Born in Paris in 2002, Cinq Mondes creates French beauty and wellness products and spa rituals inspired by ancestral traditions from around the world. Founder Jean-Louis Poiroux developed the brand after traveling across five continents to study traditional medicines, plants, and beauty secrets, bringing that knowledge together with modern scientific research. Cinq Mondes’ natural and botanical formulas are used through an international spa network spanning more than 30 countries.
Coty IncFounded in Paris in 1900 as a fragrance house by Joseph Marie François Spoturno, Coty is a global beauty company whose portfolio includes more than 50 cosmetic, skincare, and fragrance brands. Its research and development work spans fragrance, skin care, makeup, and packaging science, and the company describes its mission as creating science-based beauty products.NEW YORK, NY
Bonjout BeautyFounded by French pharmacist Dr. Natacha Bonjout, Bonjout Beauty makes concentrated skincare that brings pharmaceutical formulation and biotech ingredients to a simplified daily routine. Bonjout’s signature Le Balm solid serum and La Cream are developed from Dr. Bonjout’s 15 years of skin-physiology expertise, including work at Chanel Research Labs in Paris, and are manufactured in the French Riviera. The brand also uses refillable packaging and plant-cell sourcing designed to avoid harvesting rare plants.
MC Beauty GroupBuilt around the Marie Claire Group’s beauty authority, MC Beauty Group develops customized beauty lines through an integrated network spanning brand conception, formulation, packaging, manufacturing and delivery. Its ecosystem includes French Cosmetic Valley factories specializing in Made in France skincare, haircare and fragrances, alongside creative, brand-building and beauty investment capabilities. The group draws on Marie Claire’s heritage, established in 1937 and now recognized for beauty expertise in 35 countries.New York, NY
FrancelabFounded in 2007, Francelab is a beauty-development agency that turns brand ideas into finished products, combining creative direction with formulation, packaging development, manufacturing and delivery. A subsidiary of the Marie Claire Group, it works from Paris, New York and Shanghai and offers clients a modular path from concept to market. The company reports more than 20 years of expertise, over 2,000 products launched and more than 2 million products manufactured annually.17TH FLOOR, NY