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The Business of Beauty Haul of Fame: Revenge of the Cheap Shampoo

The new “everything shower” costs less than a latte — and about as much as a drugstore shampoo and conditioner, Faran Krentcil writes in Haul of Fame.


The Best of BoF 2024: Fragrance Defies the Beauty Slowdown

Fragrance was a standout category in 2024 amid slowdowns in the greater beauty and luxury fashion industries as brands of all types (and price points) joined the scent business, niche labels scored investments and mass perfumes drove global trends.


Apply Now: The Business of Beauty Global Awards 2025

In June, BoF will honour six entrepreneurs shaping the future of the beauty industry at the third edition of The Business of Beauty Global Forum 2025. Apply for your chance to join us.


Mass Men’s Brand Harry’s Introduces $250 Fragrance

The shaving label aims to build “scent equity” with its first fine fragrance, a collaboration with artist Matt McCormick.


Fine Fragrances Are Getting a New Gourmet Twist

The fragrance boom is being driven by “neo-gourmands,” experimental and offbeat scents that take food notes like cold milk or sea salt to artisanal dimensions.


The Business of Beauty Haul of Fame: MAC Teaches Sex Ed

A new campaign shared exclusively with The Business of Beauty aims to shock and awe audiences… and remind them of the brand’s long history as a provocateur.


The Business of Beauty Haul of Fame: The Next Status Bag Is for Your Makeup

Sales of “beauty bags” are booming. Is it Carrie Bradshaw’s fault?


The Business of Beauty Haul of Fame: Is “The Substance” Real?

Medical spas swear “regenerative aesthetics” can jolt your body back to its youth.


Every Fashion Label Wants a Beauty Brand. Is There Room for All of Them?

Amid a luxury fashion slowdown, brands are launching full beauty lines at a record pace as they jostle to find their position in a crowded market.


The Business of Beauty Haul of Fame: The Sephora Exit Polls

Think love is a battlefield? Wait for 2025′s makeup trends.


The Beauty Slowdown Has Come for Indie Retailers

Credo Beauty, Goop, and Thirteen Lune are among the smaller, independent beauty retailers responding to US market headwinds.


The Business of Beauty Haul of Fame: Can a Facialist Make You More Famous?

“Handcrafted design” is a luxury retail mantra. Hollywood facialist Georgia Louise has harnessed it for a beauty launch.