Fragrance and personal care
May 3, 2018
Lancôme's La Vie Est Belle is one of this year's best-selling perfumes. Image credit: Lancôme
By Sarah Jones
Fragrances are a popular choice for Mother’s Day gifting, with sales of perfumes rising in the weeks leading up to the holiday.
{"ct":"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","iv":"0f66bfbe804b2c9810e884fb6ec14cac","s":"fcf73a79c6d788ee"}
Share your thoughts. Click here