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The Business of Fashion

Beauty

Analysis and advice on the fast-evolving beauty business.

Building the Glossier of the Black Hair Market

With her new DTC beauty brand, Radswan, blogger-turned-entrepreneur Freddie Harrel is pitching clip-in textured hair extensions and wigs to the digitally savvy black consumer.

Are There Too Many Beauty Brands?

Seemingly every influencer or celebrity thinks they need their own beauty line — but whether there’s room for so many lip kits and eyeshadow palettes remains to be seen.

Why ‘Masstige’ Could Be Beauty’s Most Important Category

A growing middle ground is propelling beauty into a post-prestige world where under $20 products now appeal to the most devout luxury consumers.

Elf Shares Climb as It Boosts Revenue Outlook

The beauty company said sales for the year will be $265 million to $272 million, up from the original forecast of $246 million to $256 million.

Coty Revenue Misses Wall Street Expectations

The cosmetics company reported a 9.7 percent decrease in revenue following a drop in demand for makeup products and the rise of minimalistic looks.

Could a Department Store Take on Sephora?

Following the overhaul of what will soon be a 90,000-square-foot beauty section, Harrods is readying to open a network of standalone beauty stores.

Estée Lauder Cuts Profit Forecast

The beauty company blames a drop in shares on ongoing protests in Hong Kong, Brexit and slowing growth in China.

L'Oréal Beats Sales Forecasts as Growth Picks up in Third Quarter

Sales were up 11 percent to €7.18 billion as the cosmetics giant retained momentum the key Asian market, despite turmoil in Hong Kong.

Inside Drugstores’ Expanded Beauty Department Strategy

Walgreens and CVS have added beauty services, more expensive products and new indie and DTC brands, in an attempt to compete with online and specialty beauty stores.

Botox Has an Online Beauty Magazine. The Ethics Are Murky.

Allergan’s digital beauty site, Spotlyte, raises questions about how increasingly popular but potentially dangerous medical aesthetics treatments should be covered, and by whom.

The Avon Lady Needs a Makeover

Some multi-level marketing brands, where customers sell the products and recruit others into their "downlines," are struggling to grow. Here's how they are adapting their formula to the age of e-commerce and Sephora.

Procter & Gamble Quarterly Revenue Beats Expectations

The company exceeded Wall Street expectations following a rise in net income and net sales at the end of the first quarter.

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