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FIT’s ‘Beauty Think Tank’ Reveals Research on Longevity and the Industry

July 6, 2026 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, Featured, School of Graduate Studies, Students

While 65% of beauty buyers already use longevity-supporting products, 58% don’t grant beauty a role in longevity. The longevity consumer […]

Paving the Way for Beauty’s Next Frontier

July 7, 2025 Alexandra Mann College & Campus, FIT + Industry, Innovation, School of Graduate Studies, Students, Top Stories

On June 25, graduate students from FIT’s master’s program in Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing and Management (CFMM)—widely recognized as the […]

2025 CFMM Capstone Research Presentations: Beauty’s Next Frontier—Unlocking the Future of Beauty

June 9, 2025 Laura Hatmaker

The 2025 capstone presentations of “the beauty industry’s think tank” feature six months of global research into ways to adapt […]

Fragrance Marketing and Management students outside Natura in Brazil.

Graduate Cosmetics Students Conduct Field Studies in Latin America

March 10, 2025 Laura Hatmaker Alumni, College & Campus, School of Graduate Studies, Students, Top Stories

At FIT, what’s learned in the classroom is only part of the picture. There are internships, industry collaborations, and travel, […]

Students Present Marketing Strategies Developed at the Beauty Center

December 9, 2024 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, School of Graduate Studies, Students, Top Stories

FIT hosted its Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing and Management (CFMM) marketing seminar on December 3, presenting research on some of […]

students and professors in front of the Taj Mahal in India

The Future of Global Beauty Consumers and Talent

June 13, 2023 Alexandra Mann College & Campus, Faculty/Staff, School of Graduate Studies, Top Stories

On June 22, the Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing and Management (CFMM) Class of 2023 gave its capstone presentation, titled Beauty […]

2023 CFMM Capstone Research Presentations: Beauty in a Shifting Global Landscape

June 12, 2023 Laura Hatmaker

Please join us for FIT’s annual capstone research presentations by the CFMM Master’s Program Class of 2023 on “Beauty in […]

Navigating Pregnancy and Work

April 20, 2023 Laura Hatmaker

Please join CAFAA, Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing and Management’s alumni association, for a panel discussion on successfully navigating pregnancy at […]

CFMM Class of ’22 Offers Groundbreaking Insights On Future-Proofing the Beauty Industry Post-Pandemic

June 27, 2022 Alexandra Mann College & Campus, FIT + Industry, School of Graduate Studies, Students

Beauty After COVID-19: Beauty’s Reformation and Renaissance, a two-part global study conducted by FIT’s Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing and Management […]

Interim Dean of the School of Graduate Studies Brooke Carlson, Head of CFMM Stephan Kanlian, FIT President Joyce F. Brown, Head of CFM Virginia Bonofiglio, and Interim Dean of the Jay and Patty Baker School of Business and Technology.

The Fragrance Foundation Honors Virginia Bonofiglio and Stephan Kanlian

November 8, 2021 Laura Hatmaker Alumni, College & Campus, Faculty/Staff, FIT + Industry, Top Stories

On Thursday evening, November 4, The Fragrance Foundation (TFF) celebrated Virginia Bonofiglio, assistant professor and head of FIT’s undergraduate program […]