L’Oréal Luxe

Powerful, agile signature brands drive growth
Nicolas Hieronimus Nicolas Hieronimus
President
Selective Divisions
  • +6.9%
    Division like-for-like sales growth
  • +25%
    Make-up sales growth
  • Dynamic growth in:
    China +11.3%
    the United States +7.7%
    the United Kingdom +10.5%
    Russia +25.0%
Kiehl's point of sale in Ukrain

The consumer experience is at the heart of the strategy

End consumers are the focus of the L'Oréal Luxe strategy. Looking beyond the product, they expect services and an experience in line with their lifestyle. The group brands have come up with a host of initiatives to bring consumers a personalised experience.

Four major successes in women’s fragrances

L'Oréal Luxe recorded very good results in fragrances, with three perfumes in the women’s top 10 in Europe: La Vie Est Belle by Lancôme came in 1st for the second year running(1), followed by Black Opium by Yves Saint Laurent and Sì by Giorgio Armani, which ranked 5th and 7th respectively(1). Mon Paris, the new women’s fragrance by Yves Saint Laurent, has already been a big hit for the brand, particularly in the United States, where it made the top 10 women’s fragrances(2). These successes were complemented by good results in men’s fragrances as well, particularly from Code Profumo by Armani and Bad by Diesel.
  • Perfume bottle Mon Paris by Yves Saint Laurent
    Mon Paris – Yves Saint Laurent
  • Perfume bottle Black Opium Nuit Blanche by Yves Saint Laurent
    Black Opium – Yves Saint Laurent
  • Perfume bottle Sì by Giorgio Armani
    Sì – Giorgio Armani
  • Perfume bottle La Vie Est Belle by Lancôme
    La Vie Est Belle – Lancôme

Acquisition of the perfume house Atelier Cologne

L'Oréal Luxe, which is already present in the niche fragrance market with Maison Margiela and its exclusive collections, strengthened its expertise in the segment with the acquisition of the perfume house Atelier Cologne and its unique selection of concentrated and refreshing pure perfumes, or "colognes absolues".
  • Lancôme
    No.1 on the selective market in China(3),
    became No.2 in the United States(4).
Lancôme point of sale in China

Outstanding performance for L'Oréal Luxe in the Asia, Pacific Zone

The Division recorded dynamic growth in Asia, Pacific, with double-digit growth in China, Japan and Southern Asia. Yves Saint Laurent, Giorgio Armani and Lancôme spearheaded growth thanks to the strong performance of make-up, new point-of-sale concepts, and an aggressive digital strategy.
Edie Campbell, muse for Black Opium Nuit Blanche by Yves Saint Laurent
American success stories for L’Oréal Luxe
Strong growth from Urban Decay, and from Yves Saint Laurent, whose Black Opium and Mon Paris fragrances made the top 10(5), was backed up by continued success for La Vie Est Belle and very good sales of Teint Idole Ultra by Lancôme.
  • Yves Saint Laurent
    +29.0% sales growth for the brand
Pack shot of Nightly Refining Micro-Peel Concentrate by Kiehl's

Quinoa: a new ingredient for Kiehl’s

Micro-Peel is a night-time exfoliating skincare product made with sustainably sourced quinoa husk. It is proving very successful in Asia thanks to its immediate results, natural ingredients and “baby-smooth-skin” effect, all in line with local expectations.

The L’Oréal Luxe brands

  • Lancôme
  • Yves Saint Laurent
  • Giorgio Armani
  • Kiehl’s
  • Urban Decay
  • Biotherm
  • Ralph Lauren
  • Shu Uemura
  • Clarisonic
  • Victor&Rolf
  • Diesel
  • Helena Rubinstein
  • Cacharel
  • IT Cosmetics
  • Yue Sai
  • Guy Laroche
  • Paloma Picasso
  • Maison Margiela
  • Atelier Cologne

Share

(1) Source: Women’s fragrances segment, aggregate NPD France, United Kingdom, Spain, Italy and IRI Germany, market share value 2016.
(2) Source: Women’s alcohol-based fragrances segment, NPD United States panel, market share value during the period from July (launch) to December 2016.
(3) Source: Selective market, in the scope of department store counters and boutiques, Beauty Research panel, market share value 2016.
(4) Source: Selective market, NPD United States panel, market share value 2016.
(5) Source: Women’s alcohol-based fragrances segment, NPD United States panel, market share value 2016.