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By George Ledes October 21, 2026

OLIVE YOUNG

  Olive Young is South Korea’s premier health and beauty retail chain—essentially the K-beauty equivalent of Sephora or Ulta, combined with a modern pharmacy vibe. Owned by the CJ Group conglomerate, it launched in 1999 as South Korea’s first health and beauty drugstore. Today, it commands over 70% of the domestic market share with more than 1,300 physical stores across the country. Why It’s Significant K-Beauty Trendsetter: Olive Young acts as the ultimate launchpad for Korean skincare and cosmetics brands.Breaking onto Olive Young’s best-seller charts often dictates global K-beauty trends

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By Meredith Schott October 22, 2026

Bobbi Brown to Headline NYSCC Education Night

Industry Entrepreneur Joins an Evening of Beauty Connections Honoring Scholarship Recipients and Welcoming the Society’s Incoming Executive Board The New York Society of Cosmetic Chemists (NYSCC) has announced that renowned makeup artist, entrepreneur and best-selling author Bobbi Brown will be the featured guest speaker at its Education Night Celebration on Thursday, November 19, 2026.  The annual event taking place at Capitale in New York City brings together the beauty and personal care community to celebrate education, recognize emerging talent and welcome the Society’s incoming leadership. Brown’s participation adds an inspiring

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LA PRAIRIE UNVEILS SWISS PRISTINE

A CUTTING-EDGE SKINCARE COLLECTION TARGETING VISIBLE EFFECTS OF MODERN FATIGUE The new three-step ritual brings together Swiss glacial minerals, patented biotechnology, and La Prairie’s Exclusive Cellular Complex™ to aid the skin barrier and restore the look of healthy, resilient, and radiant complexions La Prairie, the Swiss luxury skincare house renowned for elevating science to art, has unveiled Swiss Pristine, a new collection created for the realities of modern skin. Inspired by the purity of Switzerland’s ancient glaciers and powered by La Prairie’s most advanced cellular science, Swiss Pristine is designed

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Symrise Opens New Scent Creative Center in Singapore

Symrise has opened its new Scent Creative Center in Singapore, advancing its business and growth strategy in Asia. Designed around the way consumers experience products in everyday life, the center combines creative expertise, consumer understanding and advanced evaluation capabilities under one roof. As part of a multi phased cross-business expansion in Singapore, the center translates the ONE Symrise strategy into tangible customer value: faster collaboration and differentiated fragrance solutions around how consumers experience products in everyday life. Building an integrated ecosystem in Asia Taking the Symrise ecosystem to the next

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dsm-firmenich Opens New Fine Fragrance Flagship in Chelsea

A next-generation creative hub where fragrance creation, innovation, culture, and creativity converge in the heart of New York City. dsm-firmenich announced the official opening of its new flagship for Fine Fragrance and more at 641 Avenue of the Americas in Chelsea, New York. Marking a new chapter for the company’s Fine Fragrance activities in North America, the 44,000-square-foot space brings together perfumers, fragrance development teams, application, digital, and compounding capabilities under one roof. Home to around 100 employees, including nine Fine Fragrance perfumers, the new Chelsea location is designed to

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IFF Presents Olfactive Futures

IFF has long shaped the olfactive landscape –challenging convention, pushing the boundaries and redefining what fine fragrance means in today’s world. A unique vision of creativity anchored in the artistry of IFF’s perfumers, the depth of their expertise, and their expansive palette of cutting-edge ingredients. IFF knows creation is only the beginning. Their purpose is to provoke, inspire, and explore what comes next, using scent as an instrument to imagine the future of fragrance and beauty. What does the future of fragrance smell like?IFF’s new Fine Fragrance Olfactive Futures collection

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Madeleine Boyd Named SVP Global Brand Communications at Estée Lauder

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. has announced the appointment of Madeleine Boyd as Senior Vice President, Global Brand Communications, effective July 20, 2026. As part of the company’s continued efforts to strengthen how its brands better connect with consumers,  Boyd will establish and lead a newly integrated Global Brand Communications team. In this role, she will ensure the company’s diverse portfolio is anchored by a cohesive enterprise communications strategy, while accelerating bold, consumer-first storytelling that drives earned media, cultural relevance, and brand desirability. She will also strengthen creator engagement, helping

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Macy’s Appoints Alexandre Choueiri as CEO of Bluemercury

Macy’s, Inc. has announced the appointment of Alexandre (Alex) Choueiri as Chief Executive Officer of Bluemercury. Choueiri will join the company on August 3, 2026, reporting directly to Olivier Bron, Chief Executive Officer of Bloomingdale’s. In this role, Choueiri will lead Bluemercury’s overall business and growth strategy, building on the brand’s position as a leading luxury beauty retailer. “As we welcome Alex to Macy’s, Inc. I want to thank our Bluemercury colleagues for their strong focus and execution over the past year. Their progress against our strategy, including driving consistent

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