Cosmetics International articles from January 2007

Cosmetics International archives from January 2007

Mixed reactions as Reach sweeps in.
January 12, 2007... Landmark legislation governing the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (Reach) has been met with mixed reactions from members of the cosmetics and toiletries industry. The controversial bill was passed on...

Jaeger aims high with first fragrance deal.(Brief article)
January 12, 2007... British fashion label Jaeger has signed a worldwide fragrance licensing agreement with Aspects Beauty Co. to produce a collection of men's and women's scents and ancillary products. The brand's first ever fragrance will launch in the UK in...

Shiseido has announced its decision to dissolve its consolidated subsidiary Beijing Hua Zhi You Cosmetics Sales Centre which sells imported cosmetics in China.(INTERNATIONAL NEWS)
January 12, 2007... SHISEIDO HAS announced its decision to dissolve its consolidated subsidiary Beijing Hua Zhi You Cosmetics Sales Centre which sells imported cosmetics in China. The Japanese skin care specialist said the decision was part of a plan to expand its...

Natural Skin care brand Origins is to launch into the Chinese market in 2008 as part of a plan to make the Estee Lauder Companies the premier beauty company in China.(INTERNATIONAL NEWS)
January 12, 2007... NATURAL SKIN care brand Origins is to launch into the Chinese market in 2008 as part of a plan to make the Estee Lauder Companies the premier beauty company in China. William Lauder announced the plan at the JP Morgan Consumer and Retail...

Alberto-Culver is to invest $60m in a new manufacturing facility in the southern US state of Arkansas.(INTERNATIONAL NEWS)
January 12, 2007... ALBERTO-CULVER is to invest $60m in a new manufacturing facility in the southern US state of Arkansas. Construction on the facility is due to begin early this year with production for the personal care manufacturer and distributor scheduled to...

Texas-based Whole Foods Market has launched its first spa within a new store in the state capital, Austin.(INTERNATIONAL NEWS)
January 12, 2007... TEXAS-BASED Whole Foods Market has launched its first spa within a new store in the state capital, Austin. The organic retailer opened the seven-room space, called Refresh, to appeal to health conscious customers.

Kayapo Indians develop certified actives for the cosmetic industry.(INTERNATIONAL NEWS)(Brief article)
January 12, 2007... Kayapo Indians, who live on the world's largest certified tropical forest area, covering 1.5 million hectares of Bau Indian Land, in the Brazilian state of Para, have developed a certified Brazil nut extract. Indian chief Raoni and other...

Helen of Troy buys two licences from T&G.(INTERNATIONAL NEWS)(Helen of Troy Ltd. buys licenses for Bed Head personal care products from Tigi and Toni & Guy)(Brief article)
January 12, 2007... US licensee and marketer Helen of Troy has bought the licences for the Bed Head by Tigi and Toni & Guy trade names in the Western hemisphere. The company plans to develop a complete line of hair care appliances under the two banners,...

Dow strengthens personal care portfolio.(INTERNATIONAL NEWS)(Dow Chemical Co. plans to acquire Wolff Walsrode AG from Bayer AG)
January 12, 2007... The Dow Chemical Company is to acquire the Wolff Walsrode business group from German pharmaceuticals giant Bayer Group for an undisclosed sum in a bid to strengthen its performance business portfolio. The transaction is expected to be...

ICI to stick with National Starch.(HOT SPOTS)(Imperial Chemical Industries)(National Starch and Chemical Co.)(Brief article)
January 12, 2007... Following the sale of Quest to Givaudan (Cosmetics International 8 December 2006) attention has naturally turned to ICI's remaining speciality chemicals business, National Starch. However, it appears that staff at National Starch can rest...

In the first monthly column on growth markets, Euromonitor's Diana Dogdson looks at the biggest of them all--China.(HOT SPOTS)(Column)
January 12, 2007... China is proving fertile ground for sophisticated and premium cosmetics as its fast-emerging middle class embraces Western consumerism. Traditionally China has been a source of volume growth; the goal being to lift penetration rates by...

Mintel looks at two recent launches in China.(HOT SPOTS)(Mintel International Group Ltd.)(Brief article)
January 12, 2007... White Radiance Natural Fairness Liquid Foundation The foundation is claimed to be made from crystal white essence with natural mulberry extract and various vitamins. It is said to remove dark colour, improve skin tones, increase skin radiance...

