Perfume Maker Givaudan’s Sales Beat Estimates, Tariff Paybacks Weigh on Shares
Givaudan’s second-quarter organic sales came in ahead of market estimates on Thursday, but its shares fell 5 percent on litigation costs and tariff repayments.
wellness
Beauty
Beauty Clinics in UK Offering Banned Treatments Derived From Human Cells
Exosomes, which are used by celebrities like Kim Kardashian, are mostly derived from plant or salmon cells. But now, some appear to rely on human cell matter, breaching UK and EU regulations.
Beauty Clinics in UK Offering Banned Treatments Derived From Human Cells
Exosomes, which are used by celebrities like Kim Kardashian, are mostly derived from plant or salmon cells. But now, some appear to rely on human cell matter, breaching UK and EU regulations.
Beauty
Il Makiage Owner Reports Double-Digit Revenue Growth
Oddity, the parent company of beauty labels SpoiledChild and Il Makiage, reported a revenue surge of 27 percent in its 2024 earnings, alongside plans to invest in its biotech division and develop two new brands.
Il Makiage Owner Reports Double-Digit Revenue Growth
Oddity, the parent company of beauty labels SpoiledChild and Il Makiage, reported a revenue surge of 27 percent in its 2024 earnings, alongside plans to invest in its biotech division and develop two new brands.
Luxury
Marriott International: What Luxury Travellers Really Want
The post-pandemic travel boom may be on the wane, but in its wake it leaves a tourism market that has been utterly transformed. Tina Edmundson, president of luxury at Marriott International, explains how the hospitality giant is adapting its offerings to customers’ rapidly evolving needs.
Marriott International: What Luxury Travellers Really Want
The post-pandemic travel boom may be on the wane, but in its wake it leaves a tourism market that has been utterly transformed. Tina Edmundson, president of luxury at Marriott International, explains how the hospitality giant is adapting its offerings to customers’ rapidly evolving needs.
Luxury
Equinox Is Trying to Make Health the Ultimate Status Symbol
No longer just a luxury gym chain, Equinox’s transformation into a wellness lifestyle brand is based on the bet that the wealthy will pay anything to optimise their health. Executive chairman and managing partner Harvey Spevak outlines his vision for the future of luxury wellness for The State of Fashion: Luxury.
Equinox Is Trying to Make Health the Ultimate Status Symbol
No longer just a luxury gym chain, Equinox’s transformation into a wellness lifestyle brand is based on the bet that the wealthy will pay anything to optimise their health. Executive chairman and managing partner Harvey Spevak outlines his vision for the future of luxury wellness for The State of Fashion: Luxury.
Beauty
The Business of Beauty Haul of Fame: You’re Such a Tool
Brushes for makeup, hair, and even serum (really) are poised to go big in 2025.
The Business of Beauty Haul of Fame: You’re Such a Tool
Brushes for makeup, hair, and even serum (really) are poised to go big in 2025.
Beauty
What Beauty Professionals Need to Know Today
This month, BoF Careers provides essential sector insights to help beauty professionals decode the industry’s creative landscape.
What Beauty Professionals Need to Know Today
This month, BoF Careers provides essential sector insights to help beauty professionals decode the industry’s creative landscape.
Workplace & Talent
How to Design Wellness Programmes Employees Actually Use
Rather than offering gym memberships and spa days as purely superficial perks, fashion firms must learn to treat wellness as a business tool that truly enhances employee happiness and productivity.
How to Design Wellness Programmes Employees Actually Use
Rather than offering gym memberships and spa days as purely superficial perks, fashion firms must learn to treat wellness as a business tool that truly enhances employee happiness and productivity.
Beauty
How Franchising Can Help Beauty Start-Ups Grow
More brands are charting brick-and-mortar expansions through franchise partners despite the challenges that come with the business model.
How Franchising Can Help Beauty Start-Ups Grow
More brands are charting brick-and-mortar expansions through franchise partners despite the challenges that come with the business model.
