L’Oréal urged to withdraw hair relaxers after studies find cancer risk
Research claims to show link between cancer and lye-containing products largely used by black women
May 2021
UK sales of lip gloss and frosted eyeshadow soar as consumers escape to the 90s
Buyers are swiping the glitter and re-defining their post-lockdown pouts as makeup returns to the days of the Spice Girls and Friends
June 2020
L'Oréal to remove words like 'whitening' from skincare products
Announcement comes against backdrop of global anti-racism protests
April 2020
Charlotte Tilbury eyes £500m payout as makeup firm goes up for sale
Unilever and L’Oréal reportedly in running to buy beauty and skincare firm
April 2019
The billionaires’ donations will turn Notre Dame into a monument to hypocrisy
Aditya Chakrabortty
Handouts from France’s super-rich serve only to lend credibility to gross inequality, says the Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
March 2019
Trans model Munroe Bergdorf says she feels threatened by some other women
Former L’Oréal model says female commentators in the media are creating a hostile environment
September 2017
World's richest woman Liliane Bettencourt dies aged 94
Daughter announces death of heir to French L’Oreal empire, who was world’s 14th richest person
Model fired by L'Oreal for remarks on racism will be face of rival campaign
Illamasqua hires Munroe Bergdorf, sacked by French firm after urging white people to be aware of unconscious racism
The G2 interview
Munroe Bergdorf on the L’Oréal racism row: ‘It puzzles me that my views are considered extreme’
The trans model was sacked last week for criticising white privilege. Here, she talks about growing up in a mixed-race family, surviving rape – and why she doesn’t regret speaking out
February 2017
L'Oréal confirms it is considering selling The Body Shop as profits fall
Cosmetics company says it is exploring all options but has not made any decision on future of Sussex-based ethical retailer
June 2016
Eleven women in adverts who are past their sell-by date
Hannah Jane Parkinson
Lancôme shuts Hong Kong stores after cancelled gig sparks protests
December 2015
Paris climate summit: Survey reveals 'greenwash' of corporate sponsors
COP21 advertisers criticised for lack of transparency, monitoring and emissions reduction as series of spoof adverts appear across Paris
December 2014
France fines 13 consumer goods firms €951m for price-fixing
Unilever, Procter & Gamble and Gillette are among those facing penalties for colluding on price rises between 2003 and 2006
August 2013
L'Oreal makes $843m bid for Chinese skincare brand
French cosmetics giant targets expansion into Chinese beauty market with takeover bid for skincare firm Magic Holdings
March 2013
Billionaires' club has welcomed 210 new members, Forbes rich list reports
Carlos Slim, worth $73bn, Microsoft founder Bill Gates, with $67bn and Zara tycoon Amancio Ortega are world's wealthiest
December 2012
The booming world
Motorbike sellers roar into town as Indonesians earn money to burn
Steady growth fuelled by domestic consumption means the country may surpass Britain and Germany within 20 years
November 2012
L'Oréal strikes deal to buy Urban Decay
Sarkozy in court over Bettencourt donations scandal
February 2012
L'Oréal grandson takes his place on the board
Liliane Bettencourt makes way for 25-year-old Jean-Victor Meyers, the peacemaker between his feuding mother and grandmother
