Success Story:
Lumera Skincare
We partnered with Lumera Skincare to support rapid R&D expansion. Within 8 weeks, we placed a Senior Formulation Chemist and a Regulatory Affairs Specialist, enabling the brand to accelerate product development and meet critical compliance deadlines.
In this deepdive we will be covering:
- The Challenge
- Our Solution
- The Outcome
- Client Feedback

The Challenge
Entering a new market is always a high-stakes move, especially in the crowded premium beauty space. Élan faced several challenges:
- Tight timelines for launching in Q1 of the following year
- A need for local talent with both UK market experience and alignment with the brand’s luxury positioning
- Limited internal recruitment bandwidth to manage multi-role hiring
Élan didn’t just need candidates—they needed trusted professionals who could hit the ground running and act as brand ambassadors from day one.


Our Solution
With our deep network in the UK cosmetics and personal care space, we moved quickly to:
- Conduct discovery sessions with Élan’s leadership team to deeply understand the brand vision, market goals, and role requirements
- Activate our curated talent pipeline, focusing on senior commercial and operational talent with luxury and indie brand experience
- Manage end-to-end recruitment, from shortlisting and interviewing to offer negotiation and onboarding coordination
Within 12 weeks, we successfully placed:
- A UK Country Manager with prior experience launching a niche fragrance brand in the UK
- A Sales Director to build and manage retail partnerships
- A Logistics Coordinator to oversee fulfilment, warehousing, and distribution in the UK
The Outcome
Élan’s UK launch was not only on time—it exceeded expectations. With strong leadership and operational support in place, the brand secured premium retail partners and built a loyal early customer base.
They’ve since expanded their partnership with us to hire additional talent in marketing and education roles.


Client Testimonial
“Launching in a new market is daunting, but this team made it feel seamless. Their grasp of the UK beauty landscape, paired with their professionalism and speed, was exactly what we needed.
Every hire has been a perfect fit—not just for the role, but for our brand. We now consider them a trusted recruitment partner as we scale.”
— Isabelle Marceau, Director of Expansion, Élan Beauty Group
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