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Bourjois returns to UK market following 2019 exit

French cosmetics brand Bourjois has returned to the UK in an exclusive partnership with Superdrug, after Coty pulled the brand from the UK in December 2019, as part of a strategy to streamline its consumer beauty brands. Bourjois bestsellers including its Little Round Pot Blusher and Healthy Mix Foundation are now available on Superdrug’s...

5 Jul 2022

BusinessFeatured

Beauty and cosmetics news round-up for Q2 2022

Big leaders in the beauty industry were at the forefront of investments and acquisitions this quarter, while a handful also saw some significant reshuffling in their leadership teams. Meanwhile, the sector welcomed some new, yet well-known faces to its line up and brands began to implement a much needed sustainable mindset to their strategies....

4 Jul 2022

Fashion |Beauty

Jasper Conran London launches new fragrances

Jasper Conran London has launched a new fragrance collection, inspired by the “very best of nature,” designed to complement the aesthetic approach of the brand. Described by the brand as “supremely wearable and utterly timeless,” the fragrance collection offers five varieties that have been blended and produced in Italy using sustainably sourced...

4 Jul 2022

Business

Knox Lane makes strategic investment in cosmetics manufacturer Elevation Labs

Investment firm Knox Lane has announced it has entered into an agreement to invest in Elevation Labs, a company centred around the formulation and manufacturing of premium beauty products. “Consumers are increasingly passionate about the ingredients going into their products, and Elevation Labs has distinguished itself as a partner of choice for...

4 Jul 2022

Business

Activated silk manufacturer secures 120 million dollar funding

Evolved By Nature, a company developing a library of Activated Silk molecules, has announced it has closed a 120 million dollars Series C funding round, led by Teachers' Venture Growth and Senator Investment Group. The financing also had participation from Chanel, as well as Mousse Partners, Jeff Vinik and The Kraft Group, previous investors in...

30 Jun 2022

Business |Beauty Featured

Pattern Beauty by Tracee Ellis Ross is launching in the UK

Actor and entrepreneur Tracee Ellis Ross is launching her award-winning haircare brand, Pattern Beauty in the UK in an exclusive online and in-store partnership with Boots from June 29. Pattern Beauty is a haircare brand that celebrates Black beauty and offers shampoo, conditioners, hair serums, curl gels, hydrating mists, and styling creams...

27 Jun 2022

Retail |Beauty

Isamaya to debut with a pop-up in London

British make-up artist Isamaya Ffrench is launching a pop-up experience in London to celebrate the launch of her eponymous beauty brand, Isamaya and its debut capsule collection. The pop-up, opening on July 1, will be located at 15 Bateman Street in Soho, London, and will feature the brand's high-anticipated debut ‘Industrial’ collection ahead...

22 Jun 2022

Retail

John Lewis to offer in-store botox with new The Cavendish Clinic partnership

John Lewis has announced a new collaboration with The Cavendish Clinic that will see it begin to provide skincare, facials and aesthetic treatments at clinics within the department stores’ locations nationwide. The clinic is currently hosted in John Lewis stores in Edinburgh, Milton Keynes, Southampton, Peter Jones and Kingston, with an...

21 Jun 2022

Business

Revlon files for bankruptcy protection

Cosmetics company Revlon has announced it has filed for voluntary petitions for reorganisation in the US Bankruptcy Court in New York, alongside a number of its subsidiaries. According to the firm, the Chapter 11 filing will allow it to strategically reorganise its legacy capital structure, with the goal of improving its long-term outlook. The...

17 Jun 2022

Business

Unilever and Geno invest 120 million dollars in commercialising plant-based ingredients

Unilever has announced it will be making a joint investment together with biotech firm Geno that aims to commercialise and scale plant-based alternatives to products like palm oils and fossil fuels for cleaning and personal care products. The 120 million dollar investment, which the duo is expecting other strategic investors to add to at a late...

16 Jun 2022

People |Beauty

Robertet Group appoints new CEO

French fragrance and flavour manufacturer Robertet Group has announced a new corporate structure that separates the roles of chairman and chief executive officer. In a statement, Robertet Group said that the move was “an important event in the evolution” of the company’s management team in the wake of good results in 2021 and at the beginning of...

15 Jun 2022

FashionFeatured

YouTube to host first shoppable beauty festival

YouTube is to host its first shoppable beauty festival on 16 June. In a bid to compete for the advertising dollars traditionally allocated to television and shopping channels, YouTube is aiming large for creators and brands to make it a go-to destination for livestreaming, entertainment, fashion and shopping. The Beauty Festival will be hosted...

15 Jun 2022