Tom Hardy and his dog Blue are back for Jo Malone, this time for the Cypress & Grapevine body & home collection.
A change detection system
You might not be able to detect the smell [of the outdoors] on yourself. If you have already been outside, that particular scent will not stand out to you as much as it would to someone waiting for you inside.
“The sense of smell is basically a change detection system,” said [Rachel] Herz. “It’s always noticing what’s different or novel in the environment as a signal for information from the point of view.”
— Read more in The outdoors has a particular smell, but why is that? at The Washington Post.
Happy Mother’s Day
A reminder from Chanel that Mother's Day is coming...
Record Q1 2025 results
Interparfums (NASDAQ: IPAR) reported record Q1 2025 results with net sales reaching $339 million, a 5% increase from $324 million in Q1 2024. European operations saw a 7% growth to $248 million, while US-based sales declined 1% to $94 million (3% organic growth excluding Dunhill impact).
Key brand performance included Jimmy Choo (+36%), Lacoste (+30%), and Coach (+11%) showing strong growth, while Montblanc declined 16%. Donna Karan/DKNY grew 5%, MCM increased 17%, and Roberto Cavalli saw 28% growth. The company is implementing selective price increases in August 2025 to offset new tariffs and higher costs.
— Read more in Interparfums, Inc. Reports Record 2025 First Quarter Sales at Stock Titan.
A bigger-than-expected drop
Cosmetics giant Estee Lauder (EL.N), forecast a bigger-than-expected drop in fiscal 2025 sales on Thursday, signaling a slowdown in demand for beauty products in the American market and a longer road to recovery in the key China region.
— Read more in Estee Lauder sees bigger sales fall in 2025 on US slowdown, sputtering China recovery at Reuters.
Estée Lauder Cos. on Thursday said it’s moving ahead with plans to cut up to 7,000 jobs as it deepens its head-count reduction efforts, while reporting a 10% drop in third-quarter sales.
— Read more in Estée Lauder lays off 2,600 workers, out of its 7,000 target, as sales drop at MarketWatch.