Kya deLongchamps examines the beautiful history contained in a vintage compact.

Rachel Marie Walsh rates the best new additions to beauty counters this month    

US stocks have made small gains as media companies and sellers of beauty products and food moved higher.

The pound lost steam but continued to hover near six-month highs as investors took an optimistic view of Prime Minister Theresa May's plans for a general election in June.

The cosmetics plant formerly owned by Procter & Gamble in Nenagh, which is to shut with the loss of 200 jobs, was part of the business that posted pre-tax profits of over €11.6m last year.

Europe’s top court will begin a landmark case today which could determine whether luxury goods companies can stop retailers from selling their products via marketplaces such as Amazon or eBay.

The beauty products manufacturer Coty, which has announced 200 job losses at its plant in Nenagh, Co Tipperary, may seek up to 1,000 redundancies from its global operations.

The Labour Court has recommended that consumer healthcare giant Procter & Gamble (P&G) pay a ‘loyalty’ windfall to its Nenagh-based workforce.

Fashion’s biggest names have some gorgeous new fragrances launching this month. Rachel Marie Walsh reports.

Pre-tax profits at the Irish manufacturing arm of consumer healthcare giant, Procter & Gamble decreased marginally to €11.68m last year.

Elizabeth Arden’s biggest quarterly decline in years suggests that our love of celebrity fragrances is fading, says Rachel Marie Walsh

Nowadays, you can bottle fame and what’s more — it’s a huge earner for the top stars. Louise O’Neill reports on big-money scent endorsement

Based in West Cork, Global Shares provides international companies with employee share schemes, and after a bumper 2012, it is now looking to hire additional staff for its Clonakilty headquarters, writes Trish Dromey

Initial public offerings have fallen 34% this year, with many firms fearing a repeat of the social network’s flop debut, writes Lee Spears

Madonna is apparently the next celebrity lining up her own fragrance.

AN advert promoting singer Beyoncé’s perfume has been banned during daytime television in Britain for being unsuitable for young children, it has been announced.

Beyonce Knowles is launching her own perfume.

Country music star Faith Hill and actress Courtney Cox are the latest celebrities to unveil their own perfumes - after signing big money deals with cosmetic giants.

Britney Spears is top of the celebrity perfume chart but faces tough competition from rival stars, a retailer said today.

Supermodel Kate Moss will reportedly have to pass a drugs test if she wants to promote her new fragrance in the US.

The man who created David Beckham's aftershave claims he has never been paid for the scent that has made the star more than $39m (€29.7m).

Supermodel and fashion icon Kate Moss is the latest star to develop her own signature fragrance.

Australian pop star Kylie Minogue will launch her own perfume this autumn as she continues her comeback after successfully beating breast cancer.

Consumer goods giant Unilever is to offload a string of famous perfume brands to American cosmetics firm Coty, it announced today.