US skin care set to grow to $7bn by 2010.(INTERNATIONAL NEWS)(Brief article)
January 12, 2007... Continued demand for anti-ageing products took the US skin care market to an estimated $5.8bn in 2006, according to Packaged Facts. The industry can take even more heart from the market research company's prediction that sales of...

Malaysian market hits RM1.2bn.(INTERNATIONAL NEWS)(Brief article)
January 12, 2007... With Malaysian girls as young as 14 buying into cosmetics, the country's C&T market is going from strength to strength. According to Ernst & Young, sales of skin care and make-up have risen approximately 26% in the last two years to reach a...

Gwen Stefani's L.A.M.B. joins the Coty fold.(INTERNATIONAL NEWS)(Coty Inc. and Gwen Stefani sign a fragrance licence agreement)(Brief article)
January 12, 2007... More details have now emerged about the fragrance licence agreement between Coty and Gwen Stefani (Cosmetics International 20 October 2006). The fragrance will be developed and marketed by Coty Prestige, aligning it with celebrities such as...

Vietnam tightens C&T regulations.(INTERNATIONAL NEWS)(cosmetics and toiletries)(Brief article)
January 12, 2007... Vietman officially became the latest Asian tiger when it became the 150th member of the World Trade Organisation on 11 January. The fast-developing country has taken heed of its growing cosmetics and toiletries market and is tightening up...

Space NK has finally made its move on the US market.(INTERNATIONAL NEWS)(Brief article)
January 12, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Space NK has finally made its move on the US market. The company will unveil its flagship store this spring at 99 Greene Street, in New York's Soho district. Designed by UK-based Universal Design, the store...

A legal wrangle over the design of the bottle for Guerlain's latest perfume has been abandoned after packaging designer Jean-Pierre Cardiet dropped his case against the LVMH-owned beauty brand.(EUROPEAN NEWS)(Brief article)
January 12, 2007... A LEGAL wrangle over the design of the bottle for Guerlain's latest perfume has been abandoned after packaging designer Jean-Pierre Cardiat dropped his case against the LVMH-owned beauty brand. Cardiet had alleged that the spiralling glass...

Italian Fashion house Borsalino has signed a fragrance licensing agreement with Venice-based manufacturer Mavive Spa.(EUROPEAN NEWS)(Brief article)
January 12, 2007... ITALIAN FASHION house Borsalino has signed a fragrance licensing agreement with Venice-based manufacturer Mavive Spa. Mavive holds international fragrance licences for a number of other brands including Police, Pal Zileri, Monotheme fine...

Beauty Retailer Alliance Boots is to open a concept store in the new Eurostar departure lounge at London's St Pancras station.(EUROPEAN NEWS)
January 12, 2007... BEAUTY RETAILER Alliance Boots is to open a concept store in the new Eurostar departure lounge at London's St Pancras station. All Eurostar traffic will move from Waterloo to St Pancras in November this year, where and estimated 44 million...

Beiersdorf has launched the first UK advertising campaign in 13 years for its longest running product, Nivea Cream.(EUROPEAN NEWS)
January 12, 2007... BEIERSDORF HAS launched the first UK advertising campaign in 13 years for its longest running product, Nivea Cream. The advert conveys the international presence of Nivea Cream with shots of people around the world using the product, including...

Fragrance counterfeiters foiled by Spanish police.(EUROPEAN NEWS)(Brief article)
January 12, 2007... More than 10,000 bottles of fake perfume were seized when police swooped on a counterfeit fragrance network operating in Catalunya, North East Spain. Seven people were arrested following the raid on an alleged anti-freeze factory in...

Vichy expands its summer sun care campaign.(EUROPEAN NEWS)
January 12, 2007... Skin care specialist Vichy is stepping up its public sun care campaign this year, taking its roadshow to 16 French cities. The L'Oreal-owned company is teaming up with the French dermatologists' trade union to warn the French public of the...

