NPD: U.S. Prestige Beauty Sales +2% in Q2
August 5, 2019
Sales of U.S. prestige beauty products reached $4.3 billion in Q2, a 2 percent increase over 2018, according to The NPD Group.
Beauty News: Scent
NPD: Where is the Pride in Fragrance?
July 1, 2019
NPD watched as apparel retailers again raised the bar in their efforts to celebrate and bring awareness to all things Pride, but one interesting observation arose: most beauty retailers are conspicuously quieter in celebrating Pride month.
Former Coty Exec Lori Singer Named President of Parlux
June 17, 2019
Lori Singer looks to Parlux’s fragrance portfolio to the next level.
Former Lauder Exec Veronique Gabai Launches Lifestyle Brand
June 13, 2019
Beauty industry veteran Veronique Gabai is launching a fragrance-focused namesake lifestyle brand that combines scent, home, beauty and fashion. After developing fragrances and beauty products for more than 20 years—12…
Robertet, Klersun Partner to Make Broad Spectrum Hemp Extracts
June 3, 2019
A joint venture has been formed between flavor and fragrance house, Robertet, and Klersun, a producer of high-quality industrial hemp products, to formulate products with Broad Spectrum Hemp Extracts [BSHE].
NPD: Mother’s Day Expected to Boost Prestige Fragrance Sales
May 8, 2019
The month of May, historically the third best-selling month for women’s prestige fragrance in the U.S. (behind November and December), looks to boost scent sales yet again thanks to Mother’s Day.
5 Minutes with Sylvie Ganter, Atelier Cologne
April 22, 2019
In 2017, the independent, olfactory-focused brand was acquired by L’Oréal. Today, more than 500,000 bottles have been sold in 24 stores located in more than 30 countries.
Beauty Scene: Nest; Biossance; Scentbird
February 27, 2019
This week’s launches included Biossance’s squalane-infused Tea Tree Collection, Nest’s first retail store and Scentbird’s new line of liquid lipsticks and makeup subscription service. Here’s what’s on the Beauty Scene from three important brands.
Beauty Scene: Chanel, Walmart, Kerastase
January 25, 2019
This week’s BeautyScene is all about revamping retail, and how to care for all shades of blonde hair. From Chanel’s new sunlit SoHo atelier space to exclusive brand offshoots at Walmart to Kerastase’s new skin care-inspired hair range, here’s what you need to know now.
Indie Spotlight: Pacifica Beauty Expands to Supplements
January 24, 2019
The brand has expanded its product portfolio to include a line of beauty-enhancing ingestibles, exclusive to Target.
Tribe Dynamics: Fragrance Social Media Trends
December 27, 2018
In this special report, Tribe Dynamics explores the top 10 fragrance brands by EMV from H2 2017 to H1 2018 and analyzes the factors that helped fuel influencer content creation.
Derek Lam Beauty License Acquired
December 13, 2018
The Premiere Group, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Perfume Center of America Inc., has acquired the Derek Lam Beauty license, in a multi-year partnership that will see the creation of a premium line and expansion under the 10 Crosby Street Collection.
