December 2023
German luxury fashion label MCM has launched its second fragrance with Inter Parfums Inc.
Called MCM Ultra, the fragrance launched on the brand’s website and in MCM boutiques on Friday and can roll out globally and to the brand’s U.S. retail partners, including Macy’s and Saks Fifth Avenue, in August.
Infused with black currant, pink pepper, tonka bean, cedarwood and tuberose, the perfume retails for $75 for 30-ml., $90 for 50-ml. and $115 for 100-ml. The fragrance was crafted by perfumer Frank Voelkl, who said in an announcement that he sought to strike a “delicate balance” between floral and fougère elements with the scent.
“MCM has this different tackle luxury that connects so well with Gen Z and Millennial consumers,” said Baerbel Bureick,...
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From the Suffragettes’ use of red lipstick to the natural black hair movement and South Korea’s #escapethecorset campaign, we dissect essentially the most significant acts of cosmetic insurrection in recent history
Welcome to Beauty School, the corner of Dazed Beauty dedicated to learning. From guides to histories, that is where we make clear past subcultural movements and educate our readers on current trends and various goings-on.
With the assistance of make-up, the body and face have also been used at pivotal moments as mechanisms for protest and dissent. Different beauty practices have helped to foster a way of community and draw global attention to pressing cultural issues. As an example, select artists have recently...
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BOLOGNA, Italy — For packaging and sweetness suppliers, it's the most effective — and worst — of times.
That was the sense emanating from the recent session of Cosmopack, the packaging branch of Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna, the trade show that ran from April 28 to May 2. The session marked its return to an in-person format for a full-fledged event within the sprawling fairgrounds.
Orders are back and rising for beauty suppliers, executives said, especially within the makeup industry that was particularly hard-hit throughout the early phases of the continuing coronavirus pandemic. There’s a flurry of pleasure about sustainable packaging solutions, that are in rising demand.
But what’s making trading particularly difficult today is a confluence of things driving up costs and lengthening...
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