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Analysis and advice on the fast-evolving beauty business.

Revlon Nears Creditor Support for Deal to Avoid Bankruptcy

The cosmetics company said that bondholders have agreed to offer 69 percent of a $343 million bond issue that must be paid by next week.


How Aesop Plans To Keep It Culty

The luxury skin care company, now a certified B-Corp, has been forced to swiftly rethink how it reaches its customers during the pandemic. Chief Executive Michael O’Keeffe lays out its strategy.


Coty Posts Surprise Profit as Beauty Product Sales Recover

Cosmetics makers' sales have improved in the past few months as a surge in online orders and higher demand for skin-care products offset the blow from weak traffic at brick-and-mortar stores.


How to Market an Affordable Skin Care Brand

Affordable skin care has seen explosive growth during the pandemic. Here’s how some inexpensive brands stand out in a crowded market. 


L'Oréal Turns to Google as Coronavirus Spurs Virtual Makeup Shift

The partnership relies on technology designed by ModiFace, a Canadian augmented reality specialist acquired by L'Oréal in 2018, and will also extend to the US group's YouTube video sharing platform


Estée Lauder Tops Estimates Thanks to China Demand and Online Boost

The M.A.C brand owner has seen growth in demand for its skincare products, while sales in the Asia-Pacific market increased 9 percent to $1.15 billion.


The Beauty Brands Having a Very Happy Halloween

Fake blood, a spooky doll-themed contest and a ‘Halloween Hotline’ are some of the ways makeup and skin care brands hope to stand out in a saturated holiday market.


How to Compete With CeraVe and The Ordinary

Consumers have pivoted to inexpensive, drug store skin-care brands like CeraVe and The Ordinary and found they're just as good as higher-end competitors.


L'Oreal Sales Rebound After Lockdowns Ease

Overall sales came in at 7 billion euros ($8.27 billion), for the July to September period, rising 1.6 percent from a year earlier.


Unilever Could Tidy Portfolio With Disposals in Beauty and Personal Care

The consumer goods group is looking to divest a number of smaller brands, with CEO Alan Jope adding that no large acquisitions were in the works.


How Digital Beauty Brands Are Making Wholesale Work

Despite the pandemic, stores still matter in the world of cosmetics and personal care. Here’s how digital brands are working with physical retailers to make the leap.


L’Oréal Names Nicolas Hieronimus as Next CEO

The 33-year L’Oréal veteran is currently deputy CEO and will take over on May 1.