India's skincare and cosmetics imports surge: Global brands capitalize on growing demandIndia's beauty market is booming, with imports of skincare and cosmetics surging to $171.9 million in FY25, driven by increased awareness a...
09 Jul, 2025, 08.33 AM IST
L'Oreal buys British skincare brand Medik8L'Oreal is set to acquire Medik8, a British skincare brand. The deal with Inflexion, Medik8's owner, will boost L'Oreal's dermatological sk...
09 Jun, 2025, 12.41 PM IST
L'Oreal acquires South Korea's Dr.G in skincare deal with MigrosL'Oreal acquires South Korean skincare brand Dr.G from Migros, aiming to capitalize on the growing global popularity of K-Beauty. The acqui...
23 Dec, 2024, 02.36 PM IST
ClayCo Cosmetics raises $2 million from Unilever VenturesThe premium skincare brand that blends ancient beauty rituals from around the world with modern science will use the funds to expand its pr...
01 Oct, 2024, 07.57 PM IST
Lotus Herbals sets up $50mn fund to invest in startupsLotus Innovation Fund is the second such fund to be set up in India. In 2022, Estee Lauder-backed New Incubation Ventures had launched a st...
15 Jun, 2024, 12.32 AM IST
Mamaearth parent Honasa targets Gen Z users with cosmetic brand StazeHonasa Consumer diversifies into colour cosmetics with Staze, targeting young consumers with affordable products. The company's strategic e...
28 Mar, 2024, 07.45 PM IST
Kareena Kapoor, Sugar Cosmetics parent Vellvette Lifestyle form JV to sell Korean products“The beauty explosion is real and is here to stay. From being a beauty market in its infancy, India is growing up in terms of awareness, ed...
13 Oct, 2023, 12.29 AM IST
D2C skincare brand Foxtale raises $4 million funding led by Matrix Partners IndiaMazumdar previously worked as an investment analyst at A91 Partners, which has backed D2C brands like Sugar Cosmetics and Plum.
14 Jun, 2022, 05.00 AM IST
Purplle eyes controlling stake in Faces CosmeticsPremium cosmetics player Lotus Herbals was also in talks to buy out majority stake in Faces earlier but it didn’t materialise, one of the e...
18 Nov, 2021, 06.00 AM IST
‘Lipstick index’ holds true for Indian marketWith big brands clocking double-digit growth rates, the colour cosmetics category has bucked the slowdown.
29 Aug, 2019, 08.30 PM IST
Lotus Herbals plans acquisitions, may sell stake to raise fundsLotus operates in the Rs 470-crore premium category, competing with L’Oreal’s Garnier and HUL’s Pond’s.
15 Apr, 2019, 07.08 AM IST
Vini Cosmetics promoter Darshan Patel plans to raise Rs 400 crore to fund buyoutsPatel is one of the three brothers who managed Paras Pharmaceuticals that had OTC brands like Itch-Guard, Krack, Moov and personal care bra...
04 Apr, 2016, 01.57 AM IST
L'Oreal India expects 10-15 per cent growth in local marketL'Oreal India, part of the euro 21- billion L'Oreal SA, today said it expects 10-15 per cent growth in the Indian market.
25 Nov, 2013, 05.23 AM IST
Elder Pharmaceuticals to invest Rs 20 crore for cosmetics forayElder Pharmaceuticals will be investing Rs 15-20 crore over the next two-three years for its foray into cosmetics manufacturing.
07 Apr, 2013, 01.31 PM IST
- L'Oreal in joint venture talks with Lotus Herbals
French cosmetics firm L'Oreal and Indian herbal skincare products maker Lotus Herbals are in talks to form a joint venture.
23 Jan, 2012, 03.26 AM IST
- L'Oreal, VLCC adding fuel to trademark fire
Cosmetics maker L’Oreal and beauty and wellness company VLCC have run into a dispute over trademark Fuel that both firms are using to marke...
16 Oct, 2009, 12.32 AM IST
- Loreal to buy ayurvedic skin-care brand
French cosmetics giant L'Oreal SA is planning to buy an ayurvedic skin-care brand to bring the Indian vision of beauty to the world.
15 Feb, 2007, 12.50 PM IST