PARIS, France — L’Oréal will produce fragrances and cosmetics for Italian fashion label Valentino, enhancing its perfumes business by winning a licence previously held by Spain’s Puig. The French beauty firm’s luxury products division already makes fragrances and cosmetics for Armani and Saint Laurent as well as its own labels such as Lancôme. It is competing with US cosmetics Read More →

Life as a committed vegan can sometimes feel like an endless maze of complicated ingredients lists compiled by companies that all seem to have something to hide. Despite this, there are more vegans than ever before – 540,000 in the UK, up from 150,000 in 2006, according to the Vegan Society – and brands are Read More →

No woman ever wants to smell her signature fragrance on another woman. It’s the sensory equivalent of arriving at a party feeling like Jennifer Lawrence at the Oscars only to see somebody wearing the same dress as you. And they got there first. And they are Jennifer Lawrence. Ugh. It’s this quest for originality that’s led to Read More →