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Hermès poaches 'nose' in search of sweet smell of success

The French luxury group has approached a perfume expert who works for one of the world's three fragrance giants. [...]

Published on 20/06/2024 at 06:00 GMT

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Adrien Ginesty
Agnès de Villers
Chloé
Christine Nagel
Comptoir nouveau de la parfumerie
Firmenich
Florian Craen
Givaudan
Hermes
Isaline Puech
Jean Paul Gaultier
Parfums de Marly
Quentin Bisch
Quest international
Rabanne
Thierry Mugler

France
Designer sues Hermès for stealing ideas

A designer who twice applied unsuccessfully for a job at Hermès accuses the company of stealing two of his belt buckle designs.

Subscribers only Houses 24.10.2024

Asia, France
Kiss and makeup: Louis Vuitton counts on cosmetics to woo back Chinese youth

To compensate for declining revenues in China and across Asia, the French luxury brand will be launching its first-ever lipstick range.

Free access Houses 29.08.2024

France
Hermès barred from hiring chosen security coordinator

Hermès has fallen foul of conflict of interest rules, preventing the luxury group from employing a man who was meant to take up the position of its security coordinator.

Subscribers only Houses 18.07.2024

France
Perfumer Francis Kurkdjian elbows into pantheon of Paris luxury

The Maison Francis Kurkdjian, acquired by LVMH in 2017, is getting ready to set up shop near the illustrious Avenue Montaigne.

Subscribers only Houses 06.06.2024

France
French tax authorities on the scent of Ted Lapidus licence holder's offshore royalties

The Bogart Group holds several fragrance licences, including Ted Lapidus. Now French tax authorities have their eye on Bogart's Dutch subsidiary, which receives its fragrances' royalties.

Subscribers only Houses 01.02.2024

France
Florence Woerth still comfortably at home with Hermès

Married to French lower-house lawmaker and former budget minister Eric Woerth, Florence Woerth has been sitting on the boards of Hermès group companies for more than a decade.

Subscribers only Families 07.12.2023

Spotlight | France, Haiti, United States
The perilous journey of vetiver, from gang-afflicted Haiti to flasks of YSL Opium and Chanel N°5

With its characteristically smoky scent, vetiver is a key ingredient in many perfumes and originates primarily from Haiti, where gangs reign supreme in the capital city. Luxury brands require that their local suppliers be certified, but the increasingly dangerous situation on the ground hampers the process.

Subscribers only Entourage 20.07.2023

Haiti is the world's leading supplier of vetiver essence, prized by the top names in perfume. But violent local gangs are disrupting supplies.

Spotlight | France
The world's largest producer of ylang-ylang, a key ingredient in Chanel N°5 and Dior's J'adore, is up for sale

The owners of the company responsible for 10% of the global production of ylang-ylang, a fragrant yellow flower used in some of the best-loved perfumes, are preparing to put it on the market.

Subscribers only Entourage 06.07.2023

The company responsible for 10% of global ylang-ylang production is to be put on the market.

Europe
Noses seeking sweet smell of success from perfume brands

Perfume-creators are trying to earn recognition for the role they play by way of a professional association - a move causing a bit of a stink with the big brands.

Subscribers only Entourage 19.01.2023

European Union
New European allergen rules trip up cosmetic industry giants

After nearly 10 years of negotiations with lobbyists, the European Commission is expected in early 2023 to finalise a list of allergens that must be declared on ingredient labels for fragrance and cosmetic products. The new regulations will target 80 substances and require companies to conduct costly tests that few laboratories can perform.

Free access Houses 15.12.2022

Switzerland
Former Rolex chairman acting as trustee for Firmenich fragrance dynasty

Beyond his law firm, Geneva lawyer Bertrand Gros - who chaired Rolex's board of directors until the summer - acts as a trustee for the family that controls Firmenich, one of the world's top three fragrance producers.

Subscribers only Families 17.11.2022

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Agnès de Villers
Chloé
Christine Nagel
Comptoir nouveau de la parfumerie
Firmenich
Florian Craen
Givaudan
Hermes
Isaline Puech
Jean Paul Gaultier
Parfums de Marly
Quentin Bisch
Quest international
Rabanne
Thierry Mugler

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Asia, France
Kiss and makeup: Louis Vuitton counts on cosmetics to woo back Chinese youth

France
Hermès barred from hiring chosen security coordinator

France
Perfumer Francis Kurkdjian elbows into pantheon of Paris luxury

France
French tax authorities on the scent of Ted Lapidus licence holder's offshore royalties

France
Florence Woerth still comfortably at home with Hermès

Spotlight | France, Haiti, United States
The perilous journey of vetiver, from gang-afflicted Haiti to flasks of YSL Opium and Chanel N°5

Spotlight | France
The world's largest producer of ylang-ylang, a key ingredient in Chanel N°5 and Dior's J'adore, is up for sale

Europe
Noses seeking sweet smell of success from perfume brands

European Union
New European allergen rules trip up cosmetic industry giants

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Former Rolex chairman acting as trustee for Firmenich fragrance dynasty

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France Hermès barred from hiring chosen security coordinator

France Perfumer Francis Kurkdjian elbows into pantheon of Paris luxury

France French tax authorities on the scent of Ted Lapidus licence holder's offshore royalties

France Florence Woerth still comfortably at home with Hermès

Spotlight | France, Haiti, United States The perilous journey of vetiver, from gang-afflicted Haiti to flasks of YSL Opium and Chanel N°5

Spotlight | France The world's largest producer of ylang-ylang, a key ingredient in Chanel N°5 and Dior's J'adore, is up for sale

Europe Noses seeking sweet smell of success from perfume brands

European Union New European allergen rules trip up cosmetic industry giants

Switzerland Former Rolex chairman acting as trustee for Firmenich fragrance dynasty

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France
Hermès poaches 'nose' in search of sweet smell of success

France
Designer sues Hermès for stealing ideas

Asia, France
Kiss and makeup: Louis Vuitton counts on cosmetics to woo back Chinese youth

France
Hermès barred from hiring chosen security coordinator

France
Perfumer Francis Kurkdjian elbows into pantheon of Paris luxury

France
French tax authorities on the scent of Ted Lapidus licence holder's offshore royalties

France
Florence Woerth still comfortably at home with Hermès

Spotlight | France, Haiti, United States
The perilous journey of vetiver, from gang-afflicted Haiti to flasks of YSL Opium and Chanel N°5

Spotlight | France
The world's largest producer of ylang-ylang, a key ingredient in Chanel N°5 and Dior's J'adore, is up for sale

Europe
Noses seeking sweet smell of success from perfume brands

European Union
New European allergen rules trip up cosmetic industry giants

Switzerland
Former Rolex chairman acting as trustee for Firmenich fragrance dynasty