Beauty Notes | 18 September
Laneige Taps BTS’ Jin for First Eye Patch Launch
Laneige is moving into eye patches for the first time, with BTS’ Jin fronting the launch. The new Bouncy & Firm Cooling Hydrogel Eye Patches are designed to smooth, firm, depuff, and refresh tired-looking under-eyes, with a formula that combines spicules, green tea-derived PDRN, banana probiotics, caffeine, and niacinamide. They can also be used on smile lines.
New K-Beauty Brand Botari to Launch This Month
New K-beauty brand Botari launches on 25 September with three hand creams designed to treat hands with the same attention as the rest of your skincare routine. Founded by Korean-born British designer Molly Park, each one has a lightweight gel-cream texture that’s said to sink in within 30 seconds. Read the full details here.
Rituals Expands Into Dog Grooming
Rituals has turned its attention to dogs with a new care collection covering everything from bath time to post-walk paws. There’s a chamomile-enriched shampoo, a soothing paw balm, an alcohol-free dog perfume, and an air and fabric freshener, plus collars and a portable water bowl. Prices start at £9, with the whole thing feeling more like an extension of the brand’s usual home and body rituals than a novelty pet range. No news yet on a US launch.
Penhaligon’s Comes to London’s Royal Academy
Penhaligon’s is celebrating 10 years of its Portraits collection with a three-day takeover at the Royal Academy of Arts in London. Running from 18–20 September, The Who’s Who of London brings the fictional family behind the fragrances to life through themed rooms, character stories, and scent installations. Visitors can also discover the newest addition, The Manoeuvres of the Baroness, a floral-woody fragrance with orange blossom, mandarin, incense, sandalwood, and a Chantilly-inspired accord.
Olaplex Appoints Christoph Kaul as CEO
Olaplex is getting a new CEO, with Christoph Kaul set to replace Amanda Baldwin in October, according to The Business of Beauty. Kaul comes from parent company Henkel, where he’s spent more than 13 years across its professional haircare business. Baldwin has been at the helm since 2023, steering Olaplex through new launches, salon investment, the reformulation of its cult No.3 treatment, and its $1.4 billion acquisition by Henkel earlier this year.
Extravaganza Beauty Acquires Roja London
Roja London has a new owner. The British fragrance house has been acquired by Middle Eastern beauty group Extravaganza Beauty, with the deal set to help fund further expansion and new product development. CEO Audrey Minard is staying on, while founder Roja Dove will move into a consultancy role and continue contributing creatively. The financial terms haven’t been disclosed.