L’Oréal Will Launch a Global Campaign for World Refill Day

PARIS – L’Oréal is poised to launch a corporate campaign for refills, in tandem with World Refill Day on Monday. The campaign will be the group’s first cross-divisional, multi-brand, multi-channel activation,…

L’Oréal, Nvidia Collaborate to Bring Next-Gen AI to Beauty

PARIS – L’Oréal and artificial intelligence chipmaker Nvidia are collaborating to unleash AI’s potential for beauty. The beauty giant said in a statement Wednesday that this will “enable groundbreaking, never-before-imagined beauty…

L’Oréal Will Acquire Medik8 Skin Care Brand

PARIS – L’Oréal is digging deeper into luxury skin care, taking a majority stake in Medik8. The news, announced Monday morning, confirms a WWD report on May 9 that L’Oréal had…

Why Aren’t More Emerging Designers Getting Into Fragrances?

Designer fragrances are leading beauty’s hottest category. Why aren’t more designers cashing in? While several legacy brands like Carolina Herrera, Dior and Chanel have long had fragrances and thus benefited…

Together Group Acquires Experiential Agency Obo

Together Group, a London-based collective of marketing, communications, digital and events agencies, has acquired Obo, which has produced fashion spectacles for Victoria’s Secret, L’Oréal Paris, Elie Saab and many others.…

Helen Mirren on Cannes, Women in Film, Age Representation & Menopause

Helen Mirren makes a regular pilgrimage to the South of France for the Cannes Film Festival with both her own films and L’Oréal Paris. She’s attended around 10 times —…

Jane Fonda & Viola Davis Honor Female Filmmakers at L’Oréal Cannes Award

CANNES, France – Cannes was lit up by Jane Fonda and Viola Davis, who arrived on the final weekend of the film festival to honor the next wave of female…

Françoise Lehmann Is Stepping Down From L’Oréal

PARIS — Lancôme has a changing of the guard afoot at its top echelon, with Françoise Lehmann deciding to step down as the L’Oréal-owned brand’s global brand president.  The executive, who…

L’Oréal Invests In Chinese Biotech Startup Veminsyn

L’Oréal is betting on the future of bio-active ingredients and localized supply chains with its latest investment in Veminsyn, a biotechnology startup founded by four doctoral students at Peking and…

Fragrance Sales Soften Amid Market Challenges and Consumer Shifts

NEW YORK — Is the fragrance effect still in motion? Sales of fragrance — the surprise hero category for beauty since the coronavirus pandemic began — are definitely showing signs of…