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Manufacturing

Beauty therapy

When cosmetics-maker Davines relocated to the outskirts of Parma to focus on its values, it started a regional revolution in how businesses balance purpose and profit.

  • Issue #137
  • 3 min read
Three products arranged on a soft grey surface.
Fashion

Lip service

With its new beauty métier, Hermès is hoping to capitalise on the booming demand for high-end cosmetics – starting with lipstick.

  • Issue #132
  • 5 min read
Lip service
Fashion

From farm to face

Creating cosmetics from surplus farming produce is the latest trend in agriculture. We meet the folk sowing the seeds.

  • Issue #127
  • 6 min read
Amly skincare products displayed with dried botanicals in a glass jar.
Retail

Beauty contest

Chinese consumers can’t get enough of cosmetics, especially when it comes to high-end foreign brands. Hong Kong is benefitting from this insatiable demand and exploiting a loophole in China’s regulations.

  • Issue #122
  • 7 min read
Beauty contest
Food & Drink

Inventory No. 73

Our top picks this month include a set of beer glasses designed to hold the perfect pint, some notable stationery, a sweet British honey range, plus the best of organic cosmetics.

  • Issue #73
  • 5 min read
Inventory No. 73
Retail

The crème de la crème

A family-run company, Clarins’s business strategy is to improve products rather than discontinue them. This has won it a loyal following and set it apart from other cosmetics giants.

  • Issue #38
  • 6 min read
The crème de la crème
Retail

Inventory No. 28

In this month’s rundown of life improvers, we have some desk accessories to get you sorted, Brazilian cosmetics to keep you smelling sweet and the best après-ski liqueur we’ve tasted.

  • Issue #28
  • 4 min read
Red letter box with letter one on card nearby
Entrepreneurialism

Saint Charles

Natural cosmetics are popular in Austria, one of Europe’s top markets. A group of friends in Vienna with a passion for botany are championing local plants in their thriving collection of businesses.

  • Issue #12
  • 4 min read
Saint Charles

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