Liliane Bettencourt, the 89-year-old heiress to the L’Oréal fortune and richest woman in France, has been ensconced in legal battles with her own daughter, Françoise Bettencourt-Meyers, over the family’s money for the past two years. Françoise began vying for control of her mother’s financial affairs after discovering that her mom had given away over $1.3 … Read more
The Maison Margiela’s Scentsorium Paradigm Shift in Haute ParfumerieMaison Margiela has always been the fashion world’s favorite enigma. From the white lab coats of the staff to the anonymous “four stitches,” the brand thrives on the tension between invisibility and radical presence. After the dust settled on their theatrical FW26 Shanghai show, the house didn’t … Read more
If your social media feels like a high-fashion fever dream this week, you aren’t imagining it. In a rare “alignment of the stars,” three of the world’s most influential beauty labels—Kérastase, M·A·C, and Vichy—all dropped their new Global Brand Ambassadors within days of each other. While it might look like a coincidence, in the 20-plus … Read more
The American fragrance world gathered under the golden glow of the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center for what has become its most anticipated ritual: the 2025 Fragrance Foundation Awards. The air shimmered with elegance, ambition, and a bespoke scent—”Lincoln in June”—designed exclusively for the evening by none other than Lifetime Achievement honoree Daniela … Read more
Kering luxury group, the parent company for Gucci, Saint Laurent, and Balenciaga, Creates Luxury Beauty Division. A global Luxury group, Kering manages the development of a series of renowned Houses in Fashion, Leather Goods and Jewelry : Gucci, Saint Laurent, Bottega Veneta, Balenciaga, Alexander McQueen, Brioni, Boucheron, Pomellato, DoDo, Qeelin, as well as Kering Eyewear. … Read more
Over 100 years ago, L’Oréal’s founder, Eugène Schueller, invented the world’s first safe, synthetic haircolor formulation—and with it, an industry that, by 2023, is estimated to be worth $1.6 billion. Now, more than a century later, we are reinventing the haircolor experience through technology. Colorsonic and Coloright Are Reinventing Haircolor With Beauty Tech. Timed to CES 2022, … Read more