Beauty Industry News in Brief

Updated: May 18

yourbeautyassistant.com is delighted that Jill Hill, Co-owner of Aspects Beauty Company, received COPRA's Gordon Whitehead award for outstanding service to the industry. Great choice. Also many congratulations to Kenneth Green Associates for receiving the coveted Suppliers Service Award.

The Red Tree, a full service consultancy headed by Stirling Murray, now has a division in France led by product development and international sales and distribution specialist Elaine Zameck. Working with a broad range of international companies, Elaine has launched and built premium beauty brands across Europe. To discuss the implementation of corporate vision, European sales strategy, product development and international market entry, contact The Red Tree. 

Coty has withdrawn its interest in bidding for Avon Cosmetics.

Dita von Teese has launched her first eponymously named fragrance at Liberty department store. 

Imedeen, a leading oral skin care brand, owned by Pfizer Consumer Healthcare, has selected Ketchum Pleon to handle all UK PR needs with immediate effect. 

The world-famous hairstylist Vidal Sassoon died on May 9 aged 84. A well-researched obituary is now online at guardian.co.uk

Beauty Industry Directory updates: Blake Hughes, formerly Beauty Reinvention Project Leader at Marks & Spencer (and prior to that Managing Director of P&G Prestige UK & Ireland) has succeeded Barratt West as Managing Director of Elizabeth Arden UK & Ireland. Barratt is now VP and Managing Director at Tiffany & Co.

Retail trading suffered during what was the wettest April on record. According to the British Retail Consortium sales slipped 3.3% with fashion and footwear especially hard hit. All trading areas including online sales were affected.

Cheryl Coombes, previously with Yardley, was recently appointed Premium Beauty & Fragrance Buying Manager at Tesco. Meanwhile, Roddy Zevla, a former beauty buyer at Tesco, is now Brand Partner/Director at shesaidbeauty.com.

Aspects Beauty Company has appointed Liz Chapman as PR Manager for its recently created 'new and niche brands division' which is managed by Janey Pumphrey. Liz will be joining the team as a freelance consultant for two days a week, working on launching all the new fragrances, makeup and skincare lines within this niche division. The first brand managed by the division will shortly launch at Harvey Nichols London.

Over 22,000 readers logged on to vote for their favourite beauty products in this year's Sunday Times Style Magazine awards. The awards are mostly for all-time favourites supplemented by the Editor's Prize in each category. Winning brands and products included Clinique (Best Skincare), Chanel No5 (Best Women's Classic Fragrance), John Frieda (Best Haircare Brand), Aussie 3 Minute Miracle Reconstructor (Best Hair Product) and Garnier Ambre Solaire (Best Self-Tanning Brand). Voters, however, did not agree with CEW members' choices of Best New Women's and Men's Fragrances opting instead for Miss Dior Eau de Parfum and Emporio Armani Diamonds Black Carat instead of the CEW(UK) selection of Marc Jacobs Daisy Eau So Fresh and Hugo Boss Orange Man. For the full list of winners go to thesundaytimes.co.uk/style. For the full list of CEW(UK) winners see News on the Home page.

The Perfume Shop believes these fragrances will be its best-sellers for Father's Day (June 17): Paco Rabanne 1 Million, Boss Bottled by Hugo Boss, Diesel Only The Brave, Armani Code, Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male, L’Eau D’issey Pour Homme, Bleu de Chanel, Gucci Guilty Pour Homme, Dolce & Gabbana The One and Boss Orange Man.

 

Diary Alerts

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May

21: American FiFi Awards - The Fragrance Foundation USA, Damrosch Park, Lincoln Center, New York City.

29-31: Beautyworld Middle East, Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre, Dubai.

June

14: Cosmetics Business Trends conference, The Grange City Hotel, London EC3. High profile speakers, networking opportunity. Click the top banner ad on the home page for further information.

18: CEW(UK) Beauty Summit, The Jumeirah Carlton Tower, London SW1 (9.30am-4pm). Apply online for tickets.

July

3: Luxury Briefing Conference - 'Luxury Dreamin' - London HQ Bloomberg. Promises to provide "An avalanche of ideas..." with speakers including Jo Malone of Jo Loves and Ian Callum, Director of Design at Jaguar

For full details about these and other events see What's On