Calvin Klein announced on Friday actor and musician Idris Elba and his wife, model and human rights activist Sabrina Elba are the faces of Calvin Klein Eternity Aromatic Essence.

With a penchant for niche fragrances and the growing influence of online distribution, Interparfums is adapting to the intricacies of the Chinese market to accelerate its growth.

The administrator for The Body Shop, has released a full list of the stores to close and said that after the first seven that were shut, a further 75 stores will now close over four-to-six weeks, with 489 jobs lost.

Inter Parfums announced on Tuesday net sales for the full year 2023 surged 21%, driven by strong demand and strategic growth initiatives.

American cosmetics group Coty is launching its Infiniment Coty Paris fragrance line. The line will be unveiled to the general public at a Paris event on Saturday, followed by a pop-up in the capital.

German perfume retailer Douglas plans to announce it is proceeding with an initial public offering (IPO) in the coming days, two people familiar with the matter said, in a test for Europe's equity markets.

Balmain, set to grace the runways this Wednesday at Paris Fashion Week, will unveil its latest fragrance this upcoming September, as declared by creative director Olivier Rousteing through social media channels. 

​Acquisitive UK retail giant Next is reportedly interested in acquiring certain assets of The Body Shop following its new owner putting it into administration after finding the business in a worse shape than it believed.

​Anyone checking out the YSL Beauty Instagram account at the end of the week might be a bit surprised to find that there’s no content available on it.

Luxury fragrance house Amouage reported on Thursday an annual growth of 24% in 2023, following success across all key regions.

UK taxpayers will be responsible for the substantial bill to pay redundant staff from The Body Shop after the ethical beauty retailer entered administration on 13 February.

​The Perfume Shop said it had a strong Valentine’s Day season with 200,000 bottles sold and an 18% increase in sales volume compared to the same season in 2023.

​The Body Shop’s administrators, have confirmed the restructuring plan for the UK ops that were put into administration by new owner Aurelius last week. And while it’s a tough plan, it clearly could have been even worse.

​Beauty behemoth Coty has announced the signing of a new agreement with luxury label Etro, “to produce and distribute its signature fragrance lines and home scent collections beyond 2040”.

Within three months of buying The Body Shop and recently overseeing the administration of the beauty brand’s UK stores, Aurelius managing director Peter Wood has left the German private equity buyout specialist.

Hammerson has signed three more brands at Bristol’s Cabot Circus, supporting the property giant’s investment to reposition the city centre destination.