The day before any big press-day is never easy – the day before your annual Cannes issue closes is stressful enough to see most journalists run low on lucidity. Thankfully, for this writer, a little clarity was on offer pre-press day last week at the swish Dorchester Spa, courtesy of Clinique and the launch event
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Going Gaga
The beauty bloggers went into overdrive earlier this week, as Women’s Wear Daily broke the news that Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta – better known by her stage name, Lady Gaga – had signed a fragrance licensing deal with Coty. Lady Gaga and that, ahem, tasteful meat ensemble It’s certainly a major coup for Coty, which
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Clogau prompts first Welsh gold rush – in Cannes
The Moodie Report usually wears out a lot of shoe leather visiting stands at Cannes, but this journalist may need to take extra footwear this year, given the number of times she plans to visit the Clogau stand. Clogau miners dig deep for Welsh gold Firstly, the leading Welsh gold jewellery brand has promised to
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Florrie rocks the house at Nina L’Elixir launch
Puig and Nina Ricci put on a show – literally – in London last week, at the launch of the new feminine fragrance, Nina L’Elixir. The scent, which will begin rolling out in travel retail in September, is an edp interpretation of the original Nina edt, launched in 2006. The fragrance face is 21-year-old British
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L’Oréal’s exclusive new line extension
The L’Oréal group has released preliminary details of its latest line extension – and it’s a very precious limited edition. International Communications Director Travel Retail Worldwide Gersende de Barbeyrac gave birth to a beautiful baby boy, Ferréol de Saint-Exupéry, on 5 June. Everyone here at The Moodie Report would like to extend our congratulations to
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The Moodie Report’s LA Adventure: Day 3
Up bright and early today for the outdoor 7.30 am yoga session, led by celebrity instructor Mark Blanchard, who trains the likes of Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore and Andy Garcia. The Moodie Report is feeling fairly confident – we are reasonably fit, have done a few years of yoga and went easy on the vino
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The Moodie Report’s LA Adventure: Day 2
With the inclement “June Gloom” playing havoc with everyone’s wardrobe, after breakfast we head back to the shops in search of a thermal vest, or similar, to ward off the chill. Unfortunately we are seriously distracted by Barney’s sale on Louboutins, and return to the hotel infinitely better shod but still bloody freezing. Today we
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The Moodie Report’s LA Adventure: Day 1
Day 1 of Clinique’s Repairwear Laser Focus Wrinkle & UV Damage Corrector event (see previous blog post for background) was, much like LA itself, fun and fascinating (despite the inclement weather. Expecting temperatures in the high 80s, the Moodie Report packed only one wrap and believe me, it’s going to see a lot of action
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The Moodie Report’s LA Adventure
The Moodie Report is once again on the road as part of the key beauty launch season – this time it’s a case of California calling; today’s Blog comes all the way from Los Angeles, where Clinique is unveiling a major new de-ageing serum called Repairwear Laser Focus Wrinkle & UV Damage Corrector. This journalist
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The sweet smell (and taste) of success?
Fragrance houses have long collaborated with other sectors such as fashion, jewellery, accessories – even cars – but Elizabeth Arden is advancing into new territory, the confectionery sector, via its latest alliance with singing superstar Mariah Carey and Bazooka Candy Brands, a division of Topps Company. The three-way partnership is poised to launch a new
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Lady Million Dresses for Success
The fragrance launch season is still in full swing, and The Moodie Report was back in Paris recently, for the hotly-anticipated launch of Lady Million, the feminine counterpart to the hugely successful Paco Rabanne 1 Million men’s fragrance. As befits the fragrance concept, Puig pulled out all the stops for this event, which featured a
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Blooming Beautiful with Blue Dahlia
The beauty launch season continues apace, and once again The Moodie Report has been on the road, this time to Paris with Estée Lauder, for the unveiling of the revamped Pure Color cosmetics collection, created in partnership with Estée Lauder Creative Makeup Director Tom Pecheux, who was appointed last November to help rejuvenate the brand.
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Inner (and outer) Beauty, Calvin Klein-style
It’s peak launch time for the beauty business, and The Moodie Report is fortunate enough to have been invited to several high-profile events in May and June. Last week we were in New York with Coty Prestige for the worldwide reveal of the new flagship feminine fragrance from the house of Calvin Klein, called Calvin