Maurer + Wirtz adopts P&G orphans.(Maurer und Wirtz GmbH und Co. acquire 4711 eau de cologne brand from Procter & Gamble Co.)
January 12, 2007... Maurer + Wirtz, the German manufacturer of the men's fragrance Tabac Original, has beat out more than a dozen rivals to acquire the historic 4711 eau de cologne brand from US giant Procter & Gamble, which announced last summer that it wanted to...

Harvey Nichols opens first retailer medispa.(EUROPEAN NEWS)(Harvey Nichols and Company Ltd.)
January 12, 2007... Forget in-store salons or treatment rooms, international department store chain Harvey Nichols has gone one better. The retailer has opened Beyond Spa, a suite of five treatment rooms offering a selection of medical skin care and cosmetic...

Dove meets the new year with a brand new look.(EUROPEAN NEWS)(Unilever U.K. Central Resources Ltd.)(Brief article)
January 12, 2007... Unilever UK is putting its considerable weight--and a 10m [pounds sterling] support package--behind the relaunch of its successful Dove brand. The relaunch includes improved formulations and product enhancements along with more...

LTG furthers ambition with new buy.(EUROPEAN NEWS)
January 12, 2007... UK packaging design implementation company LTG Technologies has bought Tecnolink, an artwork and reprographics company, for 2.5m [pounds sterling]. The combined group will be rebranded as Imagelinx plc, although Tecnolink will continue to trade...

Coty plans to fill the luxury gap in Romania.(EUROPEAN NEWS)(Coty Inc.)(Brief article)
January 12, 2007... Coty Inc is said to be preparing to open a branch of its luxury division, Coty Prestige, in Romania at some point in the next few years. Coty Cosmetics Romania managing director Viorell Ognean says that the company currently concentrates on...

Avon predicts $14m job cuts bill this year.(FINANCIAL NEWS)
January 12, 2007... Direct selling giant Avon Products Inc has announced that it faces a bill of between $11m and $14m before taxes as a result of its latest round of job cuts as well as $1m in other costs. The New York-based company revealed the figures in a...

Christmas retail sales fail to ignite market.(FINANCIAL NEWS)(Brief article)
January 12, 2007... Many retailers endured a thoroughly so-so 2006 Christmas. Despite some bright spots (online retailing, for example, saw a sizeable increase in sales) retail research company Footfall claims high street shopping was substantially down on last...

ICI bid speculation boosts its stock.(FINANCIAL NEWS)
January 12, 2007... The bid talk just won't go away. Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) has put on recent stock market gains over rumours that paintmaker giant Akzo Nobel may attempt a takeover. Currently, ICI stock is peaking at a 12-month high of 4.61 [pounds...

Boots pushes its ad spend.(FINANCIAL NEWS)
January 12, 2007... Boots is preparing to splash out up to 50% extra on advertising its Change One Thing campaign, targeting new and old customers intent on giving up smoking. The campaign could be a shrewd move: from this summer smoking in public places will...

P&G looks set to ride high on the Gillette wave.(FINANCIAL NEWS)(Procter & Gamble Co.)(Brief article)
January 12, 2007... US consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble has confirmed it is on target to record between 5-8% organic sales growth for the second quarter ending 31 December 2006. During the company's annual analysts' briefing chairman and ceo AG Lafley...

Could 2007 be Unilever's year?(FINANCIAL NEWS)(Brief article)
January 12, 2007... It has been a miserable couple of years for Unilever. Huge losses, a chairman--Niall FitzGerald--that threw in the towel, thousands of job losses and the steady dismemberment of its dual board UK-Dutch governance structure that some claim has...

Inter Parfums boss sells shares.(FINANCIAL NEWS)(Inter Parfums Inc.)(Brief article)
January 12, 2007... When directors sell their own company shares, it's generally not good news for ordinary shareholders. But the ceo of Inter Parfums, Jean Madar, has done just that, selling almost 5,000 shares at an average $20 per share, according to...

Kanebo Internaitonal is expanding its premium Sensai range this year with the relaunch of its cleansing line with two new products, a mud soap and clarifying essence.(PRODUCT NEWS)
January 12, 2007... KANEBO INTERNATIONAL is expanding its premium Sensai range this year with the relaunch of its cleansing line with two new products, a mud soap and clarifying essence. In March, the Kao-owned company will introduce a new sun care range under the...

