EXCLUSIVE: La Perla Dives Into Beauty

PARIS — La Perla is launching back into beauty, with a range of fragrances, body care and makeup that nods to the Italian innerwear house’s heritage. The move comes after it was announced in October 2019 that La Perla Fashion Holding N.V., which operates the luxury lingerie label La Perla, had established a subsidiary dedicated to the beauty business. Called […]

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Master Class: Harry Slatkin

Harry Slatkin, who’s been called the king of home fragrance, has long ruled over his domain. He created his first company, Slatkin & Co., with his brother Howard and wife Laura, in 1991, selling it to Limited Brands in 2005 for what was then an estimated $15 million. He not only stayed with the brand, he took over the entire […]

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EXCLUSIVE: Dolly Parton, Edge Beauty Announce Fragrance Licensing Agreement

Entertainer, coronavirus research funder and now beauty mogul: Dolly Parton has solidified her plans to enter the beauty market in 2021. In partnership with Edge Beauty — whose portfolio ranges from niche fragrances to celebrity licensing deals, like that with megawatt entertainer Cher — Parton’s first collection will come to market in spring 2021. Edge Beauty, which signed a long-term […]

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WWP, ScentInvent, Sign Licensing Deal

Beauty packaging business WWP Beauty has signed a licensing agreement with ScentInvent Technologies LLC. ScentInvent was founded by Abby Wallach and Caroline Fabrigas in 2016. It focuses on creating new formats for fragrance. The duo started a direct-to-consumer fragrance brand earlier this year called Sparti Scents, which launched fragrances in a stick form, rather than liquid. The brand sells three […]

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Eurazeo Sells Iberchem Fragrance and Flavors Maker to Croda

PARIS — Eurazeo Capital said Wednesday that it is selling its stake in Iberchem, a Spanish fragrance and flavors maker, to Croda International, a U.K.-based specialty chemicals concern. Under terms of the deal, Iberchem is valued at 820 million euros. That represents 20.5-times the group’s earnings before interests, taxes, depreciation and amortization in 2020. Founded in Murcia, Spain, in 1985, […]

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Fueguia 1833 Introduces Scents With Sanitizing Proprieties

MILAN — While many cosmetics companies are converting their production to manufacture hand sanitizers to aid the respective countries in fighting the coronavirus outbreak, Argentinian fragrance house Fueguia 1833 is readying the release of its sanitizing perfume collection. Dubbed Fueguia BioActive Molecules, the range aims to offer the brand’s signature scents in a sanitizing version for skin and textiles. Source: Read […]

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CEO Talks: Acqua di Parma’s Laura Burdese Wants to ‘Yellow-fy’ the Market

MILAN — According to chromo therapy, the color yellow is considered to incite positive feelings like optimism, courage and vitality, in addition to encouraging communication. Although each person can react to the color spectrum differently, such properties perfectly fit with Laura Burdese, chief executive officer and president of Acqua di Parma, the Italian niche fragrance label globally known for its […]

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