Jennifer Weil

France

European Beauty Editor at Women's Wear Daily (WWD)

Articles

Biomimetics Is Changing the Paradigm of Beauty

3 days ago | wwd.com | Jennifer Weil

What do a cat's prickly tongue, a pine cone and fungus all have in common? On the surface, not much. But dig deeper, and each is inspiring a facet of the beauty industry. That's because cosmetics- and fragrance-makers are looking to nature like never before as biomimicry - the imitation of natural properties or functions - gains traction.
Typology Enters Hospitality With MGallery Collection

1 week ago | wwd.com | Jennifer Weil

PARIS - Typology, the eco-conscious, direct-to-consumer French beauty brand, is entering hospitality for the first time, with amenities launching in more than 30 MGallery Collection luxury boutique hotels by yearend around the world. This comes at a time when the boundary between beauty and hospitality keeps blurring, as each takes on more lifestyle and experiential attributes. Typology's products have minimalist formulas, with sustainably sourced ingredients that are up to 98 percent natural.
Typology Enters Hospitality With MGallery Collection

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Jennifer Weil

PARIS — Typology, the eco-conscious, direct-to-consumer French beauty brand, is entering hospitality for the first time, with amenities launching in more than 30 MGallery Collection luxury boutique hotels by yearend around the world. This comes at a time when the boundary between beauty and hospitality keeps blurring, as each takes on more lifestyle and experiential attributes.
What Hosts With the Most Serve in Summer

1 week ago | wwd.com | James Manso |Jennifer Weil

Ask any of beauty's heavyweightswhat they prepare for guests when they host and you'll find that they are arbiters of taste in more ways than one. Take Aerin Lauder, who, as she puts it, opts for dishes "that are easy and light. I love to incorporate local produce, and other items that are simple and delicious." Indeed, "easy" is in the name of the lobster paella created by Ina Garten and first published by the Food Network that Lauder favors.
The Top Six Longevity Retreats to Restore and Advance

1 week ago | wwd.com | Emily Burns |Jennifer Weil

With summer in full swing, the calendar can fill up quickly with weekend getaways, barbecues, beach days and more. As the never-ending to-dos continue to pile up, it is time to reset. While wellness programming is seemingly popping up at every hotel across the world, a select few destinations are doubling down on longevity, which focuses on health span - or finding ways to experience more healthful and beauty-full lives for longer.
Chanel Shines a Light on Sandalwood at Jardins, Jardin

2 weeks ago | wwd.com | Jennifer Weil

GARDEN VISIT: Chanel placed sandalwood under the spotlight for this installment of the annual Jardins, Jardin garden event, which takes place this year in the Villa Windsor's park in Paris' Bois de Boulogne. Through Sunday, people can experience an immersive visit, which is both an olfactory and botanical journey that spans 3,230 square feet, and allows visitors to see how the Santalum austrocaledonicum tree is morphed into a perfume ingredient.
Lancôme's Françoise Lehmann Is Stepping Down

2 weeks ago | wwd.com | Jennifer Weil

PARIS - Lancôme has a changing of the guard afoot at its top echelon, with Françoise Lehmann deciding to step down as the L'Oréal-owned brand's global brand president. The executive, who began steering Lancôme in June 2013, is to be succeeded this summer by Vania Lacascade, currently L'Oréal chief innovation officer at the group's research and innovation branch.
Where Deals and Value Are Happening Now

2 weeks ago | wwd.com | Jennifer Weil

"It's an interesting time in the market right now," said Vennette Ho, managing director and head of beauty, personal care and wellness at Raymond James, who believes reports of beauty M&A's death are greatly exaggerated. "There's been a lot of expectation, for sure, and this is a very uncertain time. One of the hardest things for M&A and in the transactions is uncertainty. They really get nervous. They get 'risk off,' is the term that people use.
James Dyson Walks His Talk

2 weeks ago | wwd.com | Jennifer Weil

James Dyson is master of invention and reinvention - first the vacuum and now the hairdryer, with lots of ground-breaking innovation in between. His eponymous lifestyle brand is today synonymous with game-changing technology and remarkable aesthetics, but rewind some decades to learn how this came to be. The entrepreneur began his career in the 1960s, a time of great turbulence, like today.
Sara Blakely and Leslie Blodgett Are Rebels With a Cause

2 weeks ago | wwd.com | Jennifer Weil

Sara Blakely, founder and inventor of Spanx and Sneex, and Leslie Blodgett, beauty visionary, bestselling author and philanthropist, are rebels with a cause: to build iconic brands without a roadmap. They met in QVC's Green Room. "I remember you shaking your butt in your white pants in front of, like, 90 million people," said Blodgett. "That was 23 years ago that we first met," said Blakely. "I had just started Spanx, so I was really, really nervous."So what have they been up to since then?