issey Miyake grows L’Eau d’Issey fragrance range
For the latest additions to its L’Eau de Issey fragrance franchise, Issey Miyake (Shiseido) opted for 20% PCR glass and wooden caps for the perfume's packaging. The vegan eaux de toilette intense were formulated with 85% ingredients of natural[…]
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Key Figures
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The drop in luxury product e-commerce sales in mainland China for the year-to-date ending September 2022. Sales came to $1.2bn for the period. This decrease is attributed to economic slowdown and lockdowns in major Chinese cities, with e-commerce sales expected to rise in the fourth quarter. Source: NPD