Record fiscal year concluded by Estée Lauder

  The Estée Lauder Companies reported a strong financial performance for its fourth quarter and fiscal year. During the fiscal year, sales growth was particularly strong in the company’s luxury brands, online and travel retail channels and overall in emerging markets, along with solid gains in several developed countries. For the year, the company achieved … Read more

Olivier Polge is joining Chanel in the perfume laboratory

Olivier Polge, the son of Jacques Polge, the famous nose of Chanel luxury house, is about to join Chanel as a perfumer. A native of Grasse, Olivier Polge will be part of a famous team which includes his father and Creative and Research Director Christopher Sheldrake, who has been at Chanel since 2005. Polge junior … Read more

Chinese luxury consumer interest dominated by heavyweights

The most-sought after luxury brands in China. Chanel overtakes Louis Vuitton as most sought-after global luxury brand in Digital Luxury Group‘s World Luxury Index China – 2nd edition. Chanel overtook Louis Vuitton thanks to rising interest in various product segments, particularly beauty. Interest for Louis Vuitton on the other hand originated mainly from the fashion … Read more

Islay single-malt Scotch whiskey perfume tumbles over into the epicurean world

African-American perfumer Seth Kornegay‘s new Petra luxury unisex fragrance is sure to interest foodies and wine lovers- it includes Islay single malt scotch whiskey from the southernmost portion of the Inner Hebridean Islands located off the west coast of Scotland. Islay single malt whiskey is known for its smoky character derived from peat, along with … Read more

Colour becomes a perfume: La Collection Privée Dior Gris Montaigne

Christian Dior “La Collection Privée” new exclusive fragrance Dior’s “Collection Privée“, a line of precious fragrances crafted from rare raw materials, has been enriched with a new chypre scent for women, named Gris Montaigne, evoking the address where everything started, the gray of the walls, the medallion -backed chairs, and the notes of the very … Read more