Elizabeth Arden is introducing a new colour collection for spring with Pretty Irresistible Colour Intrigue Eyeshadow/Cheekcolor Kit.(PRODUCT NEWS)(Brief article)
January 12, 2007... ELIZABETH ARDEN is introducing a new colour collection for spring with Pretty Irresistible Colour Intrigue Eyeshadow/Cheekcolor Kit. The kit comes in warm and cool versions, each featuring three colour intrigue eyeshadows, a cheek colour and a...

L'Oreal continues to expand its Age Re-Perfect franchise for women over 55 with Age Re-Perfect Re-Plumping Foundation.(PRODUCT NEWS)(Brief article)
January 12, 2007... L'OREAL CONTINUES to expand its Age Re-Perfect franchise for women over 55 with Age Re-Perfect Re-Plumping Foundation. The formula is enriched with dermo-peptides and vita collagen, a combination of vitamin E and marine collagen. Silicone...

Estee Lauder has created a new blush stick as part of its spring colour collection inspired by tropical sands, turquoise waters and pink sunsets.(PRODUCT NEWS)(Estee Lauder Inc.)(Brief article)
January 12, 2007... ESTEE LAUDER has created a new blush stick as part of its spring colour collection inspired by tropical sands, turquoise waters and pink sunsets. The Tender Blush Sheer Stick is designed to add a radiant glow to the face. Available in eight...

Origins to serve up a third helping of rice.(PRODUCT NEWS)(Origins Natural Resources Inc.)(Brief article)
January 12, 2007... Following the success of the Modern Friction duo, Origins has turned to rice for a third time. Modern Fusion is billed as a skin transforming catalyst that uses the full powers of rice--eight components in all. At the core of the serum...

YSL applies a perfect touch.(PRODUCT NEWS)(Yves Saint Laurent Perfect Touch)(Brief article)
January 12, 2007... Yves Saint Laurent Beaute is hoping to replicate the success of its best-selling Touche Eclat concealer this month with its latest foundation innovation, Perfect Touch. The new foundation has a built-in sponge on top of a squeezable tube,...

Le Winn's tells the story of the resurrection.(PRODUCT NEWS)(Dr Le Winn's new Ultra R4 Regenerative Night Cream)(Brief article)
January 12, 2007... Australian cosmeceutical company Dr Le Winn's is underlining its ambitious expansion programme with the addition of a night cream to its anti-ageing Ultra R4 line. Ultra R4 Regenerative Night Cream targets women aged 40+ and is designed to...

Stoned takes scent to an all-time high.(PRODUCT NEWS)(Solange Azagury-Partridge)(Lynne Harris)
January 12, 2007... Celebrity jeweller Solange Azagury-Partridge has created a luxurious, limited edition fragrance in partnership with perfumer Lynne Harris. Azagury-Partridge has a proven track record with fragance, having named and created the bottle for...

Clarins aims to make a difference.(PRODUCT NEWS)(Clarins S.A. introduces Clarins Men range)(Brief article)
January 12, 2007... Clarins has introduced the first product in its Clarins Men range which not only promises to fight the signs of ageing but also aims to make shaving easier. Skin Difference features a patented formula which claims to penetrate the length...

Sea change for The Body Shop.(PRODUCT NEWS)(Body Shop Seaweed Skincare Range)(Brief article)
January 12, 2007... The Body Shop has created a new range for oily skin based on the power of seaweed. The six-sku Seaweed Skincare Range enters the L'Oreal-owned company's stores this month and promises to tackle excess production of sebum without stripping...

Ormonde Jayne soaks in luxury.(PRODUCT NEWS)(bath care products)(Brief article)
January 12, 2007... Luxury perfumer Ormonde Jayne has spent over a year perfecting its bath care line-up. Owner Linda Pilkington says she has responded to her clients' demands for paraben-free products with a line of bathing oils, body lotions and bath &...

A spring clean for Lacoste.(PRODUCT NEWS)(Lacoste Touch of Spring)(Brief article)
January 12, 2007... Following the success of Touch of Pink, Lacoste has created Touch of Spring for the forthcoming months. Sharing the same flacon but tinted a vibrant green to energise the soul and lift the spirits, the edt opens with a sea shore accord and...

