L’Oréal Paris’ Lights on Women’s Worth Award Turns Five

At this year’s Cannes Film Festival, L’Oréal Paris will mark the fifth edition of its Lights on Women’s Worth Award. “Our vision is to elevate the role of women in…

Is L’Oréal Acquiring Medik8 Skin Care Brand?

NEW YORK — L’Oréal, the world’s largest beauty company, has emerged as the front-runner to acquire Medik8, the U.K.-based skin care brand, multiple sources have told WWD. A L’Oréal spokesperson…

Beauty’s Brave New World Emerges on the WWD Beauty CEO Summit Day Two

NEW YORK — Day Two of the 2025 Beauty CEO Summit, held Thursday, covered subjects impacting today’s beauty industry, which is morphing at warp speed. Speakers at Casa Cipriani South covered…

Delphine Viguier-Hovasse Is Appointed L’Oréal Chief Innovation and Prospective Officer

Delphine Viguier-Hovasse has been appointed L’Oréal’s chief innovation and prospective officer, a newly created position for the group. The executive, who currently serves as global brand president of L’Oréal Paris,…

L’Oreal’s Carol Hamilton on Winning CEW Lifetime Achievement Award

It’s Carol Hamilton’s last official week at L’Oréal, and the executive is in her happy space: the 100,000-square foot West Coast campus of the world’s largest beauty company, which she…

Viola Davis Named Juror for L’Oréal Paris Award at Cannes Film Festival

PARIS — Viola Davis is set to shine a light on women directors, and will serve as juror for this year’s Lights on Women’s Worth award. The L’Oréal Paris prize…

How L’Oréal, World’s Largest Beauty Company, Fared in 2024

Despite continuing to outperform the market as a whole, beauty’s biggest player was not immune to the market’s challenges in 2024. The company described the year as “a tale of…