The Fragrance Issue

No one is better at creating compelling stories around fragrance franchises than this issue’s cover subject, Coty chief executive officer Bernd Beetz.

By reinforcing their core business with aspirational add-ons, savvy marketers aresatiating the thirst for new while protecting the original franchise.

It shouldn’t be easy to follow in the footsteps of No.5. But in 33 years at Chanel, master perfumer Jacques Polge seems not to have broken a sweat.

Married for close to 20 years, Laura and Harry Slatkin are home fragrance luminaries. Here, how their love bloomed—and why it almost didn’t.

A new designer is in her sights: Diane von Furstenberg, with whom she isworking on building a beauty empire.

Betsy Olum has been named general manager, beauty and merchandising strategy for HSN.

The Dress for Success Worldwide Gala, the March of Dimes Beauty Ball, and the Hot Pink Party.

Come summertime, who wants to be bogged down with weighty issues?

A look at the month’s most covetable product launches.

From what to drink to who’s wearing what, our definitive guide to this year’s FiFi Awards.

Two of the nation’s top shopping centers for sales per square foot are located within a short drive of each other along South Florida’s coast.

An anonymous salesperson compares the art of selling fragrance to selling wine.

From Mexico to the Middle East, a look at the best-selling scents around the world.

Fragrance sales were up 1 percent in the U.S. in 2010, driven in part by newness.

Who’s buying what – and why.

Fragrance sales in the U.S. are up, but the industry must still contend with a category whose usage is shrinking.

Artisanal brands are finding a welcome reception in Europe’s overly saturated fragrance market.

With an exploding middle class who has a natural inclination for fragrance, the Brazilian beauty scene is booming.

Avid sportsman Bernd Beetz is harnessing his competitive energy to propel Coty into a top-five beauty behemoth.

Check out the barre scene with ceo Ingrid Jackel.