Sol de Janeiro Appoints Jordan Saxemard as CEO, Heela Yang Exits Brand
The L’Occitane-owned body care label has announced a new chief executive and the departure of its founder.
Brennan Kilbane
Brennan Kilbane is News and Features Editor at The Business of Beauty. He is based in London, and supports BoF’s leading coverage of the multifaceted cosmetics industry, from fine fragrance to wellness trends. He was previously a writer and reporter at Allure magazine and an editor-at-large for Air Mail Look, and is an alumni of New York University's Gallatin School of Individualized Study.
Beauty
The Next-Gen Makeup Artists Painting Beauty’s Future
These breakout beauty professionals may not yet be boldfaced names, but their work with era-defining celebrities and the world’s largest brands prove their influence is taking hold.
The Next-Gen Makeup Artists Painting Beauty’s Future
These breakout beauty professionals may not yet be boldfaced names, but their work with era-defining celebrities and the world’s largest brands prove their influence is taking hold.
Beauty
Exclusive: Valentino Beauty Launches New Fragrance Franchise, Vendetta
The L’Oréal-owned beauty label is capitalising on its success in the perfume category with a new mens and womens collection, fronted by Dakota Johnson and Alexander Skarsgård.
Exclusive: Valentino Beauty Launches New Fragrance Franchise, Vendetta
The L’Oréal-owned beauty label is capitalising on its success in the perfume category with a new mens and womens collection, fronted by Dakota Johnson and Alexander Skarsgård.
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Glossier’s Plan to Reignite Its Marketing Magic
As the beleagured Millennial beauty brand works on its turnaround, a campaign in partnership with the New York City Tourism Board recalls its early marketing stunts.
Glossier’s Plan to Reignite Its Marketing Magic
As the beleagured Millennial beauty brand works on its turnaround, a campaign in partnership with the New York City Tourism Board recalls its early marketing stunts.
Beauty
Will the Niche Perfume Boom Ever End?
This week’s newsletter tracks fragrance’s hottest segment, featuring the new master perfumers at DSM-Firmenich and an interview with Artessence Group CEO Patrice Béliard.
Will the Niche Perfume Boom Ever End?
This week’s newsletter tracks fragrance’s hottest segment, featuring the new master perfumers at DSM-Firmenich and an interview with Artessence Group CEO Patrice Béliard.
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How a Magazine Becomes a Lifestyle Brand
Kinfolk, the quintessential Millennial lifestyle quarterly, is betting it can translate its aspirational aesthetics into a multicategory consumer brand — starting with a fragrance line and a new Manhattan pop-up.
How a Magazine Becomes a Lifestyle Brand
Kinfolk, the quintessential Millennial lifestyle quarterly, is betting it can translate its aspirational aesthetics into a multicategory consumer brand — starting with a fragrance line and a new Manhattan pop-up.
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The Hollywood Hairstylist Building the Next Aveda
Mara Roszak spent her career styling the hair of starlets like Emma Stone and Zoe Saldaña. Now, through her hair line Rōz, she hopes to move into salons and Sephora stores across the US.
The Hollywood Hairstylist Building the Next Aveda
Mara Roszak spent her career styling the hair of starlets like Emma Stone and Zoe Saldaña. Now, through her hair line Rōz, she hopes to move into salons and Sephora stores across the US.
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How YSL Could Win the Designer Makeup Wars
The brand is a precious L’Oréal property as one of the few fashion labels to successfully sell cosmetics, but its future success depends on making the runway beauty category relevant again.
How YSL Could Win the Designer Makeup Wars
The brand is a precious L’Oréal property as one of the few fashion labels to successfully sell cosmetics, but its future success depends on making the runway beauty category relevant again.
Retail
The Debrief | Fashion’s Ozempic Reckoning
As GLP-1 drugs reshape consumers’ bodies at unprecedented scale, BoF’s Diana Pearl and Brennan Kilbane examine how fashion and beauty brands are adapting to a profound shift in size, fit and appearance.
The Debrief | Fashion’s Ozempic Reckoning
As GLP-1 drugs reshape consumers’ bodies at unprecedented scale, BoF’s Diana Pearl and Brennan Kilbane examine how fashion and beauty brands are adapting to a profound shift in size, fit and appearance.
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Do Retailer Exclusives Still Matter?
Vacation’s entry into Sephora after already securing wide distribution at Ulta Beauty, Target and Costco shows both the new landscape for omnichannel beauty and the limits of the world’s most influential retailer.
Do Retailer Exclusives Still Matter?
Vacation’s entry into Sephora after already securing wide distribution at Ulta Beauty, Target and Costco shows both the new landscape for omnichannel beauty and the limits of the world’s most influential retailer.
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The Return of Marc Jacobs Beauty
This week is all about makeup, including an interview with Ngozi Esther Edeme, known on social media as @paintedbyesther, and Brennan Kilbane’s take on the long-awaited reintroduction of Marc Jacobs Beauty.
The Return of Marc Jacobs Beauty
This week is all about makeup, including an interview with Ngozi Esther Edeme, known on social media as @paintedbyesther, and Brennan Kilbane’s take on the long-awaited reintroduction of Marc Jacobs Beauty.
Beauty
Will Jacob Elordi Be Worth It for Chanel?
The ‘Euphoria’ actor’s succession of Timothée Chalamet as the face of Bleu de Chanel surprised some, but came as the value of celebrity ambassadorships appear to be waning.
Will Jacob Elordi Be Worth It for Chanel?
The ‘Euphoria’ actor’s succession of Timothée Chalamet as the face of Bleu de Chanel surprised some, but came as the value of celebrity ambassadorships appear to be waning.
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What Makes a Beauty Experience Last Forever?
In an age of content oversaturation, brands are spending more to make their events and environments stand out — even if these moments are more fleeting than ever.
What Makes a Beauty Experience Last Forever?
In an age of content oversaturation, brands are spending more to make their events and environments stand out — even if these moments are more fleeting than ever.
The News in Brief
Jacob Elordi Named Bleu de Chanel Ambassador
The ‘Euphoria’ actor is the newest face of Chanel’s flagship men’s fragrance franchise, which will debut a new campaign this May.
Glossier Appoints New CMO
Nicole Solorzano, who joins from Ouai, is the Millennial beauty brand’s latest hire.
Exclusive: Akt London Enters Sephora
The UK label will roll out its hero deodorant to Sephora US doors and launch its full assortment online as the LVMH-owned retailer expands its body care offering.
Molly Sims’ Yse Beauty Appoints New CEO
Doreen Arbel, a veteran of L’Oréal and Charlotte Tilbury, becomes the label’s first chief executive as it prepares to launch in all Sephora US doors.
Charlotte Tilbury CEO Demetra Pinsent Exits the Brand
The makeup label’s chief executive of 14 years announced her departure internally on Wednesday, The Business of Beauty has learned.
Pat McGrath Labs Secures Bankruptcy Financing
A US court approved Florida-based firm GDA Luma’s $30 million infusion into the embattled makeup artistry brand, which will see founder Pat McGrath step into a chief creative officer role.
M.ph by Mary Phillips Appoints CEO From Ouai
Hannah Beals has been appointed to lead the early-stage makeup artistry label, which launched August 2025.