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Byredo talks strategy for debut makeup line

One of the first indie niche brands launched in the early 2000s, Byredo has since become a reference in the premium fragrance segment. The Swedish brand has similar ambitions for its very first color cosmetics collection, launched this fall.[…]

The Liquors by Kilian: fragrance or spirits?

Blurring the lines between scent and spirits, luxury fragrance brand Kilian’s (The Estée Lauder Companies) art deco-inspired The Liquors collection pays tribute to founder Kilian Hennessy’s cognac heritage. For this major launch, the heir to the[…]

F1 Fragrances Engineered Collection: capturing the thrill of racing

Following the launch of three limited-edition premium scents last year, this November, F1 Fragrances is introducing F1 Fragrances Engineered Collection, a new unisex offer of five EdPs. As with the first collection, UK designer Ross Lovegrove is[…]

Louboutin’s Loubiworld fragrance caps: designed as “works of art”

Loubiworld, Christian Louboutin Beauty’s (Puig) latest fragrance launch, is a seven-strong collection of EdPs in faceted glass bottles sporting the brand’s iconic red. Each flacon is crowned with a weighty zamak cap featuring an extravagant[…]

Pentalogies Parfums scents a new niche

“An invitation to explore the senses through perfume” is the idea behind the first collection from new French fragrance brand Pentalogies Parfums. Pentalogies–which takes its name from a piece of theatre in five parts–has launched with five[…]

Marc Jacobs charms with Perfect fragrance

Marc Jacobs (Coty Luxury) has unveiled its latest EdP, Perfect, which embodies the fashion designer’s playful and irreverent style; its golden cap is topped with a variety of multicolored and mismatched charms. The scent’s transparent glass[…]

Hermès bolsters lipstick collection

French luxury brand Hermès has launched the second Rouge Hermès Limited Edition collection of refillable lipsticks, and is further expanding its offer with 24-Color Piano Box—a limited-edition gift set—as well as leather lipstick cases. Hermès’[…]

La Bouche Rouge raises funds, launches mascara in glass packaging

French lipstick brand La Bouche Rouge, which has just unveiled what it calls the “world’s first glass mascara”, has raised €2.5m from BPI France. The funds will be used to develop the brand internationally and support the launch of its new[…]

Parfums Christian Dior unveils latest Dior Homme

For its Dior Homme men’s EdT, Parfums Christian Dior opted for a modern reinterpretation of the minimalist packaging that characterized the first editions of the fragrance. The EdT is housed in a transparent square-shaped glass bottle (Pochet du[…]

Le Rouge Français’ Collection Végétal debuts biosourced pack

Lipstick brand Le Rouge Français, launched by husband-and-wife team Elodie Carpentier and Salem Ghezaili in 2018, boasts natural formulations using pigments sourced from tinctorial plants. Today the brand is moving a step further with partially[…]