Reduced to tears by Caron’s 1919 Tabac Blond

Posted by Robin on 3 November 2026 Leave a Comment

But the archive also is open to the public on request. “It’s always to look for a positive memory: childhood, a grandmother, a mother, a first love,” said Ms. Pouant, who recalled a woman reduced to tears by Caron’s 1919 Tabac Blonde [sic], the perfume used by one of her grandmothers.

— The New York Times on the Osmothèque. Read more in In France, a Treasure Trove of Fragrance.

In March 2025, a tiger followed a forest trail through Nepal’s Khata Corridor until it reached a small iron stake next to the path. Attached to it was a dispenser releasing a laboratory-made version of a chemical found in the scent markings big cats use to mark their territory and communicate with other cats.

A camera trap recorded the Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) approaching the station. The curious cat investigated the smell and then stopped, one of multiple instances of tigers and leopards coming up to these scent stations and then turning back the way they came.

Fragrance net sales increased 20% in the company's fiscal first quarter, Estée Lauder reported on Monday. It was one of the fastest-growing divisions for the company in the quarter. Gains were fueled by double-digit growth in high-end brands Le Labo, Tom Ford, Jo Malone London, and Kilian Paris. Estée Lauder also notched growth.

— Read more in Estée Lauder CEO on surging fragrance sales: 'Consumers are getting younger' at Yahoo!Finance.

Turnaround strategy

Posted by Robin on 20 August 2026 Leave a Comment

Estee Lauder forecast annual profit above many Wall Street estimates on Wednesday, betting its CEO's turnaround strategy would deliver sustained demand for luxury fragrances and strong performance in major growth market ‌China. [...] Resilient spending by affluent and younger customers has boosted demand for the cosmetics maker's luxury fragrances and skincare products, such as Le Labo and Balmain Beauty. The company wants the same momentum for its makeup and hair care categories, for which net sales were respectively flat and declining.

Shares of Clinique and M.A.C owner, whose merger conversations with Jean Paul Gaultier-owner Puig collapsed in May, rose nearly 7% in premarket trading after it also topped quarterly sales estimates. Resilient spending by affluent and ‌younger customers, especially on trendy items, has helped boost demand for ‌the cosmetics maker's luxury ⁠fragrances and skincare products such as Le Labo ‌and Balmain Beauty.