Kristin Walcott has been named chief executive officer of Kendo, succeeding longtime ceo David Suliteanu, who is leaving the business. Walcott official starts Dec. 1, and will report to Chris de Lapuente and be a member of the LVMH Perfumes & Cosmetics Executive Committee. LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton owns Kendo, the beauty incubator behind Fenty Beauty, Marc Jacobs Beauty […]
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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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Christian Dior incorporated flowers into much of his work, but his relationship with florality started far before his time as a couturier. “Dior in Bloom,” a new book published by Flammarion and out later this month, explores the famed designer’s foremost inspiration, with text from Alain Stella, Justine Picardie, and Naomi A. Sachs. “Looking at gardens, flowers, and florality is […]
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PARIS — L’Oréal is changing the organization of some of its geographic zones concerning Asia, the Middle East and Africa, and has made new executive appointments to match the revised structure. The group said in a statement on Wednesday that the idea is to “give greater coherence to each zone, particularly in terms of consumer behavior and market maturity, to […]
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Pared-back beauty trends have made their way to the runway. According to Trendalytics’ latest Fashion Month report, the most resonant trends focused on glossy, healthy skin and hair, as well as viral nail art. “In terms of the practicality of looks, a lot of that was purely from a logistics perspective: you can’t have people near each other for extended […]
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“I just got home from football practice,” said Russell Wilson in a Zoom video call, sitting alongside Ciara. The power couple — Seattle Seahawks quarterback and the one-name, Grammy award-winning entertainer — have teamed to offer two fragrances, out Nov. 17. It’s their first beauty venture, created in partnership with manufacturer Hampton Beauty. They call it R&C The Fragrance Duo. […]
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Welcome to My Beauty Ritual, a series where editors, experts, and pros reveal the ways in which they use beauty as a method of self-care. In this week's installment, Barbie Ferreira talks about investing more time into her skin-care routine during the pandemic and her new collab with beauty brand Becca. Barbie Ferreira is fun to talk to, point-blank. During […]
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With COVID-19 and tensions arising from social injustices, the beauty industry has gone through a lot of changes this year. With sales already in decline and voices demanding to be heard, during the summer, as uprisings took over the country following the killing of George Floyd, insiders started calling out deep-rooted problems rampant in both the beauty and fashion industry. […]
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A few years ago, attorney Kimberly Smith left a beauty retailer, frustrated by the lack of options for Black women. “I remember thinking it would be really cool if there was a store where we could freely talk about our makeup concerns and needs, and not just be relegated to particular parts of the store,” she said. In 2018, she […]
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As consumer behavior and buying patterns have rapidly changed over the past year, the next generation of c-suite executives find themselves leading the change instead of following it. This year has proven to be a rapid cycle of consumer trends, and CEW’s 2020 Top Talent Award honorees all share one thing: agility and adaptability. The honorees, who were recognized during […]
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