Star acquisitionCo has acquired 95.68% of all outstanding shares in Norwegian plastic packaging specialist Polimoon ASA after making a voluntary offer to that effect last November.(TECHNOLOGY & PACKAGING)
January 12, 2007... STAR ACQUISITIONCO has acquired 95.68% of all outstanding shares in Norwegian plastic packaging specialist Polimoon ASA after making a voluntary offer to that effect last November. Star AcquisitionCo is a wholly-owned subsidiary of...

Rexam is to provide the pumps for Juicy Couture's new fragrance.(TECHNOLOGY & PACKAGING)(Rexam PLC)(Brief article)
January 12, 2007... REXAM IS to provide the pumps for Juicy Couture's new fragrance. The company's Super Low Profile Fragrance Pumps will be used for the 50ml and 100ml versions of the fragrance in addition to Rexam's Crimpless System. The packager has also...

Autobar Packaging Group has been acquired by an affiliate of Sun European Partners, the European adviser to private investment firm Sun Capital Partners.(TECHNOLOGY & PACKAGING)
January 12, 2007... AUTOBAR PACKAGING Group has been acquired by an affiliate of Sun European Partners, the European adviser to private investment firm Sun Capital Partners. Autobar specialises in plastic packaging for the personal care, health, home, food and...

Johnsen & Jorgensen's new Optima range of clear PET bottles uses coloured plugs to differentiate container sizes and add an extra branding opportunity.(TECHNOLOGY & PACKAGING)(Brief article)
January 12, 2007... JOHNSEN & JORGENSEN'S new Optima range of clear PET bottles uses coloured plugs to differentiate container sizes and add an extra branding opportunity. The bottles come in six sizes with two different plug sizes, including one to fit 100ml and...

UK point of sale has introduced a new prestige showcard holder with chrome supports.(TECHNOLOGY & PACKAGING)
January 12, 2007... UK POINT OF SALE has introduced a new prestige showcard holder with chrome supports. The holder frames photos or information between two sheets of acrylic and comes in five sizes.

Alcan breaks the mould.(TECHNOLOGY & PACKAGING)(Alcan Packaging Beauty)(Brief article)
January 12, 2007... Alcan Packaging Beauty has used fabric overmoulding for the first time to produce a limited edition bottle for the Pacific-owned fragrance brand, Lolita Lempicka. The design for Lolita Lempicka Au Masculin uses thick dark green imitation...

Dapy boxes clever to take two Brit awards.(TECHNOLOGY & PACKAGING)(Dapy Paris )(Brief article)
January 12, 2007... Promotional packaging specialist Dapy Paris has created two coffrets to house Burberry Brit and Brit For Men gifts. The rectangular cases combine rigid and soft plastic packaging. They stand on, and are sealed by, two PS-injected stoppers,...

Magic numbers.(TECHNOLOGY & PACKAGING)(Brief article)
January 12, 2007... Claricom has launched a new division dedicated to fighting counterfeiting in the personal care and cosmetic markets. CounterFight aims to provide low-cost brand protection by using existing coding and labelling equipment to increase product...

Power plants.(TECHNOLOGY & PACKAGING)(Unigen Pharmaceuticals's research on Soliprin)(Brief article)
January 12, 2007... Better known for its ingestible ingredients, Unigen Pharmaceuticals has raided its medicinal plant library to create cosmetic actives. First off the block is Soliprin, a proprietary blend of two novel plant extracts, high purity catechins...

Espa relaunches with prestigious packaging.(TECHNOLOGY & PACKAGING)(Brief article)
January 12, 2007... Printed carton specialist Boxes Prestige has worked with long term client Espa to produce a new range of contemporary packaging to relaunch the brand's spa-inspired products. The project incorporated new packaging for more than 70 product...

Beauty on the move.(TECHNOLOGY & PACKAGING)(Cosmetic Packaging Group's travel kit design)(Brief article)
January 12, 2007... The Cosmetic Packaging Group, a division of O.Berk Company, has created a travel kit for scientific skin care specialist the Somme Institute. The five-step kit is called Mobile and comes in a transparent, reusable acrylic case and includes...

