Laura Mercier is restaging globally, starting with a new look. "The consumer research we do tells us that the potential is global," said Marc Rey, chief executive officer of Shiseido Americas. "Laura Mercier portrays an image of beauty that is aspirational but attainable. It’s something most women can project themselves in very easily. That’s very global. The whole Shiseido organization […]

Are suppliers the next big beauty investors? Lubrizol, the Berkshire-Hathaway-owned chemical supplier and manufacturer, has invested a minority stake in One Ocean Beauty, a skin-care start-up founded by Burberry veteran Marcella Cacci. One Ocean Beauty is the first brand in the portfolio of Lubrizol Skin Essentials, the company’s venture arm that was formed to incubate skin-care brands in their early […]