Kering's Gucci brand has been expanding its beauty ranges and recently branched into makeup and launched more perfumes, in partnership with licence holder Coty.

"The potential is enormous," Pinault told a news conference. "We're pretty frustrated with the speed at which that potential is being exploited."

Some other Kering brands such as Saint Laurent have licences with L'Oreal.

(Reporting by Sarah White; editing by Louise Heavens)

Stocks treated in this article : L'Oréal, Kering, Coty Inc.