If it’s Saturday when you read this, rabbit rabbit rabbit! Welcome to August, aka Peach Month. That means we are late for our annual shower census….do tell us about the scented products in your bath or shower! How many scented shower gels and/or bar soaps are in your shower right now? And do tell us the names / products. If you have any great scented products in other categories (hair care?) tell us about those too.
Or, as always, just talk about something else…
Aerin has launched Amber Musk Pistache, a new fragrance for women. Amber Musk Pistache is a limited edition flanker to 2013’s Amber Musk…
NY-based niche brand Ellis Brooklyn will launch Plum Tonic, a new fragrance for women, later this month…
[L’Oréal], whose portfolio includes Garnier, Maybelline and Lancôme, reported a 5.3% increase in net profit to EUR 3.55 billion for the period from January to June, compared with the same period a year earlier. Revenue rose to nearly EUR 23.8 billion, supported in particular by strong performances in professional products, such as Kérastase, and dermatological brands, including La Roche-Posay and Vichy.
— Read more in L’Oréal: dermatological division drive first-half sales growth at Premium Beauty News.
L’Oréal Luxe recorded adjusted like-for-like growth of +5.1%, advancing at twice the pace of the global selective beauty market. Fragrances remained the standout category, supported by Prada Paradigme, Emporio Armani, Yves Saint Laurent Libre, MYSLF and Valentino Born in Roma. The division also benefitted from accelerating skincare sales and the addition of the Gucci beauty licence to its long-term portfolio.
— Read more in L’Oréal outperforms beauty market in H1 with +6.5% sales uplift; Asia travel retail recovery expected in H2 at Moodie Davitt Report.
Tom Ford has launched Ombré Leather Reserve, a new flanker to 2018’s Ombré Leather…