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Over the years, it has been discovered that the habit and lifestyle of an individual has a lot to do with losing or gaining weight. The ability to stick to a diet plan or the discipline to consistently engage in exercising activities are the major factors that influence weight loss and gain. When it comes […]
As the daughter of Cindy Crawford, Kaia Gerber’s supermodel credentials have never been in question. But when the 18-year-old chopped her hair about six months ago into a bob, she became a bonafide trendsetter, as well. There was the explosion of bobs — angular, chopped, layered — seen on street-style stars during the recent fall […]
LONDON — After a change in ownership and a period of reshuffling, Avon is embarking on a new phase with Angela Cretu as its head, and she’s banking on innovation, personalization and sustainable efforts to drive the brand forward. Cretu, who has been with the company for more than 20 years, having started as the beauty brand’s sales […]
What do you do when the launch date of your new brand collides with the coronavirus pandemic? You could make your personal care products free, as one company did. Henry Davis and Ari Wengroff, cofounders of a new venture-backed brand incubator called Arfa, were slated to launch their first brand on Wednesday, March 18. As […]
This article was featured in issue number three of WWD Beauty Inc’s new weekly newsletter. To sign up, click here. TerraCycle founder and chief executive officer Tom Szaky walked beauty executives through modernized recycling and reuse initiatives at PCPC, including the company's new Loop program, which allows for containers to be washed and reused. Here […]
While the coronavirus’ impact on sales has been severe, the manufacturing side of beauty has also been significantly hit. At the Personal Care Products Council general meeting in Palm Beach, Fla., several executives noted that many factories in China are still not up and running at full capacity and that packaging is the element most […]
PARIS — The coronavirus is rattling the travel-retail industry — including its largest category, beauty — which has been heavily reliant on Asian consumers, especially from China, for growth. The $79 billion travel-retail market, of which $31 billion was rung up by cosmetics and fragrance products in 2018, according to Generation Research’s latest statistics, could […]
PARIS — The Fondation L’Oréal and UNESCO have revealed the winners of their 22nd International For Women in Science Awards. The two organizations annually recognize five women scientists, each from a different continent, for their excellence in research in a range of life science fields. “Convinced that the world needs science, and science needs women, the […]
Coty Inc.'s consumer division, which houses Cover Girl, Rimmel and other mass market beauty brands, may be showing a glimmer of hope. While the segment was still down in Coty's most recent quarter, things appeared less bad than they historically have been. In an early-morning interview with WWD on Wednesday, Coty chief financial officer Pierre-André […]
The Federal Trade Commission is filing a suit to block Edgewell Personal Care Co.’s proposed $1.37 billion acquisition of Harry’s Inc., saying the deal would eliminate “one of the most important competitive forces in the shaving industry.” The FTC issued a statement on Monday saying it had authorized staff of the Bureau of Competition to […]