Ireland’s premier fragrance and candle brand La Bougie has launched in the UK.

High-end leather goods brand Aspinal of London has entered the beauty sector, debuting a luxury fragrance collection in partnership with specialist company Colbico.

Coty missed quarterly revenue expectations on Tuesday, impacted by its divestiture of Lacoste fragrance license and controlled orders from cautious retailers, which weighed on growth in prestige and mass-market perfumes.

German perfume and cosmetics retailer Douglas is betting on the European premium beauty market to keep driving growth, it said on 14 August after reporting higher earnings for its fiscal third quarter.

E.l.f. Beauty forecast annual sales and profit below estimates on 8 August and said it would raise prices of its products if presidential candidate Donald Trump comes to power and hikes tariffs on imports from China.

When the economy takes a turn for the worse, consumers choose affordable treats such as cosmetics. That’s been the wisdom since 2001, when Leonard Lauder, then chairman of Estee Lauder Cos, coined the 'Lipstick Index'.

Japanese cosmetics powerhouse Shiseido fell by its daily limit in Tokyo trading on Thursday following midyear earnings that were hit by restructuring costs and slumping demand in China.

Nivea maker Beiersdorf missed expectations for half-year operating profit on Wednesday, and said the luxury market slowdown in China had hit the sales of its La Prairie brand.

Britons change their fragrance every nine months, with 30% switching to match the season, akin to a change in their fashion-buying habits, a survey by  fragrance website Thompson & Carter London reveals.

​Hugo Boss disappointed Thursday with the fashion giant reporting Q2 operating profit below market expectations. That followed it cutting its full-year forecasts last month due to consumer demand remaining sluggish.

A prolific fashion and beauty products shoplifter has finally been jailed for 10 years. And it’s taken almost 10 years to bring Narinder Kaur to justice.

If the recent decision not to sell UK health & beauty giant Boots wasn’t indication enough, US owner Walgreens this week reaffirmed its plans for the retailer, labelling the brand as “very important” to the business.

UK digital department store Debenhams is to be the exclusive Retail Partner for The Beauty Awards 2024, to held on 25 November.

​Andrew Keith is quitting as CEO of the Selfridges division of Selfridges Group with the group’s chief executive André Maeder replacing him. He’s leaving this autumn to pursue new ventures.

Bibbi Parfum has secured an investment amount from Natura and Co's corporate investment arm, Fable Investment, and JamJar Investments, to support the fragrance brand's global expansion.

​Unilever has reported its first-half results with the giant multinational saying “innovation and brand investment [are] driving faster volume growth”.