Fragrance & cosmetics
Lancôme debuts first glass mascara packaging
Tapping into the trend for glass make-up packaging, L’Oréal-owned Lancôme has launched its first mascara in glass. The bottle is made with 15% recycled glass and decorated with a graded black lacquer. Lancôme has added to its Hypnôse franchise[…]
Inside Shiseido’s new beauty brand Ulé
Ulé is Japanese beauty group Shiseido’s first made-in-Europe beauty brand. Its packaging strategy combines glass jars and bottles with bio-based Sulapac lids. Ulé, Shiseido’s new “conscious beauty” brand, has launched with a skincare collection[…]
Le Galion revisits Eau Noble fragrance
Parisian perfume house Le Galion is revamping Eau Noble, its iconic eau de parfum created 50 years ago. The new flacon retains the brand’s emblematic design touches from the 1930’s. Eau Noble, a fragrance from Le Galion first created in 1972,[…]
BDK Parfums adds Gris Charnel Extrait and Villa Néroli to fragrance line-up
BDK Parfums has launched an Extrait version of its best-selling Gris Charnel fragrance introduced in 2019. The French niche brand is also adding to its Collection Azur with Villa Néroli this spring. French fragrance brand BDK Parfums has[…]
La Petite Madeleine introduces first fragrances
One year after debuting with a line of soaps, French niche brand La Petite Madeleine has launched its first fragrances. The lightweighted flacons are topped with caps made from recycled wine bottle corks and powdered shells. French brand La[…]
Guerlain teams up with Atelier Truscelli for 2022 Muguet edition
For the 2022 edition of its Muguet fragrance celebrating May Day and France’s lily-of-the-valley tradition, Guerlain (LVMH) called on Atelier Truscelli. The Parisian jeweler created a crystal-studded adornment for Pochet du Courval’s iconic bee[…]
Kenzo Memori fragrances pay tribute to brand’s Japanese roots
Kenzo (LVMH) has launched Memori, a line of seven eaux de parfums designed as an homage to the fashion house’s Japanese roots and its founder Kenzo Takada. The thin-walled fragrance flacons are made with 15% recycled glass, the plastic caps[…]
Lalique’s Fusion flacon celebrates glassworks centenary
To mark the 100th anniversary of its glassworks in Wingen-sur-Moder in France’s Alsace region, Lalique is launching the Fusion flacon, an intricately designed fragrance bottle that juxtaposes amber and colorless crystal. Designed by Lalique’s[…]
Scent of Africa seeks to put African fragrance on the map
Ghana-based luxury fragrance brand Scent of Africa has undergone a revamp, with a new visual identity, fragrances and packaging. The brand unveiled its first fragrance duo in a six-strong collection earlier this month. Scent of Africa (Ghandour[…]
Floral fragrance collection in store for Maison Lanvin
Interparfums is launching a new fragrance line for French haute couture fashion brand Lanvin this spring. Les Fleurs de Lanvin, a three-strong collection, comes in Art Deco-inspired flacons. French couture house Maison Lanvin is continuing the[…]
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Key Figures
$10bn
The value of the no/low alcohol’s key global markets in 2021, as compared to $7.8bn in 2018. The market segment is expected to continue seeing a compound annual growth rate of 8% between 2021 and 2025. Source: IWSR