The consumer goods giant has announced its intention to invest EUR 100 million to scale up its in-house fragrance design and creation capabilities. Unilever said it aims to “gain greater control of the design and refinement” of its fragrances, which…
In September 2023, to mitigate environmental risks and impacts from the intentional use of microplastics, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) implemented restrictions on products containing intentionally added microplastics. ECHA has outlined specific obligations and constraints for cosmetic companies using microplastics…
sive post-image” width=”700″ height=”400″ alt=”Australia passes landmark social media ban for under 16s” /> In Australia, brands will have to be much more imaginative in reaching teenagers. The country’s lawmakers passed landmark rules to ban under 16s from social media…
Anna-Liisa Palatu has spent the last decade starting futuristic businesses, quitting jobs and analyzing why most of her ideas fail. Until one didn’t! In 2020, she co-founded Woola, “to stop Big Oil companies from drowning us in plastic.” Four years…
Pure Trade crafted two key elements for Armani Beauty to promote end-of-year sales: an advent calendar and a high-end gift box. The Armani Beauty Advent Calendar was designed as a refined Haute Couture gift, with elevated attention to detail. Made…
A fifth and final round of talks on a treaty to end plastic pollution opened on Monday, November 25, the day after the end of a chaotic COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The 178 participating countries will have a week to…
Currently dominated by direct sales and brand franchises, the perfume market is rapidly changing in Brazil. According to several players, the category has significant growth potential in retail and online. Brazil, the world’s second largest perfume market, just behind the…
Macy’s disclosed on Monday, November 25, that an employee had hidden up to $154 million in expenses through false accounting entries over more than three years. The department store chain, which is set to host its annual Thanksgiving Day parade…
Should perfumes not open up to more multi-ethnicity, following in the footsteps of the skincare and makeup categories? Specialists of multicultural markets Haweya Mohamed and Ammin Youssouf, the co-founders of The Colors, encourage the industry to embrace these new inspirations.…