L’Oréal Sales Beat Expectations as Premium Products Surge
The French giant handily beat expectations on strong demand for hair products at salons and premium skincare from its dermatological division.
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Colgate to Buy Skincare Business of Laboratoires Filorga Cosmétiques for $1.69 Billion
The dental care company is looking to expand its presence in the high-margin personal care business.
Revealed: Lady Gaga’s New Beauty Line
The singer opens up to BoF exclusively about her highly anticipated beauty brand, Haus Laboratories, and her decision to link up with Amazon as the venture’s retail partner.
Lady Gaga Picks Amazon for Major Beauty Launch
The singer opens up exclusively to BoF about her highly anticipated beauty brand, Haus Laboratories, and her decision to link up with Amazon as her retail partner.
Why Dior and Chanel Are Launching Direct Retail for Beauty
The strategy is aimed at getting closer to consumers and building image in a space where niche players have flourished.
L’Oreal in Talks to Buy Mugler, Azzaro Brands From Clarins
The French cosmetic company is rolling out acquisition plans to expand its perfume offering.
Coty to Take $3 Billion Writedown as It Plots Turnaround Plan
The cosmetics company hopes to revive margins and better keep up with its rivals by streamlining management and trimming down product lines.
Shiseido Debuts Beauty Subscription Plan
For $92 a month, the Japanese cosmetics company will offer customised skincare service by way of a smartphone app that analyses customers' complexions.
Is Clean Beauty Now a Dirty Word in Europe?
The European Union is cracking down on beauty brands’ claims that their products are 'free of' certain ingredients. That presents a challenge to clean beauty brands that base their image around the 'made without' ideology.
Amazon's New Beauty Store Poses Threat to Beauty Retailers
Following Amazon's announcement, shares of beauty retailer Ulta fell about 3 percent.
The BoF Podcast: Makeup Artist Isamaya Ffrench on How to Define Beauty
The makeup artist behind Rihanna's thin-eyebrowed British Vogue cover speaks to Tim Blanks about the curation of identity through makeup, and the rapidly changing face of beauty.
L'Oreal Names First Female President of Its Biggest Beauty Brand
Viguier-Hovasse, who has been running the company’s Garnier unit, succeeds Pierre-Emmanuel Angeloglou at the head of L'Oreal Paris.
Can Too Faced Keep Paying Off For Estée Lauder?
The 21-year-old makeup brand — and Estée Lauder Companies' biggest acquisition to date — is expanding into skincare. Co-founder Jerrod Blandino talks exclusively about the launch.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF
P&G Beats Revenue Estimates, Flags Bigger Hit to Annual Profit
The maker of Pantene shampoo was helped by strong personal care demand, but expects higher commodity costs to reduce profit by about $1.4 billion this year.
Patrick Ta Beauty Announces New Creative and Marketing Leadership
Haus Labs executive Angela Simpson and Carolyne Rapp have joined as chief marketing officer and vice president of creative respectively as the brand readies for further global expansion.
Puig Beats Forecasts as Makeup Growth Offsets Skincare Dip
Sales rose 5.6 percent on strong demand for Charlotte Tilbury cosmetics, as both skincare and fragrance cooled slightly.
Why Some Visitors Felt Snubbed at ‘Sephoria’ London
Attendees of the first ever UK-edition of Sephora’s immersive event have taken to social media to voice their complaints after influencers experienced a more generous preview.
Swedish Hair Brand Björn Axén Names New CEO
Onur Aktas has been appointed chief executive of the Stockholm-based label as it plots global expansion.
Dolce & Gabbana Beauty Grows Double Digits
The Italian cosmetics label expects to maintain its growth trajectory in 2026 after surpassing €1 billion ($1.12 billion) in wholesale revenues last year.
Laani and Boldpurity Are Among This Year’s Estée Lauder, Nykaa Beauty&You Winners
The programme, now in its fifth year, reflect the US beauty giant’s commitment to the Indian market.