Shedding new light on dandruff.(TECHNOLOGY & PACKAGING)(Silab's Adandrine)(Brief article)
January 12, 2007... Silab says that its new anti-dandruff active, Adandrine, targets flaky scalps in three key ways. Derived from pomegranate peel, Adandrine is said to combat microbial invasion and completely inhibit the growth of the fungus Malassezia...

Packaging that's a sight for sore eyes.(TECHNOLOGY & PACKAGING)(designer Marie Garnier )(Brief article)
January 12, 2007... Marie Garnier is a young designer who understands that it is difficult for partially-sighted or blind people to distinguish one tube or bottle from another. Garnier has therefore created a range of intersensory packaging prototypes for...

Black magic.(TECHNOLOGY & PACKAGING)(Axilone USA creates driiping cap for L'Oreal's fragrance)(Brief article)
January 12, 2007... International closure manufacturer Axilone faced a challenge when it was asked to create an unusual dripping cap for Victor & Rolf's first male fragrance, Antidote, which was created by L'Oreal. Axilone, part of the Ileos group, decided to use...

Q & A.(La Prairie International's Nadia Miller)(Interview)
January 12, 2007... As the trend for advanced anti-ageing skin care continues, vice president of La Prairie International Nadia Miller talks to Cosmetics International about the company's plans for the year ahead... As a technology led anti-ageing brand, what...

Wade bows out at AS Watson.(PEOPLE)(Ian Wade)(A.S. Watson Group appointed Dominic Lai)(Brief article)
January 12, 2007... Ian Wade, group md of the AS Watson Group, has retired after a 24-year tenure at the retail arm of Hong Kong-based Hutchison Whampoa. Wade joined the company in 1982 and pioneered its expansion throughout Asia, from 16 stores to one of the...

New Year shake-up at Alberto-Culver.(Alberto-Culver Co. appointed Katherine Napier, Thomas Dattilo and George Fotiades)(Brief article)
January 12, 2007... The Alberto-Culver Company has announced a shake-up of its executives following the split in November 2006 from Sally Beauty Holdings and the establishment of each as a separate, publicly traded company. Three new directors have been...

Unilever.(PEOPLE)
January 12, 2007... JOHN RICE is to retire from his post at Unilever as president Americas after 25 years' service. He will step down in March 2007 and will be succeeded by current group vice president and president Unilever United States, Michael Polk.

Schwarzkopf Professional's French.(PEOPLE)
January 12, 2007... KATHARINA HOEHNE has been promoted to the position of president of Schwarzkopf Professional's French subsidiary. Hoehne succeeds Anne Bretel who left the company after serving as president for three years. Schwarzkopf Professional is a unit of...

La Prairie Group.(PEOPLE)
January 12, 2007... CLAUDINE KESSLER has taken on the role of general manager of La Prairie Group's subsidiary in France. Kessler was formerly deputy general manager of the perfume division of Lalique and was also instrumental in the creation and worldwide...

Estee Lauder.(PEOPLE)
January 12, 2007... DONALD ROBERTSON has assumed the position of senior vice president, creative development, for Estee Lauder's flagship brand. Robertson, who helped launch MAC, oversees the visual aspects of the brand and reports to Aerin Lauder.

Fresh.(PEOPLE)
January 12, 2007... EILEEN BARKER has been promoted to senior vice president of sales and marketing at LVMH-owned beauty brand Fresh. Barker reports to the brand's co-founder and ceo Lev Glazman.

Sasa International.(PEOPLE)
January 12, 2007... KI MAN FUNG has been appointed as an independent non-executive director of Hong-Kong based beauty retailer Sasa International.

Diary dates.(Calendar)
January 12, 2007... > 20-22 JANUARY 2007 THE MONACO SPA EVENT Venue: Grimaldi Forum, Monte Carlo. Tel: + 377 97 97 45 35 Fax: + 37750 64 05 Email: info@monacospaevent.com Web: www.monacospaevent.com An annual international...

P&G focuses on skin care with DDF acquisition.
January 26, 2007... Procter & Gamble has bought HDS Cosmetics Lab Inc, the US-based manufacturer of DDF (Doctor's Dermatologic Formula), in a move designed to grow the C&T giant's skin care category. Details of the acquisition from private equity firm North...

