Le Labo (“The Lab”), the high-end fragrance and sensory lifestyle brand with a distinct French heritage, was acquired by The Estée Lauder Companies. The acquisition is expected to close in November 2014. Founded in 2006 by fragrance industry veterans Fabrice Penot and Eddie Roschi, Le Labo provides a highly selective assortment of exceptional fragrance and … Read more
Harrods to partner with the world’s leading cosmetics brands for Harrods Beauty School. Some of the world’s leading make-up artists are gathering this Fall at Harrods Beauty School. Mary Greenwell for Chanel, Hannah Martin for Bobbi Brown, Julia Krajnakova for By Terry, to name just a few, will offer an once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to participate in one-to-one make-up … Read more
The understated luxury of Jo Malone London perfume house, a luxury British label acquired by The Estée Lauder Companies in 1999, along with the house’s use of high quality and rare ingredients will appeal to the very discerning Chinese consumer, believes Estée Lauder as it launched the Jo Malone London brand in Mainland China, at … Read more
Instagram is Beauty’s hottest social platform, with 79 percent of brands in the L2’s Index now present, up from just 29 percent in 2012, according to the fifth-annual L2’s Digital IQ Index: Beauty Report, which analyzes and benchmarks the digital performance of 85 global Beauty brands across Site, Digital Marketing, Social Media, and Mobile over … Read more
After Haiti and Japan, the US fashion industry raises money to help rebuild storm-struck homes. FASHION FOR SANDY RELIEF initiative was launched by CFDA and Vogue in response to the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. FASHION FOR SANDY RELIEF launched on Tuesday, November 13, with an online auction at luxury charity-auction site Charitybuzz.com. Through an outpouring of support … Read more
New L2 Study Ranks Digital Competence of Over 100 Iconic Brands in Brazil, Russia, and India L’Occitane ranks #1 in both Brazil and Russia, and Westin Hotels & Resorts leads in India in the new L2 Digital IQ Index: Brazil Russia India. The Index, the first study of its kind, measures the aptitude of over … Read more