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Innovations in Natural Fragrance and Personal Care

Driven by a desire for healthier lifestyles and an inherent need to know more about what they put on and in their bodies, consumers are asking more detailed questions about the contents of products. However, cost, efficacy, substantivity and preservation concerns have prevented brands from moving as fast as consumer sentiment.

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Fragrance Moves Upstream as a Key Formulation Strategy

A preview of the strategies and innovations coming to in-cosmetics Global 2026 in Paris.

A Closer Look at Personal Care Fragrance

Changing markets, men’s grooming, aging consumers, natural ingredients and more.

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Kayali Takes Fragrance Layering Beyond the Bottle

The move extends Kayali’s core proposition from perfume application into a broader body-care ritual.

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Vive la Organic Fragrance and Beauty

From luxury to biotechnology, French organic brands are leading innovation.

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Coty Doubles Down on Fragrance, Explores Sale of CoverGirl and Rimmel

“This next phase of our transformation is about clarity and focus,” said Sue Nabi, CEO of Coty.

Macy's Herald Square Refashions Beauty, Fragrance Department

New luxury and prestige brands in color, treatment and skin care collections, as well as brand new counters, shops and bars for brows, blowouts and nails will help elevate the customer experience and exceed expectations.

Puig attributed its success to the strength of its core business and strategic moves, including the acquisition of Dr. Barbara Sturm and the extension of its partnership with Charlotte Tilbury, further bolstering its makeup and skin care offerings.

Puig's 2024 Results Driven by Fragrance, Skin Care and Strong Q4

Puig’s regional performance was also a highlight, with EMEA delivering 12.8% growth, representing 55% of total revenues.

“As part of our continued quest to power beauty with cutting-edge science, Orveda has created OmniPotent Concentrate, a new serum that sits at the crossroads of scientific innovation in the areas of microbiome and cellular longevity,” said Orveda CEO Nicolas Vu.

Coty Unveils Next Stage of Skin Care & Fragrance Innovation in Cannes

The two launches are part of Coty Protopia, the company's creative vision for future beauty innovation, science and sustainability.

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Estée Lauder’s Fiscal 2026 Results: Fragrance Leads a Broader Beauty Recovery

"Our One ELC operating model is increasingly enabling the entire organization to move at speed and with discipline.”

Fragrance, North America Sales Help Buoy Elizabeth Arden Financial Results

The company reported net sales of $467.9 million, an increase of 8.8% as compared to the second quarter of the prior fiscal year. Excluding the unfavorable impact of foreign currency translation, net sales increased by 9.1%.

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Estée Lauder Rebuild Gains Traction as Margins Surge and Fragrance Fuels Growth

For fiscal 2027, the company expects organic net sales growth of 3% to 5% and adjusted operating margins approaching 13%.

Fragrance Launches Help Buoy Quarterly Results for Elizabeth Arden

Net sales for the company's international segment increased by 2.2%, or 8.8% at constant rates, over the prior fiscal year, and net sales in the company's North America segment grew by 20%.

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Albéa Introduces A New Way to Apply Skin Care, Cosmetics and Fragrance

New spray technology offers easy, gentle application, as well as a luxury experience.

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[updated] How Fragrance and Body Lotion Disarm OH Radicals Caused by the Human Oxidation Field

A new study in Science Advances examines how the natural human oxidation field can affect chemical exposures indoors – and how fragrances and personal care products such as body lotions alter these dynamics.

Baralan has launched a 100 ml Eleonora GPI 18/415 screw neck bottle, which was previously only available in a crimp version.

Baralan Launches 100 ml Eleonora Screw Neck Bottle for Large Skin Care & Fragrance Sizes

The Eleonora range comprises nine bottles in seven sizes ranging from 5-100 ml capacities.

NPD Group Report Sees Incredible Prestige Beauty Gains, Immense Fragrance Growth

The market research company found the prestige beauty market generated $9.5 billion in 2011, an 11% increase over 2010—the largest increase The NPD Group has seen in the 15 years it has tracked this market.

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Megadeals, Fragrance Frenzies and the Gen Z Wallet: Your 2026 Beauty M&A Playbook

Alexandre Terseleer, a partner at Kearney, unpacks the latest beauty M&A trends.