Beauty
David Beckham to Launch New Wellness Brand
Beckham is now an investor in publicly listed biotech firm Prenetics, and will serve as a co-founder of a new wellness brand, IM8, under its umbrella.
David Beckham to Launch New Wellness Brand
Beckham is now an investor in publicly listed biotech firm Prenetics, and will serve as a co-founder of a new wellness brand, IM8, under its umbrella.
Beauty
The Death of the Detox
Gen-Z aren’t into all-or-nothing health practices, or the hallmarks of wellness that have become cornerstones. What’s left is something far more subversive.
The Death of the Detox
Gen-Z aren’t into all-or-nothing health practices, or the hallmarks of wellness that have become cornerstones. What’s left is something far more subversive.
Retail
As Target Celebrates 25 Years of Designer Collaborations, Fashion Takes a Backseat
The American big-box retailer announced its upcoming partnership with Diane von Furstenberg amid a sales slump in apparel and other discretionary categories.
As Target Celebrates 25 Years of Designer Collaborations, Fashion Takes a Backseat
The American big-box retailer announced its upcoming partnership with Diane von Furstenberg amid a sales slump in apparel and other discretionary categories.
Partner Content
The Future of Indian Beauty and the Next Generation of India-Focused Beauty Founders, Innovators and Creators
At the second annual BEAUTY&YOU India Awards, created by The Estée Lauder Companies’ New Incubation Ventures in partnership with Nykaa, nine brands and creatives representing the future of Indian beauty, innovation and creativity were awarded cash grants and mentorship. BoF also hosted a series of panel talks with some of India’s most celebrated creatives and entrepreneurs, including Katrina Kaif, Lakshmi Menon, Bandana Tewari, Anaita Shroff Adajania, Diipa Büller-Khosla, Masaba Gupta and Anita Lal.
The Future of Indian Beauty and the Next Generation of India-Focused Beauty Founders, Innovators and Creators
At the second annual BEAUTY&YOU India Awards, created by The Estée Lauder Companies’ New Incubation Ventures in partnership with Nykaa, nine brands and creatives representing the future of Indian beauty, innovation and creativity were awarded cash grants and mentorship. BoF also hosted a series of panel talks with some of India’s most celebrated creatives and entrepreneurs, including Katrina Kaif, Lakshmi Menon, Bandana Tewari, Anaita Shroff Adajania, Diipa Büller-Khosla, Masaba Gupta and Anita Lal.
The News in Brief
Trump to Impose Forced Labour Duties on Friday as Temporary 10% US Tariffs Expire
The move is the White House’s latest effort to restore Trump’s campaign vision of a near-global tariff after the US Supreme Court in February struck down his ‘reciprocal’ duties.
LVMH Appoints General Manager of Fragrance
Givenchy executive Yann Musquin will lead the group’s fragrance portfolio, succeeding longtime division head Romain Spitzer.
India Changes Rule in Win for Foreign E-Commerce Companies
In a major win for Amazon, which lobbied for the change, the government will allow foreign e-commerce companies to buy products directly from Indian sellers and sell them to overseas customers.
Skincare Brand Prequel Appoints C-Suite
The dermatologist-developed label has named Nathalie Kristo as its first chief executive officer and Toral Patel as chief marketing officer.
Moncler Group Second-Quarter Sales Rise 5% as Stone Island Brand Outperforms
Stone Island’s strong performance helped offset slower growth at the Moncler brand, as the group continues its push to become less dependent on its iconic winter outerwear.
Mulberry Quarterly Sales Jump 23% as Turnaround Gathers Pace
The British luxury handbag maker reported a strong start to fiscal 2027 as CEO Andrea Baldo’s strategy gains traction and the brand gears up for designer Christopher Kane’s runway debut in September.
Phillip Lim Announces New Brand PlayLoveWin
The designer departed his namesake label 3.1 Phillip Lim in November 2024 to pursue personal projects.