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Medipeel, CJ Olive Young × Sephora, and Fine’ry Signal Next-Phase Global Expansion Across Prestige, K-Beauty, and Fragrance Retail

Together, the moves highlight how brands and retailers are scaling through prestige doors, curated global partnerships and omnichannel distribution models.

Celebrating the launch of Coty's latest Nautica fragrance, Ocean. From left, Bernd Beetz, CEO, Coty; Karen Murray, president, Nautica; Andy Sharpless, CEO, Oceana; and Steve Mormoris, senior vice president, global marketing, Coty.

Live From New York: Shopping for Necessity, Not Luxury

The Fragrance Foundation’s State of the Industry Panel returns after a year’s absence, providing a crucial glimpse into the future of the global fragrance market.

For its collaboration with McMichael, Snif developed a youthful flora fragrance, Rose Era, which went viral on PerfumeTok ahead of its launch, leading to a wait list of more than 20,000 consumers.

Snif Enters its Rose Era in an Ulta-exclusive Collaboration with Monet McMichael

The latest scent represents a 5x scale up of its typical fragrance launch, per the brand.

Sephora, Firmenich Launch The Sensorium in Manhattan

Described as a multisensory, interactive fragrance exhibit, The Sensorium helps consumers interact with scent on a different level.

'[P]eople today own more than one fragrance and are looking to build fragrance wardrobes that fulfill different moods, times of days and occasions,' says ScentGenie co-founder Olivia Jezler. 'Just like one does not simply have five dresses all in the same color and cut. ScentGenie assists in this process of helping people find fragrances that reflect their needs but also expand their horizon so they can experience something new and exciting.'

ScentGenie Launches AI-powered Text-to-scent Recommendation Engine: Q&A

Entering prompts such as time of day, mood or fragrance notes allows ScentGenie to reportedly surface an ideal match.

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These Are the Top Beauty Retail Concepts of 2015

Euromonitor highlights a fragrance bar and virtual mirror among its retail leaders.

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Chanel Bottles Boy

Olivier Polge produced his second Chanel fragrance, Boy, to walk the line between masculine and feminine scent.

Elizabeth Arden Sales Up 10.5%

Fragrance sales in Europe grew 33% (at constant rates) for the company during the quarter.

Live From New York: Dellas Awarded Honor

Proceeds from COFRAM event support family scholarship fund for aspiring cosmetics and fragrance executives.

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Tom Ford Beauty Opens First-ever Standalone Store

The 130 square meter store, located in London's Covent Garden, will feature makeup, skin care and fragrance products for men and women.

Thierry Mugler and ck Calvin Klein Launch Cosmetics Lines

Thierry Mugler and ck Calvin Klein both launched color cosmetics lines—essentially “firsts” for the fragrance and fashion icons…

U.S. prestige beauty purchases in Q1 2021 reveal a resurgence in non-home-centric behaviors.

[update] US Prestige Beauty Q1 2021: NPD

"The positive news is that fragrance, skin care, and hair posted growth against 2019, a more accurate representation of industry sales."

Perfumania Partners with Episode of The Apprentice, Kim Kardashian

Contestants on the reality show will come up with marketing campaigns for selling the celebrity's new fragrance in Perfumania stores.

Sephora was a powerhouse in the U.S. and U.K. markets in 2024, gaining market share.

LVMH Reports Strong 2024 Sales Growth in Perfumes & Cosmetics and Sephora

Christian Dior delivered robust results, with Sauvage maintaining its position as the world’s top fragrance.

Elizabeth Arden Teams with Indie Fashion Brand Wildfox Couture for New Scent Deal

Elizabeth Arden, Inc. announced it has signed an agreement with designer brand Wildfox Couture to develop and market its own line of fragrance products, set for launch in spring 2015.

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Andy Kaufman Milk & Cookies by Xyrena

Created for both men and women, Andy Kaufman Milk & Cookies serves as both, a fragrance for body and a spray for a room.

Frédéric Malle Launches Outrageous

A new fragrance created by perfume developer Frédéric Malle was launched at New York City’s Barneys Co-op. The scent, Outrageous, is the 16th in a series of library-oriented editions created by Malle...

Barbara Barry’s Refined Home Fragrances

Interior and home product designer Barbara Barry celebrated the debut of her home fragrance collection at Bergdorf Goodman in New York City...