Henkel Targets Top End of 2026 Sales Forecast
The German company said it will continue to acquire brands, as the businesses it bought this year will contribute around €700 million ($776 million) in sales.
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What’s Motivating Beauty Shoppers?
This week, Priya Rao takes a closer look at why beauty is moving up-market and how a collaboration breaks through today.
Big Beauty’s Plan to Make Shoppers Spend More
Recent earnings reports show that as consumers scale back their budgets and their loyalties, established labels are under pressure to differentiate themselves. But there’s also opportunity in select splurge categories.
K-Beauty’s Global Ambition: Wealthier Shoppers
While affordable K-beauty lines are dominating TikTok Shop and Amazon, global premium and luxury players are eager to capitalise on the growing fascination with all things Korean beauty.
A High Schooler Turns Beauty Inventor, With a Little Help
Nibl, a new system for easily installing press-on nails, is the latest project from Lashify founder Sahara Lotti and an unlikely new business partner.
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Inside the $25 Billion Battle for the UK Beauty Shopper
As shoppers demand faster access to global beauty trends, UK retailers are being forced to rethink what it takes to win their loyalty.
On ‘The Real Housewives,’ Beauty is Everything
This week, Brennan Kilbane is taking over to explore how the Bravo TV show holds up a mirror to our worst aesthetic impulses.
Fashion Label Guizio Launches Perfume
The New York-based brand, best known for flirty apparel like miniskirts and corset tops, will launch its first scent on November 12.
Why Everyone Is So Obsessed With ‘Messy’ Hair
After years of bouncy blowouts, hair is going through its own minimalist evolution, with shoppers seeking out products that allow them to maximise a low maintenance routine.
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In Fragrance, Estée Lauder Finds a New Foothold
With perfume sales handily outperforming its other segments, the US cosmetics giant has a reliable growth engine. Investors are on board, but want to see more even performance across the business.
How European Money Is Changing Beauty’s Deal Flow
While US investors have long had their pick of emerging companies, continental firms like Inflexion, Venrex and Manzanita are luring indie labels with their hands-on approach and impressive exit pipeline.
How Niche Perfumers Tap Subculture
A new generation of fragrance labels are appealing to underground communities to shape their to marketing and find new shoppers. Others can learn from their example.
The Jennifer Lawrence Beauty Experiment
This week, Priya Rao unpacks the A-lister’s unexpected new brand with Arcaea.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF
Coty to Restructure Its Business in France
The Covergirl owner will reportedly cut 155 of 200 jobs in France as it seeks to streamline its organisation amid a broader turnaround.
Smart Ring Maker Oura to Acquire Counsel Health for $625 Million
The company said on Tuesday it will acquire virtual primary care company Counsel Health for $625 million in an all-cash deal.
Shiseido Returns to Profit, Lifts Full Year Guidance
The Japanese cosmetics firm raised its net sales and core operating profit goals for 2026 as its biggest markets of China and the US show signs of recovery.
FDA Adds Warning Label to Weight-Loss Drugs for Eye Condition
The agency will now require drug companies making GLP-1 receptor agonist therapies to add safety labels warning that they could cause non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, or NAION.
Billionaire L’Oréal Family Expands Team at Investment Vehicle
Tethys Invest, the family office of the French giant’s main shareholder, appointed two new senior directors following a string of acquisitions.
Rogaine Rides GLP-1 Wave With 30% Sales Surge
The decades-old hair-loss remedy is unexpectedly booming from more people taking GLP-1 weight-loss drugs.
Chanel Beauty Opens Alpine-Inspired Activation at Harrods
The luxury beauty label has taken over a corner of the department store's ground floor with a gifting suite.