Coty sells two toiletry brands to Ascendia.(Brief article)
January 26, 2007... Coty Inc has exited the mass market bath and body care business with the sale of its Coty Beauty Calgon and The Healing Garden labels to Ascendia Brands. Ascendia will pay Coty $125m for the two brands and their assests along with...

P&G hopes to unleash a genie in a bottle with Aguilera deal.(Brief article)
January 26, 2007... C&T giant Procter & Gamble has announced that it is to produce a line of fine fragrances with US singing star Christina Aguilera. The announcement comes as P&G implements its plan to become a leading player in the fine fragrances industry,...

Avon to build $150m distribution centre.(Brief article)
January 26, 2007... Direct selling beauty giant Avon Products Inc is to axe another 650 jobs with the reconfiguration of its distribution operations over the next three years. The move is an attempt to further streamline its activities by up to $45m per year....

Direct seller Amway Corp's wholly owned Indian subsidiary Amway India is planning to expand its operations into smaller towns and cities in a bid to access a wider market for its toiletry and health care products.(Brief article)
January 26, 2007... DIRECT SELLER Amway Corp's wholly owned Indian subsidiary Amway India is planning to expand its operations into smaller towns and cities in a bid to access a wider market for its toiletry and health care products. Currently the company has 74...

Wal-Mart has unveiled its first redesigned Neighbourhood Market concept store in the US with the retail giant's health and beauty department undergoing the biggest change of all.(Neighbourhood Market stores )(Brief article)
January 26, 2007... WAL-MART HAS unveiled its first redesigned Neighbourhood Market concept store in the US with the retail giant's health and beauty department undergoing the biggest change of all. The new brightly lit and spacious beauty aisles aim to create a...

Indian Fragrance and cosmetics distributor MKP Distributors is to develop a chain of stores based on its Parfums Boutique outlet in Mumbai.(MKP Distributors )(Brief article)
January 26, 2007... INDIAN FRAGRANCE and cosmetics distributor MKP Distributors is to develop a chain of stores based on its Parfums Boutique outlet in Mumbai. The company aims to open 10 perfumeries during the next two years and will stock brands other than its...

A Korean car tyre manufacturer has devised a way of widening its female customer base.(INTERNATIONAL NEWS)
January 26, 2007... A KOREAN car tyre manufacturer has devised a way of widening its female customer base. Kumho hopes women will buy its jasmine, orange or lavender-fragranced tyres to avoid the smell of burnt rubber. The company plans to bring the tyres to...

IFRA code met with indignation.(INTERNATIONAL NEWS)(International Fragrance Association)(Brief article)
January 26, 2007... New guidelines set out by fragrance industry body the International Fragrance Association (IFRA) have met with protests from natural materials campaign group, Cropwatch. The watchdog alleges that, rather than representing the fragrance...

Darphin changes tack for 2007.(INTERNATIONAL NEWS)(Brief article)
January 26, 2007... French skin care brand Darphin is to reposition itself in the anti-ageing market this year in a bid to firmly establish itself as category leader. During the coming months the brand will change its distribution from largely salon based to...

China imposes higher tax on luxury goods.(INTERNATIONAL NEWS)
January 26, 2007... The Chinese state media has reported that import taxes on luxury goods purchased by individuals outside mainland China will rise signficantly. Hardest hit will be cosmetics, whose import tax will increase from 20% to a whopping 50%. In...

Brazil's C&T market enjoying the carnival.(INTERNATIONAL NEWS)
January 26, 2007... The Brazilian trade association Abihpec says that the Brazilian cosmetics industry was worth US$8.07bn in 2006, up 12.3% on the previous year. Volume sales reached 1.4m tons, an increase of 7.6%. The industry exported to 132 countries and...

Parlux prepares for Nussdorf showdown.(INTERNATIONAL NEWS)(Parlux Fragrances Inc., Glenn Nussdorf)(Brief article)
January 26, 2007... Campaigning Parlux shareholder Glenn Nussdorf has been challenged to make an acquisition proposal for the US-based fragrance manufacturer in a move that looks set to bring the ongoing saga to a head. In a letter from chairman and ceo Ilia...