Beauty Features
Fragrance Extensions Getting a New Treatment
NEW YORK -- Ancillary products were at one time simply lower-priced versions of the traditional fragrance form, providing an easy entry point for reluctant consumers.
But recently, manufacturers have set out to make layering more luxurious, by...
— May 13, 1994
Kenzo Heads for U.S. with Parfum d'Ete
NEW YORK -- Kenzo is finally coming to America.
The Paris-based firm, whose three scents posted a global wholesale volume of around $50 million last year, will undertake a full-fledged U.S. fragrance launch for the first time in August with...
— May 6, 1994
High Marks to Arnault on Guerlain Purchase
PARIS -- LVMH's acquisition last week of the majority of Guerlain has earned a thumbs-up from the beauty and luxury goods industries here.
Some are even calling it Bernard Arnault's smartest move since securing control of LVMH three years...
— May 6, 1994
Maybelline to Expand Shine Free's Base
NEW YORK -- Maybelline is hoping that since oily skin doesn't necessarily disappear at the age of 20, the core consumer group of its Shine Free cosmetics line won't either. The company is out to broaden the brand's appeal from teenagers to young women...
— May 6, 1994
Bienfait Boom Has Lancome Doubling its Plan
NEW YORK -- Strong early sales of Bienfait Total have led Lancome to double its initial business plan for the moisturizer.
"We were ambitious, but it's doing even better than we thought," said Guy Peyrelongue, president and chief executive...
— May 6, 1994
Victoria's Secret: Boudoir to Bath with July Entry
NEW YORK -- The Limited is accelerating its push into cosmetics and fragrance with the launch of a bath and body line at Victoria's Secret that executives say will be their bridge to the $3 billion treatment market.
The new line, called Second...
— May 6, 1994
Net and Sales Gain for Year at Body Shop
LONDON -- Body Shop International PLC has reported after-tax profits increased 41 percent to $29.4 million (19.6 million pounds) at current exchange rates for the year ended Feb. 28.
The results, disclosed Thursday, reflect strong growth in the...
— May 6, 1994
