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IL Cosmetics Group sets sail for North America
March 14, 2023
Building upon their successful product diversification, which has enabled the once regional nail polish expert to become a benchmark player in the make-up category in Europe, IL Cosmetics Group now has the ambition of a global commercial and manufacturing footprint. First stop: North America. "We are now one of the top 3 European make-up manufacturers, ...
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Maltol : to the end of nitrosamines in nail polish ?
October 26, 2021
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IL Cosmetics successfully continues building its make-up business
June 29, 2021
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IL Cosmetics: the company behind one of the best-selling mascaras in the world
April 2, 2021
With a 15% rise, 2020 marked the 7th consecutive year of double-digit growth for the business unit make-up of IL Cosmetics. And, despite the challenging context, the company forecasts at least 25% growth for the following years. “Today, make-up represents more than 40% of our business. A share that will only continue to expand. In ...
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IL COSMETICS OBTAINES DE SILVER MEDAL FOR "ECOVADIS"
March 5, 2021
Another Silver medal for IL Cosmetics obtained in November 2020 by Ecovadis, for its excellent performance in Sustainability, and constant commitment to better CSR practices.
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Success story: Au bout des doigts… et jusqu’au bout des cils
February 1, 2021
TEXTE Catherine Moisy PHOTOS Emmanuel Claude / Focalize et IL Cosmetics Un géant discret de l’industrie des cosmétiques opère depuis un petit immeuble de bureaux de Livange. D’abord spécialisée dans la fabrication de composants pour vernis à ongles, lors de sa création en 1984 sous le nom International Lacquers, l’entreprise qui se nomme aujourd’hui IL ...
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IL Cosmetics : Diversification réussie !
May 28, 2019
Anticiper ! Essentiel aujourd’hui pour une entreprise et même vital mais pas si simple, lorsqu’on sait à quelle vitesse les évolutions se produisent. Le vernis à ongles en est la preuve. Il y a sept ans la croissance était au rendez-vous. Depuis cinq ans, le marché est à la peine dans le monde entier, à commencer ...
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IL Cosmetics wants to be perfectly in line with Clean Beauty
May 16, 2019
Within a context no one can ignore anymore, the cosmetics industry is taking action to promote a zero waste, clean beauty that preserves both the environment and people through innovation and production. IL Cosmetics follows this trend with a holistic approach, as they aim to become a world leader of nail varnish and makeup as ...
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IL Cosmetics is stepping up a gear!
November 14, 2018
Faced for the past two years with a significant drop in the consumption of nail polish in the world, the Luxembourg Company has started to re-balance its strategy on the cosmetics market and better distribute its activity around two entities: one dedicated to nail polish and to gel polish (new on the market), and the ...
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IL Cosmetics presents latest innovation at Cosmoprof Las Vegas
July 25, 2018
IL Cosmetics presents latest innovation at Cosmoprof Las Vegas 25-Jul-2018 At the Mandalay Bay convention center 29th – 31st March 2018, booth #45419 International lacquers, the nail polish entity of the Luxemburgish Group IL Cosmetics, will be introducing their first Semi-permanent gel polish system formulation at COSMOPROF NORTH AMERICA. A three step (multi-step) system made ...
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Le roi du vernis en remet une couche
June 25, 2018
Le roi du vernis en remet une couche Le numéro 2 mondial du vernis à ongles, International Lacquers Cosmetics, et le LIST ont signé jeudi soir un nouvel accord de recherche. La discrète société de Bettembourg doit en permanence innover. «La consommatrice s’intéresse principalement à quatre choses: combien de temps son vernis va tenir, est-ce ...
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"It is critical to take into account the complete change in consumer habits over the past few years" Jean François Harpes
June 18, 2018
Premium Beauty News sat down with Jean François Harpes, President at IL Cosmetics, the Luxembourgish group specialized in the manufacture of nail polish and makeup products, to discuss how leveraging consumer insights and market analysis informs the company’s strategy and product development. A consumer insight and market analysis approach It’s no secret that the nail ...
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IL Cosmetics Group is leveraging its expertise in all areas of make-up
March 8, 2018
IL Cosmetics, the Luxembourgish Group, specialized in the manufacture of nail polish and make-up products, continues to expand its activity in the various categories of colour cosmetics to offer its customers a complete service. Explanations by Jean François Harpes, Group CEO. Premium Beauty News - What is the position of the IL Cosmetics Group today ...
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Nail polish: tomorrow’s trends according to IL Cosmetics
May 15, 2017
With a market growth at half mast, not to say declining, the Luxembourg based company claims a twofold increase of its market share over the past five years. Based on this company’s growth, Jean-François Harpes, IL Cosmetics’ owner and CEO, claims to be the number one producer in Europe. Main reasons for this performance, according ...
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From trends analysis to full implementation of the concept: IL Cosmetics’ 360° approach
February 20, 2017
The Luxembourg company specialized in the production of nail polish and make-up products is stepping up its industrial development, by moving forward with its EUR 40 million investment plan for the 2013-2018 period. In Luxembourg, these investments consisted in modernizing the production tool for the bulk, nail polishes and make-up, and in the construction of ...
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Innovation and R&D are key assets in colour cosmetics
November 1, 2016
IL Cosmetics, the Luxembourg-based nail polish and make-up specialist, is enjoying an outstanding growth in 2016 after significant investments in R&D over the past five years, with a rapid development in many new premium markets, particularly in France where the Group is claiming a leading position in terms of turnover, in the UK with “skyrocketing ...
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